Sky Bet Club Handicap – Thirsk

Thirsk

17:30

Sky Bet Club Handicap

Date 2024-05-18

Distance 7f218y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 1m 38.35s (slow by 1.65s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hale End (IRE) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	11/2	Won
2nd	Boy Douglas (IRE) Billy Garritty · Michael Dods	28/1	1
3rd	Tobetso (IRE) Zak Wheatley · Declan Carroll	18/1	.75
4th	Mount King (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	11/1	.5
5th	Dutch Kingdom (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Darryll Holland	20/1	0.2
6th	Star Shield (GB) David Nolan · David O'Meara	8/1	0.2
7th	Paris Lights (IRE) Cam Hardie · Paul Midgley	40/1	0.3
8th	Princess Niyla (GB) Rowan Scott · Alan Brown	50/1	0.3
9th	Red Hat Eagle (GB) Harry Davies · William Knight	13/2	0.2
10th	Utilis (IRE) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	18/1	0.1
11th	Finbar's Lad (GB) Jason Hart · John & Sean Quinn	5/1	0.2
12th	Covert Legend (GB) Shane Gray · Tjade Collier	22/1	1
13th	Dumfries (GB) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	14/1	1.25
14th	Rayat (IRE) Charlie Bennett · Saeed bin Suroor	9/2F	2
15th	Naval Academy (GB) Dougie Costello · Mark Walford	40/1	6.5
16th	B Associates (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	18/1	1.75

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
2 (1)	Rayat Bay J:Charlie Bennett T:Saeed bin Suroor	J:Charlie Bennett T:Saeed bin Suroor	135	—	184-	74	87	73	310d	—	—	+1	15	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unexposed 5yo who needs a close look back at this trip on his comeback; hood removed
5 (16)	Hale End Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	134	p	-18546	73	87	77	19d	—	—	-1	11.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won at Newcastle in January but he's not matched that form since; needs to find more
11 (8)	Red Hat Eagle Bay J:Harry Davies T:William Knight	J:Harry Davies T:William Knight	132	—	2113-2	71	86	47	16d	—	—	+2	13.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Went close on AW on his return and has claims if he can transfer that form back to turf
9 (2)	Finbar's Lad Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	132	—	1777-7	71	92	83	14d	—	—	-2	7.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won at Haydock last June but has finished seventh in all four runs since; others preferred
12 (6)	Star Shield Chestnut J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	131	p	333543	70	88	46	20d	—	—	+3	11.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Ten-time winner who is generally reliable and was third at Wetherby latest; respected
13 (5)	Mount King Chestnut J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	131	tp	1515-8	70	83	73	26d	—	—	0	6.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Tailed off on his return at Pontefract and he's ideally suited by good or slower ground
10 (12)	Tobetso Bay J:Zak Wheatley(5) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(5) T:Declan Carroll	132	—	147-57	71	89	46	7d	—	—	+1	6.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Dual turf winner who is on a workable mark but he's needs to rediscover his spark
16 (10)	Covert Legend Bay J:Shane Gray T:Tjade Collier	J:Shane Gray T:Tjade Collier	126	p	-87661	65	85	62	25d	—	—	+10	15.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won after wind surgery at Wolverhampton last month and has claims if he can back that up
1 (3)	Dutch Kingdom Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Darryll Holland	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Darryll Holland	135	tv	15-483	74	82	-	23d	—	—	+3	7.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Triple AW winner; still unexposed on turf and he could be dangerous back up in trip
3 (15)	Utilis Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	134	—	56820-	73	82	52	214d	—	—	+6	10.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
12-race maiden who was down the field in most of his runs last season; opposable
7 (9)	Dumfries Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	134	—	434-59	73	87	70	26d	—	—	+3	6.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won AW maiden last March but he's not gone from that and was tailed off on turf last time
15 (14)	B Associates Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	127	—	867-05	66	85	57	13d	—	—	+1	5.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
All wins have been at shorter and he's been well held at 1m in last two runs
4 (7)	Boy Douglas Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael Dods	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael Dods	134	—	41/47-	73	84	48	380d	—	—	+4	6.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Still lightly raced but he has something to prove after a year off
8 (11)	Paris Lights Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Paul Midgley	J:Cam Hardie T:Paul Midgley	133	—	0-5488	72	81	12	26d	—	—	+4	6.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Record of 1-16 and hes finished a remote eighth in last two runs; passed over
14 (4)	Princess Niyla Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Alan Brown	J:Rowan Scott T:Alan Brown	127	—	797-79	66	85	51	12d	—	—	+2	4.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
0-7 in handicaps and she's been out of sorts in both runs this season
6 (13)	Naval Academy Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Mark Walford	J:Dougie Costello T:Mark Walford	134	t	31058-	73	84	68	248d	—	—	+8	9.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
1-9 and has a patchy profile; had wind op but he comes with risks attached on return

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Rayat	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Hale End	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Red Hat Eagle	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Finbar's Lad	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Star Shield	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Mount King	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Tobetso	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Covert Legend	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Dutch Kingdom	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Utilis	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Dumfries	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
B Associates	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Boy Douglas	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Paris Lights	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Princess Niyla	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Naval Academy	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Covert Legend

15.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

14/1

2nd

Rayat

OR: 6 Form: 5 Odds: 4

9/2

3rd

Red Hat Eagle

13.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Star Shield

11.9

OR: 5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Hale End

11.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 2 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Utilis

10.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Naval Academy

9.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Finbar's Lad

7.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Dutch Kingdom

7.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Tobetso

6.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Mount King

6.7

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Dumfries

6.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Boy Douglas

6.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Paris Lights

6.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

B Associates

5.1

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Princess Niyla

4.6

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rayat	74	87	73
Dutch Kingdom	74	82	—
Hale End	73	87	77
Utilis	73	82	52
Dumfries	73	87	70
Boy Douglas	73	84	48
Naval Academy	73	84	68
Paris Lights	72	81	12
Red Hat Eagle	71	86	47
Finbar's Lad	71	92	83
Tobetso	71	89	46
Star Shield	70	88	46
Mount King	70	83	73
B Associates	66	85	57
Princess Niyla	66	85	51
Covert Legend	65	85	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tobetso	7d ago	Quick return
Princess Niyla	12d ago	Quick return
B Associates	13d ago	Quick return
Finbar's Lad	14d ago	Fit
Red Hat Eagle	16d ago	Fit
Hale End	19d ago	Fit
Star Shield	20d ago	Fit
Dutch Kingdom	23d ago	Fit
Covert Legend	25d ago	Fit
Mount King	26d ago	Fit
Dumfries	26d ago	Fit
Paris Lights	26d ago	Fit
Utilis	214d ago	Long break
Naval Academy	248d ago	Long break
Rayat	310d ago	Long break
Boy Douglas	380d ago	Long break