Calverts Carpets Hambleton Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Thirsk

5:05

Date 2025-09-06

Distance 1m4f8y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,281

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (6)	Bosphorus Rose b Dylan Hogan · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Dylan Hogan · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	135	—	3-1311	85	88	68	45d	—	—	-15	23.4	6/5 45%
Improver who forged clear at Catterick last time and is a major player in hat-trick bid
3 (5)	Ancient Myth b David Nolan · David O'Meara	David Nolan · David O'Meara	134	p	533521	76	88	75	35d	—	—	+9	26.7	4/1 20%
Off the mark at the tenth attempt when landing a C&D handicap last month; respected up 4lb
5 (9)	Bulldog Spirit b Shay Farmer(7) · Brian Ellison	Shay Farmer(7) · Brian Ellison	132	p	142498	74	87	84	16d	—	—	0	10.4	8/1 11%
Two wins in the spring but he's lost his way and needs a major revival
8 (1)	Flickering Halo br David Allan · Tim Easterby	David Allan · Tim Easterby	129	p	467203	71	90	75	13d	—	—	+5	13.1	9/1 10%
Fair third at Beverley but he's now 1-16 on turf and this is tougher back up in grade
9 (3)	Valley Of Flowers b Joanna Mason · Samantha & Jacqueline Coward	Joanna Mason · Samantha & Jacqueline Coward	129	h	4-0824	71	88	83	43d	—	—	-1	7.8	9/1 10%
Back on track with good efforts in her last two starts and has possibilities back in trip
4 (8)	Tafsir b Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	133	p	063535	75	85	64	15d	—	—	+4	11.4	10/1 9%
Not beaten far from out of the weights at Hamilton; in the mix on this drop back in grade
6 (7)	Free Speech ch Oisin Orr · Ed Dunlop	Oisin Orr · Ed Dunlop	132	p	6-6729	74	88	52	73d	—	—	+3	7.1	25/1 4%
On workable mark but she's hard to predict and this is competitive after a break
NR (2)	Primo Lara ch Kaiya Fraser · Jack Morland	Kaiya Fraser · Jack Morland	140	t	8-5567	82	91	72	13d	—	—	—	8	—
Tailed off latest and comes with risks attached but he's not ruled out off dangerous mark
NR (4)	Shahbaz gr David Egan · Ian Williams	David Egan · Ian Williams	131	—	847414	73	88	68	21d	—	—	—	12.8	—
Won at Newbury on his penultimate run but was never involved back there last time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bosphorus Rose	6/5	6/5	6/5	11/10	6/5
Ancient Myth	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1	4/1
Bulldog Spirit	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	8/1
Flickering Halo	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Valley Of Flowers	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Tafsir	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Free Speech	22/1	25/1	25/1	20/1	25/1
Primo Lara	-	-	-	-	-
Shahbaz	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Ancient Myth

26.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 15 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Bosphorus Rose

23.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 12.5

6/5

3rd

Flickering Halo

13.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Shahbaz

12.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Tafsir

11.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Bulldog Spirit

10.4

OR: 6 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Primo Lara

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Valley Of Flowers

7.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Free Speech

7.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bosphorus Rose Top Rated	85	88	68
Primo Lara	82	91	72
Ancient Myth	76	88	75
Tafsir	75	85	64
Bulldog Spirit	74	87	84
Free Speech	74	88	52
Shahbaz	73	88	68
Flickering Halo	71	90	75
Valley Of Flowers	71	88	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bosphorus Rose	45d ago	Fit
Ancient Myth	35d ago	Fit
Bulldog Spirit	16d ago	Fit
Flickering Halo	13d ago	Quick return
Valley Of Flowers	43d ago	Fit
Tafsir	15d ago	Fit
Free Speech	73d ago	Fresh
Primo Lara	13d ago	Quick return
Shahbaz	21d ago	Fit

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