16:32 Thirsk
Saturday 18 April 2026
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Happy 21st Birthday Lily Watkinson Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  1m 4f 8y  |  Good (Good to Soft in places)  |  12 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:34Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 37.99s
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Show odds
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 the weights.
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Winner of a Redcar novice in October on final run for Ralph Beckett but well held all 4 starts for current yard.
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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 in this sphere.
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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.
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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.
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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 turf.
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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 Musselburgh on Sunday.
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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.
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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 forward needed on this stable debut.
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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.
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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.
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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 concern is the fact that the blinkers are now discarded.
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Forecasts
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)
NIGHTSINWHITESATIN capped off a productive 2025 by finishing a clear second on her first attempt over this trip at Catterick and she may well have more to offer this season. Don Simon has race-fitness on his side and should give it a good shot, while Gallivanted has been in good order over hurdles in recent months and he also looks dangerous, along with recent Southwell winner Hackney Diamonds.
- Don Simon15/2
- Gallivanted9/2
Prize Money
1st: £5,234.002nd: £2,456.003rd: £1,227.004th: £614.005th: £306.00
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