15:00 Thirsk
Saturday 16 May 2026
All13:5214:2315:0015:3716:1216:4717:2517:57
Metaxas Handicap
- 3YO only  |  Class 5  |  1m 4f 8y  |  Good (Good to Soft in places)  |  11 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:01Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 39.21s
T:Â W J HaggasJ:Â Darragh Keenan
Mid-division, steady headway 3f out, pushed along in fourth 2f out, stayed on, ridden over 110yds out and led closing stages op 7/1 tchd 8/1
T:Â Harry CharltonJ:Â P Mulrennan
Tracked leaders on inner, angled out right 3f out and pushed along, ridden in second over 1f out, stayed on but not pace of winner towards finish
T:Â S & E CrisfordJ:Â Callum Rodriguez
Wore red hood to post, handy racing keenly, led well over 2f out, ridden 2f out, kept on, headed closing stages, no extra op 13/8
T:Â R MenziesJ:Â Jason Hart
Prominent on outer, pushed along well over 2f out, no impression and weakened 1f out op 25/1
T:Â R MenziesJ:Â A Mullen
Mid-division, pushed along under 3f out, plugged on, never on terms op 28/1
T:Â B EllisonJ:Â Alex Jary (3)
Awkward start, mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never involved tchd 50/1
T:Â M DodsJ:Â Mark Winn
Rear mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no response op 14/1 tchd 8/1
T:Â C JohnstonJ:Â Harry Davies
Awkward and slowly away, mid-division on outer, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out op 20/1 tchd 25/1
T:Â A D BrownJ:Â Rhys Elliott (5)
Outpaced and pushed along in rear, always behind op 66/1
T:Â A M BaldingJ:Â P J McDonald
Led, headed well over 2f out and pushed along, dropped away tamely op 6/1 tchd 5/1
T:Â B EllisonJ:Â Shay Farmer (7)
Raced wide early, towards rear, pushed along 4f out, no progress and eased 1f out op 33/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.10, £1.40, £1.40EX:£23.60Trifecta:£74.70Tricast:£41.15SF:£21.68Swingers:£3.20, £3.50, £2.20
Forecasts
Faeberon (2/1), Boilermaker (9/4), Caraway (13/2), Blackisthenewblack (7/1), Raven's View (17/2), Sweet Love (16/1), Gemical (18/1), Manbearpig (40/1), Jambearee (40/1), Due To Shine (40/1), My Dad Frank (80/1)
BLACKISTHENEWBLACK should have more to offer on the back of her Kempton success and can defy a 6 lb rise for Andrew Balding. Boilermaker shaped quite encouragingly on his Yarmouth handicap debut and can build on that and provide the main threat ahead of the William Haggas-trained Caraway.
- BLACKISTHENEWBLACK
- BOILERMAKER (FR)
- CARAWAY
Prize Money
1st: £3,926.002nd: £1,842.003rd: £920.004th: £460.005th: £230.00
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