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Thirsk

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Sky Bet Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap

Date 2026-05-02
Distance 7f218y
Class Class 2
Going Good To Firm
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £30,924
Weather Overcast
Temp 9.6°C
Wind 3mph W
Rain 14%

Runners (15)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
3 (11)
Blue Rc
Bay
J:Connor Beasley
T:James Tate
J:Connor Beasley
T:James Tate
 134 — 122-12
99
115
91
 29d — — -3
18.9
0.75/1
3/1
25%
Progressive course winner; excellent second in strong AW handicap on Good Friday; player
5 (3)
Sea Force
Bay
J:Oisin Orr
T:William Haggas
J:Oisin Orr
T:William Haggas
 129 p 3461-6
94
114
95
 20d — — -1
15.7
1.00/1
4/1
20%
Two wins in 2025; fair sixth on return and could resume progression in refitted headgear
6 (2)
Flight Plan
Bay
J:Sam James
T:K R Burke
J:Sam James
T:K R Burke
 129 t -60948
94
116
107
 29d — — +1
15
1.25/1
5/1
17%
8lb lower than when winning this last year; revival isn't ruled out in new tongue-tie
9 (9)
City Of Poets
Chestnut
J:Dylan Hogan
T:James Tate
J:Dylan Hogan
T:James Tate
 128 — 1621-3
93
113
95
 43d — — +5
17.1
1.50/1
6/1
14%
Has odd quirk but done well on AW in recent starts; one of two solid contenders for yard
8 (8)
Mirsky
Chestnut
J:Mark Winn
T:David O'Meara
J:Mark Winn
T:David O'Meara
 128 — 1109-3
93
112
94
 20d — — +6
16.6
1.88/1
15/2
12%
C&D win last May; creditable third of 12 on reappearance; likely to be in the mix
4 (15)
Apiarist
Bay
J:Jack Callan(3)
T:Kevin Ryan
J:Jack Callan(3)
T:Kevin Ryan
 133 — 3-4130
98
111
93
 29d — — +7
16.8
2.50/1
10/1
9%
Started year in good form on AW but lesser run latest; others preferred back on turf
12 (13)
Dashing Darcey
Bay
J:Oisin McSweeney
T:Geoffrey Harker
J:Oisin McSweeney
T:Geoffrey Harker
 125 — 3/020-
90
113
92
 322d — — +8
13.7
4.00/1
16/1
6%
Second off 1lb higher last May but off since a lesser run the following month; gelded
7 (4)
Rhoscolyn
Bay
J:Conor Whiteley(7)
T:David O'Meara
J:Conor Whiteley(7)
T:David O'Meara
 129 t 0604-5
94
113
107
 22d — — +8
12.1
5.00/1
20/1
5%
Golden Mile winner last year; fair reappearance but ideally wants slower ground
14 (12)
A War Eagle
Bay
J:Billy Garritty
T:Michael & David Easterby
J:Billy Garritty
T:Michael & David Easterby
 120 — 220-81
85
109
76
 9d — — +6
9.7
7.00/1
28/1
3%
Only nudged up 3lb for recently Beverley success but this is a much stronger race
2 (5)
Al Mubhir
Chestnut
J:Shane Gray
T:Kevin Ryan
J:Shane Gray
T:Kevin Ryan
 137 — 03500-
102
109
-
 225d — — +12
14.6
10.00/1
40/1
2%
Smart at his best and back in Britain after spell in Australia; has had wind surgery
13 (14)
Accentuate
Chestnut
J:Sean Kirrane
T:Tim Easterby
J:Sean Kirrane
T:Tim Easterby
 124 — /2150-
89
111
93
 239d — — +14
16.9
10.00/1
40/1
2%
Lightly raced new recruit for Tim Easterby but drawn wide and perhaps best watched
10 (1)
Esherann
Bay
J:Zak Wheatley(3)
T:Declan Carroll
J:Zak Wheatley(3)
T:Declan Carroll
 127 t 3141-8
92
109
82
 18d — — +9
11.1
16.50/1
66/1
1%
Two wins in Ireland last year but well held on recent first run for Declan Carroll
15 (6)
Redarna
Chestnut
J:Cam Hardie
T:Dianne Sayer
J:Cam Hardie
T:Dianne Sayer
 114 p 6814-0
79
109
98
 20d — — +6
7.6
31.25/1
125/1
1%
Won this in 2022 (also fourth in 2024) but recent reappearance was poor
NR (7)
Witch Hunter
Bay
J:NON-RUNNER
T:Richard Hannon
J:NON-RUNNER
T:Richard Hannon
 138 — -51489
103
-
-
 29d — — —
16.3
— —
Good win on AW in January but three lesser runs since; last turf win was back in 2023
NR (10)
Bellarchi
Chestnut
J:Andrew Mullen
T:Grant Tuer
J:Andrew Mullen
T:Grant Tuer
 126 — 88-811
91
110
99
 20d — — —
10.3
— —
In the form of life with two Musselburgh wins last month; can't discount in current mood
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Blue Rc
 11/4 11/4 3/1
Sea Force
 4/1 4/1 4/1
Flight Plan
 5/1 9/2 9/2
City Of Poets
 6/1 6/1 6/1
Mirsky
 7/1 7/1 15/2
Apiarist
 10/1 9/1 17/2
Dashing Darcey
 16/1 14/1 14/1
Rhoscolyn
 20/1 20/1 20/1
A War Eagle
 28/1 25/1 25/1
Al Mubhir
 40/1 40/1 40/1
Accentuate
 40/1 40/1 40/1
Esherann
 66/1 40/1 50/1
Redarna
 125/1 80/1 80/1
Witch Hunter
 - - -
Bellarchi
 - - -

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Blue Rc
18.9
OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7
3/1
2nd City Of Poets
17.1
OR: 10.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3
6/1
3rd Accentuate
16.9
OR: 9.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.7
40/1
4 Apiarist
16.8
OR: 12 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7
10/1
5 Mirsky
16.6
OR: 10.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9
15/2
6 Witch Hunter
16.3
OR: 13.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0
—
7 Sea Force
15.7
OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7
4/1
8 Flight Plan
15
OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 4
5/1
9 Al Mubhir
14.6
OR: 13 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.7
40/1
10 Dashing Darcey
13.7
OR: 10 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6
16/1
11 Rhoscolyn
12.1
OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
20/1
12 Esherann
11.1
OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6
66/1
13 Bellarchi
10.3
OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
—
14 A War Eagle
9.7
OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1
28/1
15 Redarna
7.6
OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4
125/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Witch Hunter
103
 — —
Al Mubhir
102
109
 —
Blue Rc
99
115
91
Apiarist
98
111
93
Sea Force
94
114
95
Flight Plan
94
116
107
Rhoscolyn
94
113
107
City Of Poets
93
113
95
Mirsky
93
112
94
Esherann
92
109
82
Bellarchi
91
110
99
Dashing Darcey
90
113
92
Accentuate
89
111
93
A War Eagle
85
109
76
Redarna
79
109
98

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
A War Eagle 9d ago Quick return
Esherann 18d ago Fit
Sea Force 20d ago Fit
Mirsky 20d ago Fit
Redarna 20d ago Fit
Bellarchi 20d ago Fit
Rhoscolyn 22d ago Fit
Blue Rc 29d ago Fit
Flight Plan 29d ago Fit
Apiarist 29d ago Fit
Witch Hunter 29d ago Fit
City Of Poets 43d ago Fit
Al Mubhir 225d ago Long break
Accentuate 239d ago Long break
Dashing Darcey 322d ago Long break

Pace Profile

HorseRunning Style
A War Eagle Prominent
Blue Rc Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 15 runners classified.