16:45 Thirsk

Friday 5 June 2026

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David Ritchie Is 50! Happy Birthday! Fillies' Handicap

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Thunder Star^b⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 70| D

13/2

Form has been mixed since her Doncaster success last spring. Shaped better than the result at the same course on return but went backwards from that effort when last of 6 at Yarmouth 2 months ago. Change of headgear with blinkers now back on.

Form: 7029-96

(3)

Military Girl¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 70| D

4/1

Cashed in on a career-low mark on second start of the season at Ayr 2 weeks ago. Back up 5 lb but she's clearly in good order.

Form: 5544-31

(1)

J Street¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 66| D

7/2

Signed off for Ivan Furtado with a good second at Wolverhampton (5f) in October and caught the eye all 3 starts for this yard, again denied a clear passage when third at Southwell 2 weeks ago. Looks more than capable of exploiting this mark.

Form: 7028-63

(2)

Tanjen²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: O McSweeney| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65| D

8/1

Won first 2 starts on all-weather last year and ran best race on turf when second at Leicester in September. Shaped better than distance beaten suggests when fifth on return at Goodwood (5f) last month but she never looked happy at Beverley 10 days later.

Form: 5120-59

(10)

Pull The Rug²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K Stott| T: E Bethell| OR: 69

7/1

Won 6f Leicester nursery (good) last autumn. Caught wide and likely she needed the run on reappearance 3 weeks ago so this will reveal more back in distance.

Form: 54315-7

(11)

Startling¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 60| D

33/1

Four-time winner over 5f for David O'Meara. Weakened out of it on reappearance/stable debut over 6f at Redcar 18 days ago and no surprise she's back over the minimum trip.

Form: 2216P-8

(4)

Dragon Spin²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 66| D

9/2

Has never looked short on speed and made second start back this spring a winning one when making all at Nottingham 4 weeks ago. Up 6 lb but she's not yet exposed, so she's on the shortlist.

Form: 6422-31

(7)

Solid Bond^t²²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 59WS

11/1

Ended last season badly out of sorts so hopes rest on a breathing operation working the trick back from 7 months off.

Form: 395070-

(6)

Cheerleader²⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Garritty| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 59| DWS

22/1

Winner at a huge price on last season's reappearance at Redcar and proved it was no fluke when following up 11 days later. Restricted to just 3 runs that summer, running poorly twice but she's since had a breathing operation and is clearly very capable fresh.

Form: 4/11728-

(5)

Fille Unique¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Smart| OR: 66| BF| D

13/2

Built on earlier promise to land 7-runner handicap at Musselburgh (5f) in April by ½ length from Data Fata Secutus. Confirmed she's in top form when just ahead of that rival again at Redcar 11 days ago, coming up a neck shy. On the shortlist.

Form: 5-66312

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Star Marian¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: O J Orr| T: D Loughnane| OR: 60| D

28/1

After 8 months off she showed much-improved form when making all in a Wolverhampton maiden in March. In nothing like the same form both starts since at that venue, though.

Form: 355-158

Non-Runners

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Data Fata Secutus¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: R Menzies J: Kaiya Fraser

Forecasts

Military Girl (4/1), J Street (4/1), Dragon Spin (11/2), Fille Unique (13/2), Thunder Star (13/2), Pull The Rug (7/1), Data Fata Secutus (8/1), Tanjen (9/1), Solid Bond (11/1), Cheerleader (22/1), Star Marian (28/1), Startling (33/1)

J STREET has caught the eye on all 3 starts for her current yard and when she does finally get a clear run in a race, she'll surely prove that her current mark is well within range. Dragon Spin could take some pegging back, though, with Fille Unique also worth a look.