The closing bumper of the day from Monday's action at Limerick produced a stunning result as 125-1 shot An Forghas stunned the field to storm home to victory.
The ride of James Conheady - also the owner of the horse - An Forghas was initially allowed a lead of 6-8 legnths from a whittled down field of just seven runners.
That lead then moved closer to 25 lengths as Conheady sent his own horse to work, mounting a serious bid for the most unlikely of wins.
An Forghas then became leggy and dropped right back into the field, appearing to succumb to the results of his exuberant exploits early on.
The horse twice traded at 999-1 in running as the drama unfolded, further underlining the size of the task that lay ahead even when such a gap had been forged.
And it seemed all the more unlikely as he dropped back into the field, but then jockey Conheady found more aboard the horse named after his native Newmarket-on-Fergus.
From the top of the straight, An Forghas found a reserve of energy that the labouring chasing pack could not match.
The gelding ended up winning by going away three-and-three-quarter lengths, a burst that did not seem at all likely once the chasing pack came hot on her heels.
The horse is owned and trained by James Conheady of Newmarket-on-Fergus in County Clare.
Having ridden 40 point-to-point winners previously, this was his first winner in the saddle on the track.
Conheady was understandably elated at the win and explained the approach to a totally unexpected success.
He said: "My dad bought the dam so we bred him ourselves.
"He has been improving a lot at home so we were quietly confident, although it was a very competitive race.
"I'm working full-time in farming but we have always kept one or two horses, and this is definitely my biggest success.
"I knew he was going to be free so I decided to make the running and have him out on his own. He works at home on his own so it seemed the right thing to do."
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