16:47 Thirsk

Saturday 16 May 2026

All13:5214:2315:0015:3716:1216:4717:2517:57

Sky Bet Club Handicap

Off time: 16:49 | Winning time: 1m 41.44s

1^st

(14)

Empire Of Light

59-1

10/1

T: Grant TuerJ: Oliver Stammers

Pressed leader, eased into lead well over 2f out, edged right and ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely, strong challenged closing stages, just prevailed op 9/1

2^nd

(4)

Hot Cash

49-2

7/1

T: J ChannonJ: Rose Dawes (5)

Tracked front pair, ridden into second 2f out, kept on, pressed leader closing stages, just denied op 17/2

3^rd

(8)

Frankies Dream

49-0

33/1

T: J CandlishJ: P Mulrennan

Raced keenly in rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden in fifth approaching final furlong, stayed on but no telling impression on front duo op 40/1

4^th

(12)

City Of Poets

49-11

4/1f

T: J TateJ: P J McDonald

Wore red hood to post, front mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out and closed, ridden disputing third approaching final furlong, one pace thereafter op 9/2

5^th

(3)

Oolong Poobong

49-8

5/1

T: E BethellJ: Callum Rodriguez

Wore red hood to post, front mid-division, pushed along 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never a danger op 11/2

6^th

(13)

Mr Professor

79-9

9/1

T: K P De FoyJ: S H James

Led narrowly, pushed along and headed well over 2f out, kept on until faded inside final furlong op 10/1

7^th

(2)

Leadenhall

68-7

18/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman

Rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, plugged on, never threatened op 16/1

8^th

2 ¼

(9)

Impartiality

49-4

7/1

T: Phillip MakinJ: Shane Gray

Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms op 13/2 tchd 15/2

9^th

1 ½

(11)

Esherann

49-9

14/1

T: D CarrollJ: Zak Wheatley (3)

Chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 18/1

10^th

(7)

Count Palatine

59-0

40/1

T: M DodsJ: Connor Beasley

Rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no progress op 33/1

11^th

(5)

Empirestateofmind

88-13

16/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, no response, eased final furlong

12^th

3 ¼

(10)

Capital Guarantee

69-0

12/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Mark Winn

Mid-division on outer, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten op 16/1

13^th

(1)

New Image

69-9

11/2

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, dropped away and tailed off when eased 1f out op 13/2

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Non-Runners

(6)

Zapphire²⁵¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: Miss J A Camacho J: Ryan Sexton

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.00Pl:£3.60, £2.60, £7.00EX:£139.50Trifecta:£1,955.00Tricast:£2,339.63SF:£83.47Swingers:£13.70, £53.50, £48.80

Forecasts

City Of Poets (4/1), Oolong Poobong (5/1), New Image (11/2), Hot Cash (7/1), Impartiality (7/1), Mr Professor (9/1), Empire Of Light (10/1), Capital Guarantee (12/1), Esherann (14/1), Empirestateofmind (16/1), Leadenhall (18/1), Zapphire (20/1), Frankies Dream (33/1), Count Palatine (40/1)

CITY OF POETS is shaping up well and could resume winning ways having got no luck in the Hunt Cup here last time. Leadenhall also caught the eye on his return at Pontefract and could make his presence felt, while David O'Meara has a strong hand with Capital Guarantee and New Image.

CITY OF POETS (IRE)
LEADENHALL
CAPITAL GUARANTEE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Mirsky

Weight: 9-9 |Age: 6

J: D Tudhope | T: D O'Meara

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £9,421.002nd: £4,421.003rd: £2,209.004th: £1,105.005th: £551.00