THURLES’ biggest National Hunt fixture of the year often delivers pointers for the Cheltenham Festival, and Allaho again attempted to use the meeting as a launchpad to Ryanair Chase success when getting back on winning tracks in the Grade 2 Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase.

After losing some of his air of invincibility when third in the King George VI Chase at Kempton last month, the Cheveley Park-owned dual Ryanair Chase winner needed to bounce back with a win in the race he had won twice before.