Vickers.Bet Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap – Thirsk

Thirsk

15:40

Vickers.Bet Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap

Date 2023-05-06

Distance 7f218y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Winning Time 1m 43.06s (slow by 6.36s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Northern Express (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Michael Dods	11/2	Won
2nd	Pisanello (IRE) Mark Winn · David O'Meara	5/1F	.75
3rd	Safe Voyage (IRE) James Sullivan · John Quinn	12/1	.5
4th	Autumn Festival (GB) David Nolan · David O'Meara	20/1	1.25
5th	Carnival Zain (GB) Aiden Brookes · Micky Hammond	20/1	1
6th	Eilean Dubh (IRE) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	13/2	2
7th	Billyb (FR) Paul Hanagan · Ann Duffield	9/1	2.75
8th	Cruyff Turn (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	14/1	0.3
9th	The Turpinator (IRE) Oliver Stammers · Grant Tuer	12/1	2.25
10th	Dark Moon Rising (IRE) Shane Gray · Kevin Ryan	14/1	.75
11th	Symbolize (IRE) Graham Lee · Julie Camacho	8/1	2.25
12th	Skilled Warrior (IRE) Sam James · Grant Tuer	7/1	1.75
13th	Devilwala (IRE) Cam Hardie · Tim Easterby	80/1	4.25
14th	Tuscan (IRE) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	18/1	1.5
15th	Austrian Theory (IRE) Franny Norton · Charlie Johnston	33/1	2

Runners (15)

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
14 (7)	Pisanello Bay J:Mark Winn(5) T:David Omeara	J:Mark Winn(5) T:David Omeara	123	—	33242-	82	106	101	183d	—	—	+8	20.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Goes well fresh and third in this off similar mark last year; Winn takes 5lb off; player
7 (2)	Northern Express Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:Michael Dods	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Michael Dods	133	—	2476-5	92	108	88	28d	—	—	+1	14.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Shaped quite well on 7f reappearance; probably stays 1m; considered.
5 (12)	Eilean Dubh Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin(3) T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin(3) T:K R Burke	135	—	101-90	94	105	94	35d	—	—	+3	14.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Four wins in excellent 2022; respectable return and possibly unsuited by heavy since
3 (8)	Symbolize Chestnut J:Graham Lee T:Julie Camacho	J:Graham Lee T:Julie Camacho	138	—	2600-4	97	111	101	14d	—	—	+4	14.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Smart at best for Andrew Balding; fair start for new yard in 7f course conditions race
13 (11)	Skilled Warrior Bay J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	126	—	7235-1	85	104	69	23d	—	—	+12	21.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
First win for this yard on AW last month; should remain competitive after 4lb rise
11 (15)	The Turpinator Bay J:Oliver Stammers(3) T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers(3) T:Grant Tuer	129	—	09063-	88	107	83	155d	—	—	+8	14.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Good start for Grant Tuer when third on AW in December but poorly drawn back on turf
10 (14)	Billyb Bay J:Paul Hanagan T:Ann Duffield	J:Paul Hanagan T:Ann Duffield	129	—	22471-	88	104	87	190d	—	—	+11	26.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Steady progress at 3 and form of 1m Southwell win boosted; respected on reappearance
2 (1)	Safe Voyage Bay J:James Sullivan T:John Quinn	J:James Sullivan T:John Quinn	138	—	6204-0	97	109	88	35d	—	—	+7	13.5	3.25/1	14 7%
Placed in good handicaps last autumn and should strip fitter for reappearance run
6 (6)	Tuscan Bay J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	134	—	0447-9	93	107	85	7d	—	—	+6	12.5	3.25/1	14 7%
Well held on recent return for new yard and needs to leave that well behind.
1 (10)	Cruyff Turn Chestnut J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	138	—	10609-	97	109	94	211d	—	—	+9	15.5	3.75/1	16 6%
On a winning mark but possibility he'll need the outing after seven months off
8 (5)	Carnival Zain Bay J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Micky Hammond	J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Micky Hammond	132	—	11215-	91	105	91	218d	—	—	+20	26.5	3.75/1	16 6%
Five wins in 2022, including over C&D; capable fresh but current mark demands more of him
12 (4)	Dark Moon Rising Bay J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	126	p	580-07	85	104	100	12d	—	—	+5	10.1	4.75/1	20 5%
Well treated on best but struggled lately; first-time cheekpieces need to be a big help
9 (3)	Autumn Festival Bay J:David Nolan T:David Omeara	J:David Nolan T:David Omeara	132	—	1111-0	91	105	92	28d	—	—	+7	11.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Seven wins last year but very disappointing on Musselburgh reappearance four weeks ago
4 (13)	Austrian Theory Bay J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	135	—	3007-5	94	106	62	26d	—	—	+8	12	8.00/1	33 3%
May have needed reappearance and down to the mark he won off last summer
15 (9)	Devilwala Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Tim Easterby	J:Cam Hardie T:Tim Easterby	116	p	2107-0	75	104	86	16d	—	—	+5	6.8	12.25/1	50 2%
Won at Chester last autumn but below par since, including reappearance

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Pisanello	6	11/2	11/2	6	6
Northern Express	6	11/2	6	11/2	5
Eilean Dubh	15/2	6	13/2	13/2	6
Symbolize	8	7	7	7	15/2
Skilled Warrior	8	15/2	15/2	7	7
The Turpinator	12	11	12	11	11
Billyb	11	9	4	8	12
Safe Voyage	14	12	12	12	14
Tuscan	14	14	11	12	14
Cruyff Turn	16	14	12	16	16
Carnival Zain	14	12	11	14	16
Dark Moon Rising	20	18	20	20	16
Autumn Festival	20	16	16	18	20
Austrian Theory	33	25	33	33	28
Devilwala	50	33	50	40	50

Predictor

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

1st

Carnival Zain

26.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 1.7

2nd

Billyb

26.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 4.4

3rd

Skilled Warrior

21.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Pisanello

20.6

OR: 8 Form: 9 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Cruyff Turn

15.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 2 Odds: 1.7

Symbolize

14.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

The Turpinator

14.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.9

Northern Express

14.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Eilean Dubh

14.1

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Safe Voyage

13.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Tuscan

12.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Austrian Theory

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Autumn Festival

11.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Dark Moon Rising

10.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Devilwala

6.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Symbolize	97	111	101
Safe Voyage	97	109	88
Cruyff Turn	97	109	94
Eilean Dubh	94	105	94
Austrian Theory	94	106	62
Tuscan	93	107	85
Northern Express	92	108	88
Carnival Zain	91	105	91
Autumn Festival	91	105	92
The Turpinator	88	107	83
Billyb	88	104	87
Skilled Warrior	85	104	69
Dark Moon Rising	85	104	100
Pisanello	82	106	101
Devilwala	75	104	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tuscan	7d ago	Quick return
Dark Moon Rising	12d ago	Quick return
Symbolize	14d ago	Fit
Devilwala	16d ago	Fit
Skilled Warrior	23d ago	Fit
Austrian Theory	26d ago	Fit
Northern Express	28d ago	Fit
Autumn Festival	28d ago	Fit
Eilean Dubh	35d ago	Fit
Safe Voyage	35d ago	Fit
The Turpinator	155d ago	Long break
Pisanello	183d ago	Long break
Billyb	190d ago	Long break
Cruyff Turn	211d ago	Long break
Carnival Zain	218d ago	Long break