15:00 Thirsk

Saturday 16 May 2026

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Metaxas Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 5  |   1m 4f 8y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:01  |   Winning time: 2m 39.21s
1st
Horse silk
6
(4)
Caraway
38-11
13/2
T: W J HaggasJ: 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
2nd
Horse silk
½
3
(5)
Boilermaker
39-2
9/4
T: Harry CharltonJ: 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
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
(9)
Faeberon
39-9
2/1f
T: S & E CrisfordJ: 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
4th
Horse silk
5 ½
5
(11)
Gemical
38-13
18/1
T: R MenziesJ: Jason Hart
Prominent on outer, pushed along well over 2f out, no impression and weakened 1f out op 25/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
4
(2)
Manbearpig
39-1
40/1
T: R MenziesJ: A Mullen
Mid-division, pushed along under 3f out, plugged on, never on terms op 28/1
6th
Horse silk
½
11
(7)
Jambearee
38-4
40/1
T: B EllisonJ: Alex Jary (3)
Awkward start, mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never involved tchd 50/1
7th
Horse silk
4
7
(6)
Raven's View
38-8
17/2
T: M DodsJ: Mark Winn
Rear mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no response op 14/1 tchd 8/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
8
(10)
Sweet Love
38-6
16/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Harry Davies
Awkward and slowly away, mid-division on outer, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out op 20/1 tchd 25/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
(3)
My Dad Frank
38-4
80/1
T: A D BrownJ: Rhys Elliott (5)
Outpaced and pushed along in rear, always behind op 66/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
(1)
Blackisthenewblack
39-7
7/1
T: A M BaldingJ: P J McDonald
Led, headed well over 2f out and pushed along, dropped away tamely op 6/1 tchd 5/1
11th
Horse silk
10
10
(8)
Due To Shine
38-4
40/1
T: B EllisonJ: 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)

Verdict

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.

  1. BLACKISTHENEWBLACK
  2. BOILERMAKER (FR)
  3. CARAWAY

Prize Money

1st: £3,926.002nd: £1,842.003rd: £920.004th: £460.005th: £230.00

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