SIS Supporting Irish Racing Hunters Chase – Thurles

Thurles

15:55

SIS Supporting Irish Racing Hunters Chase

Date 2026-01-18

Distance 3m184y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 6m 41.80s (slow by 28.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Panda Boy (IRE) Mr Finian Maguire · Martin Brassil	5/1	Won
2nd	Lifetime Ambition (IRE) Ms E C Costello · P M J Doyle	3/1	9
3rd	Last Round (IRE) Mr H C Swan · Gordon Elliott	18/1	7.5
4th	Solitary Man (IRE) Mr J M Halford · E Bolger	100/30	.5
5th	Bartlemy Boy (GB) Mr Alan O'Sullivan · Michael Barry	11/1	51
6th	Bold Fury (IRE) Mr T C Kileff · W R Crawford	12/1	43

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Big Interest (IRE) Mr D Doyle · D M Christie	22/1
Fell	Catalani (IRE) Mr A Harney · Jack Foley	28/1
P.U.	Fakiera (FR) Ms N M Bradley · Eoin Griffin	200/1
P.U.	Sampoet (IRE) Miss Georgie Benson · D M Christie	80/1
P.U.	Temptationinmilan (IRE) Ms A T O'Reilly · Eamon Courtney	200/1
P.U.	The Rebel County (IRE) Mr J Ahern · G Ahern	40/1
U.R.	Willitgoahead (IRE) Josh Williamson · Gordon Elliott	5/2F

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Willitgoahead Bay J:Mr J H Williamson(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr J H Williamson(5) T:Gordon Elliott	165	—	130P-2	-	141	126	23d	—	—	-14	13.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Sets the standard on last season's Cheltenham third, back near his best at Down Royal
5	Lifetime Ambition Brown J:Ms E C Costello(7) T:P M J Doyle	J:Ms E C Costello(7) T:P M J Doyle	165	—	13-321	-	138	123	—	—	—	-14	5.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Seven wins in points, third in Aintree Foxhunter last season, rider doing well in points
11	Panda Boy Grey J:Mr Finian Maguire T:Martin Brassil	J:Mr Finian Maguire T:Martin Brassil	161	—	03U-83	-	138	98	—	—	—	-11	4.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
A good staying handicap chaser but hard to win with, third to Bartlemy Boy on point debut
2	Solitary Man Bay J:Mr J M Halford(7) T:E Bolger	J:Mr J M Halford(7) T:E Bolger	168	—	643121	-	137	125	—	—	—	+9	23.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Decent handicap form, has adapted well to pointing, collateral form favours Willitgoahead
3	Bartlemy Boy Bay J:Mr Alan O'Sullivan(7) T:Michael Barry	J:Mr Alan O'Sullivan(7) T:Michael Barry	165	p	-12215	-	126	81	—	—	—	+7	15.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Generally reliable performer in points, had Panda Boy back in third for his latest win
8	Bold Fury Bay J:Mr T C Kileff(7) T:W R Crawford	J:Mr T C Kileff(7) T:W R Crawford	161	h	2-3255	-	139	73	23d	—	—	0	4.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Not far behind Willitgoahead when fifth at Down Royal last time, unlikely to reverse form
4	Last Round Bay J:Mr H C Swan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr H C Swan T:Gordon Elliott	165	h	3336-1	-	128	106	20d	—	—	+6	11.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
A 10l winner at Limerick, progressive but stablemate Willitgoahead looks clearly superior
1	Big Interest Brown J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:D M Christie	J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:D M Christie	168	t	P-4P8U	-	139	61	—	—	—	-3	1.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Looked capable of becoming a major force last season, seems undependable at this stage
6	The Rebel County Bay J:Mr J Ahern(7) T:G Ahern	J:Mr J Ahern(7) T:G Ahern	165	—	621-1U	-	124	68	233d	0W/0P 1 run	—	-3	1.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Promising youngster in this sphere, lacks a recent run, tough task in this company
9	Catalani Brown J:Mr A Harney(7) T:Jack Foley	J:Mr A Harney(7) T:Jack Foley	161	—	-PP113	-	-	-	58d	—	—	+12	15.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Progressive when scoring twice at the start of the autumn campaign, outpaced in a bumper
12	Sampoet Bay J:Miss Georgie Benson(7) T:D M Christie	J:Miss Georgie Benson(7) T:D M Christie	161	—	23-2PP	-	127	70	—	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Only one win from 16 starts in points, pulled up in two races in October, makes no appeal
10	Fakiera b/br J:Ms N M Bradley(7) T:Eoin Griffin	J:Ms N M Bradley(7) T:Eoin Griffin	161	tb	-49PUP	-	128	35	—	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Winning hurdler, weak form over fences, failed to complete his last three races in points.
13	Temptationinmilan Bay J:Ms A T O'Reilly(7) T:Eamon Courtney	J:Ms A T O'Reilly(7) T:Eamon Courtney	161	t	4690-4	-	123	73	—	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
off for ten months before a recent point-to-point run, tough task in this company.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Willitgoahead	15/8	2/1	2/1
Lifetime Ambition	10/3	7/2	7/2
Panda Boy	4/1	9/2	9/2
Solitary Man	11/2	11/2	11/2
Bartlemy Boy	11/1	10/1	10/1
Bold Fury	16/1	14/1	16/1
Last Round	16/1	16/1	16/1
Big Interest	20/1	16/1	18/1
The Rebel County	33/1	25/1	28/1
Catalani	40/1	33/1	33/1
Sampoet	80/1	66/1	66/1
Fakiera	150/1	125/1	125/1
Temptationinmilan	300/1	150/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Solitary Man

23.4

OR: 0 Form: 19.4 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Bartlemy Boy

15.4

OR: 0 Form: 13 Odds: 2.4

11/1

3rd

Catalani

15.1

OR: 0 Form: 14.3 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Willitgoahead

13.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Last Round

11.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Lifetime Ambition

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Bold Fury

4.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Panda Boy

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Big Interest

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

The Rebel County

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Sampoet

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Fakiera

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Temptationinmilan

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Willitgoahead	—	141	126
Lifetime Ambition	—	138	123
Panda Boy	—	138	98
Solitary Man	—	137	125
Bartlemy Boy	—	126	81
Bold Fury	—	139	73
Last Round	—	128	106
Big Interest	—	139	61
The Rebel County	—	124	68
Catalani	—	—	—
Sampoet	—	127	70
Fakiera	—	128	35
Temptationinmilan	—	123	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Last Round	20d ago	Fit
Willitgoahead	23d ago	Fit
Bold Fury	23d ago	Fit
Catalani	58d ago	Fresh
The Rebel County	233d ago	Long break
Lifetime Ambition	—	—
Panda Boy	—	—
Solitary Man	—	—
Bartlemy Boy	—	—
Big Interest	—	—
Sampoet	—	—
Fakiera	—	—
Temptationinmilan	—	—