July 25 / 14.15 Thirsk

14.15

Good To Soft

Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4860
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
4,000euros foal,£24,000 yearling; sister to Qatari 5.5f-8.5f winner Silencer; dam, unraced half-sister to Listed-placed 7f 2yo/US 8.5f winner Mighty Empire and to dam of Italian 6f/1m Group 3 winner, out of unraced half-sister to Japanese St Leger winner; this Kessaar filly needs considering.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

7

(7)

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Ayr

Brain Freeze

8st 11lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Michael Dods

Won at Redcar (5f, good to firm) in May off a 2lb lower mark and she followed it with a good third at Ripon; played up beforehand and then in the stalls when disappointing at Beverley four weeks ago; needs to show that temperamental display was a one off.

6/1

6th

4

(1)

23rd Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:27 Beverley

Brain Freeze

9st 4lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Michael Dods

Off the mark on her eighth start at Redcar (5f, good to firm) last month and another good run when third at Ripon (5f, good) last Wednesday, despite an early stumble; solid contender.

5/2

3rd

4

(8)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Ripon

Brain Freeze

9st 7lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Michael Dods

Off the mark with a brave win in a Redcar handicap (5f) last month; up 3lb but that was a personal best last time and she's a big player again if she can back that up; best form has been on good to firm but she still has low mileage.

9/4

Form: 22

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Palace Pier filly has shaped well when runner-up on both her runs, still looking green on latter occasion in 7f Yarmouth maiden 22 days ago; open to more progress and she can make her presence felt.
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2

(3)

27th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

14:15 Ripon

Conjecture

9st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Beaten in six non-handicaps and more consistent than progressive, with cheekpieces not helping matters last time; should give her running once more but doesn't look obviously well treated.

4/1

2

(5)

29th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 218y

Class 4

14:35 Thirsk

Conjecture

9st 2lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Consistency hard to knock with runner-up finishes on all five starts but no match for a promising newcomer at Beverley (7.5f, good to firm) 16 days ago and there might another one in this line-up; wears first-time cheekpieces.

9/4

2nd

6

(4)

13th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 96y

Class 4

15:15 Beverley

Conjecture

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Didn't get the breaks when runner-up on debut over C&D (good to firm) but no excuses when second again on her subsequent three starts, all around this trip on good ground; starting to frustrate but she's impossible to ignore once more.

7/4

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
20,000guineas yearling; half-sister to 5f/6f winner Dan Tucker (RPR 95); dam, 1m winner (RPR 93), is a half-sister to useful winners Farhan (1m2f/1m4f) and Distain (Italian 1m2f Group 3); this daughter of Bated Breath is no forlorn hope on her debut.
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8th

9

(6)

22nd May 2026

Soft

1m 2f 42y

Class 5

16:40 Haydock

Lady Hornblower

9st 2lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

7.4f Beverley maiden winner (good to firm; acts on soft) from four 2yo starts; faded when favourite for handicap/seasonal debut there in April and her Doncaster 1m run three weeks ago was a good deal worse, so she's best watched for the time being.

25/1

9th

8

(4)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 5

16:35 Doncaster

Lady Hornblower

9st 4lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Started favourite when well held behind Indefensible on her comeback/turf debut recently; 2lb better off with that one and now goes beyond 7f for the first time (dam won twice over 1m on soft ground).

12/1

6th

8

(4)

15th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 96y

Class 5

16:35 Beverley

Lady Hornblower

9st 5lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Won a fast-ground C&D novice last August and bumped into subsequent Listed runner-up Caim when second under a penalty back here (soft) in September; never involved in a big-field sales race at Newmarket final start but those C&D performances provide hope that she could go well now handicapping after a six-month break.

6/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Lightning Spear filly is a half-sister to 5f 2yo winner Hot To Dot (RPR 77); dam, 6f winner (RPR 70); the market can guide on her first run.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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8

(7)

9th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 5

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Lilac Dandy

8st 3lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Alan Brown

Huge prices and no show in three turf qualifying runs (7f-8.5f); nurseries will make life easier but others are still preferred; AW debut.

25/1

8

(8)

23rd Sep 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 100y

Class 5

14:08 Beverley

Lilac Dandy

9st 2lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Alan Brown

Has cut little ice in a pair of maidens (around 7f) at Thirsk and here this summer; others appeal more.

33/1

11

(1)

24th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 96y

Class 4

15:45 Beverley

Lilac Dandy

9st 0lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Alan Brown

By Lightning Spear; beaten nearly 15l at 125-1 on her Thirsk debut last month (7f, good); best watched.

66/1

Form: 03

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
St Mark's Basilica filly stepped up on her debut when third of five in 7.5f Beverley novice 31 days ago on her final run for Denis Hogan; she must enter calculations for her new yard.
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13th

11

(1)

30th Nov 2022

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

14:55 Lingfield (AW)

London

9st 1lb

J: Mollie Phillips

T: Tim Vaughan

Still seeking her first win after 13 starts; in fair form in the spring and she may have needed her return from a break nine weeks ago; did finish tailed off there though and others make more appeal today.

12/1

9th

4

(2)

29th Sep 2022

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

19:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

London

9st 7lb

J: Mollie Phillips

T: Tim Vaughan

led, ridden when headed over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off

10/1

Form: 2 BF

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Failed to land the odds (5-6) but she shaped well when a debut second of seven in novice here (6f, good to firm) last month; this daughter of Ghaiyyath has more to offer upped to 7f here and merits serious consideration.
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4th

2

(4)

14th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 4

15:17 Beverley

Mandarin Spirit

9st 8lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Kevin Ryan

Won a 7f Thirsk maiden last July (good); hasn't progressed since going handicapping and was beaten nearly 5l over 1m at Thirsk last time (good); may improve at 1m2f.

9/1

9th

8

(6)

31st May 2026

Good

0m 7f 218y

Class 4

18:45 Thirsk

Mandarin Spirit

9st 1lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Kevin Ryan

Won a maiden here (7f, good) last July on second start; well beaten in Group 2 next time; she could improve for this month's reappearance sixth on handicap debut at Beverley (7.4f, good to soft) but her claims aren't compelling on the back of that.

33/1

6th

3

(1)

4th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 96y

Class 4

17:25 Beverley

Mandarin Spirit

9st 6lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Kevin Ryan

Ghaiyyath filly who got off the mark in 7f Thirsk maiden in July; faced a stiff task when eighth in the Rockel Stakes at Newmarket in September and she remains with potential returning for her handicap debut after three starts.

14/1

Form: 3

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
7-1, made a very promising start when third of six in novice at York (6f, good to firm) two weeks ago, keeping on well late; this daughter of Wootton Bassett seems sure to build on it, especially over this longer trip; leading claims.
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9

(9)

27th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

16:15 Newmarket

Secret Echo

8st 2lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Third on first two outings (6f/7f, good) then won Beverley novice by a neck (7.4f, good to firm); needs a bigger performance to follow up on nursery debut but she's in top hands and is not ruled out.

13/2

5

(4)

30th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 96y

Class 4

14:35 Beverley

Secret Echo

9st 2lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Roger Varian

Beaten favourite at Thirsk (7f, good) five weeks ago but that still represented a step forward from a promising debut; bred to be useful and represents a yard that won this race in 2022 and 2023; should keep improving.

6/4

7

(1)

25th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:15 Thirsk

Secret Echo

9st 2lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

7-1, made a very promising start when third of six in novice at York (6f, good to firm) two weeks ago, keeping on well late; this daughter of Wootton Bassett seems sure to build on it, especially over this longer trip; leading claims.

9/4

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Nathaniel filly; dam, 1m4f-1m6f Flat (RPR 78)/2m hurdle winner, is a half-sister to four winners, notably Cosmic Sun (useful 1m3f-1m5f); in good hands and must enter calculations starting out here.
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4th

5

(3)

26th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 197y

Class 3

10:15 Doncaster

Woottons Gal

9st 2lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Rallied for second of four, albeit 12l behind the overwhelming market leader, at Ripon (1m3f, good) on seasonal debut; bred to do better still, being from a family that has served her connections well.

10/1

2nd

4

(2)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 190y

Class 3

18:35 Ripon

Woottons Gal

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Dam was a 1m4f-1m6f Flat/2m hurdle winner; slowly away and always behind on Thirsk debut (7f maiden fillies', good; 50-1) last July; by far the least likely candidate in this four-runner field.

25/1

8

(3)

25th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:15 Thirsk

Woottons Gal

9st 2lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Richard Fahey

Nathaniel filly; dam, 1m4f-1m6f Flat (RPR 78)/2m hurdle winner, is a half-sister to four winners, notably Cosmic Sun (useful 1m3f-1m5f); in good hands and must enter calculations starting out here.

8/1

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Payout
Exacta £6.60
Straight Forecast £7.24
Trifecta £9.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Secret Echo

RP RATINGS:

Conjecture

Daily Mail:

Mandarin Spirit

The Times:

Secret Echo

Telegraph:

Secret Echo

The Guardian:

Secret Echo

D Express:

Secret Echo

POSTDATA:

Conjecture

NEWMARKET:

Conjecture

The Star:

Conjecture

Daily Record:

Conjecture

Daily Mirror:

Mandarin Spirit

The Sun:

Mandarin Spirit