January 29 / 13.55 Thurles

13.55

Soft To Heavy

Racing Again February 5th Maiden Hunters Chase

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 3m 0f 184y
  • 9 runners
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Racing Again February 5th Maiden Hunters Chase

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

25/1 (Won)

  • Win: £34.30
  • Place: £4.00

Form: 76-5

Last run: 31 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
2-11 in points; hunter chase form not good enough to suggest a chance of winning here; looks held by Nibbles on Clonmel running, only 2.5l behind fourth-placed Made U Look.
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4th

1

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

19:42 Tramore

Cold Old Fire

12st 0lb

J: Mr E Mahon

T: Raymond Hurley

2-12 in points; improved from Limerick run at Christmas when a 25-1 winner of a maiden hunter chase at Thurles in January; handled heavy conditions well, and did well to recover from a bad mistake at the seventh; third in the Tetratema at Gowran last time, winner Let's Go Champ franked the form with Aintree Foxhunter third.

9/2

3rd

1

7th Mar 2026

Heavy

3m 1f 0y

16:53 Gowran Park

Cold Old Fire

12st 0lb

J: Mr D Allen

T: Raymond Hurley

2-12 in points; improved from Limerick run at Christmas when a 25-1 winner of a maiden hunter chase at Thurles in January; handled heavy conditions well, and did well to recover from a bad mistake at the seventh; kept ticking over with a recent run at Kildorrery, no threat in third behind the useful Asian Master.

8/1

1st

3

29th Jan 2026

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 184y

13:55 Thurles

Cold Old Fire

12st 0lb

J: Mr D Allen

T: Raymond Hurley

2-11 in points; hunter chase form not good enough to suggest a chance of winning here; looks held by Nibbles on Clonmel running, only 2.5l behind fourth-placed Made U Look.

25/1

Form: 7-8P4

Last run: 31 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
40-1 when finishing in front of a below-par Keep On Dreaming at Limerick; finished behind that rival at Tipperary last May; has almost 10l to find with Nibbles on Limerick running.
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7th

7

17th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

16:17 Killarney

Made U Look

11st 1lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: Eugene M O’Sullivan

Dual winning pointer but his form under rules isn't compelling; pulled up in a handicap chase at Roscommon last time.

15/1

11th

6

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 150y

19:48 Roscommon

Made U Look

11st 8lb

J: Mr Andrew Burke-Ott

T: Eugene M O’Sullivan

His form in hunter chases isn't overly compelling and probably best watched on this return to rules action, despite winning his latest point.

14/1

4th

6

29th Jan 2026

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 184y

13:55 Thurles

Made U Look

12st 0lb

J: Mr Finian Maguire

T: Eugene M O’Sullivan

40-1 when finishing in front of a below-par Keep On Dreaming at Limerick; finished behind that rival at Tipperary last May; has almost 10l to find with Nibbles on Limerick running.

12/1

Form: 897-35

Last run: 21 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won two point-to-points; good effort when third in a 14-runner maiden hunter chase at Limerick with several of these rivals behind; failed to reproduce that form when a remote fifth of six finishers in the Clonmel race in which Magic Sadler was second; tongue-tie.
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13th

8

6th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:35 Cork

Nibbles

12st 0lb

J: Mr T O’Connor

T: Turlough O’Connor

Placed in a hunter chase at Limerick in December; held by Dromleigh on the evidence of a point-to-point clash at Ballycahane.

25/1

5th

9

29th Jan 2026

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 184y

13:55 Thurles

Nibbles

12st 0lb

J: Mr T O’Connor

T: Turlough O’Connor

Won two point-to-points; good effort when third in a 14-runner maiden hunter chase at Limerick with several of these rivals behind; failed to reproduce that form when a remote fifth of six finishers in the Clonmel race in which Magic Sadler was second; tongue-tie.

14/1

7th

9

1st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

16:40 Limerick

Nibbles

11st 12lb

J: Mr T O’Connor

T: Turlough O’Connor

held up in rear

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 70000/

Last run: 665 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won twice in points for Philip Fenton in the 2022/23 campaign; modest track form as a hurdler (rated 87); absent since third of four finishers in a point during the 2024 autumn campaign.
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2

29th Jan 2026

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 184y

13:55 Thurles

Bloomhill

12st 0lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Thomas Cleary

Won twice in points for Philip Fenton in the 2022/23 campaign; modest track form as a hurdler (rated 87); absent since third of four finishers in a point during the 2024 autumn campaign.

20/1

19th

17

4th Apr 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 2f 180y

16:15 Naas

Bloomhill

11st 8lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

Dual point winner; some promise last season but struggled so far this term, including in handicaps last two starts.

66/1

19th

17

4th Apr 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 2f 180y

16:15 Naas

Bloomhill

11st 8lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

Dual point winner; some promise last season but struggled so far this term, including in handicaps last two starts.

66/1

Form: 37 BF

Last run: 31 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Decent pedigree and represents top connections; second in a point last March; made the running before weakening to finish well-beaten third in a novice hunter chase on rules debut at Tipperary last May; Limerick run at Christmas was too bad to be true, unplaced favourite for the race in which Nibbles was third; seems risky but could feature.
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12th

8

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 100y

19:18 Roscommon

Keep On Dreaming

11st 5lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: E Bolger

2-6 in points and 0-4 in hunter chases, with all that form at trips between 2m6f and 3m1f; hard to know how he'll fare over this far in his first handicap and there have to be concerns.

7/1

6

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 90y

14:30 Punchestown

Keep On Dreaming

11st 7lb

J: Mr L M Kelleher

T: E Bolger

Shaped well at Tipperary last May in his first hunter chase; failed to match that form in races at Limerick and Thurles during the winter; form of his point-to-point wins does not amount to much; however, he is sure to know his job coming from this source.

6/1

5

29th Jan 2026

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 184y

13:55 Thurles

Keep On Dreaming

12st 0lb

J: Mr Derek O’Connor

T: E Bolger

Decent pedigree and represents top connections; second in a point last March; made the running before weakening to finish well-beaten third in a novice hunter chase on rules debut at Tipperary last May; Limerick run at Christmas was too bad to be true, unplaced favourite for the race in which Nibbles was third; seems risky but could feature.

7/2

Form: 6/2P-2

Last run: 21 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Highly dependable in points; never out of the first two in eight starts since a mishap at this venue last March, when he burst a blood vessel; won three in a row during the autumn campaign; found only the promising I Walked The Line too good at Clonmel; clear pick on form and his rider is enjoying an excellent season in points, eight wins from 14 rides.
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4

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 150y

17:30 Downpatrick

Magic Sadler

12st 0lb

J: Ms E C Costello

T: P M J Doyle

Winner of nine of his 18 starts in points; has recorded five wins and three seconds since October for the very capable Emily Costello; however, he put a blot on his record when unseating his rider at the first in a hunter chase at Thurles early last month.

2/1

7

29th Jan 2026

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 184y

13:55 Thurles

Magic Sadler

12st 0lb

J: Ms E C Costello

T: P M J Doyle

Highly dependable in points; never out of the first two in eight starts since a mishap at this venue last March, when he burst a blood vessel; won three in a row during the autumn campaign; found only the promising I Walked The Line too good at Clonmel; clear pick on form and his rider is enjoying an excellent season in points, eight wins from 14 rides.

5/4

6

6th Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 22y

15:00 Thurles

Magic Sadler

12st 0lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: P M J Doyle

led, headed 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up approaching last

5/2

Form: 9-6476

Last run: 21 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point winner; has also run well over hurdles; well held by Magic Sadler on Clonmel running, when a remote last of six finishers.
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8

29th Jan 2026

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 184y

13:55 Thurles

Mister Loolah

12st 0lb

J: Mr Andrew Burke-Ott

T: Alexander Ott

Point winner; has also run well over hurdles; well held by Magic Sadler on Clonmel running, when a remote last of six finishers.

20/1

4th

4

30th Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 96y

15:00 Thurles

Mister Loolah

11st 4lb

J: Mr L Burke-Ott

T: Alexander Ott

Point winner has been soundly beaten in a bumper and maiden hurdle so has to improve plenty.

22/1

4th

4

30th Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 96y

15:00 Thurles

Mister Loolah

11st 4lb

J: Mr L Burke-Ott

T: Alexander Ott

Point winner has been soundly beaten in a bumper and maiden hurdle so has to improve plenty.

22/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

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No Results Found

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Payout
Exacta €391.20
Straight Forecast €573.40
Trifecta €1437.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Magic Sadler

The Irish Sun:

Keep On Dreaming

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Magic Sadler

POSTDATA:

Magic Sadler