14:50 Thurles

Sunday 18 January 2026

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Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 5m 33.70s

Meet And Greet³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 12-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 133

8/1

Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Creditable fifth of 9 in novice chase (8/1) at Naas (20.2f, heavy) 34 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut but others look better treated at these weights.

Form: 152P/75

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Brave Fortune³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 129| C

5/2

First run since leaving P. M. J. Doyle when only fourth of 5 in novice chase (7/1) at Fairyhouse (21.2f, soft) 36 days ago. Stable having good spell so could bounce back on his handicap chase debut.

Form: 315/314

Jigoro^b1³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: James Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 128| BF

11/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below-par fifth of 8 in minor hurdle (9/4) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 38 days ago. Switches back to chasing with blinkers added and more needed.

Form: 02/2375

A Wave Of The Sea²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Charlie O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Broderick| OR: 126

11/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in September. Fair seventeenth of 28 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (24.4f, good, 33/1) 22 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 913180

Individualiste^p,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 119| C| D

40/1

Course winner. Ninth of 12 in handicap chase (28/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 35 days ago. Significantly back up in trip with work to do.

Form: 14PP/P9

Lisleigh Lad²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: Ms E Broderick| OR: 117

11/1

33/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap chase at this course (21.6f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: P1/P683

Rising Dust²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 116| CD

3/1

Very much on the up for his current yard, bagging a fourth success with a career best in 16-runner handicap chase here (25.3f, good to soft) 29 days ago when storming clear run-in. Up another 15 lb but expected to be bang there once more.

Form: 211611

Battle Of Mirbat¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 115| D

11/1

Latest win in chase at Down Royal in November. Good second of 6 in handicap chase (5/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 5414P2

Grange Walk^b²³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Gilligan| T: J P Ryan| OR: 115| D

33/1

Below-par eighth of 20 in handicap chase (25/1) at Leopardstown (17f, good) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6223P8

Littlebiggie^t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Liam Quinlan| T: R Hackett| OR: 114

14/1

Last of 7 in Grade 2 chase (100/1) at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) 22 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 221537

Midweek Voices¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Cian Quirke| T: E Doyle| OR: 112| BF

40/1

4/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 10 days ago. Switches to chasing but others preferred.

Form: 2115/80

That's About Right^p,t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 111| CD

20/1

Course winner. Pulled up in handicap chase (16/1) here (21.6f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Tongue strap goes back on with something to prove.

Form: 21/843P

Mount Frisco⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 106

10/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2024. 11/2, below-form fifth of 9 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, soft) 9 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8P5235

Hascoeur Clermont⁸⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Alex Harvey| T: David O'Sullivan| OR: 103

66/1

Unreliable type. Twelfth of 15 in handicap chase (16/1) at Galway (22.5f, soft) 84 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Charles Coakley. Seventeen runs since his last win in 2023.

Form: P96770

Forecasts

Brave Fortune (5/2), Rising Dust (3/1), Meet And Greet (8/1), Mount Frisco (10/1), Jigoro (11/1), A Wave Of The Sea (11/1), Battle Of Mirbat (11/1), Lisleigh Lad (11/1), Littlebiggie (14/1), That's About Right (20/1), Grange Walk (33/1), Midweek Voices (40/1), Individualiste (40/1), Hascoeur Clermont (66/1)

RISING DUST hasn't looked back since joining Emmet Mullins and is weighted to garner a fifth victory in his last six starts despite being hiked up 15 lb for his most recent impressive success here. Cork runner-up Battle of Mirbat appeals as the one to chase him home ahead of Lisleigh Lad, A Wave of The Sea and Brave Fortune.