William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap – Thirsk

Thirsk

17:10

William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap

Date 2023-08-05

Distance 1m4f8y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 2m 46.88s (slow by 15.18s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Edge Of Darkness (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Charlie Johnston	4/1	Won
2nd	Billy No Mates (IRE) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	2/1F	1.75
3rd	Benadalid (GB) Aiden Brookes · Chris Fairhurst	18/1	0.2
4th	Val Bassett (FR) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	11/2	13
5th	Cosmic Soul (IRE) P J McDonald · James Horton	9/2	0.3
6th	Aegis Power (GB) Sam James · Tim Easterby	40/1	.75
7th	Bollin Margaret (GB) Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	17/2	3
8th	Oasis Prince (GB) Jack Garritty · Mark Walford	18/1	4
9th	Glittering Choice (GB) Tom Eaves · Hugo Palmer	20/1	21
10th	Easter Island (GB) Harrison Shaw · Julie Camacho	40/1	76

Runners (10)

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
1 (3)	Billy No Mates Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	142	—	3-7403	75	84	60	25d	—	—	-12	17.2	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Won this last year and good third at Pontefract latest; strong claims in his repeat bid
8 (5)	Edge Of Darkness Chestnut J:Jack Mitchell T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jack Mitchell T:Charlie Johnston	131	—	443-61	74	78	51	77d	—	—	-8	11.7	0.90/1	18/5 22%
C&D novice win in May; improvement needed now back in a handicap but that's possible
2 (6)	Val Bassett Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	141	—	-77076	74	81	42	19d	—	—	-2	9.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Kept on for fair sixth over 1m2f at Ayr last time and is worth another go at 1m4f
9 (8)	Cosmic Soul Brown J:P J McDonald T:James Horton	J:P J McDonald T:James Horton	130	—	5435	73	81	68	14d	—	—	-2	11.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Displayed promise in novices but well-beaten fifth on recent h'cap debut over 1m4f on soft
3 (7)	Bollin Margaret Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	141	p	243491	74	76	55	6d	—	—	+10	19.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won at Pontefract last Sunday; 6lb penalty demands more but she's respected nevertheless
10 (10)	Glittering Choice Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Hugo Palmer	J:Tom Eaves T:Hugo Palmer	130	tv	-24472	63	79	68	23d	—	—	+6	10.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Poor strike-rate but runner-up at Carlisle most recently and could go well
5 (2)	Benadalid Bay J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Chris Fairhurst	J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Chris Fairhurst	134	—	8-2445	67	82	49	14d	—	—	+1	5.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Below par last time & losing sequence continues, but not discounted in view of spring form
4 (9)	Oasis Prince Brown J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	135	p	0-4353	68	81	36	—	—	—	+2	5.6	6.00/1	25 4%
Has course form and has dropped below last winning mark, but not at best this summer
7 (1)	Easter Island Bay J:Harrison Shaw T:Julie Camacho	J:Harrison Shaw T:Julie Camacho	134	—	93-7	67	74	-	88d	—	—	+2	5.1	6.75/1	28 4%
Not obviously well treated off opening mark but trainer having fine season; check betting
6 (4)	Aegis Power Bay J:Sam James T:Tim Easterby	J:Sam James T:Tim Easterby	134	tp	536-57	67	79	53	57d	—	—	0	6	6.75/1	28 4%
Plenty to prove but the return to slow ground may help and he's not written off

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Billy No Mates	2	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Edge Of Darkness	4	7/2	7/2	18/5	7/2
Val Bassett	7	7	15/2	7/1	15/2
Cosmic Soul	5	5	5	5	11/2
Bollin Margaret	17/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Glittering Choice	16	16	14	16	14
Benadalid	14	14	14	14	14/1
Oasis Prince	20	22	22	25	25
Easter Island	25	28	28	28	28
Aegis Power	22	28	25	28	28

Predictor

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

1st

Bollin Margaret

19.4

OR: 6 Form: 10.9 Odds: 2.5

17/2

2nd

Billy No Mates

17.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8.9

15/8

3rd

Cosmic Soul

11.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4

11/2

Edge Of Darkness

11.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

18/5

Glittering Choice

10.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 6 Odds: 1.4

Val Bassett

9.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Aegis Power

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Benadalid

5.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Oasis Prince

5.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Easter Island

5.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Billy No Mates	75	84	60
Edge Of Darkness	74	78	51
Val Bassett	74	81	42
Bollin Margaret	74	76	55
Cosmic Soul	73	81	68
Oasis Prince	68	81	36
Benadalid	67	82	49
Easter Island	67	74	—
Aegis Power	67	79	53
Glittering Choice	63	79	68

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bollin Margaret	6d ago	Quick return
Cosmic Soul	14d ago	Fit
Benadalid	14d ago	Fit
Val Bassett	19d ago	Fit
Glittering Choice	23d ago	Fit
Billy No Mates	25d ago	Fit
Aegis Power	57d ago	Fresh
Edge Of Darkness	77d ago	Fresh
Easter Island	88d ago	Fresh
Oasis Prince	—	—