15:23 Thirsk

Saturday 18 April 2026

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   7f  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:33  |   Winning time: 1m 25.25s
1st
Horse silk
9
(7)
Murashah
59-3
9/4f
T: E BethellJ: Callum Rodriguez
Slowly away, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, led 110yds out, comfortably op 15/8
2nd
Horse silk
2
10
(12)
City Captain
49-2
6/1
T: H BethellJ: K Stott
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, challenged over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, rallied for second near finish op 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
hd
13
(6)
Draupnir
48-10
14/1
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Billy Garritty
Wore hood to post, led, ridden 3f out, headed 110yds out, kept on well op 16/1 tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
sh
3
(13)
U Sure Do
49-7
8/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan
Chased leader, ridden 3f out, kept on inside final furlong op 11/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
8
(4)
Quest For Fun
89-3
16/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Sean Kirrane
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
12
(11)
Alpha Capture
68-13
11/1
T: Roger FellJ: Mark Winn
Towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on without threatening tchd 10/1
7th
Horse silk
hd
11
(3)
Woodstock
69-0
12/1
T: Mrs R CarrJ: Joanna Mason
Chased leaders, going well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(2)
Leadman
69-9
9/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Raced keenly, midfield, ridden over 1f out, never competitive op 11/2
9th
Horse silk
½
7
(8)
Melvin Udall
49-5
13/2
T: G HarrisJ: Jason Hart
Raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon beaten op 8/1 tchd 17/2
10th
Horse silk
sh
5
(10)
One Night Thunder
69-6
14/1
T: G TuttyJ: Kaiya Fraser
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, never involved op 16/1 tchd 12/1
11th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
(1)
Frankies Dream
49-7
33/1
T: J CandlishJ: P Mulrennan
Towards rear, always outpaced tchd 40/1
12th
Horse silk
¾
1
(5)
Beaujolais Nouveau
49-9
20/1
T: B HaslamJ: A Mullen
Midfield, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no response op 25/1 tchd 28/1
13th
Horse silk
hd
6
(9)
Count Palatine
59-6
25/1
T: M DodsJ: Connor Beasley
Towards rear, never involved op 22/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.70, £2.70, £4.40EX:£19.80Trifecta:£375.20Tricast:£171.99SF:£15.46Swingers:£5.10, £8.70, £16.30

Forecasts

Murashah (9/4), City Captain (6/1), Melvin Udall (13/2), U Sure Do (8/1), Leadman (9/1), Alpha Capture (11/1), Woodstock (12/1), Draupnir (14/1), One Night Thunder (14/1), Quest For Fun (16/1), Beaujolais Nouveau (20/1), Count Palatine (25/1), Frankies Dream (33/1)

Verdict

A case can be made for plenty, but Ed Bethell has his string in fine order and unexposed MURASHAH may defy an absence to make a winning start for the yard. There was plenty of encouragement in Quest For Fun's reappearance, and he's a notable danger along with Woodstock, who was knocking on the door last season.

  1. MURASHAH (IRE)
  2. QUEST FOR FUN
  3. WOODSTOCK

Previous Winners

2025
Alzahir
Weight: 9-11  |Age: 5
J: O J Orr  |  T: J Candlish
10/3

Prize Money

1st: £5,234.002nd: £2,456.003rd: £1,227.004th: £614.005th: £306.00

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