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2026 Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Preview
The Brae Chase is scheduled to take place in late January or early February of each year at the Thurles racecourse, this Grade 2 chase is run over a trip of two miles, four and a half furlongs in which fourteen fences are to be jumped.
Whilst for sponsorship purposes the race is known as the Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase it is more commonly known as the Brae Chase and is open to runners aged six or older where mares receive a 7lb allowance.
Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Information:
- Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Past Winners
- Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Trainer Statistics
- Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Thurles tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet?
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How competitive is the Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 106%. The race in 2011 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 122%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase, the over-round has been 113%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £113 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Trends, see which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal, we also have a section that looks at the Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase over the last 20 renewals:
- Tout Est Permis (4:57.30) in 2019
- Appreciate It (5:01.00) in 2025
- Sizing John (5:05.30) in 2017
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +12.15. Ahead of the 2026 Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2009 renewal when Cailin Alainn from C Byrnes under the guidance of Niall P Madden, won in a time of 5:52.50, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Tout Est Permis, trained by Noel Meade and ridden by Sean Flanagan set the quickest time of 4:57.30 in the 2019 renewal.
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Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Past Winners
Here are the Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 5:01.00 | Appreciate It (IRE) 11yo 11-3 6/1 | Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2024 5:33.20 | Allaho (FR) 10yo 11-8 8/13F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2023 5:17.90 | Fakir Doudairies (FR) 8yo 11-12 7/4F | J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 5:10.10 | Allaho (FR) 8yo 11-12 4/11F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2021 5:33.80 | Allaho (FR) 7yo 11-5 10/11F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2020 5:07.90 | Real Steel (FR) 7yo 11-8 2/1 | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2019 4:57.30 | Tout Est Permis (FR) 6yo 11-3 13/8F | Sean Flanagan Noel Meade (IRE) |
| 2018 5:42.10 | A Toi Phil (FR) 8yo 11-8 6/4 | Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2017 5:05.30 | Sizing John (GB) 7yo 11-8 3/1 | Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington (IRE) |
| 2016 5:30.90 | Don Cossack (GER) 9yo 11-10 1/8F | B J Cooper Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase over the last 20 renewals is W P Mullins who has won the race six times with those six winners coming from Apt Approach (2012), Real Steel (2020), Allaho (2021, 2022 & 2024) and Appreciate It (2025). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase are Gordon Elliott (3 wins), Noel Meade (2 wins) and John Joseph Murphy (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 30-6-12 | -13.21 | -8.65 |
| Gordon Elliott | 10-3-4 | -3.87 | -5.31 |
| Noel Meade | 5-2-2 | +2.63 | +2.52 |
| John Joseph Murphy | 3-2-2 | +9.50 | +5.57 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 8-1-3 | -4.00 | -2.50 |
| Michael Hourigan | 4-1-2 | +3.00 | +1.60 |
| Oliver McKiernan | 2-1-2 | +24.00 | +15.19 |
| C A Murphy | 2-1-1 | +11.00 | +6.20 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 2-1-1 | +0.75 | +1.09 |
| C Byrnes | 1-1-1 | +3.50 | +2.10 |
Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase over the last 20 renewals is Paul Townend who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Quito De La Roque (2013), Real Steel (2020) and Allaho (2021, 2022 & 2024).
Here are some of the top Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 10-5-6 | +10.89 | +5.69 |
| Jack Kennedy | 4-1-1 | -1.50 | -2.00 |
| J J Slevin | 3-1-2 | -0.25 | +0.34 |
| Sean Flanagan | 3-1-1 | -0.37 | +0.02 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1-1-1 | +6.00 | +3.75 |
| Danny Mullins | 5-0-1 | -5.00 | -2.81 |
| Mark Walsh | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | -1.08 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -2.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -2.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 2-0-1 | -2.00 | +0.19 |
2026 Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 4, 1, 3, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, F, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Achieved an RPR of 149+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Had 6 - 19 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 144+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Highest Placed is not G3/Cl2-4
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Held an OR of 135+
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran in 10 - 41 races (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran in 10 - 43 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Beaten no more -26l (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Furthest ran 2m4f - 3m5f
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Held an OR of 138+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved a TS of 86+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Highest Won is not Cl2-4
- 18 / 20 (49%) - No bigger than 6/1
- 18 / 20 (85%) - No more than 2 falls (Career)
- 17 / 20 (50%) - Within the first 3 of the market
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Thurles racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor that produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +32.86 is when runners had a highest class won of Class 1 (G1).
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 6 career wins, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-17.
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase are Punchestown and Leopardstown, there has been a total number of 5 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 118 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 5 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase:
- No Risk At All (3 Wins)
- Norwich (2 Wins)
- Sholokhov (2 Wins)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Follow The Plan in 2011, winning for Oliver McKiernan at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Patrick Mangan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Horse and Jockey Hotel Chase Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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