Ray McLean Memorial Handicap – Thirsk

Thirsk

19:45

Ray McLean Memorial Handicap

Date 2023-08-18

Distance 1m4f8y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 2m 37.65s (slow by 5.95s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kittykarma (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	11/1	Won
2nd	Prince Achille (GB) Jack Garritty · Jedd O'Keeffe	3/1F	0.2
3rd	Edwina Sheeran (IRE) Jonny Peate · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	100/30	1.5
4th	Valley Of Flowers (IRE) Joanna Mason · Jacqueline Coward	5/1	0.3
5th	Nakano (IRE) Jason Watson · Hugo Palmer	33/1	.75
6th	Optician (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	9/1	3.5
7th	Tiberio Force (GB) Ben Curtis · Simon Whitaker	20/1	.75
8th	Jamih (GB) Mark Winn · Tina Jackson	6/1	2.5
9th	Mad Artymaise (IRE) Alex Jary · Gillian Boanas	14/1	0.3
10th	Act Of Will (GB) Graham Lee · Danny Brooke	40/1	1
11th	Bouncing Bobby (IRE) David Nolan · Martin Todhunter	22/1	.5
12th	Stelios (IRE) Mia Nicholls · Phillip Makin	50/1	6
13th	Trailblazer (GB) Paul Hanagan · Adam Nicol	28/1	13
14th	Riggsby (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Sam England	40/1	6.5
15th	Mollies Hope (USA) Andrew Mullen · Andrew Crook	150/1	9

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
7 (12)	Prince Achille Bay J:Jack Garritty T:Jedd Okeeffe	J:Jack Garritty T:Jedd Okeeffe	132	—	3-3132	52	67	59	7d	—	—	-12	8.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Consistent over 1m3f-1m4f of late; denied on the post over this C&D last week
8 (15)	Edwina Sheeran Chestnut J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	132	p	214112	61	71	54	23d	—	—	+9	27	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Near-2l second to a next-time winner at Leicester latest; player back down in grade
4 (6)	Valley Of Flowers Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Jacqueline Coward	J:Joanna Mason T:Jacqueline Coward	135	h	215223	55	67	51	10d	—	—	+1	16.7	1.00/1	5 20%
1l second in this last year; close to defying current mark the last twice; among likeliest
3 (10)	Jamih Chestnut J:Mark Winn(3) T:Tina Jackson	J:Mark Winn(3) T:Tina Jackson	135	—	549424	55	68	45	7d	—	—	-4	8.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Sole C&D winner in the line-up (this race last year off 1lb lower) and shortlisted again
10 (11)	Optician Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	131	p	-63264	60	65	60	23d	—	—	-1	8.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Likely better at 1m4f than he's been able to show in two attempts so far; eased 2lb more
9 (7)	Kittykarma Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	131	p	-38862	60	66	47	23d	—	—	+4	9.8	3.25/1	14 7%
Second at Leicester latest, albeit beaten 11l (1m4f, soft); down 2lb but others likelier
14 (9)	Mad Artymaise Chestnut J:Alex Jary(7) T:Gillian Boanas	J:Alex Jary(7) T:Gillian Boanas	126	—	454326	46	63	54	7d	—	—	0	6.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Perfectly consistent but 0-15 overall; held by two reopposing rivals over C&D last week
2 (2)	Bouncing Bobby Bay J:David Nolan T:Martin Todhunter	J:David Nolan T:Martin Todhunter	137	—	32-016	57	66	60	50d	—	—	-1	3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Remains on career-high mark, and doubt this sharper track will suit him as well as some
1 (14)	Riggsby Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Sam England	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Sam England	140	tp	8089-2	60	64	35	—	—	—	+5	8.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
0-4 in turf Flat contests, albeit all of them tougher assignments than this evening's
13 (1)	Tiberio Force Black J:Ben Curtis T:Simon Whitaker	J:Ben Curtis T:Simon Whitaker	128	b	777346	48	65	42	10d	—	—	-1	2.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Useful swing with Valley Of Flowers on June's Beverley form; easier 1m4f a likely plus
5 (4)	Trailblazer Bay J:Paul Hanagan T:Adam Nicol	J:Paul Hanagan T:Adam Nicol	134	p	073658	54	68	34	37d	—	—	-1	2.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Unimproved by return to front-running; drop of 3lb and 4f not enough to persuade
6 (8)	Nakano Bay J:Jason Watson T:Hugo Palmer	J:Jason Watson T:Hugo Palmer	133	v	-46968	62	67	47	20d	—	—	+1	3.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Weak finisher on most handicap starts (1m2f-1m3.5f) so far; visor replaces cheekpieces
11 (5)	Act Of Will Bay J:Graham Lee T:Danny Brooke	J:Graham Lee T:Danny Brooke	131	p	67-973	60	62	47	41d	—	—	+1	3.1	9.75/1	40 3%
Back to form 2l third latest, albeit in a slowly run 1m2f; another new trip tonight
15 (13)	Stelios Bay J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Phillip Makin	J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Phillip Makin	117	—	555398	46	66	35	25d	—	—	0	2.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Trail has gone colder again since close third at Beverley in June; 1lb out of the weights
12 (3)	Mollies Hope Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Andrew Crook	J:Andrew Mullen T:Andrew Crook	130	t	9766-0	50	63	50	7d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.25/1	150 1%
Offered little on last week's return (1m1f); this 3f longer trip asks a new question

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Prince Achille	3	3	11/4	3	3
Edwina Sheeran	10/3	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3
Valley Of Flowers	5	5	5	5	5
Jamih	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Optician	10	9	9/1	9	9
Kittykarma	14	12	12	14	14
Mad Artymaise	14	12	11	12	12
Bouncing Bobby	22/1	22	22/1	22/1	22/1
Riggsby	28/1	28	25/1	28	25/1
Tiberio Force	25	25	25/1	25	22
Trailblazer	20	28/1	25	28/1	28
Nakano	40	33	33	33	33
Act Of Will	40	40	40	40	40
Stelios	40	40	40	40	50/1
Mollies Hope	150	100	100	125	125

Predictor

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

1st

Edwina Sheeran

OR: 2.8 Form: 19 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Valley Of Flowers

16.7

OR: 1.3 Form: 11 Odds: 4.4

3rd

Kittykarma

9.8

OR: 2.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.7

Prince Achille

8.8

OR: 0.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Optician

8.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 3.4 Odds: 2.7

Riggsby

8.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1

28/1

Jamih

8.4

OR: 1.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Mad Artymaise

6.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

Nakano

3.7

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Act Of Will

3.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Bouncing Bobby

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Trailblazer

2.9

OR: 1 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1

28/1

Tiberio Force

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Stelios

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Mollies Hope

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nakano	62	67	47
Edwina Sheeran	61	71	54
Optician	60	65	60
Kittykarma	60	66	47
Riggsby	60	64	35
Act Of Will	60	62	47
Bouncing Bobby	57	66	60
Valley Of Flowers	55	67	51
Jamih	55	68	45
Trailblazer	54	68	34
Prince Achille	52	67	59
Mollies Hope	50	63	50
Tiberio Force	48	65	42
Mad Artymaise	46	63	54
Stelios	46	66	35

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Prince Achille	7d ago	Quick return
Jamih	7d ago	Quick return
Mad Artymaise	7d ago	Quick return
Mollies Hope	7d ago	Quick return
Valley Of Flowers	10d ago	Quick return
Tiberio Force	10d ago	Quick return
Nakano	20d ago	Fit
Edwina Sheeran	23d ago	Fit
Optician	23d ago	Fit
Kittykarma	23d ago	Fit
Stelios	25d ago	Fit
Trailblazer	37d ago	Fit
Act Of Will	41d ago	Fit
Bouncing Bobby	50d ago	Fresh
Riggsby	—	—