April 22 / 15.10 Thirsk

15.10

Good To Soft

Vickers.Bet EBF Michael Foster Conditions Stakes

  • Prize money: £9277.2
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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Vickers.Bet EBF Michael Foster Conditions Stakes

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

7/2 (Won)

Form: 13270-

Last run: 301 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Horse

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Off since a couple of disappointing efforts at Group 3 level at the start of last summer but split Highfield Princess and Haydock Sprint Cup winner Minzaal when second in the Duke Of York (6f, good) prior to that; has gone well fresh (albeit after shorter breaks than this one) and will have a big say if back anywhere near his best; stays 7f.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

9

(6)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 6f 0y

15:05 Curragh

Spycatcher

9st 5lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Won a 6f Listed at Doncaster early last season (good to soft); ended 2025 in top form with convincing wins in Group 3 at Chantilly (very soft) and a Listed race at Doncaster (Montassib fifth); failed to uphold form with Montassib at the same venue on seasonal debut.

6/1

10th

3

(4)

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 2y

Class 1

13:50 Doncaster

Spycatcher

10st 1lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: K R Burke

Won this race 12 months ago (good to soft) when others including James's Delight met trouble; ended 2025 better than ever with convincing successes in Group 3 at Chantilly (very soft) and Listed race here (heavy; Montassib and Art Power unplaced); penalised this time but should go well again.

4/1

3rd

5

(9)

28th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 6f 0y

15:12 Curragh

Spycatcher

9st 7lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Gained sixth win of his career in a 6f listed heat at Doncaster (gd-sft) in March; best run since a 1.75l second behind Beauvatier in a Deauville Group 3 (6f, soft); beaten just 2l when fifth in this last year; needs the forecast rain to come, can go well if it does.

7/1

OUR TIP

15/8

Form: 2411-1 CD

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Fast-improving front-runner who has won his last three starts, a C&D novice (good) and two useful 7f handicaps at Kempton; kept on really well when completing the hat-trick on return 24 days ago and the third franked the form when going close in a Newmarket handicap this week; surely more to come from a colt who looks capable of making his mark outside of handicaps.
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6th

3

(3)

10th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:25 Thirsk

Mount Athos

9st 8lb

J: James Doyle

T: James Tate

Running in this for the third time, finishing second in 2023 and 2025; on both occasions he arrived on the back of a 7f win at Kempton and he landed that same race yet again 23 days ago; should give it another good shot.

7/2

1st

1

(2)

18th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Mount Athos

9st 9lb

J: James Doyle

T: James Tate

James Doyle is 5-5 on him, three of those successes coming in this race (2023, 2024 and 2025); he's 2lb lower than last year but weakened into last place when back in a handicap over track and trip ten weeks ago.

7/2

6

(3)

31st May 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 37y

Class 1

15:33 Haydock

Mount Athos

9st 2lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: James Tate

Listed winner at Deauville (7f, AW) last November and defied lofty mark in Kempton handicap (7f, AW) in March; also effective on turf and was second of six in a good conditions race at Thirsk last month; however, this 6yo needs to be better than ever if he's to take this.

22/1

7/2

Form: 33810- D

Last run: 189 days

W: 9st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
A 9yo now but he was better than ever when bagging the second valuable Ascot handicap win (7f, good to soft) of his career last autumn; respectable midfield finish in Balmoral there (1m) final start; a smallish field and potentially tactical race possibly not his ideal scenario but he holds good form claims; won on 2022 reappearance.
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5th

9

(6)

20th Dec 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Escobar

9st 6lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

steadied start, towards rear

10/1

9th

8

(8)

9th Dec 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 2

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

Escobar

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

sweating, dwelt start, midfield on near side of group

14/1

8th

7

(11)

27th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 2

18:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

Escobar

9st 3lb

J: Neil Callan

T: David O’Meara

Veteran who's become hard to win with and been on the downgrade this year, coming 22lb down the weights; late in the day to be making his Tapeta debut in a new form of headgear and will need some luck if dropped in as usual from stall 11.

12/1

8/1

Form: 02600- CD

Last run: 189 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Beat Azano to win soft-ground C&D conditions event in 2021 and went down by only a neck in this race on 2022 reappearance; has a chance on those efforts but he ended last year with two tame efforts in valuable handicaps at Ascot; subsequently sold out of Andrew Balding's yard for 55,000gns.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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12th

3

(6)

29th Jul 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 4

16:00 Southwell (AW)

Symbolize

10st 2lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Julie Camacho

midfield

12/1

7th

5

(6)

9th Dec 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 2

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

Symbolize

9st 5lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Julie Camacho

in touch with leaders in centre of group

20/1

2

(5)

13th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 3

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Symbolize

9st 11lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Julie Camacho

Just one win in 25 starts since his successful debut despite a sliding mark and well held on his return from four months off at Thirsk (7f, good; first since since wind surgery) in September; needs to improve for the different surface on AW debut.

7/1

12/1

Form: 86054- D

Last run: 135 days

W: 9st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Won a Listed race over this trip in 2021 but no better than useful form last year, including when winning a 1m Redcar handicap; below par on AW on final start in December; often front-runs; others are preferred.
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8th

4

(3)

4th Nov 2023

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Azano

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: David O’Meara

Prominent racer who made all in a 7f handicap at Sandown in September; well beaten in a Listed race at Redcar four weeks ago and yet to shine in three AW starts.

9/1

9th

2

(1)

7th Oct 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:55 Redcar

Azano

9st 2lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

Front-runner who got loose on the lead and just managed to hold on in a 7f handicap at Sandown (good) three weeks ago; likely to try something similar here and he did win this race two years ago (unplaced last year).

10/1

1st

4

(6)

15th Sep 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

16:25 Sandown

Azano

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

Front-runner who is 3lb below the mark he last defied in July of last year; not looking the horse he was, but this year has hardly been a washout and he could win again sooner or later.

4/1

7/1

Form: 26/29/ D

Last run: 582 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Horse

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Pattern class as 2yo but absent since finishing ninth of 15 in 7f Newbury Listed event in September 2021 (final start for Owen Burrows); sold 130,000gns last summer; his peak RPRs put him right there but watching brief has to be the percentage call after such a long time off.
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9th

5

(10)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

16:20 Newbury

Albasheer

9st 3lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Has moved in the right direction on AW since returning from lengthy layoff but the form suggests he doesn't retain peak ability; the 8yo is the oldest contender back on turf.

14/1

2nd

2

(7)

13th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Albasheer

9st 9lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Second run back from a long break (C&D) was better than the first; on a good mark if able to take another step forward.

7/1

4th

2

(3)

19th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Albasheer

9st 6lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Smart sprint handicapper but off for 13 months after finishing third over C&D on New Year's Day 2025 and always behind on his Chelmsford comeback 26 days ago; needs to have come on a lot.

10/1

Form: /4176- BF

Last run: 281 days

W: 9st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Won a useful 6f handicap at Hamilton last summer but his days of posting smart RPRs are probably a thing of the past and he looks vulnerable on his reappearance.
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12th

9

(12)

21st Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 4

16:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Snazzy Jazzy

9st 8lb

J: Dale Swift

T: Seb Spencer

First run for a while over 7f when winning narrowly at Doncaster but refused to race back there next time (July); a break might have done him good.

50/1

1

(11)

11th Jul 2024

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 4

16:55 Doncaster

Snazzy Jazzy

9st 12lb

J: Dale Swift

T: Seb Spencer

refused to race

6/1

1st

2

(4)

16th Jun 2024

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

14:40 Doncaster

Snazzy Jazzy

9st 9lb

J: Dale Swift

T: Seb Spencer

Not as good as he used to be (formerly smart when trained by Clive Cox); last win came in June 2022 (6f, good) but has rather struggled since; on a good mark but plenty to prove at present.

10/1

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Payout
Straight Forecast £9.44

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mount Athos

LAMBOURN:

Albasheer

RP Ratings:

Spycatcher

TOPSPEED:

Escobar

POSTDATA:

Mount Athos

NEWMARKET:

Mount Athos

Telegraph:

Mount Athos

Daily Mail:

Mount Athos

D Express:

Mount Athos

Daily Mirror:

Mount Athos

The Star:

Mount Athos

Daily Record:

Mount Athos

The Times:

Albasheer

The Guardian:

Spycatcher

The Sun:

Escobar