Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap – Thirsk

Thirsk

16:30

Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap

Date 2025-05-17

Distance 7f

Class Class 3

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,800

Winning Time 1m 25.01s (slow by 0.91s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Darkness (FR) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	6/1	Won
2nd	Desert Falcon (IRE) Ryan Sexton · Julie Camacho	7/1	1
3rd	It Just Takes Time (IRE) Jack Garritty · Mark Walford	9/1	1.25
4th	Documenting (GB) William Pyle · Kevin Frost	22/1	1.25
5th	Probe (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Jennie Candlish	11/4F	.5
6th	Arecibo (FR) Zak Wheatley · Declan Carroll	33/1	0.2
7th	The Good Biscuit (GB) Joanna Mason · Ruth Carr	9/1	.5
8th	Liamarty Dreams (GB) Sam James · K R Burke	15/2	1.25
9th	Reidh (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Richard Fahey	6/1	.75
10th	Federal Envoy (IRE) Harry Davies · Iain Jardine	20/1	.75
11th	Valentine Catcher (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	11/1	1
12th	D Flawless (IRE) Jason Hart · Paul Midgley	40/1	.75

Runners (12)

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 (5)	Probe Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jennie Candlish	135	h	6/6061	89	106	73	10d	—	—	-6	16.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Back to form with last-gasp win at Chester ten days ago; respected up 3lb
3 (12)	Darkness Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	133	v	150-79	87	102	48	14d	—	—	+1	12.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
On dangerous mark but he's lost his way and needs to turn things around
12 (11)	Reidh Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Richard Fahey	J:Andrew Mullen T:Richard Fahey	119	—	080-96	73	101	65	26d	—	—	-4	9.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
On workable mark but he needs to rediscover his spark on this drop back in trip
5 (7)	Desert Falcon Bay J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	129	—	94611-	83	101	83	238d	—	—	+18	28.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ended last season with two wins including over C&D; needs a close look on his return
4 (9)	It Just Takes Time Brown J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	132	—	181-04	86	101	83	21d	—	—	+3	11.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Three wins in the autumn and creditable fourth at Doncaster three weeks ago; possibilities
6 (6)	Liamarty Dreams Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	129	p	0-4004	83	102	59	10d	—	—	+1	11.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Signs of a revival when fourth behind Probe at Chester and he's not ruled out
9 (4)	The Good Biscuit Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	123	—	297-46	77	98	83	8d	—	—	+1	9.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Both wins were at 6f in July 2023 and he needs to find more at this new trip
7 (2)	Valentine Catcher Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	125	—	/15-00	79	101	59	20d	—	—	+2	9.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won on handicap debut last August but he's been disappointing in three runs since
8 (3)	Federal Envoy Brown J:Harry Davies T:Iain Jardine	J:Harry Davies T:Iain Jardine	124	—	51-516	78	99	83	57d	—	—	+3	8.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Record of 3-5 at Southwell but was only sixth there last time and he needs more progress
2 (8)	Documenting Bay J:William Pyle(3) T:Kevin Frost	J:William Pyle(3) T:Kevin Frost	135	—	07571-	89	103	81	142d	—	—	+17	20.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
12yo who recorded his 12th win when scoring on AW in December; in the mix on return
11 (1)	Arecibo Bay J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	119	t	00-886	73	99	82	17d	—	—	+3	6.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
His last win was in 2021 and he's untried at this trip; opposable
10 (10)	D Flawless Bay J:Jason Hart T:Paul Midgley	J:Jason Hart T:Paul Midgley	122	—	3049-9	76	97	74	20d	—	—	+5	7.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has found it tough going in handicaps and was in rear on stable debut at Wetherby

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Probe	3/1	10/3	11/4	10/3	3/1
Darkness	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1
Reidh	6/1	11/2	5/1	13/2	5/1
Desert Falcon	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2
It Just Takes Time	9/1	10/1	8/1	9/1	17/2
Liamarty Dreams	8/1	8/1	15/2	8/1	13/2
The Good Biscuit	9/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Valentine Catcher	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Federal Envoy	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Documenting	22/1	22/1	20/1	25/1	20/1
Arecibo	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	20/1
D Flawless	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Desert Falcon

28.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 17 Odds: 2.9

15/2

2nd

Documenting

20.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

25/1

3rd

Probe

16.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Darkness

12.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

It Just Takes Time

11.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Liamarty Dreams

11.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Reidh

9.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Valentine Catcher

9.4

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

The Good Biscuit

9.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Federal Envoy

8.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

D Flawless

7.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Arecibo

6.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Probe	89	106	73
Documenting	89	103	81
Darkness	87	102	48
It Just Takes Time	86	101	83
Desert Falcon	83	101	83
Liamarty Dreams	83	102	59
Valentine Catcher	79	101	59
Federal Envoy	78	99	83
The Good Biscuit	77	98	83
D Flawless	76	97	74
Reidh	73	101	65
Arecibo	73	99	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Good Biscuit	8d ago	Quick return
Probe	10d ago	Quick return
Liamarty Dreams	10d ago	Quick return
Darkness	14d ago	Fit
Arecibo	17d ago	Fit
Valentine Catcher	20d ago	Fit
D Flawless	20d ago	Fit
It Just Takes Time	21d ago	Fit
Reidh	26d ago	Fit
Federal Envoy	57d ago	Fresh
Documenting	142d ago	Long break
Desert Falcon	238d ago	Long break