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Thirsk

13:25

Date 2023-04-22

Distance 7f218y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,320

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (5)	Old Smoke Grey J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	133	—	322	82	88	79	12d	—	—	-14	34.3	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Progressive, chasing home promising sort on recent turf debut (1m, soft); the one to beat
7 (1)	Paternoster Square Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Andrea Atzeni T:Simon & Ed Crisford	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-13	5.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Newcomer from a much respected stable; betting informative
4 (7)	I Still Have Faith Bay J:Christian Howarth(5) T:B F Brookhouse	J:Christian Howarth(5) T:B F Brookhouse	133	—	64-	-	74	18	326d	—	—	-7	2.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Two runs for Ian Williams last spring, finishing fair 4th over 6.5f on second occasion
3 (8)	Hills Of Gold Chestnut J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	133	—	68-	-	73	25	203d	—	—	-7	2.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Showed promise in the first of two outings last year; gelded ahead of return
1 (2)	Abu Royal Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Charlie Johnston	J:Ben Curtis T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	6	-	67	-	17d	—	—	-6	2.1	2.50/1	11 9%
Only minor promise on AW debut but well bred and should prove capable of better
9 (4)	Ubettabequick Brown J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	128	—	4	-	73	-	22d	—	—	-5	1.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Just under 5l fourth on her 1m Newcastle debut 22 days ago; entitled to improve
5 (9)	London Legend Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ann Duffield	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ann Duffield	133	—	0-	-	39	-	162d	—	—	-1	0.4	19.75/1	80 1%
125-1, last of 12 on 1m2f Newcastle debut in November
8 (6)	Hope To Dance Bay J:Gianluca Sanna(7) T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Gianluca Sanna(7) T:David & Nicola Barron	128	—	8-	-	26	-	213d	—	—	-1	0.4	24.75/1	100 1%
66-1, last of eight on 7f Redcar debut last September
2 (3)	Azaim Bay J:Phil Dennis T:Michael Dods	J:Phil Dennis T:Michael Dods	133	—	06	-	48	-	29d	—	—	-1	0.3	24.75/1	100 1%
Looks more one for handicaps judged on two AW efforts last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Old Smoke	8/11	4/5	5/6	4/5	4/5
Paternoster Square	4	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
I Still Have Faith	8	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Hills Of Gold	17/2	8	8/1	17/2	17/2
Abu Royal	10	11	10	11	10
Ubettabequick	16	14	14	16/1	14
London Legend	80	80	80	80	80
Hope To Dance	100	100	80	100	100
Azaim	100	100	80	100	100

Predictor

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

1st

Old Smoke

34.3

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 16.3

5/6

2nd

Paternoster Square

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

3rd

I Still Have Faith

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Hills Of Gold

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Abu Royal

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Ubettabequick

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

London Legend

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

Hope To Dance

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100

Azaim

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Old Smoke	82	88	79
Paternoster Square	—	—	—
I Still Have Faith	—	74	18
Hills Of Gold	—	73	25
Abu Royal	—	67	—
Ubettabequick	—	73	—
London Legend	—	39	—
Hope To Dance	—	26	—
Azaim	—	48	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Old Smoke	12d ago	Quick return
Abu Royal	17d ago	Fit
Ubettabequick	22d ago	Fit
Azaim	29d ago	Fit
London Legend	162d ago	Long break
Hills Of Gold	203d ago	Long break
Hope To Dance	213d ago	Long break
I Still Have Faith	326d ago	Long break
Paternoster Square	—	—