Vickers.Bet Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap – Thirsk

Thirsk

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Vickers.Bet Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap

Date 2024-05-04

Distance 7f218y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Winning Time 1m 43.74s (slow by 7.04s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Titan Rock (GB) James Sullivan · John & Sean Quinn	12/1	Won
2nd	Look Back Smiling (IRE) Brandon Wilkie · Gemma Tutty	7/1	0.2
3rd	Autumn Festival (GB) Alex Jary · Ed de Giles	50/1	1
4th	Redarna (GB) Joanna Mason · Dianne Sayer	16/1	.75
5th	Mirsky (GB) David Nolan · David O'Meara	25/1	0.2
6th	Eilean Dubh (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · K R Burke	10/1	1
7th	Northern Express (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Michael Dods	5/1	1.25
8th	Quest For Fun (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	5/1	0.3
9th	Thunder Roar (GB) Cam Hardie · Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	9/2F	0.1
10th	Pisanello (IRE) Mark Winn · David O'Meara	10/1	1
11th	La Trinidad (GB) Jonny Peate · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	16/1	.75
12th	Cruyff Turn (GB) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	33/1	6
13th	Racingbreaks Ryder (IRE) William Cox · Charles Hills	17/2	.5
14th	Bajan Bandit (GB) Harrison Shaw · Grant Tuer	33/1	2.75

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
15 (11)	Thunder Roar Chestnut J:Cam Hardie T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	J:Cam Hardie T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	120	—	11-323	83	110	98	7d	—	—	-2	12.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Second to Look Back Smiling in Spring Mile; had that rival behind when third last weekend
1 (9)	Northern Express Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Dods	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Dods	138	—	4502-5	101	113	96	16d	—	—	+3	16.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won this last year and primed for another bold bid after encouraging reappearance
7 (12)	Quest For Fun Chestnut J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	127	t	4621-4	90	111	100	13d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Shaped well on Musselburgh return but stamina an unknown racing beyond 7f for first time
11 (4)	Look Back Smiling Chestnut J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:Gemma Tutty	J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:Gemma Tutty	124	—	51-194	87	110	99	7d	—	—	+3	11.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won Doncaster Spring Mile in March; creditable fourth at Leicester last weekend;
10 (10)	Racingbreaks Ryder Bay J:William Cox T:Charles Hills	J:William Cox T:Charles Hills	125	—	0067-0	88	108	81	14d	—	—	+3	11.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Well treated on his form last spring and could be sharper for reappearance; not discounted
13 (1)	Pisanello Bay J:Mark Winn(3) T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn(3) T:David O'Meara	123	—	15759-	86	112	105	204d	—	—	+6	13.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
On winning mark and has good record fresh (second in this on 2023 return); considered
4 (7)	Eilean Dubh Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:K R Burke	J:Callum Rodriguez T:K R Burke	128	v	0800-9	91	109	96	13d	—	—	+6	11.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Below last winning mark but always towards rear on recent 7f reappearance; visor added
16 (5)	Titan Rock Bay J:James Sullivan T:John & Sean Quinn	J:James Sullivan T:John & Sean Quinn	119	h	04-399	82	112	100	77d	—	—	+4	9.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
1lb below the mark he defied on AW last March but not at best last twice; hood added
3 (14)	La Trinidad Bay J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	131	—	59327-	94	110	91	204d	—	—	+13	17.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Placed twice last autumn and on competitive mark if ready to roll after 204 days off
9 (6)	Redarna Chestnut J:Joanna Mason T:Dianne Sayer	J:Joanna Mason T:Dianne Sayer	125	p	9160-5	88	111	87	13d	—	—	+7	10.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won this in 2022; a veteran now but recent 7f reappearance was quite promising
8 (13)	Cruyff Turn Chestnut J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	127	h	19008-	90	112	86	204d	—	—	+10	12.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Well handicapped but only eighth to Northern Express in this on 2023 reappearance
2 (8)	Mirsky Chestnut J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	135	—	11797-	98	109	82	181d	—	—	+15	17.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Useful 1m winner in France; betting check needed on debut for much respected new yard
12 (16)	Bajan Bandit Bay J:Harrison Shaw T:Grant Tuer	J:Harrison Shaw T:Grant Tuer	124	—	1342-0	87	110	85	18d	—	—	+8	9.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Did well at 3; should be sharper for reappearance but ease in the ground a worry
5 (2)	Autumn Festival Bay J:Alex Jary(5) T:Ed de Giles	J:Alex Jary(5) T:Ed de Giles	127	—	12029-	90	109	98	166d	—	—	+16	17.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Fourth in this last year; did well on soft/heavy last autumn; returns for a new stable
NR (15)	Master Richard Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Ann Duffield	J:Rowan Scott T:Ann Duffield	127	—	20773-	90	110	86	171d	—	—	—	14	—	—
Useful but turf wins have come on much quicker ground than is likely here; off 171 days
NR (3)	Hiromichi Grey J:Connor Beasley T:Jack Channon	J:Connor Beasley T:Jack Channon	123	p	19-141	86	109	81	7d	—	—	—	9	—	—
AW win last month and went in again on soft at Ripon last Saturday; not discounted

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Thunder Roar	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Northern Express	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Quest For Fun	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Look Back Smiling	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Racingbreaks Ryder	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Pisanello	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Eilean Dubh	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Titan Rock	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
La Trinidad	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Redarna	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Cruyff Turn	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Mirsky	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Bajan Bandit	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Autumn Festival	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mirsky

17.6

OR: 12 Form: 5 Odds: 0.6

33/1

2nd

Autumn Festival

17.4

OR: 10 Form: 7 Odds: 0.4

50/1

3rd

La Trinidad

17.2

OR: 11 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Northern Express

16.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Master Richard

OR: 10 Form: 4 Odds: 0

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Quest For Fun

13.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Pisanello

13.1

OR: 9 Form: 2 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Cruyff Turn

12.6

OR: 10 Form: 2 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Thunder Roar

12.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Racingbreaks Ryder

11.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Eilean Dubh

11.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Look Back Smiling

11.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Redarna

10.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Bajan Bandit

9.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Titan Rock

9.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Hiromichi

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Northern Express	101	113	96
Mirsky	98	109	82
La Trinidad	94	110	91
Eilean Dubh	91	109	96
Quest For Fun	90	111	100
Cruyff Turn	90	112	86
Autumn Festival	90	109	98
Master Richard	90	110	86
Racingbreaks Ryder	88	108	81
Redarna	88	111	87
Look Back Smiling	87	110	99
Bajan Bandit	87	110	85
Pisanello	86	112	105
Hiromichi	86	109	81
Thunder Roar	83	110	98
Titan Rock	82	112	100

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Thunder Roar	7d ago	Quick return
Look Back Smiling	7d ago	Quick return
Hiromichi	7d ago	Quick return
Quest For Fun	13d ago	Quick return
Eilean Dubh	13d ago	Quick return
Redarna	13d ago	Quick return
Racingbreaks Ryder	14d ago	Fit
Northern Express	16d ago	Fit
Bajan Bandit	18d ago	Fit
Titan Rock	77d ago	Fresh
Autumn Festival	166d ago	Long break
Master Richard	171d ago	Long break
Mirsky	181d ago	Long break
Pisanello	204d ago	Long break
La Trinidad	204d ago	Long break
Cruyff Turn	204d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Bajan Bandit	Prominent
Look Back Smiling	Mid-Pack
Eilean Dubh	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 16 runners classified.