Horse Alert

22 Jan 2023 13:40 Thurles

Winner: €36,500 (Penalty: €21,900); Distance: 2m 4f 78y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 6YO plus; Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places).

Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Fakir D'oudairies (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	42115-2 / 9	Jump (34)	J J Slevin	J P O'Brien John P McManus	7/4
		settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, niggled along to close after 4 out, ridden in 3rd 3 out, under pressure in 4th entering straight, stayed on in 3rd approaching last, left in lead last, kept on run-in
2^nd	4	6 L	French Dynamite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	613-125 / 9	Jump (25)	D J O'Keeffe	M F Morris Robcour	11/2
		tracked leader in 2nd, improve to dispute 5 out, led next, joined 2 out, soon headed and ridden, disputed again entering straight, headed before last, bad mistake last, 2nd and no extra run-in
3^rd	1	12 L	Chacun Pour Soi (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	1/51U2-3 / 11	Jump (26)	P Townend	W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci	9/4
		settled behind leaders, not fluent 1st and 2nd, 4th halfway, closer in 3rd 4 out, jumped up to dispute 2 out, soon led narrowly, ridden and joined entering straight, soon headed, no extra in 4th before last and eased, left moderate 3rd last
4^th	5	9 L	Lifetime Ambition (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 6)	212-423 / 9	Jump (34)	Rachael Blackmore	Mrs J Harrington Linda Mulcahy &…	17/2
		led, joined 5 out, headed next, ridden in 5th 3 out, soon no extra
5^th	3	NK	Royal Rendezvous (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	112P1-7 / 11	Jump (25)	D E Mullins	W P Mullins Dr S P Fitzgerald	20/1
		held up towards rear, ridden in rear and no extra 4 out, no impression after
FE	6	-	Haut En Couleurs (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	3/1F65-4 / 6	Jump (34)	B J Cooper	W P Mullins Mrs J Donnelly	13/2
		held up towards rear, closer in 4th 3 out, pressed leaders entering straight, led before last, soon ridden, knuckled on landing and fell last