Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap (GBBPlus Race).
Thirsk · Sunday, 31 May · 19:15
· 1m 4f 8y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:15
Off time
12
Runners
Good (Good to Firm in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
21
20/1
08 · —
23
22/1
09 · —
29
28/1
10 · —
29
28/1
11 · —
29
28/1
12 · —
81
80/1
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 | 8 |
Brielle (F)
[T1]
Dual winner at up to 1¼m last year. Still relatively low mileage for a good stable and no surprise were she to progress again this season. Wears a first-time tongue strap.
|
163140- | D Tudhope | D O'Meara | 4 | 61.7 kg |
9
8/1
|
| — | 1 | — | Star Harbour (G) | 37-6504 | — | A McGuinness | 8 | 61.7 kg | — |
| 8th | 2 | 7 |
Great Bedwyn (G)
FAV
Won at last year's York Dante meeting and ran another cracker at that fixture when second of 17 over 1½m (good to soft) 18 days ago. Should go well again.
|
856-282 | S M Levey | R Hannon | 6 | 61.7 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 11th | 3 | 10 |
Serenity Blue (G)
Recorded back-to-back 1¼m novice victories at the start of last summer. Creditable return to action when third over 1½m at Kempton reappearance but went backwards from that when well held at Ascot since, albeit in a very hot race.
|
1109-30 | P J McDonald | James Horton | 4 | 61.2 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 5th | 4 | 5 |
Cabrera (M)
[P]
Lightly raced in recent years but showed enough to think she retains all her ability when fourth of 7 in handicap at Newcastle (12.5f) on reappearance in March. Cheekpieces back on. Feasibly handicapped.
|
1226/5-4 | Callum Rodriguez | E Bethell | 5 | 60.8 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 7th | 5 | 11 |
Penzance (G)
[P]
Useful handicapper. On a lengthy losing run but not long with this yard and ran well for second at Lingfield (1½m, all-weather) 19 days ago.
|
3- | D Egan | D M Loughnane | 6 | 59.9 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 3rd | 6 | 1 |
Letsbefrank (G)
Bagged £100,000 bonus for 3 wins in this series in 2024 and on course for another after successes at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) and Hamilton (11f, good to firm) this spring. A 5 lb rise seems unlikely to prevent another bold bid.
|
575-113 | Lauren Young | J S Goldie | 6 | 58.1 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| — | 6 | — | Aulis (G) | 222212/ | — | Miss T Jackson | 5 | 59.9 kg | — |
| 4th | 7 | 6 |
Fast Fred (G)
[P]
Proved better than ever when scoring at Musselburgh (12.5f) in April and confirmed that improvement when denied on the post by Letsbefrank there a fortnight later. Well behind the same rival at Hamilton since, although he did meet a bit of…
|
6-21284 | S H James | Phillip Makin | 6 | 57.6 kg |
11
10/1
|
| — | 7 | — | Raulin (G) | 116-762 | D Tudhope | D O'Meara | 4 | 59.9 kg | — |
| 10th | 8 | 12 |
Optician (G)
Not long with this yard and shaped encouragingly when fourth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (11f, 18/1) on reappearance 50 days ago. Possible he can build on that now and respected.
|
230P-40 | David Probert | M Herrington | 6 | 56.2 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 12th | 9 | 2 |
Spanish Hustle (G)
Pair of Hamilton wins last summer but ended 2025 out of sorts and also well held on Hamilton reappearance a fortnight ago. Letsbefrank looks very much the stable number one here.
|
47448-0 | Rhys Elliott | J S Goldie | 8 | 55.8 kg |
81
80/1
|
| — | 9 | — | Secret Beach (G) | 0421-95 | — | D McCain Jnr | 5 | 59 kg | — |
| 6th | 10 | 3 |
Damascus Steel (G)
[V]
Bagged back-to-back handicap wins for Denis Quinn around the turn of the year. Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap at Lingfield (1½m, all-weather) 58 days ago (only run for John Ryan). Turf winner earlier in career.
|
01-1235 | William Carson | Gihan Arnolda | 6 | 55.8 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 9th | 11 | 9 |
Eroico (F)
[H1]
Fair form in maidens for Noel Meade in Ireland last year. Below that level when 13 lengths fifth of 9 to Letsbefrank on Musselburgh return for new yard 35 days ago. Needs to leave that run well behind with a hood added now.
|
0/5442-5 | Mark Winn | M Todhunter | 4 | 55.3 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 2nd | 12 | 4 |
Valley Of Flowers (M)
Winless since 2023 but has run several good races in defeat since. A switch to front-running tactics (usually held up) backfired at Hamilton last time but she has at least been eased another 2 lb on the back of that. Regular hood missing a…
|
443-672 | Joanna Mason | Samantha & Jacqueline Coward | 8 | 52.6 kg |
29
28/1
|
| — | 12 | — | Sir William (G) | 24-5025 | — | C Johnston | 4 | 57.2 kg | — |
| — | 13 | — | Nowshesdancing (F) | 13 | — | Harry Eustace | 4 | 57.2 kg | — |
| — | 14 | — | Tiger (G) | 7634-64 | — | Ian Williams | 4 | 56.7 kg | — |
| — | 18 | — | Kasgani (G) | 5575-36 | Zak Wheatley | D Carroll | 4 | 55.3 kg | — |
| — | 20 | — | Arrange (M) | 82603-0 | — | M Todhunter | 8 | 55.3 kg | — |
| — | 21 | — | Made All (G) | 70P-3 | — | S England | 5 | 54.4 kg | — |
Betting forecast: Great Bedwyn (9/4), Cabrera (7/2), Letsbefrank (9/2), Serenity Blue (7/1), Brielle (8/1), Fast Fred (10/1), Penzance (20/1), Optician (22/1), Valley Of Flowers (28/1), Damascus Steel (28/1), Eroico (28/1), Spanish Hustle (80/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 12370.0 GBP |
| P2 | 5801.0 GBP |
| P3 | 2902.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1450.0 GBP |
| P5 | 725.0 GBP |
| P6 | 362.0 GBP |