04 March 2014

Festival race preview: Ryanair Chase

Two greys head the market for the Ryanair Chase in the form of David Pipe’s Dynaste (4/1) and Paul Nicholls’ Al Ferof (9/2).

Both contested the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton in December and both finished someway behind Silviniaco Conti.

Dynaste finished second to Benefficient (5/1) in the Jewson Novices’ Chase at last year’s Festival and Tony Martin’s gelding is 5/1 for this year’s Ryanair Chase.

Martin explained his plans for Benefficient: "I'm happy with him and am very keen to go to the Ryanair, I don't really want to come down in trip with him. Two-miles-five round Cheltenham is ideal. He'd want three miles on an easy track and I'd rather go for the race that suits him."