Amstel Thirsk Summer Celebration Handicap – Thirsk

Thirsk

3:25

Amstel Thirsk Summer Celebration Handicap

Date 2025-08-02

Distance 5f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,851

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (14)	Blind Beggar b J:Jason Watson T:Michael Appleby	J:Jason Watson T:Michael Appleby	142	v	943931	84	86	76	9d	—	—	+9	26.5	4/1 20%
Hadn't had much luck before ending losing run at Sandown; should be involved again
8 (10)	Rogue Bullet b J:P J McDonald T:Jack Jones	J:P J McDonald T:Jack Jones	132	p	154231	77	93	81	33d	—	—	+11	25.4	11/2 15%
Personal best to win at Windsor last time and may not have reached his ceiling just yet
13 (11)	Lucius Aurelius b J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Kevin Ryan	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Kevin Ryan	122	—	43-222	67	89	70	101d	—	—	-4	7.6	13/2 13%
0-8 but was knocking at the door in the spring; not ruled out after three months off
2 (7)	Moulin Booj b J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	136	—	552665	78	90	87	15d	—	—	+2	11.2	8/1 11%
Recent efforts have been below par and he needs to get back on track
12 (12)	Monks Dream b J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	131	—	109340	73	87	63	9d	—	—	0	9.9	17/2 11%
0-7 on turf but last run can be ignored; others safer but he's impossible to discount
10 (6)	Al Hussar br J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	131	b	909466	76	91	74	8d	—	—	0	9	9/1 10%
Better than result at York latest; 5lb below last winning mark; could be ready to strike
14 (1)	Bayraat b J:Joe Fanning T:Tom Tate	J:Joe Fanning T:Tom Tate	119	—	30-433	61	88	74	7d	—	—	-4	5.4	9/1 10%
Arrives in form but a strike-rate of 1-24 is a concern
7 (13)	Dothan b J:Rowan Scott T:Edward Bethell	J:Rowan Scott T:Edward Bethell	132	t	-15752	77	87	75	17d	—	—	+8	16.1	10/1 9%
Doncaster winner in the spring; narrowly beaten last time; still low mileage; big player
4 (2)	Frank The Spark ch J:Kieran O'Neill T:Paul Midgley	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Paul Midgley	136	—	427410	78	88	64	21d	—	—	+11	16.4	16/1 6%
Latest below-par run best ignored but still 7lb higher than when winning at Nottingham
3 (3)	Circus Lion gr J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Bryan Smart	J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Bryan Smart	136	—	/19-62	78	85	-	36d	—	—	+3	8.6	14/1 7%
Lightly raced 4yo, just denied at Newcastle five weeks ago; high on the list
9 (8)	Ready Freddie Go b J:Harry Russell T:Ollie Pears	J:Harry Russell T:Ollie Pears	131	p	606827	73	88	65	11d	—	—	+6	10.6	16/1 6%
Loves it here (five wins) but hard to predict and blew the start at Musselburgh last time
6 (4)	Sevensees b J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Ruth Carr	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Ruth Carr	132	—	008585	74	86	61	15d	—	—	+4	6.9	25/1 4%
Has lost his form; falling in the weights but needs to turn over a new leaf
11 (5)	Storm Call b J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	131	v	9-0859	76	84	64	20d	—	—	+5	6.9	66/1 1%
Yet to show she's trained on and a visor failed to stop the slide at Southwell last month
5 (9)	Desert Champion ch J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	133	—	316090	78	87	44	8d	—	—	+8	9.4	80/1 1%
Showed little at 100-1 on stable debut last week; hard to recommend

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Blind Beggar	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Rogue Bullet	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2	5/1
Lucius Aurelius	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Moulin Booj	15/2	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2
Monks Dream	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Al Hussar	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Bayraat	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	8/1
Dothan	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Frank The Spark	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Circus Lion	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Ready Freddie Go	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Sevensees	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Storm Call	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	66/1
Desert Champion	80/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Blind Beggar

26.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 13 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Rogue Bullet

25.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 14.6 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Frank The Spark

16.4

OR: 7 Form: 8 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Dothan

16.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Moulin Booj

11.2

OR: 7 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Ready Freddie Go

10.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Monks Dream

9.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Desert Champion

9.4

OR: 7 Form: 2 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Al Hussar

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Circus Lion

8.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Lucius Aurelius

7.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Sevensees

6.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Storm Call

6.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Bayraat

5.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Blind Beggar Top Rated	84	86	76
Moulin Booj	78	90	87
Frank The Spark	78	88	64
Circus Lion	78	85	—
Desert Champion	78	87	44
Rogue Bullet	77	93	81
Dothan	77	87	75
Al Hussar	76	91	74
Storm Call	76	84	64
Sevensees	74	86	61
Monks Dream	73	87	63
Ready Freddie Go	73	88	65
Lucius Aurelius	67	89	70
Bayraat	61	88	74

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bayraat	7d ago	Quick return
Al Hussar	8d ago	Quick return
Desert Champion	8d ago	Quick return
Blind Beggar	9d ago	Quick return
Monks Dream	9d ago	Quick return
Ready Freddie Go	11d ago	Quick return
Moulin Booj	15d ago	Fit
Sevensees	15d ago	Fit
Dothan	17d ago	Fit
Storm Call	20d ago	Fit
Frank The Spark	21d ago	Fit
Rogue Bullet	33d ago	Fit
Circus Lion	36d ago	Fit
Lucius Aurelius	101d ago	Long break