Carey Glass Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase (Grade 2)

Thurles

14:15

Date 2026-01-18

Distance 2m4f198y

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €29,500

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 32.40s (slow by 24.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jade De Grugy (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	1/7F	Won
2nd	Tareze (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	6/1	18
3rd	Cottesloe Sunshine (IRE) Danny Mullins · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	12/1	10
4th	Stormalong (IRE) Donagh Meyler · David Kenneth Budds	40/1	7.5
5th	Ad Caelum (IRE) Daniel King · John Patrick Ryan	50/1	1.75
6th	Femme Magnifique (IRE) Cian Quirke · Paul Stephen Kiely	100/1	4.5

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Jade De Grugy Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	152	—	121-32	-	152	130	22d	—	—	-50	20	0.05/1	1/5 83%
Very smart hurdler, two Grade 1 wins, looks set to open chase account at the third attempt
6	Tareze Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	152	—	F4-243	125	141	108	36d	—	—	+10	22.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Useful but inferior to her stablemate The Big Westerner who beat Jade De Grugy at Limerick
2	Cottesloe Sunshine Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Danny Mullins T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	152	—	01-456	-	135	91	42d	—	—	-6	2.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Winner of two Listed hurdle races, no sign yet that she can match her 138 hurdles rating
5	Stormalong Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:David Kenneth Budds	J:Donagh Meyler T:David Kenneth Budds	152	p	107444	121	139	91	52d	—	—	+16	18.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Highly tried in chases so far, can win one but will need an easier opportunity than this
1	Ad Caelum Bay J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	152	—	226655	114	138	115	23d	—	—	+15	17.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Four wins over hurdles, twice runner-up in small-field mares' chases, up against it here
3	Femme Magnifique Chestnut J:Cian Quirke T:Paul Stephen Kiely	J:Cian Quirke T:Paul Stephen Kiely	152	t	255635	109	130	110	17d	—	—	+16	17.3	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Bumper/hurdle winner, twice placed over fences at a modest level, this is highly ambitious

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Jade De Grugy	1/6	1/7	2/13	1/7	1/5
Tareze	13/2	11/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
Cottesloe Sunshine	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Stormalong	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Ad Caelum	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Femme Magnifique	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	80/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Tareze

22.1

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.4

13/2

2nd

Jade De Grugy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/5

3rd

Stormalong

18.6

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Ad Caelum

17.7

OR: 16 Form: 1 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Femme Magnifique

17.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Cottesloe Sunshine

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tareze	125	141	108
Stormalong	121	139	91
Ad Caelum	114	138	115
Femme Magnifique	109	130	110
Jade De Grugy	—	152	130
Cottesloe Sunshine	—	135	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Femme Magnifique	17d ago	Fit
Jade De Grugy	22d ago	Fit
Ad Caelum	23d ago	Fit
Tareze	36d ago	Fit
Cottesloe Sunshine	42d ago	Fit
Stormalong	52d ago	Fresh