Thirsk Hunt Cup Day Saturday 2nd May Book Now Apprentice Handicap

Thirsk

18:10

Date 2026-04-10

Distance 6f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,926

Weather Clear

Temp 1.8°C

Wind 4mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 12.65s (slow by 3.95s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Juan Les Pins (GB) Mason Paetel · Michael Appleby	11/4F	Won
2nd	Stirrup Cup (GB) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Tim Easterby	22/1	0.3
3rd	Fiscal Policy (IRE) William Pyle · Ruth Carr	100/30	.5
4th	Maldevious (IRE) Shay Farmer · Brian Ellison	28/1	.5
5th	Lord Abama (IRE) Rhys Elliott · Michael Dods	15/2	1
6th	Great (GB) Cian Horgan · Sam England	16/1	2
7th	Hurt You Never (IRE) Jack Nicholls · Adrian Nicholls	33/1	0.3
8th	Moonstone Boy (IRE) Luke Catton · Jennie Candlish	9/1	0.3
9th	Valentine Catcher (GB) Ethan Tindall · Tim Easterby	17/2	.75
10th	Macedonian (IRE) Aiden Brookes · Michael Dods	33/1	.75
11th	Belsito (GER) Ashley Lewis · Kevin Ryan	17/2	0.3
12th	One More Dream (GB) Warren Fentiman · John & Sean Quinn	22/1	.5
13th	El Pinto (GB) Christian Howarth · Christopher Kellett	50/1	2
14th	Barmyblade (IRE) Alex Jary · Tim Easterby	40/1	.5
15th	Mark's Choice (IRE) Jack Dace · Gemma Tutty	22/1	6

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 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 (16)	Juan Les Pins Bay J:Mason Paetel(3) T:Michael Appleby	J:Mason Paetel(3) T:Michael Appleby	140	—	300212	75	81	83	12d	1W/1P 1 run	2W/2P 2 runs	+4	28	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Eight wins; 1lb well in after recent Doncaster second; 6f and drying ground no problem
8 (14)	Fiscal Policy Chestnut J:William Pyle T:Ruth Carr	J:William Pyle T:Ruth Carr	134	—	995-68	69	80	88	70d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-8	10	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Has dropped to a dangerous mark and won't have a problem with the likely conditions
11 (10)	Lord Abama Chestnut J:Rhys Elliott(3) T:Michael Dods	J:Rhys Elliott(3) T:Michael Dods	132	v	28080-	67	81	80	129d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-2	8.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
All three turf wins have come over C&D on good to firm ground; very much of interest
7 (5)	Belsito Bay J:Ashley Lewis(3) T:Kevin Ryan	J:Ashley Lewis(3) T:Kevin Ryan	136	—	92118-	71	80	68	186d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+12	21.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
May need this first start in six months and wouldn't want the ground to dry out too much
9 (8)	Valentine Catcher Bay J:Ethan Tindall(5) T:Tim Easterby	J:Ethan Tindall(5) T:Tim Easterby	134	p	69657-	69	79	62	129d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-3	7.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Has become well handicapped; has won fresh, but softer ground may suit best
4 (1)	Moonstone Boy Bay J:Luke Catton T:Jennie Candlish	J:Luke Catton T:Jennie Candlish	138	p	50-477	73	80	87	36d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+1	7.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
8lb below last winning mark, but drying ground and return to 6f pose questions
5 (13)	Great Bay J:Cian Horgan(3) T:Sam England	J:Cian Horgan(3) T:Sam England	138	—	6543-0	73	80	70	20d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+1	7.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Well beaten on his stable/seasonal debut at Southwell last month; enough to prove
2 (2)	Mark's Choice Bay J:Jack Dace(3) T:Gemma Tutty	J:Jack Dace(3) T:Gemma Tutty	140	—	12911-	75	79	69	195d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+23	28.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Best known as a Ripon specialist; has tended to need his reappearance in recent years
14 (12)	One More Dream Brown J:Warren Fentiman T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Warren Fentiman T:John & Sean Quinn	131	—	108-00	66	77	71	31d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+1	5.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Winner of 13 races, but quiet in two starts since returning in February; needs to step up
10 (3)	Stirrup Cup Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) T:Tim Easterby	134	tp	12038-	69	80	67	102d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+8	11.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Opposable under the likely conditions and the run may be needed; cheekpieces on
13 (7)	Macedonian Bay J:Aiden Brookes T:Michael Dods	J:Aiden Brookes T:Michael Dods	132	—	90747-	67	79	77	160d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+2	5.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
1-14; has proved inconsistent for this yard and may need the run
12 (4)	Maldevious Bay J:Shay Farmer(5) T:Brian Ellison	J:Shay Farmer(5) T:Brian Ellison	132	—	37/47-	67	79	-	141d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+2	5.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
0-6; last seen making a quiet stable debut at Southwell in November; has had a wind op
3 (11)	Hurt You Never Bay J:Jack Nicholls(3) T:Adrian Nicholls	J:Jack Nicholls(3) T:Adrian Nicholls	140	—	10600-	75	79	75	174d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+6	9.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Back off her last winning mark and has won after an absence; shortlisted
16 (15)	Barmyblade Bay J:Alex Jary T:Tim Easterby	J:Alex Jary T:Tim Easterby	124	—	13000-	59	80	79	195d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+3	6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won three times last spring and is back off the same mark as for the latest; could figure
15 (9)	El Pinto Bay J:Christian Howarth T:Christopher Kellett	J:Christian Howarth T:Christopher Kellett	130	—	/576-7	65	78	61	22d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+2	4.3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Showed ability in both starts as a 2yo, but has regressed in an abbreviated career since
NR (6)	Yorkshire Glory Bay J:TBC T:Ben Haslam	J: T:Ben Haslam	138	—	111111	73	82	52	14d	—	—	—	30.8	—	—
Has been a revelation on AW since December but is 25lb higher than when last on turf (0-9)

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Juan Les Pins	5/2	5/2	5/2
Fiscal Policy	7/2	7/2	7/2
Lord Abama	7/1	15/2	7/1
Belsito	15/2	15/2	8/1
Valentine Catcher	8/1	9/1	17/2
Moonstone Boy	12/1	12/1	12/1
Great	12/1	12/1	12/1
Mark's Choice	16/1	16/1	16/1
One More Dream	22/1	22/1	22/1
Stirrup Cup	28/1	25/1	25/1
Macedonian	33/1	28/1	33/1
Maldevious	28/1	28/1	28/1
Hurt You Never	33/1	28/1	33/1
Barmyblade	40/1	33/1	33/1
El Pinto	66/1	40/1	50/1
Yorkshire Glory	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Yorkshire Glory

30.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 25 Odds: 0

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2nd

Mark's Choice

28.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 20.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

3rd

Juan Les Pins

OR: 6.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Belsito

21.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Stirrup Cup

11.4

OR: 4.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1

28/1

Fiscal Policy

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Hurt You Never

9.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 2 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Lord Abama

8.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 1 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Moonstone Boy

7.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Valentine Catcher

7.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Great

7.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Barmyblade

OR: 2.3 Form: 2.9 Odds: 0.8

40/1

One More Dream

5.2

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Macedonian

5.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Maldevious

5.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

El Pinto

4.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Juan Les Pins	75	81	83
Mark's Choice	75	79	69
Hurt You Never	75	79	75
Moonstone Boy	73	80	87
Great	73	80	70
Yorkshire Glory	73	82	52
Belsito	71	80	68
Fiscal Policy	69	80	88
Valentine Catcher	69	79	62
Stirrup Cup	69	80	67
Lord Abama	67	81	80
Macedonian	67	79	77
Maldevious	67	79	—
One More Dream	66	77	71
El Pinto	65	78	61
Barmyblade	59	80	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Juan Les Pins	12d ago	Quick return
Yorkshire Glory	14d ago	Fit
Great	20d ago	Fit
El Pinto	22d ago	Fit
One More Dream	31d ago	Fit
Moonstone Boy	36d ago	Fit
Fiscal Policy	70d ago	Fresh
Stirrup Cup	102d ago	Long break
Lord Abama	129d ago	Long break
Valentine Catcher	129d ago	Long break
Maldevious	141d ago	Long break
Macedonian	160d ago	Long break
Hurt You Never	174d ago	Long break
Belsito	186d ago	Long break
Mark's Choice	195d ago	Long break
Barmyblade	195d ago	Long break

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
Juan Les Pins	Class Class 4	Class Rise

Compared to each horse's most recent recorded run. 0 drops, 1 rise.