Thurles (IRE)
13:40
Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase
Thurles (IRE) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €2.50 Place: €1.50 €2.90 Exacta: €10.70 Trifecta: €24.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Fakir d'Oudairies (FR) 9 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 166 lbs 7/4F Won Pressed leaders on outer - nudged along before 3 out - ridden and lost third when outpaced after 2 out - keeping on towards near side before last - 2 lengths down when left in lead last - ran on(op 15/8)
2nd 4 French Dynamite (FR) 9 G AVG M F Morris 160 lbs 11/2 6 Took keen hold - soon raced in second - led from 4 out - ridden when joined after 2 out - headed before last - bad mistake when left in second then hampered by faller last - not recover(op 5/1)
3rd 1 Chacun Pour Soi (FR) N/A AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 9/4 12 Didn't jump with fluency - soon pressed leaders on inner - joined leader going okay after 2 out - ridden and weakened before last - eased when left in modest third last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)
4th 5 Lifetime Ambition (IRE) 10 G AVG Mrs John Harrington 160 lbs 17/2 9 Soon led - headed then lost two places from 4 out - weakening and lost fourth when mistake 3 out - no impression when hampered by faller last - kept on and went poor fourth final strides(tchd 8/1)
5th 3 Royal Rendezvous (IRE) 11 G Good W P Mullins 162 lbs 20/1 0.3 In rear but in touch with leaders - jumped slightly right 6th - jumped slightly right when lost touch 4 out - kept on approaching last - left in poor fourth when hampered by faller last - lost fourth final strides(op 18/1)
99th 6 Haut En Couleurs (FR) 6 G AVG W P Mullins 157 lbs 13/2 - In rear but in touch with leaders - niggled along briefly 8th - went fourth going okay before 3 out - headway when switched left home turn - led going best when nudged along before last - 2 lengths ahead when fell last(op 6/1 tchd 7/1)