www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase – Thurles

Thurles

2:30

www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase

Date 2025-10-30

Distance 2m5f80y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners 19

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Smallcraftwarning b Eoin Staples(7) · John Patrick Ryan	Eoin Staples(7) · John Patrick Ryan	168	t	137322	100	107	96	4d	—	—	+7	29.8	7/2 22%
Second to a well-handicapped horse at Punchestown, again runner-up at Galway on Sunday
5	The Striker Dylan b Brian Hayes · Liam P Cusack	Brian Hayes · Liam P Cusack	167	—	-09321	99	100	73	29d	—	—	+18	30.9	6/1 14%
Beat Due Course at Sligo, 3lb worse off with the runner-up who suffered some interference
4	Due Course br Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	167	tb	0-9592	99	101	57	29d	—	—	+4	15.6	6/1 14%
Second to The Striker Dylan at Sligo after some interference, should be in the mix again
2	River Vale b Shane Fitzgerald · Michael Winters	Shane Fitzgerald · Michael Winters	168	t	726-44	100	99	92	34d	—	—	+5	15.4	15/2 12%
Stable outsider when ran well on chase debut, getting on in years but not much mileage
15	Tennesse Boy b Phillip Enright · Robert Tyner	Phillip Enright · Robert Tyner	141	ht	-09P02	73	104	56	29d	—	—	+2	13.3	7/1 13%
Beaten 1/2l in a 3m2f handicap chase at Sligo a month ago, hood added, should go close
6	Lady Rose Hackett b Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	166	—	08-424	98	105	93	21d	—	—	+6	14.4	9/1 10%
Second at Tramore in August, below that form at the same venue three weeks ago, up in trip
10	Stily b Sean O'Keeffe · Michael J McDonagh	Sean O'Keeffe · Michael J McDonagh	153	—	638563	85	101	85	23d	—	—	+7	14.6	10/1 9%
Only six finishers when third at Glway, he will need to raise his game to win here
1	Betty Dutton b Cian Quirke · Andrew Slattery	Cian Quirke · Andrew Slattery	168	t	422F48	100	108	79	12d	—	—	+9	16.2	12/1 8%
Fair form over fences in July for the late Edward O'Grady, more recent signs less hopeful
11	Lariat ch Danny Gilligan · Liam P Cusack	Danny Gilligan · Liam P Cusack	152	p	8-2659	84	-	-	—	—	—	+4	10.2	16/1 6%
Maiden hurdler, no chasing experience, overall record suggests he will find a few too good
8	Volez Vous b Benjamin P Kennedy(7) · D Deacon	Benjamin P Kennedy(7) · D Deacon	155	tp	P011-2	87	-	-	24d	—	—	+11	15.5	20/1 5%
Improved over hurdles from a modest base, can feature off this mark if jumping adequately
9	Diamonds Diva b Kevin A Murphy(7) · Patrick Cronin	Kevin A Murphy(7) · Patrick Cronin	154	—	7-9P87	86	-	-	14d	—	—	+6	10.1	22/1 4%
Recent handicap hurdle run represented a small step in the right direction, more needed
16	Greenway Machine b Sam Ewing · Ms Helen P Markham	Sam Ewing · Ms Helen P Markham	140	—	-7UP43	72	103	49	20d	—	—	+4	8.4	25/1 4%
Veteran showed there was still plenty of life in him last year, struggling this year
13	Futurum Regem b Eoghan Finegan(7) · Hugh Paul Finegan	Eoghan Finegan(7) · Hugh Paul Finegan	151	b	-40895	83	106	91	—	—	—	+6	9.1	33/1 3%
Flat/hurdles winner, unplaced in five consecutive handicap chase outings since July
14	Game And Glory b Dylan Robinson · P J Rothwell	Dylan Robinson · P J Rothwell	142	b	-0PP9P	74	106	-	20d	—	—	+4	6.8	40/1 2%
Has been pulled up in five of her last seven races, the outlook is bleak at this stage
7	On The Tide b Philip Donovan(3) · Seamus Neville	Philip Donovan(3) · Seamus Neville	166	—	510-95	98	102	8	20d	—	—	+10	12.7	40/1 2%
Behind on seasonal return at Listowel, completely tailed off at Downpatrick, up against it
R19	Robin Elite b Conor Clarke(7) · Eugene M O'Sullivan	Conor Clarke(7) · Eugene M O'Sullivan	140	tp	-1PP08	72	84	54	7d	—	—	+4	7	50/1 2%
Third reserve, point winner, no merit in three handicap chase attempts this season
17	Fr Gilligansvoyge b Patrick M O'Brien(5) · John G Carr	Patrick M O'Brien(5) · John G Carr	140	tb	-94256	72	95	71	15d	—	—	+6	8.6	66/1 1%
First reserve, veteran with 1-39 record over fences, unlikely to improve his strike rate
18	Katzoff gr Mike O'Connor · J Morrison	Mike O'Connor · J Morrison	140	—	66S690	72	91	64	18d	—	—	+4	6	100/1 1%
Second reserve, unplaced in eight runs over fences, 5lb out of the handicap
NR	Fancy Prospect b John Shinnick(3) · Eoin Doyle	John Shinnick(3) · Eoin Doyle	151	t	0545P-	83	-	-	236d	—	—	—	8.3	—
Won a four-runner point for Cormac Doyle the season before last, snippets of hurdles form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Smallcraftwarning	7/2	3/1	7/2	7/2	3/1
The Striker Dylan	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Due Course	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
River Vale	7/1	13/2	7/1	13/2	15/2
Tennesse Boy	13/2	6/1	13/2	7/1	7/1
Lady Rose Hackett	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	8/1
Stily	10/1	9/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Betty Dutton	12/1	12/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Lariat	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	16/1
Volez Vous	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Diamonds Diva	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Greenway Machine	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Futurum Regem	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	33/1
Game And Glory	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
On The Tide	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Robin Elite	50/1	50/1	50/1	28/1	40/1
Fr Gilligansvoyge	66/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Katzoff	100/1	100/1	80/1	40/1	80/1
Fancy Prospect	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

The Striker Dylan

30.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 15 Odds: 3.6

6/1

2nd

Smallcraftwarning

29.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 6.7

7/2

3rd

Betty Dutton

16.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 1.8 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Due Course

15.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Volez Vous

15.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

River Vale

15.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Stily

14.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Lady Rose Hackett

14.4

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Tennesse Boy

13.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 4.3 Odds: 3.3

7/1

On The Tide

12.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Lariat

10.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Diamonds Diva

10.1

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Futurum Regem

9.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Fr Gilligansvoyge

8.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Greenway Machine

8.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 1.8 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Fancy Prospect

8.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Robin Elite

OR: 5.5 Form: 0.8 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Game And Glory

6.8

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Katzoff

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Smallcraftwarning Top Rated	100	107	96
River Vale	100	99	92
Betty Dutton	100	108	79
The Striker Dylan	99	100	73
Due Course	99	101	57
Lady Rose Hackett	98	105	93
On The Tide	98	102	8
Volez Vous	87	—	—
Diamonds Diva	86	—	—
Stily	85	101	85
Lariat	84	—	—
Futurum Regem	83	106	91
Fancy Prospect	83	—	—
Game And Glory	74	106	—
Tennesse Boy	73	104	56
Greenway Machine	72	103	49
Robin Elite	72	84	54
Fr Gilligansvoyge	72	95	71
Katzoff	72	91	64

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Smallcraftwarning	4d ago	Quick return
The Striker Dylan	29d ago	Fit
Due Course	29d ago	Fit
River Vale	34d ago	Fit
Tennesse Boy	29d ago	Fit
Lady Rose Hackett	21d ago	Fit
Stily	23d ago	Fit
Betty Dutton	12d ago	Quick return
Lariat	—	—
Volez Vous	24d ago	Fit
Diamonds Diva	14d ago	Fit
Greenway Machine	20d ago	Fit
Futurum Regem	—	—
Game And Glory	20d ago	Fit
On The Tide	20d ago	Fit
Robin Elite	7d ago	Quick return
Fr Gilligansvoyge	15d ago	Fit
Katzoff	18d ago	Fit
Fancy Prospect	236d ago	Long break

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