Michael O’Leary has confirmed he plans to give Don Poli and Outlander a run in the Gold Cup at Cheltenham next month.
Thistlecrack is the heavy favourite for the feature race but O’Leary is keen to see both Don Poli and Outlander push the star all the way for the big prize.
Ryanair supremo O’Leary believes that all the plans are in place for Prestbury Park and hopes all his runners will be fit and raring to go for the Festival.
He said: “If they all arrive fit and well it’s likely we’ll run Outlander and Don Poli in the Gold Cup and probably Sub Lieutenant and Empire Of Dirt in the Ryanair Chase.
“I think the Ryanair is the logical race for Empire Of Dirt to go in. I would love to win it, I’ve spent 10 years trying to without any great success.
“With Sub Lieutenant and Empire Of Dirt we’ll have a reasonable team.”
