line-up, the son of Martaline jumped well throughout and when challenged at the penultimate fence he responded well by quickening clear of his rivals in the home straight to record a three length win. Having made two jumping errors he highlighted how much he had in reserve by the manner in which he pulled clear from his rivals. Thatsy then stepped up to winners company at Lougahnmore where he produced another taking performance to finish just a head behind the winner, Manetti who has since won again in winners company. A €47,000 store purchase, Thatsy is a half-brother to the French hurdle winner Magway and is also from a family of talented flat performers which includes Group one performers Raintree Renegade and Reggane. Thatsy is an athletic individual with an impressive cruising speed and has all the attributes to make a very exciting horse for his new connections.