17:15 Thirsk
Sunday 31 May 2026
All15:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:45
Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  1m 4f 8y  |  Good (Good to Firm in places)  |  12 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 17:20Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 33.90s
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 trouble.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 again.
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Forecasts
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)
If GREAT BEDWYN is in the same form as when second at the York Dante meeting he may be able to go one better and deny Letsbefrank a £100,000 bonus for 3 wins in this series. Optician made quite an encouraging return to action at Southwell last month and also makes the shortlist.
- Great Bedwyn9/4
- Letsbefrank9/2
- Optician22/1
Prize Money
1st: £12,370.002nd: £5,801.003rd: £2,902.004th: £1,450.005th: £725.006th: £362.00
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