13:07 Thurles

Thursday 5 February 2026

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Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase

Off time: 13:07 | Winning time: 4m 53.90s

Desert Cave^h1,t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: Ian Donoghue

150/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cartmel (22.1f, soft, 50/1), dropping away from next. Switches from hurdles to chase. First run for yard after leaving Cian Michael Collins.

Form: P/U9P-P6

Dr Eggman²²

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

17/2

Promising type. Third of 8 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (17.1f, soft, 9/1) 22 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 2129/83

Fishery Lane³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 128

6/1

Promising sort. Good third of 7 in novice chase (33/1) at Fairyhouse (21.8f, good to soft) 35 days ago, not knocked about. Should have more to offer.

Form: 1PP/7F3

Major Wells^p1²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Gerard O'Leary

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. First run since leaving Robert Murphy when twenty-third of 25 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 27 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 36PPP/0

Salvator Mundi^t⁴¹

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

1/7

Smart hurdler. Smart winner at 17f over hurdles. 21¾ lengths sixth of 9 to Romeo Coolio in Racing Post Novices' Chase at Leopardstown (17f, good, 9/2) 41 days ago. Chance is there for all to see.

Form: 1512-26

Scalpnagoon⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| C| D

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 12/1, tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16.2f, heavy) 80 days ago. Makes chase debut and significant improvement needed.

Form: 2118P/0

Stuntman Steve²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Seventh of 8 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (17.1f, soft, 28/1) on debut over fences 22 days ago.

Form: 129007

L'amiral Fromentin²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Dylan Robinson| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Racinger gelding. Dam, ran once in bumper in France, half-sister to French chaser (17f-2¾m winner) Arc du Chatelet. Little impact in points and hard to fancy on Rules debut.

Form: FP/P5

Nytol¹⁸⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien

33/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Galway (24.3f, soft), behind 3 out. Off 6 months. Makes chase debut. Down in trip.

Form: 242/11P

Shellrunforbriggs^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Eoin Walsh| T: M Winters

66/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20.2f, heavy, 9/4) 19 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 89616

Non-Runners

Reliable Prince²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: E Bolger J: Mr J L Gleeson

Forecasts

Salvator Mundi (1/7), Fishery Lane (6/1), Dr Eggman (17/2), Scalpnagoon (14/1), Nytol (33/1), Stuntman Steve (50/1), Shellrunforbriggs (66/1), Reliable Prince (66/1), L'amiral Fromentin (100/1), Desert Cave (150/1), Major Wells (250/1)

A 1-2-3 for the Willie Mullins yard could be on the cards with apparent first-string SALVATOR MUNDI taken to see off stablemates Dr Eggman and Fishery Lane. The selection's odds-on chase debut reverse now looks all the better in light of the winner's subsequent success in Grade 3 company and while he failed to land a blow at Leopardstown next time, that was in Grade 1 company. The 6-y-o will take plenty of stopping in these calmer waters.