Allaho Strengthens Grip As Ryanair Chase Favourite

Allaho has strengthened his status as hot favourite for the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival after landing the Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase at Thurles for the second successive year.

It was a comfortable victory for the 8-year-old in the Grade 2 contest under Paul Townend as Fakir D’Oudairies was unable to mount a serious challenge and we have since…

Cut the winner into 6/5 from 7/4 to successfully defend the Ryanair Chase around the Prestbury Park track in March.

Joseph O’Brien’s runner-up meanwhile has been eased to 12/1 from 10/1 in the latest betting having been no match for Allaho when second by 12 lengths in last year’s Ryanair renewal.

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Earlier on the Thurles card, the Gordon Elliott trained Gerri Colombe justified 4/9 favouritism to extend his unbeaten run and he has shortened into 10/1 from 12/1 to go on and win the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle, while Ballygriffincottage has fallen into 20/1 from 50/1 in the same race after scoring over hurdles at the second time of asking at Lingfield for Dan Skelton.

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