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Good Value
TrackLab Insight
Market favourite at 3.3 with good reason: this lightly raced 4-year-old has won 2 of 3 career races and was second by a whisker at Wolverhampton 25 days ago before winning last time out at Lingfield. Fresh and flying, she faces minimal experience in the field — but the low draw (2) offers no tactical advantage here, and she's yet to prove herself beyond Class 4.
Lightly raced (3 career races)
Market favourite (3.3)
Super Value
TrackLab Insight
Among the fancied runners at 8.6 with a solid Class 2 win at York last August, but recent form is soft: three consecutive placings (4th–6th–7th) show he's been racing keenly without delivering. His critical weakness is an 0-from-6 record on good ground, yet he wins 2 from 3 on normal ground — the condition that suits today perfectly at Thirsk.
Among the fancied runners (8.6)
Trainer Quotes
Apr 2026
"He got off the mark for the year with a narrow win in a good Lingfield handicap and I hope that will be the springboard for a productive season. I think being put up 3lb for winning by a nose was harsh, but he'll be in all the big handicaps and could even turn up in the Hunt Cup. 21-04-26"
Good Value
TrackLab Insight
Top rated by 3lbs and the only course winner in the field, Yorkshire arrives fresh off a razor-thin second at Doncaster just 14 days ago. But there's a sharp concern: he's won 3 from 6 on normal ground (perfect for today) yet has never won on fast, dry ground despite seven attempts — and this track has shown a poor win rate from the high draw (16) across nearly 2,000 races.
Top rated by 3lbs
Has won over this course and distance
TrackLab Insight
Among the fancied runners at 14.0 with a Class 2 win at Ascot (one of Britain's top tracks), yet his recent form is dire: 11th at York 21 days ago and 7th before that. His trainer targets bigger races like the Victoria Cup, suggesting this Class 3 at Thirsk may be beneath his level — but current form tells a different story of a horse in decline.
Among the fancied runners (14.0)
Trainer Quotes
Apr 2025
"He's come back in good shape and we started him off over seven furlongs at Musselburgh on Sunday to get a bit of the gas out of him. He won at Ascot at the Shergar Cup meeting and the Victoria Cup could be for him on his second start. The stiff seven at Ascot or sharp mile at York will be among his options. 14-04-25"
TrackLab Insight
Most experienced in the field (61 runs) and has won over this course and distance, arriving on the back of a win at Beverley 12 days ago plus a third-place finish just before that: three straight top-3 finishes. Yet here's the trap: he's won 0 from 4 on normal ground despite 2 wins from 5 on heavy ground — today's conditions directly oppose his strengths.
Has won over this course and distance
Most experienced (61 runs, field avg 24)
3 straight top-3 finishes
TrackLab Insight
Only 1 win from 15 career races (7% win rate), yet that win was a Class 2 victory at York last May — a top-tier performance that stands alone. Since then: nothing. He's placed twice recently but beaten in both, and his overall profile is too thin for a 16-runner Class 3; the high draw (14) doesn't help his cause either.
3 straight top-3 finishes
TrackLab Insight
Second-highest rated at 89 but carrying heavy baggage: 15th at York just three weeks ago and a complete no-show in recent form. His one Class 2 win came nearly two years back, and this is his first run with jockey Silvestre De Sousa — a fresh partnership at exactly the wrong time given his profile suits much longer distances (1m1f–1m2f), not 7f.
2nd highest rated (OR 89)
TrackLab Insight
One of the few course winners here (1 win at Thirsk), but that's where the good news ends: 12th at Newcastle 35 days ago, just 6 lengths beaten but underwhelming. He's been away nearly two months and wins only 1 in 5 overall; his strength is Chester, not Thirsk, and he carries a poor record on fast ground that contradicts his only local success.
One of few course winners (1 wins here)
TrackLab Insight
Runs just 7 days after finishing second at Chester, showing serious intent, but here's the problem: he's 0 wins from 5 at Thirsk despite five previous attempts, making him a track specialist who specialises in *not* winning here. His last race was ultra-competitive (second by 1.8L) yet his Thirsk form remains stubbornly blank after all those chances.
Runs again after just 7 days
TrackLab Insight
Rated 89 but severely out of form: 16th at Epsom 57 days ago, his longest absence in the field, following a 12th-place flop in Class 3 at Leicester. His only real asset is a 67% win rate on normal ground (2 from 3), but his recent trajectory suggests he's regressing rather than ready to bounce back from draw 1.
2nd highest rated (OR 89)
TrackLab Insight
Won at Wetherby 58 days ago but is struggling to build on that: 5th–5th in his last two runs suggest the win was a bright flash in an otherwise quiet career. At 4 wins from 31 races (roughly 1 in 8), he's among the least consistent here, and his record on Thirsk remains untested despite five previous attempts — all without victory.
Among the more experienced (31 career races)
TrackLab Insight
Lowest rated by a margin (79, five below average) but shows genuine form: second at Beverley 28 days ago and has won 4 from 14 on good ground (29%). Normal ground isn't his preference — he prefers faster conditions — and he's yet to win at York in five attempts, limiting his upside despite being a capable performer on his day.
Among the more experienced (35 career races)
TrackLab Insight
Best career win rate in the field at 1 in 2 (2 from 5), but there's a massive caveat: he hasn't raced for 117 days, longest layoff in the field by a country mile. He's won 2 from 4 at this exact distance, yet has been away so long that jumping straight back in against a 16-runner Class 3 is a huge ask, despite drawing one of the favourable low berths (6).
Best record at this trip (2 from 4)
Absent 117 days (longest in field)
Best career win rate in field (1 in 2)
TrackLab Insight
Best record on normal ground (2 from 4) and won a Class 2 race at Musselburgh just weeks ago, yet stumbled badly 16th at York 22 days later — a collapse that's impossible to ignore. His partnership with regular jockey Oisin Orr has been productive (43% win rate together), but he doesn't ride today; the change in personnel matters at this stage.
Best record on this ground (2 from 4)
TrackLab Insight
Lowest rated (72, twelve below average) and runs just 7 days after 11th at York, signalling desperation rather than confidence. She's won 3 from 7 at Wolverhampton — her only real track — but away from there she's almost a non-runner: 0 wins from multiple attempts on normal ground and 0 wins from both right-hand track configurations that Thirsk presents.
Lowest rated, 12lbs below average
Carries lowest weight in field
Runs again after just 7 days
TrackLab Insight
Placed in 2 of his last 3 races and won at Newcastle 74 days ago, showing he can deliver — but only 4 wins from 32 races (12% win rate) tells you consistency is his weakness. His one real strength is Newcastle (4 wins from 21 starts), yet he's traveling north to Thirsk where his record remains unproven, and the low weight (123lbs) won't mask his erratic form.
Placed in 2 of last 3 races
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