Fairyhouse Easter Festival Meeting: Sunday Feature Race
Gilgamboa under Tony McCoy was the winner of the 2015 Ryanair Gold Cup.
Ryanair have replaced Powers as sponsor of the Grade 1 2 mile 4 furlong Novice Chase run at Fairyhouse on Easter Sunday. Rebel Fitz won the 2014 renewal under jockey Barry Geraghty for trainer Michael Winters. Notable horses on the roll of honour include Arkle, Captain Christy, Dorans Pride and Like-a-butterfly,
Willie Mullins trained horses had dominated the 2015 entries but the race continues to allude him. Mullins has never won this race. His stable jockey Ruby walsh has been successful on two occasions – in 2002 on Big-and-bold for trainer Ger Lyons and in 1999 on Rince Ri for his father.
Ryanair Gold Cup Result 2015
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Weight | Jockey | SP |
| 1st | 3 Gilgamboa (IRE) | E Bolger | 11-10 | A P McCoy | 7/1 | |
| 2nd | ½ | 7 The Tullow Tank (IRE) | Ms S Hughes | 11-10 pt | A P Heskin | 9/1 |
| 3rd | 2¼ | 6 Smashing (FR) | H de Bromhead | 11-10 | J J Burke | 25/1 |
| 4th | hd | 9 Gitane Du Berlais (FR) | W P Mullins | 10-9 | R Walsh | 5/4f |
| 5th | 5 Noble Emperor (IRE) | A J Martin | 11-10 h | N P Madden | 20/1 | |
| 6th | 8 Valseur Lido (FR) | W P Mullins | 11-10 | P Townend | 4/1 | |
| F | 1 Apache Stronghold (IRE) | N Meade | 11-10 | P Carberry | 5/1 |
Ryanair Gold Cup Video 2015
Ryanair Gold Cup ( Previously Powers Gold Cup) Winners 2005-2014
Ryanair Gold Cup Trends 2005-2014
- Paul Carberry has ridden three winers since 2008 and is the most successful jockey in the race since 1960 with 4 wins.
- A P McCoy has ridden 2/10 winners but none since 2006
- Noel Meade trained two of Carberry’s winners
- There is no other dual training winner in the decade
- Willie Mullins has never trained the winner
- Just two favourites have won in the last decade
- 9/10 aged 7+
- 9/10 finished in first three LTO with 5/10 winning their prep race
- The last 5 winners had their previous race 24 – 40 days beforehand
- Like-a-butterfly was the last mare to win in 2005
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