WAITING Patiently is among 44 entries, including a record 29 from Ireland, for the £350,000 Grade 1 Ryanair Chase.

The lightly-raced eight-year-old, trained by Yorkshire-based Ruth Jefferson who had the 2018 Ryanair Chase third Cloudy Dream, has won six of his seven starts over fences, with his most notable coming in the Grade 1 Ascot Chase in February.