Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham 2024

Added to the schedule when the Cheltenham Festival was extended to four days back in 2005, the Ryanair Chase has gone on to become a crucial race for those horses seen as being at their best at a rather intermediate distance.

With the Queen Mother Champion Chase seen as being a little sharp at two miles and the Gold Cup too much for some at 3¼ miles, the 2½ miles of the Ryanair has proven to be the perfect trip for many and as a Grade One race worth £350,000 it has become a very important contest in its own right.

Some of the jumps racing world’s very best horses have won this event since 2005, subsequent Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander, dual winner Albertas Run, King George VI victor Cue Card, Vautour, Un De Sceaux, Min and the ultra-tough Frodon are just some of the great names on the list.