6f, Good ground, 4yo+, 0-105 Handicap14 runners | Each-way 1/5 odds 1-4 Race Assessment This looks a strong northern sprint handicap with several coming through the same York form line. On good ground at Thirsk over 6f, a strong pace is often advantageous and there appears enough speed on paper from Annaf, Al Shabab Storm,…

Class 5 Handicap | 1m 75y | 4yo+ | Good ground | 7 runners Race Shape, Pace & Draw Nottingham’s straight mile can favour horses able to secure a prominent position without expending too much energy. With only 7 runners, draw bias is much less significant than in larger-field handicaps. Likely pace angles: Prodigal Son…

Class 4 Handicap | 1m4f | Good | 4yo+ | 12 runners Race Assessment Thirsk’s 1m4f start gives runners a reasonable run to the first bend and draw bias is usually limited on genuinely good ground, although low-to-middle stalls can often secure a handy early position more easily than the widest draws. Pace Angles The…

1m2f50y, Class 3 Handicap, Good Ground, 7 runners A small-field fillies’ handicap where tactical pace may prove more important than draw. Nottingham’s 10f start does not usually generate a strong draw bias on good ground, especially with only seven runners. Pace is the bigger angle. Pace Assessment Likely pace appears only modest: Lady Dora Mae…

5f, Good ground, 4yo+, Handicap (0-85)18 runners A typically competitive Thirsk sprint where pace, draw and track position are likely to play a major role. Pace & Draw Assessment Thirsk’s straight 5f course can favour those able to secure a prominent early position. On good ground, there is often less pronounced draw bias than on…

Going: GoodField Size: 7 runnersDistance: 1m6fRace Type: Staying handicap Race Shape, Pace & Draw Nottingham’s 1m6f start gives runners plenty of time to find position, so draw is generally a minor factor compared with pace and stamina. Likely pace: Two Plus Two is the obvious front-runner and made all at Bath recently. Tupero usually races…

3yo Handicap | 5f | Good ground | 13 runners Race Shape, Pace & Draw Thirsk’s straight 5f can favour horses able to secure a prominent position without expending too much energy early. Likely pace angles: Go Vince Go Dazzling Haze Noble Vow Henrythenate Ambishio There looks to be plenty of early speed, suggesting the…

Class 4 Handicap | 5f | Good ground | Fillies & Mares | 7 runners Race Shape, Pace & Draw Nottingham’s 5f course can favour those able to secure a handy position, particularly when the ground is riding genuinely good. With only seven runners, draw bias is less pronounced than in larger-field sprints. Likely pace:…

7f, Good ground, 10 runners Race Assessment This is a fascinating juvenile novice with a mix of promising debutants and several expensive, well-bred newcomers from powerful yards. Pace & Draw With so many unraced horses, pace prediction is less certain than usual. Early speed could come from some of the sharper pedigrees, but over 7f…

Chantilly – 1m2f110y – 3yo – Good ground – 16 runners A fascinating renewal where the key questions are whether the established Group performers can fend off several unbeaten or lightly raced improvers. Race Shape, Draw & Tactical Angles Pace There is no obvious tearaway front-runner. Constitution River has made all before, Hawk Mountain likes…