Having only started in 2005, there isn’t much history for the Ryanair Chase, but it’s quickly becoming a race that will be steeped in history in some years’ time. 

Amazingly, despite only being run on 14 occasions, there are five trainers with multiple wins in the Ryanair Chase and jockey Ruby Walsh has won four times. 

Walsh scored in 2005 with Thisthatandtother before repeating in 2007 with Taranis. It would be nine years before Walsh scored another win in the Ryanair Chase when Vautour won in 2016 and that was followed up with a win with Un des Sceaux in 2017. 

AP McCoy scored his last ever Cheltenham Festival win aboard Uxizandre in 2015 before his retirement.  

The trainers with two wins in the Ryanair Chase are Paul Nicholls, Jonjo O’Neill, Nicky Henderson, David Pipe and Willie Mullins. 

Only one horse, Albertas Run, has won the Ryanair Chase more than once.  

French runners have a good history in the race, winning with the likes of Uxizandre, Vautour, Un de Sceaux and Balko des Flos – which made it four consecutive wins for the French-born runners from 2015-2018. 

The race features 17 jumps for the field to navigate and it was one of several new races added to the card when a fourth day was added to the festival in 2005.  

Originally classed as a Grade 2, it was promoted to Grade 1 status in 2008 when Our Vic was victorious. 

The Daily Telegraph was the original sponsor of the Festival Trophy but when Ryanair came on board, the race subsequently became the Ryanair Chase. 

After years of finishing behind Altior, Min finally claimed the first Cheltenham Festival win of his career in the 2020 Ryanair Chase, beating Saint Calvados and A Plus Tard by a narrow margin.