Northern Safety Limited 25th Anniversary Handicap

Thirsk

2:50

Date 2025-08-02

Distance 1m4f8y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,711

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (6)	Always A Star b J:Clifford Lee T:Harry Charlton	J:Clifford Lee T:Harry Charlton	137	—	/43352	68	78	67	14d	—	—	-14	24.4	13/8 38%
Running with credit in 1m2f handicaps but need to improve for 1m4f to get off the mark
6 (3)	Bondi ch J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	132	—	0541	73	78	69	40d	—	—	+2	21.5	7/2 22%
Improved form when winning on 11.5f Windsor handicap debut; should have more to offer
7 (7)	Iwantmytimewithyou b J:Cieren Fallon T:Ed Dunlop	J:Cieren Fallon T:Ed Dunlop	128	—	979411	69	77	64	17d	—	—	+10	26.8	9/2 18%
2-2 over 1m4f+ but needed help of stewards latterly; up another 5lb but still respected
2 (4)	Ancient Myth b J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	141	p	753352	72	77	68	8d	—	—	+4	16.2	7/1 13%
Went close over C&D last week but might be vulnerable to the 3yos here; cheekpieces go on
1 (2)	Flickering Halo br J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	142	p	-61467	73	73	60	7d	—	—	+2	11.3	17/2 11%
Now 1lb lower than when winning on AW in May but subsequent turf runs uninspiring
5 (1)	Princess Niyla b J:Rowan Scott T:Alan Brown	J:Rowan Scott T:Alan Brown	135	p	331055	66	77	72	30d	—	—	+4	8.8	18/1 5%
1m2f Beverley win in May but down the field in three runs since
3 (5)	Piecederesistance b J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Micky Hammond	138	—	27428-	69	77	59	—	—	—	+7	10.1	25/1 4%
Fit from hurdling and feasibly treated on pick of last year's Flat form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Always A Star	13/8	13/8	13/8	6/4	6/4
Bondi	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Iwantmytimewithyou	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2	9/2
Ancient Myth	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2	6/1
Flickering Halo	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Princess Niyla	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Piecederesistance	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Iwantmytimewithyou

26.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 17 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Always A Star

24.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 7.4 Odds: 12.5

13/8

3rd

Bondi

21.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Ancient Myth

16.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 7.4 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Flickering Halo

11.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Piecederesistance

10.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Princess Niyla

8.8

OR: 4 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bondi Top Rated	73	78	69
Flickering Halo	73	73	60
Ancient Myth	72	77	68
Iwantmytimewithyou	69	77	64
Piecederesistance	69	77	59
Always A Star	68	78	67
Princess Niyla	66	77	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Flickering Halo	7d ago	Quick return
Ancient Myth	8d ago	Quick return
Always A Star	14d ago	Fit
Iwantmytimewithyou	17d ago	Fit
Princess Niyla	30d ago	Fit
Bondi	40d ago	Fit
Piecederesistance	—	—