Thankyouandplease

What the record makes clear is that distance is everything with this horse. Stretch the trip out to between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, and Thankyouandplease becomes a genuinely different proposition — winning 2 of its 7 races at those distances, or roughly 1 in every 3. That is a substantial jump from the overall picture, and it tells you the horse needs time and ground to show what it can do. Rushed over shorter trips, it fades into the places. Given a proper test, it becomes competitive.

Syd Hosie's small yard in Sherborne, Dorset, has punched out 8 winners this season, which for a relatively modest operation is a meaningful tally — these are not horses being sent out to make up the numbers. Thankyouandplease tends to compete at Class 5 level, which is the bread-and-butter tier of British racing, and at that level has won 2 from 8 races, or 1 in every 4. That is a solid return at a competitive grade. The first career win came at Leicester in December 2025, and within three months the horse had added a second at Wincanton — suggesting something has clicked rather than the wins being flukes separated by years of frustration.

With a race just yesterday and a string of consistent placed efforts behind it, Thankyouandplease arrives at this moment in decent nick and with momentum. It is not a horse that will trouble the top yards at the big festivals, but at its own level and over its best distances, it has quietly become one worth keeping an eye on.