Happy 21st Birthday Lily Watkinson Handicap (GBBPlus Race).
Thirsk · Saturday, 18 Apr · 18:32
· 1m 4f 8y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:32
Off time
12
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4
3/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
8.50
15/2
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
21
20/1
09 · —
26
25/1
10 · —
26
25/1
11 · —
26
25/1
12 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 4 |
Minhad (G)
Made it third time lucky when taking a 1½m Newmarket novice last spring. Best effort since when second in a handicap at Chester in September but well held on final start of 2025 (subsequently gelded) and probably still a shade too high in …
|
8420-15 | K S McHugh | I Mohammed | 4 | 61.2 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 7th | 2 | 8 |
Helmsley (F)
Winner of a Redcar novice in October on final run for Ralph Beckett but well held all 4 starts for current yard.
|
866762 | Jason Hart | I Furtado | 4 | 60.8 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 3rd | 3 | 7 |
Gallivanted (G)
[T]
Landed the odds in a Kempton maiden last spring on what turned out to be his sole appearance on the Flat last year. In good order over hurdles in recent months, so he won't be found wanting fitness-wise and merits respect on handicap debut…
|
73/1-31 | Pierre-Louis Jamin | Harry Derham | 4 | 60.8 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 4th | 4 | 12 |
Lightning Tiger (G)
FAV
Off to a winning start in handicaps at Catterick (1½m, soft) in October and was too keen upped to 1¾m at Nottingham later that month. Could have a part to play if settling better back down in trip here following a break.
|
5514-44 | D Tudhope | C Fellowes | 4 | 59.9 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | 11 |
Nightsinwhitesatin (F)
FAV
[P]
Bagged handicaps at Nottingham and Newbury last summer. Signed off with a solid second over this trip at Catterick in October and she will be a threat off the same mark if ready to roll.
|
442-242 | Callum Rodriguez | E Bethell | 4 | 59.9 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 10th | 6 | 6 |
Don Simon (G)
Went close behind an improver off a similar mark on handicap bow at Chelmsford last season. Placed both starts on the all-weather since returning to action in February and won't be far away if able to continue the good work returned to tur…
|
298-320 | Toby Moore | E A L Dunlop | 5 | 59.4 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 5th | 7 | 9 |
Made All (G)
[T]
Winless for Antony Brittain but hit the target 3 times for current yard last season (including over C&D). Added to his tally on return to this sphere at Wolverhampton last month but followed that with a dull display back on turf at Musselb…
|
70P-3 | O J Orr | S England | 5 | 57.6 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 8th | 8 | 10 |
Relocal (G)
[B]
Improved again to get off the mark at Chelmsford in January but put in his place both starts since and hasn't show much in 4 previous attempts on turf. Blinkers refitted.
|
3-19583 | Aidan Keeley | R Varian | 4 | 57.6 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 11th | 9 | 2 |
Furhaan (G)
Made little impact in three novice/maiden races over 1m but proved a totally different proposition when scoring on handicap at Windsor (11.5f, soft) in September. Only fifth of 8 at Yarmouth on final run of last season, though, and step fo…
|
415-097 | Lauren Young | J S Goldie | 4 | 56.7 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 6th | 10 | 3 |
Idyllic (M)
Successful over C&D last summer but ended 2025 on a low-key note and she's probably best watched back from a 6-month absence.
|
1476-65 | Hollie Doyle | W Storey | 5 | 54 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 9th | 11 | 1 |
Hackney Diamonds (F)
[B]
Won twice at around this trip at Southwell during the winter and enhanced good record at that course when recently landing a 9-runner handicap. 2 lb rise fair enough and should be in the mix.
|
349331 | K T O'Neill | Ian Williams | 4 | 52.6 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 12th | 12 | 5 |
Cougar (G)
Clicked for this yard with blinkers enlisted on final 2 starts of last season, bagging handicaps at Musselburgh and Hamilton (both at around 1½m). Remains on a workable mark despite going up a total of 10 lb for that brace but of greater c…
|
811-075 | A Mullen | I Jardine | 7 | 52.6 kg |
34
33/1
|
Betting forecast: Nightsinwhitesatin (3/1), Lightning Tiger (3/1), Gallivanted (9/2), Don Simon (15/2), Hackney Diamonds (10/1), Helmsley (12/1), Minhad (14/1), Made All (20/1), Idyllic (25/1), Relocal (25/1), Furhaan (25/1), Cougar (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5234.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2456.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1227.0 GBP |
| P4 | 614.0 GBP |
| P5 | 306.0 GBP |