Karen Batty Spirit EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

Thirsk

13:38

Date 2025-08-02

Distance 5f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £4,860

Winning Time 58.17s (slow by 1.57s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Rikki Tiki Tavi (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Kevin Ryan	5/4F	Won
2nd	The Lost Sock (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	7/2	0.2
3rd	Boston Dan (IRE) Warren Fentiman · Richard Fahey	4/1	2
4th	Lord Harcourt (GB) George Downing · Ed Walker	10/1	1
5th	Alasrae (GB) Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	12/1	1.25
6th	Veiled Truth (GB) Rowan Scott · Phillip Makin	10/1	0.3
7th	Empress Olivia (GB) Jack Garritty · Mark Walford	80/1	3.75
8th	Fanjove (IRE) Cieren Fallon · Ed Dunlop	100/1	4

Runners (8)

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
5 (5)	Rikki Tiki Tavi Bay J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Kevin Ryan	J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Kevin Ryan	133	—	24	-	93	85	27d	—	—	-21	14.9	0.44/1	7/4 36%
In frame both starts, showing speed along with waywardness; today's drop in trip may suit
2 (7)	Boston Dan Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Richard Fahey	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Richard Fahey	133	—	432	75	85	76	14d	—	—	-2	20	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Getting better with each run, second at Ripon two weeks ago; solid candidate
6 (3)	The Lost Sock Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	133	—	3	-	74	59	15d	—	—	-11	8.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Third on debut at Nottingham; this shorter distance should be fine; might be the answer
4 (2)	Lord Harcourt Grey J:George Downing T:Ed Walker	J:George Downing T:Ed Walker	133	t	—	-	48	37	59d	—	—	-8	3.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
No promise on debut but cost 130,000gns at the breeze-ups and may improve for tongue-strap
7 (4)	Veiled Truth Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Phillip Makin	J:Rowan Scott T:Phillip Makin	133	—	34	-	83	46	35d	—	—	-4	4.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
In the frame in 5f events at Hamilton and Newcastle and unlikely to be far away.
1 (8)	Alasrae Grey J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	133	ht	74	-	80	59	17d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Plenty of improvement in hood/tongue-strap when fourth at Yarmouth; not ruled out
3 (1)	Fanjove Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Ed Dunlop	J:Cieren Fallon T:Ed Dunlop	133	—	50	-	68	35	49d	—	—	-1	0.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Has beaten only one rival in two outings to date; opposable
8 (6)	Empress Olivia Bay J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	128	—	7	-	62	39	6d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-1	0.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Never able to challenge when seventh at Pontefract and requires significant improvement

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Rikki Tiki Tavi	13/8	13/8	7/4
Boston Dan	3/1	3/1	11/4
The Lost Sock	10/3	10/3	10/3
Lord Harcourt	8/1	8/1	8/1
Veiled Truth	10/1	11/1	9/1
Alasrae	12/1	12/1	12/1
Fanjove	66/1	66/1	66/1
Empress Olivia	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Boston Dan

OR: 6.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Rikki Tiki Tavi

14.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 11.4

7/4

3rd

The Lost Sock

8.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Veiled Truth

4.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Lord Harcourt

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Alasrae

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Fanjove

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Empress Olivia

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Boston Dan	75	85	76
Rikki Tiki Tavi	—	93	85
The Lost Sock	—	74	59
Lord Harcourt	—	48	37
Veiled Truth	—	83	46
Alasrae	—	80	59
Fanjove	—	68	35
Empress Olivia	—	62	39

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Empress Olivia	6d ago	Quick return
Boston Dan	14d ago	Fit
The Lost Sock	15d ago	Fit
Alasrae	17d ago	Fit
Rikki Tiki Tavi	27d ago	Fit
Veiled Truth	35d ago	Fit
Fanjove	49d ago	Fresh
Lord Harcourt	59d ago	Fresh