May 18 / 15.45 Thirsk

15.45

Good To Firm

Sky Bet Match5 Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5234
  • 1m 4f 8y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Sky Bet Match5 Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.88
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 543

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Three-race maiden; some improvement when third in Windsor novice (1m2f, good; 28-1) five weeks ago, keeping on; should stay this longer trip and may progress further; unlikely to be far away in first-time cheekpieces.
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3rd

5

(5)

1st Jun 2024

Good To Soft

1m 6f 115y

Class 2

18:15 Doncaster

Ghostlore

8st 11lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Made it fourth time lucky with cheekpieces added (retained) when easily seeing off six rivals in a 1m4f Thirsk novice (good to firm) a fortnight ago; the form of his Windsor third on good ground prior to that has been boosted and he's likely capable of bigger performances in handicaps; shapes as if he'll stay this sort of trip.

6/1

1st

2

(7)

18th May 2024

Good To Firm

1m 4f 8y

Class 4

15:45 Thirsk

Ghostlore

9st 4lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

prominent, led after 3f

7/2

1st

2

(7)

18th May 2024

Good To Firm

1m 4f 8y

Class 4

15:45 Thirsk

Ghostlore

9st 4lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

prominent, led after 3f, pushed along and went clear against far rail over 2f out, ridden and went further clear from over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, easily

7/2

10/1

  • Place: £3.60

Form: 3-5

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Brother to a 1m4f winner and should be suited by the move up to this distance judged on his 1m2f efforts; doesn't have much to find on form and he's one to consider.
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7th

5

14th May 2026

Good

1m 6f 44y

Class 3

14:40 Salisbury

Tryfan

9st 1lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Harry Charlton

Three-time winner whose sole success on turf came over C&D (good to firm) just under one year ago; also scored off this mark on AW (1m6f) in September but has been very in and out on last four starts, including when tried in a hood (removed) and beaten 32l in valuable AW event last time; drops back down in grade from lower turf mark and can make presence felt if on a going day.

12/1

11th

11

(4)

3rd Apr 2026

Standard

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

16:42 Newcastle (AW)

Tryfan

8st 10lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Harry Charlton

Inconsistent since finishing second in the Northumberland Vase over C&D last June and well beaten over C&D in January, but back on song when second at Chelmsford (1m6f) in February; capable of a bold show in a first-time hood.

11/1

2nd

1

(5)

12th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Tryfan

10st 0lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Harry Charlton

Comfortably won at Southwell (1m6f, AW) in September off a 5lb lower mark than today's; respectable effort there over 1m4f following a short break but he was disappointing at Newcastle (2m, AW) 27 days ago; drops in grade and could bounce back.

3/1

Form: 21 D

Last run: 87 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Still looked green but dug deep to win Kempton novice (1m4f, AW; 10-11) in February, building on debut promise; retains potential and may follow up under a penalty on today's turf debut.
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4

28th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 130y

17:10 Galway

Los Toldos

11st 7lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Godolphin cast off left previous hurdling form behind when landing a Cork maiden in May (17.5f, good), earning a rating of 117; unseated on the Flat at Leopardstown on only start since; a bit to find on the figures but will like the ground and not dismissed.

12/1

4

(1)

17th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 4f 180y

20:30 Leopardstown

Los Toldos

9st 10lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Bought for £27,000 off Godolphin for whom he won a 1m4f AW novice last year; tailed off on handicap debut at Gowran in April but came good in a maiden hurdle at Cork and now might tap back into that promise he showed for former connections; tongue-tie added.

6/1

1st

7

10th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 65y

13:40 Cork

Los Toldos

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: John Joseph Hanlon

prominent, went second 4th, led narrowly 5 out, faced challenges from 2 out, good jump last, ridden clear final 110yds

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 9

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bred to have a future but didn't shape with much immediate promise when tailed off at Ripon (1m4f, heavy; 50-1) on debut.
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7th

9

(7)

29th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

21:00 Newcastle (AW)

Greenlightforgo

9st 4lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Won here in June but had no obvious excuses when only seventh on his return visit.

9/1

4

(3)

26th Jul 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

16:50 Newcastle (AW)

Greenlightforgo

9st 6lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Sprung back to life off his reduced mark to beat 13 rivals over C&D a month ago; only 2lb higher and he's not had a lot of racing.

4/1

7

(8)

26th Jun 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

18:05 Newcastle (AW)

Greenlightforgo

9st 7lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

His mark continues to fall but for good reason and he made it 0-11 when dropped back to 1m and merely fifth at Southwell (AW) last time.

15/2

10/1

Form: 76-

Last run: 150 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Unplaced at Wolverhampton (8.6f) and Kempton (1m3f) towards the end of 2023; improvement possible but necessary; now fitted with a tongue-strap.
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9th

4

(10)

15th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Night Horn

9st 8lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Michael Keady

Regressive maiden for two yards who's done a lot of his racing over further and proved wildly inconsistent this year; the switch from cheekpieces to blinkers will need to make a difference.

20/1

6th

3

(3)

30th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 5f 66y

Class 6

20:10 Chelmsford (AW)

Night Horn

9st 10lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Michael Keady

0-12 but twice beaten only a length in handicaps, for Andrew Balding at Sandown last summer (1m6f; 11lb higher) and for this yard at Musselburgh two runs back (1m4f); had a shocker last time but he's better than that.

6/1

6th

2

(7)

9th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:12 Lingfield

Night Horn

9st 11lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Michael Keady

0-11, but has run some of his best races at around this trip as when beaten just over a length into fourth of eight at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) last month; could go well from the same mark.

4/1

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
95,000gns 2yo; Almanzor half-brother to US 1m turf winner Alexis Zorba; dam unplaced 5f-7f 2yo (RPR 38), sister to 6f Group 2 winner Royal Intervention, half-sister to winners Gorella (US 9.5f Grade 1) and Porto Santo (French 1m Listed); classy pedigree; worth a market check for yard that had high-profile winner at York on Thursday.
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10th

10

(6)

9th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 5y

Class 5

14:40 Pontefract

Valued

9st 6lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Edward Bethell

Finished last of seven in 1m4f event at Thirsk; needs major improvement for the drop in distance and addition of blinkers.

33/1

Form: 64

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed something to build on when sixth of nine at Southwell (1m) in February, then folded tamely on turf debut at Ripon (1m2f, soft); too early to be writing him off.
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6th

5

(6)

24th Feb 2024

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

18:05 Southwell (AW)

Normandy Vista

8st 11lb

J: Joe Fanning

T: Charlie Johnston

in touch with leaders on outer

4/1

Non-runners

Epidavros

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £13.30
Straight Forecast £14.18
Trifecta £30.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Los Toldos

RP RATINGS:

Ghostlore

The Sun:

Tryfan

NEWMARKET:

Los Toldos

The Times:

Los Toldos

Telegraph:

Los Toldos

The Guardian:

Los Toldos

The Star:

Los Toldos

POSTDATA:

Ghostlore

Daily Mail:

Ghostlore

D Express:

Ghostlore

Daily Mirror:

Ghostlore

Daily Record:

Ghostlore