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
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

8

(2)

25th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:32 Redcar

Brain Freeze

8st 4lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Michael Dods

Her best 2yo run came here (6f, good to firm) and she didn't run badly back here over 6f 18 days ago; quick enough for 5f but she is up in grade and out of the handicap today.

12/1

5th

10

(13)

7th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

20:20 Redcar

Brain Freeze

9st 4lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Michael Dods

No improvement for the switch to nurseries on turf last autumn and weakened to finish well held on AW reappearance 24 days ago; others are more persuasive.

20/1

12th

14

(3)

13th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Brain Freeze

8st 11lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Michael Dods

No improvement for the switch to nurseries last autumn; makes her seasonal/AW debut off a reduced mark; others look safer.

16/1

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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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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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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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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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

3

(9)

26th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Newmarket

Mandarin Spirit

9st 2lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Kevin Ryan

Both starts at Thirsk, finishing second over 6f then going one better (only narrowly) over 7f; unexposed but her bare form is well short of the standard required in this field.

50/1

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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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