The Ryanair Chase will be one of the Grade 1 highlights on day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival, and takes place at 4pm on Thursday 18 March, 2027. Check out the latest Ryanair Chase odds here.

2026 Ryanair Chase Betting

16:00 Cheltenham

Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

• Going Good
• Distance 2m 4f 127y
• Class Class 1
• Race Type Chase Turf
• Surface Turf
• Runners 7
• Win Time 5m 7s

GG Edge Standard Compact

Win% is implied from the betting forecast

1st 4 Heart Wood W: 11st 10lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

9/2 (Won)

J: Darragh O’Keeffe T: Henry De Bromhead

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2P-141

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2nd 6 1 tip Jonbon W: 11st 10lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

2/1F

J: Nico de Boinville T: Nicky Henderson

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2-2211

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3rd 1 1 tip Banbridge W: 11st 10lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

3/1

J: Sean Bowen T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

OR: — RPR: — Form: 17-442

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4th 7 1 tip Jpr One W: 11st 10lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

18/1

J: Brendan Powell T: Joe Tizzard

OR: — RPR: — Form: 5-3321

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5th 9 Matata W: 11st 10lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

18/1

J: J J Slevin T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

OR: — RPR: — Form: -73315

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6th 8 Master Chewy W: 11st 10lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

OR: — RPR: — Form: -24725

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PU 5 2 tips Impaire Et Passe W: 11st 10lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

100/30

J: Paul Townend T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 131-B1

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Non-runners

Croke Park, Fact To File

+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£11.90
Straight Forecast	£13.98
Tricast	£29.88
Trifecta	£35.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Fact To File

D Express:

Impaire Et Passe

WEST COUNTRY:

JPR One

LAMBOURN:

Jonbon

Daily Mail:

Banbridge

The Star:

Impaire Et Passe

TOPSPEED:

Fact To File

POSTDATA:

Fact To File

The Times:

Fact To File

Telegraph:

Fact To File

The Guardian:

Fact To File

Daily Mirror:

Fact To File

The Sun:

Fact To File

Daily Record:

Fact To File

Latest Ryanair Chase Odds

Fact To File was a superb winner of the race last year and is well fancied to go land victory again as he opts to avoid the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Jonbon won the Clarence House Chase at Ascot, but is still looking for his first Cheltenham Festival win, whilst the likes of Heart Wood and Impaire Et Passe add more depth to the latest betting. Banbridge is another with Cheltenham Festival winning form, so adds another quality angle to the race.

Betting on the Ryanair Chase

With a host of top quality middle distance chasers lining up, the Ryanair Chase is always a highly popular betting heat for punters at the Cheltenham Festival. With Grade 1 horses doing battle over 2m 5f then it’s the survival of the fittest. A decent field often congregates, so bookmakers can provide attractive prices, with possible extra places and decent each-way value available, if the field reaches double figures.