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Thirsk

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Date 2023-08-18

Distance 7f218y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 1m 40.05s (slow by 3.15s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ey Up Its The Boss (GB) David Nolan · Tony Coyle	14/1	Won
2nd	Roman Dynasty (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Joseph Parr	11/4F	.75
3rd	Bowland Park (GB) Tom Eaves · Daniel & Claire Kubler	6/1	3.75
4th	Temper Trap (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	8/1	0.2
5th	Solanna (GB) Oisin Orr · John Butler	16/1	.5
6th	Global Spirit (GB) Ben Curtis · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	10/1	0.1
7th	Touchwood (IRE) Jason Hart · Ruth Carr	22/1	1.25
8th	Lion's Dream (FR) Alistair Rawlinson · Michael Appleby	16/1	0.3
9th	Diamond Haze (IRE) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	16/1	0.2
10th	Bungley (IRE) Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	40/1	1.25
11th	Star Shield (GB) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	16/1	1
12th	Arranmore (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Dianne Sayer	9/2	1.25
13th	Devilwala (IRE) Phil Dennis · Tim Easterby	33/1	1

Runners (13)

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 (13)	Arranmore Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Dianne Sayer	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Dianne Sayer	132	—	-32272	72	87	80	9d	—	—	+4	19.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Another near-miss last time at Pontefract (1m, good); shortlisted off unchanged mark
4 (8)	Roman Dynasty Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Joseph Parr	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Joseph Parr	134	p	621223	74	88	76	14d	—	—	+4	25.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Holding form very well in (often narrow) defeat since June's Nottingham success (8.5f)
1 (4)	Bowland Park Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Tom Eaves T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	137	—	5765-2	77	92	59	55d	—	—	+1	16.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Solid second to a course specialist ay Haydock latest; first drop into a class 5 handicap
12 (7)	Temper Trap Brown J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	125	—	501114	65	90	78	1d	—	—	+10	22.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Latest winning streak brought to a halt at Beverley yesterday afternoon; still 4lb well in
8 (1)	Ey Up Its The Boss Brown J:David Nolan T:Tony Coyle	J:David Nolan T:Tony Coyle	130	p	023729	70	87	81	21d	—	—	+5	12.3	2.75/1	12 8%
Came close to a first win beyond 7f over this C&D in June; chance if there's a dryout
5 (2)	Solanna Chestnut J:Oisin Orr T:John Butler	J:Oisin Orr T:John Butler	132	—	311475	72	88	76	22d	—	—	+6	12.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Stronger form since sent over further than 1m; will appreciate the drop back in class
9 (10)	Global Spirit Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Ben Curtis T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	128	b	659665	68	89	74	9d	—	—	-1	6.6	2.50/1	11 9%
3l behind Arranmore at Pontefract latest (1m, good); no certainty to revive in blinkers
2 (5)	Star Shield Chestnut J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	136	p	515154	76	87	68	25d	—	—	+10	14.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Two more 1m scores this term at Wetherby and Ayr, and still below several winning marks
3 (9)	Lions Dream Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	135	—	-26485	75	87	51	31d	—	—	+4	8.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Mark never lower, but tendency to pull or hang has to temper confidence just now
11 (12)	Diamond Haze Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	127	—	-62949	67	87	77	39d	—	—	+2	7.1	4.25/1	18 6%
Below-par effort at Ripon latest, but has done all his winning at Thirsk; might revive
7 (6)	Touchwood Bay J:Jason Hart T:Ruth Carr	J:Jason Hart T:Ruth Carr	130	p	337459	70	83	74	22d	—	—	+2	6.8	6.00/1	25 4%
Hasn't backed up a fair 7f fourth here in June, but is worth at least one go at a mile
10 (3)	Devilwala Bay J:Phil Dennis T:Tim Easterby	J:Phil Dennis T:Tim Easterby	128	tp	053090	68	87	75	21d	—	—	+3	6.3	8.00/1	33 3%
Mark has never been lower and best 2023 form has come here, but is not persuasive even so
13 (11)	Bungley Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	120	—	207-97	60	82	60	59d	—	—	+1	3.1	9.75/1	40 3%
Done some of her best work in previous Augusts (including C&D); not at best when last seen

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Arranmore	4	9/2	4	4	9/2
Roman Dynasty	7/2	7/2	3	3	7/2
Bowland Park	4	11/2	11/2	5	11/2
Temper Trap	7	13/2	6	6	6
Ey Up Its The Boss	12	12	12	12	12
Solanna	12	14	10	12	12
Global Spirit	11	10	10	9	9
Star Shield	16	16	14	16	16
Lions Dream	14	16	14	16	16
Diamond Haze	18	16	14	16	16
Touchwood	25	20	18	20	18
Devilwala	33	28	28	28	33
Bungley	40	40	33	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

Roman Dynasty

25.2

OR: 6 Form: 13 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Temper Trap

22.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 15 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Arranmore

19.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 9.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Bowland Park

16.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Star Shield

14.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

Solanna

12.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

Ey Up Its The Boss

12.3

OR: 5 Form: 5.4 Odds: 1.9

Lions Dream

8.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 1 Odds: 1.4

Diamond Haze

7.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.4

Touchwood

6.8

OR: 5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.2

Global Spirit

6.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Devilwala

6.3

OR: 4.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.9

Bungley

3.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bowland Park	77	92	59
Star Shield	76	87	68
Lions Dream	75	87	51
Roman Dynasty	74	88	76
Arranmore	72	87	80
Solanna	72	88	76
Ey Up Its The Boss	70	87	81
Touchwood	70	83	74
Global Spirit	68	89	74
Devilwala	68	87	75
Diamond Haze	67	87	77
Temper Trap	65	90	78
Bungley	60	82	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Temper Trap	1d ago	Quick return
Arranmore	9d ago	Quick return
Global Spirit	9d ago	Quick return
Roman Dynasty	14d ago	Fit
Ey Up Its The Boss	21d ago	Fit
Devilwala	21d ago	Fit
Solanna	22d ago	Fit
Touchwood	22d ago	Fit
Star Shield	25d ago	Fit
Lions Dream	31d ago	Fit
Diamond Haze	39d ago	Fit
Bowland Park	55d ago	Fresh
Bungley	59d ago	Fresh