Ryanair, Ireland’s No.1 airline, today (10 Apr) got under starter’s orders for the 2017 Ryanair Gold Cup at the Fairyhouse Easter Festival, with less than a week to go to until one of the highlights in the Irish National Hunt season.

Now in its third year, the Grade 1 Ryanair Gold Cup will take place on Easter Sunday (4.15pm) and has attracted a stellar cast of entries from Ireland and the UK who will battle it out for the €100,000 prize.

The Fairyhouse Easter Festival runs from Sunday 16^th to Tuesday, 18^th April and Ryanair is again giving away race day tickets on its social channels, so racing fans should follow Ryanair on Facebook and Twitter for a chance to win.

Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:

“We’re coming into the final furlong for this year’s Ryanair Gold Cup, which is shaping up to be an Easter treat once more with an exciting field of runnners and riders looking to follow the 2016 winner, Kylemore Lough. We’ll be giving away race day tickets on our social channels this week, so punters should follow Ryanair on Facebook and Twitter to enter.”