ITV The Chase's Darragh Ennis furious as he issues statement after huge defeat

Darragh Ennis was furious with himself as he allowed four contestants to get the better of him in the final chase. 

Bradley Walsh welcomed four new contestants; Katherine, Kirin, James and Charlene, who were hoping to walk away with some cash during Friday's instalment (November 29) of the ITV show. 

Katherine proved what kind of player she was, answering six questions correctly in the cash builder. Getting the team off to the perfect start, she became the first contestant through to the final chase. 

Up next was Kirin, who also showed that he had impressive knowledge. Darragh was unable to tempt the 20-year-old with a high or low offer and he stuck to £6,000. 

Following in Katherine's footsteps, Kirin joined her in the final chase, taking the team's total to £12,000 with two left to play.

The third player to take on The Menace was James. The biochemist earned £4,000 in the cash builder and, like his teammates, stuck with this offer as he took on Darragh in the head-to-head.  

The chaser appeared to have a game on his hands as the 31-year-old joined his co-stars in the final chase. Darragh's final competitor was Charlene, who answered five questions correctly in the cash builder. 

Just a few minutes later, the 42-year-old made it a full house as she returned to her team with an extra £5,000, taking their overall total to £21,000.

The final chase saw the four contestants end on a score of 20, but with Darragh speculating a higher score, he went into the show final with an optimistic view.

However, the 44-year-old didn't get off to the start he hoped for, answering the second question incorrectly. 

This kickstarted a messy final chase for The Menace as he answered six more questions wrong. Darragh ended on a score of 13 before the timer went off, meaning the team walked away with just over £5,000 each. 

Bradley turned to Darragh after the huge defeat, where he explained why he lost.

"I made a mistake saying jungle book over Dumbo. Wrong decade, that was a bad error right at the start and it set me on the back foot," he began. 

Darragh continued: "The last three or four I got wrong because I had to answer them absolutely straight away because I was trying to catch up. So you set me a high enough target.

"If you'd set me 13 or 14 I would've won. I wouldn't have got any wrong because I wouldn't have been snatching at answers."

Praising the team, he added: "You did exactly what you needed to do and that means I'm making mistakes all the time. Then you keep pushing me back and it just gets harder and harder."

"The game just got away from me," he concluded.