14:40 Thirsk
Saturday 2 May 2026
All13:3514:1014:4015:1515:5516:2517:00
Sky Bet Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap
- 4YO plus  |  Class 2  |  7f 218y  |  Good to Firm (Good in places)  |  13 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:40Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 38.54s
T:Â D O'MearaJ:Â Mark Winn
Midfield, travelled smoothly towards centre 2f out, led 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, always doing enough towards finish op 8/1
T:Â J TateJ:Â Connor Beasley
Wore hood to start, slowly away, towards rear, switched towards centre to make headway from 2f out, took second over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra towards finish op 11/4 tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1
T:Â W J HaggasJ:Â O J Orr
Taken down early and wore hood to start, in touch with leaders, pushed along over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, short of room inside final 100yds, kept on op 4/1
T:Â T D EasterbyJ:Â Sean Kirrane
Rear of midfield, raced wide from over 2f out, chased leaders from 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 40/1
T:Â M & D EasterbyJ:Â Billy Garritty
In touch with leaders, pushed along to chase leaders 1f out, outpaced inside final 110yds, weakened towards finish op 25/1
T:Â K A RyanJ:Â Jack Callan (3)
Taken down early and wore hood to start, towards rear, some headway 2f out, denied clear run 1f out, switched right and ran on well inside final furlong, did well under circumstances tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1
T:Â G A HarkerJ:Â O McSweeney
Held up in rear, taken towards centre from over 2f out, ridden and some headway inside final furlong, weakened towards finish op 14/1
T:Â D CarrollJ:Â Zak Wheatley (3)
Prominent, pushed along 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds op 40/1
T:Â J TateJ:Â Dylan Hogan
Wore hood to start, towards rear, edged sharply left and impeded rival when making some headway 1f out, denied clear run again inside final 110yds, never recovered op 6/1
T:Â K A RyanJ:Â Shane Gray
Midfield, switched towards centre over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, soon weakened
T:Â D O'MearaJ:Â C J Whiteley (7)
Midfield, outpaced 2f out, hampered over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, weakened towards finish op 20/1
T:Â Mrs Dianne SayerJ:Â Cam Hardie
Led, headed after 1f and raced in second, pushed along 2f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, dropped towards rear inside final 110yds op 80/1
T:Â K R BurkeJ:Â S H James
Prominent, led after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, dropped to last inside final 110yds op 9/2 tchd 6/1
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Non-Runners
11
(10)
Bellarchi20
Weight: 9-0|Â Â Age: 5
T: Grant Tuer  J: A Mullen
NR
1
(7)
Witch Hunter29
Weight: 9-12|Â Â Age: 7
T: R Hannon  J: Non Runner
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£2.00, £1.50, £2.00EX:£21.30Trifecta:£108.10Tricast:£71.95SF:£17.86Swingers:£3.70, £4.10, £3.80
Forecasts
Blue Rc (5/2), Mirsky (5/1), Sea Force (5/1), City Of Poets (11/2), Flight Plan (11/2), Apiarist (8/1), Bellarchi (10/1), Witch Hunter (16/1), Dashing Darcey (18/1), Rhoscolyn (22/1), A War Eagle (28/1), Accentuate (33/1), Al Mubhir (40/1), Esherann (50/1), Redarna (100/1)
BLUE RC continues to go the right way, finishing a good second in a competitive event at Newcastle on All-Weather Finals Day, and he is taken to resume winning ways. A pair of fellow 4-y-os could be the main dangers, with Sea Force feared most with his reappearance run behind him, ahead of City of Poets.
- BLUE RC (IRE)
- SEA FORCE (IRE)
- CITY OF POETS (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £30,924.002nd: £14,502.003rd: £7,254.004th: £3,624.005th: £1,812.006th: £906.00
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