Kayf Supreme leads the way in Thurles race

No Cheltenham clues, but some nice performances on a good afternoon for punters at Thurles, where Jim Dreaper continued his fine recent run, Willie Mullins picked up his obligatory winners, Eoin Griffin enjoyed an overdue change of luck, and Ballychorus brought her sequence of unfortunate falls to an end with a well-deserved victory.

Jim Dreaper’s Kayf Supreme landed odds of 2-11 in the opening Ballycahill Beginners Chase, to become the first of four winning odds-on favourites on the day. Ridden by Davy Russell, deputising for the injured Jonathan Burke, the horse was slow over the first couple of fences but warmed to his task thereafter.

After sitting in behind for the early part of the race, Russell made the decisive move at the top of the hill with more than a circuit to go. A good jump carried him between runners and to the front, and thereafter the favourite dominated.