Ruby Lodge Care Home In Thirsk Handicap – Thirsk

Thirsk

15:38

Ruby Lodge Care Home In Thirsk Handicap

Date 2025-08-29

Distance 6f

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £9,720

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (12)	Rousing Encore Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	133	—	614440	86	101	86	13d	—	—	-2	16.2	4/1 20%
Latest run not his best but still feasibly weighted and likely to bounce back quickly
4 (9)	Dark Cloud Rising Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	134	—	143091	90	98	87	19d	—	—	+8	26.1	4/1 20%
C&D winner last year; two handicap wins this season, including last time; contender up 3lb
14 (4)	Eternal Sunshine Bay J:Lauren Young(7) T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young(7) T:Jim Goldie	121	—	429220	74	101	93	8d	—	—	+5	16.1	13/2 13%
C&D winner; ran a cracker at York nine days ago; 3lb well in; should go well
8 (10)	Artagnan Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Hamad Al Jehani	131	—	05122-	87	96	79	350d	—	—	+16	25.4	17/2 11%
Progressed well in nurseries for Karl Burke; absent 350 days but not fully exposed
11 (7)	It Just Takes Time Brown J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Mark Walford	J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Mark Walford	127	—	745302	80	99	86	13d	—	—	+8	16.5	9/1 10%
Two-time course winner; good 2nd at Ripon 13 days ago; promising apprentice takes off 5lb
12 (3)	Sir Garfield Bay J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	123	b	274621	76	98	92	17d	—	—	+14	22.2	11/1 8%
Three wins this year, the latest a narrow one at Hamilton; in the mix again up just 2lb
2 (13)	Spangled Mac Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	136	tp	505069	89	93	70	36d	—	—	+5	11.7	11/1 8%
6f win in Bahrain in January; down the field in three runs back in Britain after a wind op
3 (1)	Columnist Bay J:Jack Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Jack Garritty T:Richard Fahey	135	—	-87059	91	96	71	27d	—	—	+4	12.8	11/1 8%
Smart 2yo; quiet this year but he's run okay in deep 3yo handicaps on last two starts
9 (11)	Duran Bay J:Alex Jary(5) T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Alex Jary(5) T:Nigel Tinkler	130	—	210044	83	97	80	19d	—	—	+7	11.6	16/1 6%
Has won at 6f but better known for 5f exploits; ran well from a poor track position latest
1 (5)	Secret Guest Grey J:Harrison Shaw T:Bryan Smart	J:Harrison Shaw T:Bryan Smart	136	p	810720	89	100	89	13d	—	—	+12	16.5	20/1 5%
First and second in two C&D runs this year; flopped last time but can do better today
5 (6)	Tinto Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Dods	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Dods	133	p	-02000	86	94	83	27d	—	—	+8	11.4	28/1 3%
Won this last year off 2lb higher; last 3 runs below par but returning cheekpieces a plus
13 (2)	Tiriac Bay J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	122	—	5-0586	75	99	75	37d	—	—	+4	7	33/1 3%
On a dangerous mark; type to come good when underfoot conditions deteriorate
10 (14)	King's Call Bay J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	129	—	700800	85	97	91	13d	—	—	+6	9.6	33/1 3%
Dropping down the weights but others bring more pressing claims
7 (8)	Dakota Gold Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	132	—	02-100	85	100	82	58d	—	—	+7	9.3	40/1 2%
Veteran who won at Ripon in April off this mark in April; well beaten twice since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Rousing Encore	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2
Dark Cloud Rising	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1	10/3
Eternal Sunshine	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Artagnan	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
It Just Takes Time	8/1	17/2	17/2	9/1	17/2
Sir Garfield	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Spangled Mac	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Columnist	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Duran	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Secret Guest	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Tinto	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Tiriac	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	33/1
King's Call	28/1	33/1	25/1	22/1	33/1
Dakota Gold	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dark Cloud Rising

26.1

OR: 10 Form: 10.9 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Artagnan

25.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

3rd

Sir Garfield

22.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

It Just Takes Time

16.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Secret Guest

16.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Rousing Encore

16.2

OR: 9 Form: 2 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Eternal Sunshine

16.1

OR: 6 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Columnist

12.8

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Spangled Mac

11.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Duran

11.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 2 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Tinto

11.4

OR: 9 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

King's Call

9.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Dakota Gold

9.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Tiriac

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Columnist	91	96	71
Dark Cloud Rising	90	98	87
Spangled Mac	89	93	70
Secret Guest	89	100	89
Artagnan	87	96	79
Rousing Encore	86	101	86
Tinto	86	94	83
King's Call	85	97	91
Dakota Gold	85	100	82
Duran	83	97	80
It Just Takes Time	80	99	86
Sir Garfield	76	98	92
Tiriac	75	99	75
Eternal Sunshine	74	101	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eternal Sunshine	8d ago	Quick return
Rousing Encore	13d ago	Quick return
It Just Takes Time	13d ago	Quick return
Secret Guest	13d ago	Quick return
King's Call	13d ago	Quick return
Sir Garfield	17d ago	Fit
Dark Cloud Rising	19d ago	Fit
Duran	19d ago	Fit
Columnist	27d ago	Fit
Tinto	27d ago	Fit
Spangled Mac	36d ago	Fit
Tiriac	37d ago	Fit
Dakota Gold	58d ago	Fresh
Artagnan	350d ago	Long break