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Formscan  - There would be no more deserving winner than Taygar but she may have to play yet another supporting role, this time behind FRANTIC. The well-bred daughter of Frankel has let favourite-backers down in two of her four appearances - most recently on her handicap debut at Leicester - but the winner has gone in again to frank the form and Ed Walker's filly has plenty of scope. Pull The Rug finished with a flourish for fourth in a blanket finish here and will relish the extra furlong, with a visor another source of potential improvement.

111
0135
Head to Head

In the last 3 years Emperor Caradoc (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Sugar Baby (GB)2
2nd May 2026 Thirsk(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Emperor Caradoc (FR) 1st (16/1 9-3 Rated 74) D Nolan 8.75L in front of Sugar Baby (GB) 8th (16/1 8-13 Rated 70) Ben Robinson (9 ran)
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25th Jul 2025 York(6f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Emperor Caradoc (FR) 14th (20/1 9-4 Rated 75) D Nolan .50L in front of Sugar Baby (GB) 16th (15/2 8-10 Rated 70) Aiden Brookes (22 ran)
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Kings Merchant (GB)1
25th Jul 2025 York(6f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Kings Merchant (GB) 8th (50/1 9-7 Rated 78) D Swift 2.37L in front of Emperor Caradoc (FR) 14th (20/1 9-4 Rated 75) D Nolan (22 ran)
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21
9036
Vingegaard (IRE) 4,b g 10-1

Mehmas (IRE)-Chevanah(Chevalier)

bl3(20) (Mr N O'keeffe)
Rated 74

32
5139
Space Bear (IRE) 3,b f 9-9

Space Blues (IRE)-Embraceable You(New Approach)

(30) d1 (Foster Bloodstock)
Rated 75

43
7-87
Sugar Baby (GB) 8,b g 9-8

Monsieur Bond (IRE)-Sugar Town(Elusive City)

(22) c2 d2 (Hard Held Partnership And Angus Racing)
Rated 67 Won When Rated 68

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Sugar Baby (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Emperor Caradoc (FR)2
2nd May 2026 Thirsk(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Emperor Caradoc (FR) 1st (16/1 9-3 Rated 74) D Nolan 8.75L in front of Sugar Baby (GB) 8th (16/1 8-13 Rated 70) Ben Robinson (9 ran)
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25th Jul 2025 York(6f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Emperor Caradoc (FR) 14th (20/1 9-4 Rated 75) D Nolan .50L in front of Sugar Baby (GB) 16th (15/2 8-10 Rated 70) Aiden Brookes (22 ran)
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Taygar (IRE)1
17th Oct 2025 Redcar(5f 217yds, Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Sugar Baby (GB) 1st (9/1 9-7 Rated 68) Alexander Voikhansky 6.62L in front of Taygar (IRE) 8th (12/1 9-8 Rated 66) T Eaves (8 ran)
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Kings Merchant (GB)2
25th Jul 2025 York(6f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Kings Merchant (GB) 8th (50/1 9-7 Rated 78) D Swift 2.87L in front of Sugar Baby (GB) 16th (15/2 8-10 Rated 70) Aiden Brookes (22 ran)
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12th Jul 2025 York(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Sugar Baby (GB) 5th (11/1 8-10 Rated 70) Aiden Brookes 4.90L in front of Kings Merchant (GB) 15th (40/1 9-9 Rated 80) Cameron Hardie (18 ran)
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610
33-5
Tactical Formation (IRE) 3,b g 9-5

Starman (GB)-Spring Green(Bahamian Bounty)

cp1(166) (Wathnan Racing)
Rated 71

78
8222
Taygar (IRE) 5,b m 9-5

Churchill (IRE)-Leoube(Kodiac)

(11) d2 (Tg Racing)
Rated 64 Won When Rated 68

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Taygar (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Sugar Baby (GB)1
17th Oct 2025 Redcar(5f 217yds, Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Sugar Baby (GB) 1st (9/1 9-7 Rated 68) Alexander Voikhansky 6.62L in front of Taygar (IRE) 8th (12/1 9-8 Rated 66) T Eaves (8 ran)
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Kings Merchant (GB)1
18th Apr 2026 Thirsk(6f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Kings Merchant (GB) 5th (15/2 9-2 Rated 68) Callum Rodriguez 2.03L in front of Taygar (IRE) 8th (18/1 8-12 Rated 64) S B Kirrane (18 ran)
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87
5647
Kings Merchant (GB) 5,b g 9-4

Bated Breath (GB)-Rhossili Down(Kingman)

cp1(18) cd2 (Mr G Harrison)
Rated 63 Won When Rated 82-77-75

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Kings Merchant (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Sugar Baby (GB)2
25th Jul 2025 York(6f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Kings Merchant (GB) 8th (50/1 9-7 Rated 78) D Swift 2.87L in front of Sugar Baby (GB) 16th (15/2 8-10 Rated 70) Aiden Brookes (22 ran)
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12th Jul 2025 York(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Sugar Baby (GB) 5th (11/1 8-10 Rated 70) Aiden Brookes 4.90L in front of Kings Merchant (GB) 15th (40/1 9-9 Rated 80) Cameron Hardie (18 ran)
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Emperor Caradoc (FR)1
25th Jul 2025 York(6f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Kings Merchant (GB) 8th (50/1 9-7 Rated 78) D Swift 2.37L in front of Emperor Caradoc (FR) 14th (20/1 9-4 Rated 75) D Nolan (22 ran)
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Taygar (IRE)1
18th Apr 2026 Thirsk(6f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Kings Merchant (GB) 5th (15/2 9-2 Rated 68) Callum Rodriguez 2.03L in front of Taygar (IRE) 8th (18/1 8-12 Rated 64) S B Kirrane (18 ran)
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94
5-74
Pull The Rug (IRE) 3,b f 9-3

Mehmas (IRE)-Bungee Jump(Canford Cliffs)

vs1(11) d1 (The Maximus Syndicate)
Rated 69

105
8489
Record Day (GB) 3,ch g 9-2

Showcasing (GB)-Airwaves(Monsieur Bond)

(24) (Mrs Claire Ellison)
Rated 68

116
2-30
Harlequin Bay (GB) 3,b c 9-1

Mohaather (GB)-Drift And Dream(Exceed And Excel)

(26) (Lady Juliet Tadgell)
Rated 67

First Time - Cheekpiece Tactical Formation, Kings Merchant. Visor Pull The Rug» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 3/1 Frantic, 5/1 Taygar, 13/2 Pull The Rug, 15/2 Space Bear, 8/1 Kings Merchant, 10/1 Tactical Formation, Emperor Caradoc, Vingegaard, 14/1 Sugar Baby, 16/1 Harlequin Bay, 20/1 Record Day.

Previous Years

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
B Ellison/Ben Robinson
2
19
10

M Dods/S B Kirrane
2
12
16

Ed Bethell/Connor Beasley
1
3
33

Ed Walker/George Downing
1
6
16

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Ed Walker
13
62
20

Ed Bethell
10
42
23

Richard Fahey
8
114
7

M Dods
5
46
10

B Ellison
3
35
8

M Appleby
1
37
2

Julie Camacho
1
29
3

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Connor Beasley
5
42
11

Mark Winn
3
33
9

S B Kirrane
3
41
7

William Pyle
3
34
8

D Nolan
2
46
4

Ben Robinson
2
28
7

Joanna Mason
2
36
5

George Downing
1
11
9

Jack Garritty
1
20
5

O McSweeney
1
24
4

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Thirsk

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Richard Fahey
112
800
14

M Dods
80
800
10

P Midgley
35
425
8

B Ellison
25
258
10

Julie Camacho
23
223
10

M Appleby
15
173
9

Ed Walker
11
42
26

Ed Bethell
9
71
13

P A Kirby
7
127
6

P D Niven
4
61
7

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Thirsk

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Connor Beasley
50
514
10

D Nolan
32
302
11

Jack Garritty
17
224
8

Joanna Mason
13
157
8

S B Kirrane
9
107
8

Ben Robinson
9
179
5

Mark Winn
7
90
8

William Pyle
7
61
11

Ryan Sexton
6
62
10

George Downing
5
19
26

O McSweeney
5
60
8

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Thirsk

Horse
Wins
Runs
Emperor Caradoc (FR)
1
2
Sugar Baby (GB)
2
6
Taygar (IRE)
0
2
Kings Merchant (GB)
2
5
Pull The Rug (IRE)
0
1