British EBF Michael Foster Conditions Stakes – Thirsk

Thirsk

16:25

British EBF Michael Foster Conditions Stakes

Date 2026-04-10

Distance 7f

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £8,246

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 4.1°C

Wind 6mph W

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 25.84s (slow by 1.74s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Myal (GB) David Allan · Steph Hollinshead	15/2	Won
2nd	Poet Master (IRE) Sam James · K R Burke	15/8F	.5
3rd	Seacruiser (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	12/1	.5
4th	Elarak (GB) Jason Watson · Charles Hills	6/1	.5
5th	Rhoscolyn (GB) Mark Winn · David O'Meara	100/1	1
6th	Mount Athos (GB) James Doyle · James Tate	8/1	.5
7th	Darkness (FR) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	40/1	2.25
8th	Scoville (GB) Cieren Fallon · William Haggas	2/1	3

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
6 (8)	Poet Master Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	130	—	5/922-	113	125	92	182d	—	—	-4	24.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Group 2 winner; second at that level on final 5yo start; goes well fresh; leading claims
7 (5)	Scoville Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	130	—	1104-	102	118	111	182d	—	—	+7	26.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Behind Poet Master final run but promise of 14l novice win still fresh in memory; gelded
2 (2)	Elarak Bay J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	134	—	11761-	103	113	89	195d	—	—	+20	31.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Smart effort when ready winner of 7f Newmarket handicap last autumn; likely more to come
8 (6)	Seacruiser Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	130	—	51/	-	-	-	561d	—	—	+2	13.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Made all in 1m Newmarket maiden in September 2024 but hasn't been seen since
3 (3)	Mount Athos Bay J:James Doyle T:James Tate	J:James Doyle T:James Tate	134	—	023-71	108	121	95	23d	—	—	+6	17.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Second in this in 2023 and 2025; once again arrives after a 7f Kempton win; should go well
4 (7)	Myal Bay J:David Allan T:Steph Hollinshead	J:David Allan T:Steph Hollinshead	134	—	4002-5	103	115	93	13d	—	—	+6	16.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Most progressive at 7f, including Listed second last autumn; sharper for recent 6f return
1 (4)	Darkness Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	134	—	09410-	94	105	91	216d	—	—	+15	19.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Useful C&D winner but has plenty to finds on these terms
5 (1)	Rhoscolyn Bay J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	134	t	00604-	94	108	102	168d	—	—	+10	11.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Hasn't beaten a rival in the last two runnings of this and surely up against it

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Poet Master	7/4	7/4	7/4
Scoville	3/1	3/1	10/3
Elarak	13/2	13/2	6/1
Seacruiser	7/1	7/1	7/1
Mount Athos	15/2	7/1	7/1
Myal	15/2	15/2	7/1
Darkness	28/1	25/1	25/1
Rhoscolyn	100/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Elarak

31.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 15 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Scoville

26.7

OR: 13 Form: 8 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Poet Master

24.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

7/4

Darkness

19.1

OR: 11 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Mount Athos

17.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Myal

16.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Seacruiser

13.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Rhoscolyn

11.4

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Poet Master	113	125	92
Mount Athos	108	121	95
Elarak	103	113	89
Myal	103	115	93
Scoville	102	118	111
Darkness	94	105	91
Rhoscolyn	94	108	102
Seacruiser	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Myal	13d ago	Quick return
Mount Athos	23d ago	Fit
Rhoscolyn	168d ago	Long break
Poet Master	182d ago	Long break
Scoville	182d ago	Long break
Elarak	195d ago	Long break
Darkness	216d ago	Long break
Seacruiser	561d ago	Long break