TADRIAN Maguire’s Mr Warbucks made a fine start over fences when easily beating Whatuthink in the Thurles Beginners Chase yesterday.

SIEGEMASTER stamped himself an exciting chasing prospect when coasting to a bloodless victory in the Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase at Thurles yesterday.

DERMOT WELD’S Mermaid Island, a costly failure on bad ground at Listowel, made no mistake in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Median Auction Maiden at a sparsely attended Thurles yesterday.

Michael Kinane made his trip back from Melbourne to Thursday's Irish fixture at Thurles worthwhile when scoring on Yukon to go into Sunday's final meeting of the Flat season level with Johnny Murtagh.