William Hill Summer Cup Handicap – Thirsk

Thirsk

16:40

William Hill Summer Cup Handicap

Date 2025-08-02

Distance 7f218y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £15,702

Winning Time 1m 39.59s (slow by 2.89s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Big Leader (IRE) P J McDonald · Geoff Oldroyd	6/4F	Won
2nd	Treble Tee (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Simon & Ed Crisford	9/4	0.3
3rd	Hi Royal (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Kevin Ryan	11/2	1.25
4th	La Trinidad (GB) Rowan Scott · Roger Fell	15/2	3
5th	Barley (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	15/2	1.25

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 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 (5)	Big Leader Bay J:P J McDonald T:Geoff Oldroyd	J:P J McDonald T:Geoff Oldroyd	121	—	11	91	112	80	46d	—	—	+5	37.3	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Unbeaten after wins at Redcar and Southwell; up in grade but could be anything
4 (2)	Treble Tee Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Simon & Ed Crisford	123	t	1-46	93	107	80	92d	—	—	-1	25.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Promising win sole 2yo run; hasn't built on that but now gelded and may still be unexposed
2 (4)	Hi Royal Bay J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Kevin Ryan	J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Kevin Ryan	138	—	77-206	101	112	96	28d	—	—	+1	17.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Good second over C&D on reappearance but hasn't repeated the form; risky
3 (3)	La Trinidad Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Roger Fell	J:Rowan Scott T:Roger Fell	133	—	0-3305	96	112	95	21d	—	—	+2	15.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won this in 2024; also ran well here on return and wasn't disgraced last time; in the mix
5 (1)	Barley Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	123	p	552022	86	105	84	14d	—	—	+10	22.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Unlucky at Ripon two weeks ago when repeatedly short of room; should be involved
NR (6)	Botanical Bay J:Clifford Lee T:George Boughey	J:Clifford Lee T:George Boughey	143	tp	22-358	106	114	91	57d	—	—	—	14	—	—
Below par this year, including when favourite at Epsom last time, but this is weaker

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Big Leader	6/4	6/4	6/4
Treble Tee	5/2	5/2	2/1
Hi Royal	5/1	5/1	11/2
La Trinidad	13/2	13/2	7/1
Barley	15/2	7/1	15/2
Botanical	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Big Leader

37.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 17 Odds: 10

6/4

2nd

Treble Tee

25.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 7 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Barley

22.6

OR: 9 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Hi Royal

17.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

11/2

La Trinidad

15.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Botanical

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Botanical	106	114	91
Hi Royal	101	112	96
La Trinidad	96	112	95
Treble Tee	93	107	80
Big Leader	91	112	80
Barley	86	105	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Barley	14d ago	Fit
La Trinidad	21d ago	Fit
Hi Royal	28d ago	Fit
Big Leader	46d ago	Fresh
Botanical	57d ago	Fresh
Treble Tee	92d ago	Long break