11:45 Thurles

Thursday 20 November 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 11:46 | Winning time: 5m 41.60s

Eagle Fang²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: W Durkan

7/1

Useful hurdler. Acquitted himself well in good company last term, including when 7¾ lengths fifth of 10 in Ballybin Hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft, 11/1) in April. Looks a likely player on chase debut.

Form: 1/23705-

Fishery Lane²¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

7/1

Very useful bumper performer who built on his hurdling promise to land 20f maiden at Faityhouse in January. Disappointed on final 2 starts but could be a different story on switch to chasing.

Form: 50/31PP-

Franciscan Rock⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| OR: 138| C

5/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 24f over hurdles. Below form third of 11 in minor event chase at Gowran (20f, soft, 12/1) 47 days ago. Entitled to build on that and can't be ruled out.

Form: 11368-3

Gatsby Grey^t³⁸²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

50/1

Useful hurdler. 80/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighteenth of 19 in maiden at the Curragh (12f, good to soft). Off 12 months. Makes chase debut. Significantly up in trip. Likely best watched.

Form: 75350P/

McLaurey²⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

20/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Disappointed in County Hurdle when last seen at Cheltenham in March but must be respected upped in trip for chase debut.

Form: 0/23110-

Rushmount²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Jonathan Sweeney| CD

4/1

Useful hurdler. Posted encouraging fourth on his debut over fences at Tipperary in May and shaped as if better for run when fifth of 7 in novice chase at Down Royal (19.9f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0410-45

Toad Hall¹⁷²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

5/1

Fairly useful winner at 25f over hurdles. Made most of a good opportunity when taking 3-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (25.2f, good to soft, 30/100) 172 days ago, always holding on. Enters calculations on chase debut.

Form: 2/214-1

Way Down South⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: G Scott

150/1

Fair hurdler. Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. 9/1, fourth of 6 in minor event chase at Killarney (23.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 46 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 1P6-994

Ad Caelum²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J P Ryan| OR: 116| C

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 26f over hurdles. Second of 4 in minor event chase at Clonmel (18.7f, good, 7/1) 28 days ago, needing stiffer test. Others more persuasive.

Form: 241722

Fairyland Opera^t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: L Fowler

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 9/1, seventh of 8 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good) on debut over fences 40 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 82210-7

Kurasso Blue²⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

5/2

Matched best form when taking 12-runner juvenile hurdle (9/2) at Limerick (16.2f, good to soft) in March, battling well. Remains low mileage and must be of interest on chase debut.

Form: 151-

Forecasts

Kurasso Blue (5/2), Rushmount (4/1), Franciscan Rock (5/1), Toad Hall (5/1), Eagle Fang (7/1), Fishery Lane (7/1), McLaurey (20/1), Ad Caelum (28/1), Fairyland Opera (28/1), Gatsby Grey (50/1), Way Down South (150/1)

Several of these make their chase debut, including EAGLE FANG, who rated the best of these over hurdles and has won after a break before. He gets the tentative vote. Kurasso Blue and Rushmount head the list of dangers.