Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase tips and runners guide to Thurles 1.40

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change

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.

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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.

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