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Leugh Beginners Chase

Thurles · 11 March 2021
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 4f 141y
  • GoingHeavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13

Castlegrange (IRE) (11/4F) won the Leugh Beginners Chase at Thurles on 11 March 2021, beating Exciting Oscar (IRE) by 10 lengths under Conor Orr for trainer James Daniel Dullea. 13 ran on Heavy going over 2m 4f 141y; the winning time was 5m 58.00s (slow by 54.50s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 13 — The market

Winner Castlegrange (IRE)
SP: 11/4 favKTB Rating 123AKTB Speed 126B J: Conor Orr T: James Daniel Dullea
Won by 10 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Castlegrange (IRE) 7g Conor Orr(3) James Daniel Dullea 11-11 —123A126B 5:58.00 6,490 11/4 fav
2nd Exciting Oscar (IRE) 8g 10 Danny Mullins Denis Ahern 12-0 —114A119B 6:00.50 2,090 9/2
3rd Shar Whats Therush (IRE) t 8g ½ Phillip Enright Donal Hassett 12-0 —114A118B 6:00.62 990 10/1
4th Cappacon (IRE) tp 13g 1½ Barry Browne(3) Oliver McKiernan 11-11 91109A117B 6:01.00 440 14/1
5th Jack Fiasco (GB) tp 8g 4½ Paddy Kennedy Ciaran Murphy 12-0 —107A114B 6:02.12 220 10/3
6th Stealthy Tom (IRE) 6g 10 Tom Kelly(7) E Bolger 11-7 —89A106B 6:04.62 110 33/1
7th Presenting Meghan (IRE) 7m 8 Jonathan Moore Gavin Cromwell 11-7 —85C100C 6:06.62 — 6/1
8th Da Big Fella (IRE) 7g 26 Ian Power Eamon Courtney 12-0 9192C80C 6:13.12 — 25/1
PU Four Country Roads (IRE) h 7g — J J Slevin Brian M McMahon 12-0 ——— — — 80/1
F Fort William (IRE) 6g — Shane Fitzgerald(7) John Patrick Ryan 11-7 ——— — — 20/1
PU Favori Logique (FR) 6g — Brian Hayes Ross O'Sullivan 12-0 97—— — — 17/2
PU Voitout (FR) 6g — Mark Bolger G Ahern 12-0 ——— — — 200/1
UR Lagenod (IRE) p 9g — Sean Flanagan Rodger Sweeney 12-0 ——— — — 28/1

Winning time 5m 58.00s (slow by 54.50s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 5m 25.24s. This race ran 32.76s (10.1% slower); the day's other races here ran 12.4% slower (N 6). Net of the day: 2.3% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Hardwired (reserve), Justbecool (reserve), Storm Flight (unsuitable ground)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (8 of 13 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (8 of 13 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Leugh Beginners Chase at Thurles in 2021?
Castlegrange (IRE) won the Leugh Beginners Chase at Thurles on 11 March 2021, ridden by Conor Orr and trained by James Daniel Dullea.
What was the finishing order of the 2021 Leugh Beginners Chase at Thurles?
1st Castlegrange (IRE) (11/4F), 2nd Exciting Oscar (IRE) (9/2), 3rd Shar Whats Therush (IRE) (10/1).
What price was the winner of the 2021 Leugh Beginners Chase at Thurles?
Castlegrange (IRE) returned a starting price of 11/4F.
How many horses ran in the 2021 Leugh Beginners Chase at Thurles?
13 horses ran in the 2021 Leugh Beginners Chase at Thurles. Non-runners: Hardwired (reserve), Justbecool (reserve), Storm Flight (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2021 Leugh Beginners Chase at Thurles?
The winning time was 5m 58.00s (slow by 54.50s).

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