Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase (Grade 2) – Thurles · The Final Fence

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13:35

Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase (Grade 2)

Date 2024-01-21

Distance 2m4f35y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 6yo+

Prize €23,600

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2		Allaho Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	162	t	111/13	173	178	133	26d	—	—	-4	47.9	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Dual Ryanair Chase winner, also two wins in this race, seems to retain much of his ability
3		Appreciate It Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	157	t	432-25	158	171	84	24d	—	—	+4	37.6	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Fine start to the season in the John Durkan, failed to replicate that form in the Savills
5		French Dynamite Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:M F Morris	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:M F Morris	157	tp	5244-3	154	171	164	52d	—	—	+22	31.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Second in this race last year, ran a bit flat here on seasonal debut, capable of better
6		Stattler Brown J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	157	t	/22P-6	160	170	66	56d	—	—	+24	28.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Staying type, trip was inadequate in the John Durkan on seasonal debut, same likely here
NR		Envoi Allen Bay J:TBC T:Henry De Bromhead	J: T:Henry De Bromhead	166	t	714-32	164	169	118	71d	—	—	—	28.5	—	—
Last year's Ryanair winner and a long-established Grade 1 performer, capable of a big run
NR		Capodanno Chestnut J:TBC T:W P Mullins	J: T:W P Mullins	157	t	/3P-63	160	173	88	24d	—	—	—	27.5	—	—
Jumped poorly here on seasonal debut, much better when a remote third in the Savills

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Allaho	8/13	4/6	10/11	8/13	4/6
Appreciate It	9/4	2/1	7/4	85/40	7/4
French Dynamite	9/1	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2
Stattler	25/1	20/1	16/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Allaho

47.9

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 17.9

10/11

2nd

Appreciate It

37.6

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

9/4

3rd

French Dynamite

31.7

OR: 26 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

9/1

4

Stattler

28.7

OR: 27.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

5

Envoi Allen

28.5

OR: 28.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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6

Capodanno

27.5

OR: 27.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Allaho	173	178	133
Envoi Allen	164	169	118
Stattler	160	170	66
Capodanno	160	173	88
Appreciate It	158	171	84
French Dynamite	154	171	164

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Appreciate It	24d ago	Fit
Capodanno	24d ago	Fit
Allaho	26d ago	Fit
French Dynamite	52d ago	Fresh
Stattler	56d ago	Fresh
Envoi Allen	71d ago	Fresh