Moody Construction Handicap – Thirsk

Thirsk

17:35

Moody Construction Handicap

Date 2025-09-06

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,281

Runners (16)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (6)	Pressure's On Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Ed Dunlop	J:Edward Greatrex T:Ed Dunlop	135	—	-20901	80	92	76	43d	—	—	+9	22.1	11/2 15%
Turned things around when dead-heating in big field at York; respected up 3lb
5 (12)	Master Richard Bay J:David Egan T:Ann Duffield	J:David Egan T:Ann Duffield	134	—	048614	79	92	82	17d	—	—	+7	16.9	15/2 12%
Ended his losing run at Southwell and wasn't beaten far at Carlisle last time; in the mix
6 (8)	Silent Move Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	134	—	-07002	79	93	81	17d	—	—	+6	14.8	17/2 11%
Back to form with close second at Carlisle and has claims if he can back that up
7 (10)	Count Palatine Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Michael Dods	J:Sean Kirrane T:Michael Dods	133	—	329721	78	93	81	17d	—	—	+15	24	17/2 11%
Hit a personal best when beating Silent Move at Carlisle; respected up 4lb
8 (3)	Oriental Prince Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	133	—	130094	78	93	80	16d	—	—	+1	10.1	17/2 11%
Six-time AW winner but his last success was off 1lb lower on turf; possibilities
4 (5)	Boy Douglas Bay J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Michael Dods	J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Michael Dods	135	—	703117	80	92	84	28d	—	—	+15	22.6	10/1 9%
Disappointing in hat-trick bid at Ayr and needs to bounce back near best
9 (2)	Highfield Viking Bay J:Sam Feilden(5) T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Sam Feilden(5) T:John & Sean Quinn	131	b	323311	76	90	74	18d	—	—	+20	29.4	17/2 11%
Clearcut wins at Ayr and Chepstow last month and he's respected in hat-trick bid
3 (16)	Brave Empire Grey J:Hollie Doyle T:Ivan Furtado	J:Hollie Doyle T:Ivan Furtado	135	t	-07447	80	92	75	20d	—	—	+2	9.6	12/1 8%
Record of 07447 for new yard this season and he's been well held in last two runs
10 (4)	Emperor Caradoc Bay J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	131	p	198103	76	89	84	25d	—	—	+9	16.6	11/1 8%
Two wins this season and he went close at Hamilton last time; respected back up in trip
11 (7)	The Good Biscuit Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	127	—	676145	72	92	77	15d	—	—	+6	12.3	12/1 8%
Didn't fire at Hamilton last time and this is highly competitive back up in trip
15 (13)	Danzan Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	124	p	509413	69	93	71	40d	—	—	+11	16.4	14/1 7%
Win and close third at Ayr in last two starts and he's respected back up in trip
13 (14)	Way To Dubai Bay J:Frederick Larson T:Michael Appleby	J:Frederick Larson T:Michael Appleby	127	p	360609	72	87	72	29d	—	—	+2	6.8	18/1 5%
Ex-German 6yo who is 0-19 in Britain and others are preferred
14 (9)	Mereside Madness Chestnut J:Harrison Shaw T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Harrison Shaw T:David & Nicola Barron	126	p	901770	71	92	80	8d	—	—	+6	9.1	33/1 3%
Disappointing since C&D win in July and he needs to get back near best; new headgear
16 (15)	Sedgemoor Chestnut J:Duran Fentiman T:John Butler	J:Duran Fentiman T:John Butler	119	—	870-75	64	89	47	8d	—	—	0	4.7	28/1 3%
Returned for new yard with an encouraging run on AW and has claims if he can build on that
12 (1)	The Cookstown Cafu Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:Fionn McSharry	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Fionn McSharry	127	—	86-566	72	92	68	184d	—	—	+3	6.4	40/1 2%
Quiet in final two runs for David O'Meara and has bit to prove on return for new yard
NR (11)	Altmore Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Edward Bethell	J:Rowan Scott T:Edward Bethell	136	p	-70543	81	95	60	40d	—	—	—	10.8	—
Creditable third on stable debut at Southwell (7f) and he's in the mix back on turf

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Pressure's On	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Master Richard	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Silent Move	15/2	17/2	8/1	17/2	8/1
Count Palatine	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Oriental Prince	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2	15/2
Boy Douglas	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	17/2
Highfield Viking	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Brave Empire	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Emperor Caradoc	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
The Good Biscuit	11/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Danzan	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Way To Dubai	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Mereside Madness	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	22/1
Sedgemoor	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
The Cookstown Cafu	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Altmore	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Highfield Viking

29.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 20.4 Odds: 2.5

17/2

2nd

Count Palatine

OR: 7 Form: 14.5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

3rd

Boy Douglas

22.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 12.9 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Pressure's On

22.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 11 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Master Richard

16.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Emperor Caradoc

16.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 8 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Danzan

16.4

OR: 4.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Silent Move

14.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

The Good Biscuit

12.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Altmore

10.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Oriental Prince

10.1

OR: 7 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Brave Empire

9.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Mereside Madness

9.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Way To Dubai

6.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

18/1

The Cookstown Cafu

6.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Sedgemoor

4.7

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Altmore	81	95	60
Pressure's On	80	92	76
Boy Douglas	80	92	84
Brave Empire	80	92	75
Master Richard	79	92	82
Silent Move	79	93	81
Count Palatine	78	93	81
Oriental Prince	78	93	80
Highfield Viking	76	90	74
Emperor Caradoc	76	89	84
The Good Biscuit	72	92	77
Way To Dubai	72	87	72
The Cookstown Cafu	72	92	68
Mereside Madness	71	92	80
Danzan	69	93	71
Sedgemoor	64	89	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mereside Madness	8d ago	Quick return
Sedgemoor	8d ago	Quick return
The Good Biscuit	15d ago	Fit
Oriental Prince	16d ago	Fit
Master Richard	17d ago	Fit
Silent Move	17d ago	Fit
Count Palatine	17d ago	Fit
Highfield Viking	18d ago	Fit
Brave Empire	20d ago	Fit
Emperor Caradoc	25d ago	Fit
Boy Douglas	28d ago	Fit
Way To Dubai	29d ago	Fit
Danzan	40d ago	Fit
Altmore	40d ago	Fit
Pressure's On	43d ago	Fit
The Cookstown Cafu	184d ago	Long break