11:45 Thurles

Thursday 20 November 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 6f  |   Yielding  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 11:46  |   Winning time: 5m 41.60s
1st
Horse silk
1
Eagle Fang
511-12
7/1
T: W DurkanJ: Philip Byrnes
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway on inner 4 out and led next, slight mistake 2 out, pushed along approaching last and kept on well run-in op 6/1 tchd 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
¾
11
Kurasso Blue
411-3
5/2f
T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy
Prominent, slight mistake 5th, led after next, headed 3 out, 2nd and ridden approaching last, kept on one pace run-in op 11/4 tchd 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¾
3
Franciscan Rock
811-12
5/1
T: M F MorrisJ: Darragh O'Keeffe
Prominent, 2nd 6 out and disputed lead briefly before 3 out, slight mistake 2 out and 5th entering straight, ridden and headway into 3rd before last, no impression run-in op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¼
5
McLaurey
611-12
20/1
T: E MullinsJ: Donagh Meyler
Mid-division, mistake 3rd, 6th halfway, pushed along after 2 out and 4th approaching last, no impression run-in, kept on one pace op 17/2 tchd 8/1
5th
Horse silk
1
6
Rushmount
811-12
4/1
T: Jonathan SweeneyJ: Sean O'Keeffe
Rear of mid-division, some headway 3 out, pushed along after 2 out and 5th approaching last, kept on one pace op 15/2
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
9
Ad Caelum
611-5
28/1
T: J P RyanJ: Shane Fitzgerald
Mid-division, headway 3 out, 4th and pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and dropped to 6th before last, no extra op 25/1 tchd 33/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ¼
2
Fishery Lane
611-12
7/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pecked 6 out, closer 3 out, 3rd and pushed along entering straight, soon no impression and dropped to 7th before last, no extra op 9/2
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
Toad Hall
811-12
5/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins
Led, headed after 6th, 2nd halfway, slow 3 out and 6th entering straight, pushed along and no extra approaching last op 7/1 tchd 15/2
9th
Horse silk
13
8
Way Down South
611-12
150/1
T: G ScottJ: Daniel King
Always towards rear, no impression approaching 3 out and no extra in straight, never a factor
10th
Horse silk
12
10
Fairyland Opera
611-5
28/1
T: L FowlerJ: Tiernan Power Roche (3)
Always towards rear, never a factor, bad mistake 3rd and slight mistake 5th, detached 5 out, no extra from next op 50/1 tchd 25/1
11th
Horse silk
¾
4
Gatsby Grey
911-12
50/1
T: O McKiernanJ: Phillip Enright
Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra after 4 out
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.00Pl:€2.10, €1.40, €1.90EX:€30.30Trifecta:€202.00SF:€25.64

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)

Verdict

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.

  1. EAGLE FANG (IRE)
  2. KURASSO BLUE (FR)
  3. RUSHMOUNT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Drumgill
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 5
J: Daniel King  |  T: J P Ryan
12/1

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €300.00

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