Rowland Family Day Out Nursery Handicap – Thirsk

Thirsk

14:20

Rowland Family Day Out Nursery Handicap

Date 2025-09-06

Distance 7f218y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 1m 41.26s (slow by 4.56s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dunkeld Dreamer (IRE) Shane Gray · K R Burke	9/1	Won
2nd	Mr Moonshine (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	9/1	0.3
3rd	Real Man (GB) Paul Mulrennan · K R Burke	5/6F	0.2
4th	Rawalpindi Express (IRE) William Cox · Tom Dascombe	7/2	2
5th	Port Darwin (IRE) Oliver Stammers · Charlie Johnston	13/2	7.5

Runners (5)

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
1 (2)	Real Man Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:K R Burke	J:Paul Mulrennan T:K R Burke	135	—	953	73	76	66	22d	—	—	-14	19.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Getting better with every run; serious contender tackling a handicap for the first time
2 (5)	Rawalpindi Express Chestnut J:William Cox T:Tom Dascombe	J:William Cox T:Tom Dascombe	133	p	8541	71	73	72	33d	—	—	-2	22.5	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Improved in cheekpieces to win Carlisle nursery last time; up 6lb but should go well again
3 (1)	Port Darwin Chestnut J:Oliver Stammers T:Charlie Johnston	J:Oliver Stammers T:Charlie Johnston	131	—	5751	69	75	64	11d	—	—	+5	18.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Came home with a rattle to pass all six rivals at Musselburgh; may still be unexposed
4 (4)	Mr Moonshine Grey J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	128	—	545	66	74	69	39d	—	—	-4	7.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Unplaced all three starts; more to prove than the rest of these; nursery debut
5 (3)	Dunkeld Dreamer Bay J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	125	—	86513	63	75	47	7d	—	—	+5	16.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Beverley winner in July and third there last week; should be suited by this longer trip

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Real Man	11/8	11/8	11/8
Rawalpindi Express	3/1	11/4	3/1
Port Darwin	9/2	9/2	9/2
Mr Moonshine	13/2	13/2	13/2
Dunkeld Dreamer	15/2	7/1	7/1

Predictor

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

1st

Rawalpindi Express

22.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

3/1

2nd

Real Man

19.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 3 Odds: 10.6

11/8

3rd

Port Darwin

18.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 10 Odds: 4.1

9/2

Dunkeld Dreamer

16.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Mr Moonshine

7.3

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Real Man	73	76	66
Rawalpindi Express	71	73	72
Port Darwin	69	75	64
Mr Moonshine	66	74	69
Dunkeld Dreamer	63	75	47

Last Run