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Chacun Pour Soi is set to step up in trip for the Grade 2 Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase at Thurles.
The multiple Grade 1 winner meets five rivals in Sunday’s 13:40 including intermediate-trip specialist Fakir D’Oudairies, who was second behind Allaho in last year’s renewal.
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2021 Galway Plate hero Royal Rendezvous already has a Grade 2 on his CV while French Dynamite, Haut En Couleurs and Lifetime Ambition complete the field.
Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase odds can be found on the Paddy Power website, Paddy Power app or via our snazzy betting widgets, otherwise Timeform’s horse-by-horse guide to the runners and betting tips from the racing boffins are below.
Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase runners
Chacun Pour Soi
Trainer: W. P. Mullins Jockey: P. Townend Age: 11 Weight: 11st 12lbs
Top-class chaser. 6/4, bit below form 14 lengths third of 7 to Blue Lord in Paddy’s Rewards Club Chase at Leopardstown (17f, soft) 26 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.
*****
Fakir D’oudairies
Trainer: Joseph Patrick O’Brien Jockey: J. J. Slevin Age: 8 Weight: 11st 12lbs
Top-class chaser. Respectable 13 lengths second of 6 to Galopin Des Champs in John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase at Punchestown (19.9f, soft, 11/2) 34 days ago, no match for winner. Big shout.
****
Royal Rendezvous
Trainer: W. P. Mullins Jockey: D. E. Mullins Age: 11 Weight: 11st 8lbs
High-class chaser. Course winner. 20/1, 49 lengths last of 7 to Conflated in Savills Chase at Leopardstown (24f, soft) 25 days ago.
***
French Dynamite
Trainer: M. F. Morris Jockey: D. J. O’Keeffe Age: 8 Weight: 11st 6lbs
Very smart chaser. Course winner. 12¾ lengths fifth of 7 to Conflated in Savills Chase at Leopardstown (24f, soft, 15/2) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.
***
Lifetime Ambition
Trainer: Mrs J. Harrington Jockey: Rachael Blackmore Age: 8 Weight: 11st 6lbs
Very smart chaser. 18/1, creditable 14¼ lengths third of 6 to Galopin Des Champs in John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase at Punchestown (19.9f, soft) 34 days ago.
***
Haut En Couleurs
Trainer: W. P. Mullins Jockey: B. J. Cooper Age: 6 Weight: 11st 3lbs
Smart chaser. 19¼ lengths fourth of 6 to Galopin Des Champs in John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase at Punchestown (19.9f, soft, 16/1) 34 days ago.
***
Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase tips
Timeform: CHACUN POUR SOI may not be the force of old but should still have enough class to go very close in this. Four-time Grade 1 winner Fakir d’Oudairies should strip fitter for his return and is the obvious threat.
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