Cheltenham Festival 2025 Race Result Thirsk, Fri, 18th Aug, 2023, Ray McLean Memorial Handicap of £7,000.00 3-y-o plus| irishracing.com

7.45 Ray McLean Memorial Handicap of £7,000.00 3-y-o plus(Class 6) 1m. 4f. 8yds.

Thirsk Results Fri, 18th Aug, 2023

Going - Good (Good to Firm in places).

Placepot Pool - £43,525.84 Winning Units - 10610.37 Dividend - £2.90. Quadpot Pool - £6,611.31 Winning Units - 1929.02 Dividend - £2.50. Place Six Dividend - £4.39. Place Five Dividend - £3.97.

Ray McLean Memorial Handicap of £7,000.00 3-y-o plus (Class 6) 1m. 4f. 8yds.

1st - £3,664.00, 2nd - £1,719.00, 3rd - £859.00, 4th - £430.00, 5th - £214.00 15 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

Kittykarma (IRE) 9-5 (Mrs H Steel)
(Drawn 7)cp² Rated 60
Kitten's Joy (USA) - Spring Leaf (FR)(Footstepsinthesand (GB))
Breeder - Rathbarry Stud

(Morning price: 11/1 12/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 12/1 11/1) SP 11/1

Richard Fahey

O J Orr

Tote Win £12.60 Place £3.70

held up in mid-division, headway out wide tracking leaders 2f out, went 2nd inside final 100 yards, stayed on to lead near finish

26th Jul, 23 Leicester
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 62 This
Race 21st Sep, 23 Pontefract
5th Flat Hcp Rated 65

2nd

Prince Achille (GB) 9-6 (Mr Jedd O'Keeffe)
(Drawn 12) Rated 52
Reliable Man (GB) - Halle Bop (GB)(Dubai Millennium (GB))
Breeder - Normandie Stud Ltd

(Morning price: 5/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 3/1 5/2 11/4 3/1)
SP 3/1fav

J O'keeffe

Jack Garritty

Place £1.90

held up in mid-division, headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish

11th Aug, 23 Thirsk
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 52 This
Race 8th Sep, 23 Newcastle
8th Flat Hcp Rated 56

3rd

1.5L

Edwina Sheeran (IRE) 9-3 (Mr Sabah Mubarak Al Sabah)
(Drawn 15)cp⁷sr Rated 61
Decorated Knight (GB) - Rooney O'Mara (GB)(Dragon Pulse (IRE))
Breeder - Sabah Mubarak Al Sabah

(Morning price: 3/1 10/3 7/2 3/1 10/3 7/2 10/3)
(Ring price: 10/3 7/2 10/3) SP 10/3

R G Fell

Jonny Peate(3)

Place £2.10

soon tracking leaders out wide from wide draw, led over 10f out until over 8f out, tracked leader until led again 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd inside final 110 yards, stayed on same pace in 3rd

26th Jul, 23 Leicester
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 61 This
Race 5th Sep, 23 Ripon
1st Flat Hcp Rated 63

4th

Valley Of Flowers (IRE) 9-9 (Mrs C A Coward)
(Drawn 6)hd⁺ Rated 55
Slade Power (IRE) - Miss Cape (IRE)(Cape Cross (IRE))
Breeder - Denis Noonan

(Morning price: 8/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 9/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 15/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 5/1)
SP 5/1

Miss J M Coward

Joanna Mason

held up off the pace in last pair, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened towards finish

8th Aug, 23 Catterick
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 55 This
Race 22nd Sep, 23 Ayr
1st Flat Hcp Rated 55

5th

0.75L

Nakano (IRE) 9-7 (Babington, Lacy, Shanahan, Tynan)
(Drawn 8)vs¹sr Rated 62
Saxon Warrior (JPN) - Silky (IRE)(Montjeu (IRE))
Breeder - Lynch Bages Ltd

(Morning price: 20/1 22/1 25/1 33/1 40/1 50/1 40/1 33/1)
SP 33/1

Hugo Palmer

Jason Watson

ed after 1f, headed over 10f out, remained handy, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final 100 yards

29th Jul, 23 Windsor
8th Flat Hcp Rated 67 This
Race 16th Sep, 23 Bath
9th Flat Hcp Rated 61

6th

3.5L

Optician (GB) 9-5 (Mrs J Pallister & Partner)
(Drawn 11)cp²sr Rated 60
Expert Eye (GB) - Starlit Sands (GB)(Oasis Dream (GB))
Breeder - Miss K. Rausing

(Morning price: 12/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 17/2 9/1) SP 9/1

Tim Easterby

D Allan

mid-division on inside, plugged on final 2f, never dangerous

26th Jul, 23 Leicester
4th Flat Hcp Rated 62 This
Race 5th Sep, 23 Ripon
4th Flat Hcp Rated 58

7th

0.75L

Tiberio Force (GB) 9-2 (Mr James Marshall & Freya Marshall)
(Drawn 1)bl³sr Rated 48
Lethal Force (IRE) - Rio's Rosanna (IRE)(Captain Rio (GB))
Breeder - Mr James Marshall & Mr Chris Marshall

(Morning price: 12/1 16/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Simon Whitaker

B A Curtis

tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after

8th Aug, 23 Catterick
6th Flat Hcp Rated 48 This
Race 12th Sep, 23 Catterick
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 47

8th

2.5L

Jamih (GB) 9-6 (Mr H L Thompson)
(Drawn 10) Rated 55
Intello (GER) - Hannda (IRE)(Dr Devious (IRE))
Breeder - T. R. G. Vestey

(Morning price: 8/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 6/1 5/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Miss T Jackson

Mark Winn(3)

slowly into stride, behind, some headway when slightly hampered and switched right 2f out, driven and weakened over 1f out

11th Aug, 23 Thirsk
4th Flat Hcp Rated 55 This
Race 30th Aug, 23 Catterick
5th Flat Hcp Rated 54

9th

Mad Artymaise (IRE) 8-7 (D Smith, G White & G Wood)
(Drawn 9)sr Rated 45
Dandy Man (IRE) - El Mirage (IRE)(Elusive Quality (USA))
Breeder - Ballyhane Stud

(Morning price: 10/1 12/1 16/1 18/1 14/1 16/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 14/1) SP 14/1

Miss G Boanas

Alex Jary(7)

off the pace towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never threatened

11th Aug, 23 Thirsk
6th Flat Hcp Rated 45 This
Race

10th

Act Of Will (GB) 9-5 (Geoff & Sandra Turnbull & Mrs J A Broo)
(Drawn 5)cp³sr Rated 60
Mondialiste (IRE) - Silver Act (IRE)(Aqlaam (GB))
Breeder - Elwick Stud

(Morning price: 12/1 16/1 18/1 22/1 28/1 33/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 40/1 50/1 40/1) SP 40/1

Danny Brooke

G Lee

restless in stalls, slowly into stride, towards rear, never involved

8th Jul, 23 Beverley
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 60 This
Race 26th Sep, 23 Newcastle
8th Flat Hcp Rated 58

11th

0.5L

Bouncing Bobby (IRE) 9-11 (Mr J W Hazeldean)
(Drawn 2) Rated 57
Raven's Pass (USA) - Silicon Star (FR)(Starborough (GB))
Breeder - Kildaragh Stud

(Morning price: 11/1 10/1 12/1 16/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 22/1) SP 22/1

M Todhunter

D Nolan

held up off the pace towards rear, never involved

29th Jun, 23 Hamilton
6th Flat Hcp Rated 57 This
Race 7th Sep, 23 Carlisle
6th Flat Hcp Rated 56

12th

Stelios (IRE) 7-12 (Mr Dave Manning & Partner)
(Drawn 13)sr Rated 45
Estidhkaar (IRE) - Xerxes (IRE)(Key Of Luck (USA))
Breeder - Limestone & Tara Studs

(Morning price: 16/1 20/1 22/1 28/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 40/1 50/1) SP 50/1

Phillip Makin

Mia Nicholls(7)

slowly into stride, pulled hard and rapid headway out wide tracking leaders 9f out, led over 8f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly

24th Jul, 23 Beverley
8th Flat Hcp Rated 47 This
Race 27th Aug, 23 Beverley
8th Flat Hcp Rated 45

13th

13L

Trailblazer (GB) 9-8 (Ian Nicol Racing)
(Drawn 4)cp⁷ Rated 54
Dark Angel (IRE) - Ballymore Celebre (IRE)(Peintre Celebre (USA))
Breeder - Carmel Stud

(Morning price: 12/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 20/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1) SP 28/1

Adam Nicol

P Hanagan

off the pace towards rear, never involved

12th Jul, 23 Catterick
8th Flat Hcp Rated 57 This
Race 29th Aug, 23 Musselburgh
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 52

14th

6.5L

Riggsby (IRE) 10-0 (The Hands And Heels Partnership)
(Drawn 14)ts⁵cp¹ Rated 60
Acclamation (GB) - Silk Affair (IRE)(Barathea (IRE))
Breeder - M. Fahy

(Morning price: 33/1 20/1 22/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 33/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 50/1 40/1) SP 40/1

S England

P Mulrennan

awkwardly away, headway into mid-division after 1f, went 2nd over 7f out 9f out, tracked leaders, weakened quickly over 2f out

6th Aug, 23 Market Rasen
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 92 This
Race

15th

Mollies Hope (USA) 9-4 (Mr Callum Miller)
(Drawn 3)ts³sr Rated 50
Aikenite (USA) - Lillies Trip East (USA)(Oxbow (USA))
Breeder - Calumet Farm

(Morning price: 50/1 66/1 80/1 100/1 125/1)
(Ring price: 100/1 125/1 150/1) SP 150/1

A Crook

A Mullen

led 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened quickly over 2f out

11th Aug, 23 Musselburgh
10th Flat Hcp Rated 50 This
Race

Off 7.46
Time 2m. 37.65 secs, which is 1.22 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £63.10
Tote Trifecta- £250.50
CSF- £43.07
Tricast- £143.28.

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Thirsk Results Fri, 18th Aug, 2023

Ray McLean Memorial Handicap of £7,000.00 3-y-o plus (Class 6) 1m. 4f. 8yds.