Vautour checks in for Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham

Connections of Vautour are hoping the recent improvement in his home work will be good enough to win the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham today.

Since being back in work after finishing second to Cue Card in the King George VI Chase at Kempton, Vautour had not been pleasing his trainer Willie Mullins in the build-up to the Festival.

And though he has been working better just recently, Mullins and owner Rich Ricci felt the Timico Gold Cup would be too much at this stage.