Thirsk

Fri 24th Jul

Good to Firm (Good in places) View all races

5.27

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of £6,000.00 3-y-o plus 5f.

5.27 5f. Flat Hcap (Class 6) 3-y-o plus 9 Declared

Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap

of £6,000.00

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9344

5,b g 9-12

Prince Of Lir (IRE)-Kerineya(Elusive City)

ts⁷bl⁴(19) d² (Denton Hall Racing Ltd)
Rated 60 Won When Rated 83

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Midnight Lir (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
So Grateful (GB)	1
14th Apr 2025 Pontefract(5f 3yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Midnight Lir (IRE) 8th (11/1 8-13 Rated 65) Rhys Elliott 1.25L in front of So Grateful (GB) 9th (13/2 8-3 Rated 57) Lewis Chalkley (10 ran)

Albegone (GB)	3
16th Jun 2026 Thirsk(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Midnight Lir (IRE) 4th (7/1 9-6 Rated 61) Connor Beasley .53L in front of Albegone (GB) 7th (4/1 9-4 Rated 59) D Allan (10 ran)

29th May 2026 Carlisle(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Midnight Lir (IRE) 3rd (12/1 9-5 Rated 61) Connor Beasley 1.31L in front of Albegone (GB) 5th (6/1 9-5 Rated 61) S B Kirrane (10 ran)

10th Sep 2024 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Albegone (GB) 2nd (10/3J Fav 9-3 Rated 66) D Fentiman 3.75L in front of Midnight Lir (IRE) 4th (6/1 9-8 Rated 72) Connor Beasley (9 ran)

Irish Dancer (IRE)	1
16th Jun 2026 Thirsk(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Irish Dancer (IRE) 2nd (28/1 8-13 Rated 57) Zak Wheatley 1.00L in front of Midnight Lir (IRE) 4th (7/1 9-6 Rated 61) Connor Beasley (10 ran)

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-841

3,b f 9-11 (Incl 6lbs Penalty)

Mehmas (IRE)-Starlit Sands(Oasis Dream)

bl³(9) d¹ (Miss K Rausing)
Rated 64 Won When Rated 57

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3726

8,b g 9-10

Alhebayeb (IRE)-Pacngo(Paco Boy)

cp⁺(9) d⁹ (Mr D B & Mrs C Lamplough & Partner)
Rated 57 Won When Rated 72-68-68-66-63-67

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Albegone (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Irish Dancer (IRE)	2
15th Jul 2026 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Albegone (GB) 6th (14/1 9-9 Rated 58) D Allan 1.38L in front of Irish Dancer (IRE) 8th (20/1 9-9 Rated 58) Zak Wheatley (9 ran)

16th Jun 2026 Thirsk(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Irish Dancer (IRE) 2nd (28/1 8-13 Rated 57) Zak Wheatley 1.53L in front of Albegone (GB) 7th (4/1 9-4 Rated 59) D Allan (10 ran)

Midnight Lir (IRE)	3
16th Jun 2026 Thirsk(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Midnight Lir (IRE) 4th (7/1 9-6 Rated 61) Connor Beasley .53L in front of Albegone (GB) 7th (4/1 9-4 Rated 59) D Allan (10 ran)

29th May 2026 Carlisle(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Midnight Lir (IRE) 3rd (12/1 9-5 Rated 61) Connor Beasley 1.31L in front of Albegone (GB) 5th (6/1 9-5 Rated 61) S B Kirrane (10 ran)

10th Sep 2024 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Albegone (GB) 2nd (10/3J Fav 9-3 Rated 66) D Fentiman 3.75L in front of Midnight Lir (IRE) 4th (6/1 9-8 Rated 72) Connor Beasley (9 ran)

Gwen Tennyson (IRE)	1
15th Jul 2026 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Albegone (GB) 6th (14/1 9-9 Rated 58) D Allan 1.25L in front of Gwen Tennyson (IRE) 7th (50/1 8-13 Rated 53) Connor Beasley (9 ran)

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8238

6,ch g 9-10

Galileo Gold (GB)-Catamaran(Shamardal)

ts⁺bl⁹(9) cd¹ (Mr P Ziegler)
Rated 56

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Irish Dancer (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
So Grateful (GB)	1
21st Jul 2024 Redcar(5f 217yds, Flat Hcap, Good) So Grateful (GB) 3rd (5/1 9-1 Rated 59) Lewis Chalkley 11.88L in front of Irish Dancer (IRE) 13th (33/1 8-8 Rated 48) Zak Wheatley (14 ran)

Albegone (GB)	2
15th Jul 2026 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Albegone (GB) 6th (14/1 9-9 Rated 58) D Allan 1.38L in front of Irish Dancer (IRE) 8th (20/1 9-9 Rated 58) Zak Wheatley (9 ran)

16th Jun 2026 Thirsk(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Irish Dancer (IRE) 2nd (28/1 8-13 Rated 57) Zak Wheatley 1.53L in front of Albegone (GB) 7th (4/1 9-4 Rated 59) D Allan (10 ran)

Midnight Lir (IRE)	1
16th Jun 2026 Thirsk(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Irish Dancer (IRE) 2nd (28/1 8-13 Rated 57) Zak Wheatley 1.00L in front of Midnight Lir (IRE) 4th (7/1 9-6 Rated 61) Connor Beasley (10 ran)

Gwen Tennyson (IRE)	1
15th Jul 2026 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Gwen Tennyson (IRE) 7th (50/1 8-13 Rated 53) Connor Beasley .13L in front of Irish Dancer (IRE) 8th (20/1 9-9 Rated 58) Zak Wheatley (9 ran)

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56-6

3,gr f 9-8

Havana Grey (GB)-Concello(Society Rock)

(18) (Ursa Major & Mark Walford Racing Club)
Rated 60

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7097

3,b f 9-7

Supremacy (IRE)-Southern Gal(Scat Daddy)

(10) (Yorkshire Racer)
Rated 56

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Country Artiste (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Dabbling (IRE)	1
14th Jul 2026 Beverley(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Dabbling (IRE) 3rd (11/2 9-6 Rated 56) Harry Russell 3.53L in front of Country Artiste (IRE) 7th (18/1 9-9 Rated 59) D Allan (8 ran)

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7543

3,b f 9-4

Ghaiyyath (IRE)-Baylasan(Ardad)

(10) (Ownaracehorse Steve Anson & Ollie Pear)
Rated 56

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Dabbling (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Country Artiste (IRE)	1
14th Jul 2026 Beverley(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Dabbling (IRE) 3rd (11/2 9-6 Rated 56) Harry Russell 3.53L in front of Country Artiste (IRE) 7th (18/1 9-9 Rated 59) D Allan (8 ran)

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3467

3,ch f 9-1

Starman (GB)-Gwen Lady Byron(Dandy Man)

(9) (A Farrell)
Rated 50

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Gwen Tennyson (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Albegone (GB)	1
15th Jul 2026 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Albegone (GB) 6th (14/1 9-9 Rated 58) D Allan 1.25L in front of Gwen Tennyson (IRE) 7th (50/1 8-13 Rated 53) Connor Beasley (9 ran)

Irish Dancer (IRE)	1
15th Jul 2026 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Gwen Tennyson (IRE) 7th (50/1 8-13 Rated 53) Connor Beasley .13L in front of Irish Dancer (IRE) 8th (20/1 9-9 Rated 58) Zak Wheatley (9 ran)

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9042

8,b g 8-13

Swiss Spirit (GB)-Bow Bridge(Bertolini)

(10) c¹ d³ (Laura Mason Syndicate Racing)
Rated 49 Won When Rated 56-65

Head to Head

In the last 3 years So Grateful (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Irish Dancer (IRE)	1
21st Jul 2024 Redcar(5f 217yds, Flat Hcap, Good) So Grateful (GB) 3rd (5/1 9-1 Rated 59) Lewis Chalkley 11.88L in front of Irish Dancer (IRE) 13th (33/1 8-8 Rated 48) Zak Wheatley (14 ran)

Midnight Lir (IRE)	1
14th Apr 2025 Pontefract(5f 3yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Midnight Lir (IRE) 8th (11/1 8-13 Rated 65) Rhys Elliott 1.25L in front of So Grateful (GB) 9th (13/2 8-3 Rated 57) Lewis Chalkley (10 ran)

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Thirsk
Fri 24th Jul

Probable SP 11/8 Sunlit Sea, 3/1 So Grateful, 6/1 Dabbling, 8/1 Midnight Lir, 12/1 Mare Of London, 14/1 Albegone, 25/1 Gwen Tennyson, Irish Dancer, Country Artiste.

Previous Years

2025 Irish Dancer 5 9-2 Harry Smith 11/8Fav (D Carroll) (Drawn 4)

2024 Brian The Snail 10 9-7 Rhys Elliott 5/4Fav (Patrick Morris) (Drawn 3)

2023 Foreseeable Future 8 10-1 Mia Nicholls 7/2 (Mrs R Carr) (Drawn 8)

2022 Sugar Baby 4 9-7 Alexander Voikhansky 8/1 (P D Niven) (Drawn 2)

2021 Jeans Maite 5 9-0 Bradley Harris 8/1 (S Bowring) (Drawn 9)

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