18:15 Thirsk

Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

2m · Flat · Class 3 · Good · 13 runners · £20,616 · Sunday, 31 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th

1st
Mountain Road (FR)
Paul Mulrennan·Jim Goldie
9/1·10.00
SP
2nd
St Faz (FR)
Mikey Sheehy·Adrian Paul Keatley·beaten 1.5 lengths
13/2·7.50
SP
3rd
Treasure Islands (GB)
Cam Hardie·Tim Easterby·beaten 1.75 lengths
22/1·23.00
SP

Race time

3m 28.86s+3.86s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Mountain Road (FR))

“In rear - headway from over 3f out - led 1f out - kept on inside final furlong”

AI top-rated Arrange (score 63.7) finished 6th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 14.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Hermetic

St Faz and Anniversary are shortlisted but preference is for the lightly raced, ex-French HERMETIC (nap).

Forecast 7/2 Hermetic, 9/2 Pole Star, 5/1 Anniversary, 7/1 St Faz, 10/1 Minstrel Knight, Mountain Road, 12/1 New York Minute, Treasure Islands, 16/1 Elysian Flame, Artisan Dancer, Almuhit, 20/1 Gibside, 40/1 Laafy, Arrange

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Arrange

Mark Winn · Martin Todhunter · 8yo

Top-rated of 13

score 63.7 · +3.2 clear of next best (60.5)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=2)
Martin Todhunter: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
18d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
58average
OR 72 · RPR 97 · TS 91
Form20% weight
24weak
Last 6: 2-6-0-3-0

MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	9	Mountain Road J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Jim Goldie · draw 7 7yo · G · b	18435	9-05	83	96	74	56.7	9/1·10.00 SP
2	11	St Faz J: Mikey Sheehy · T: Adrian Paul Keatley · draw 3 6yo · G · b	111715	9-00	78	98	77	58.4	13/2·7.50 SP
3	14	Treasure Islands J: Cam Hardie · T: Tim Easterby · draw 14 4yo · G · b	54812	8-06	71	97	78	51.9	22/1·23.00 SP
4	1	Elysian Flame J: Joanna Mason · T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward · draw 12 10yo · G · ch	5415	10-00	92	95	80	60.5	25/1·26.00 SP
5	3	Pole Star J: Jason Hart · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 11 4yo · G · bv	65043	9-10	89	99	63	50.9	100/30F·4.33 SP
6	13	Arrange J: Mark Winn · T: Martin Todhunter · draw 6 8yo · M · gr	26030	8-08	72	97	91	63.7	14/1·15.00 SP
7	2	Anniversary J: Rossa Ryan · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 9 4yo · G · bb	55552	9-10	89	97	91	55.5	11/2·6.50 SP
8	7	Almuhit J: Sean Levey · T: Faye Bramley · draw 8 7yo · G · btp	12396	9-07	85	99	95	53.5	11/2·6.50 SP
9	8	New York Minute J: Hector Crouch · T: Joey Ramsden · draw 1 4yo · G · bv	12832	9-06	85	96	—	55.9	16/1·17.00 SP
10	12	Gibside J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 4 7yo · G · b	55606	8-12	76	85	64	43.3	40/1·41.00 SP
11	4	Laafy J: Ben Robinson · T: Brian Ellison · draw 5 10yo · G · bp	708	9-08	86	—	69	29.8	66/1·67.00 SP
12	5	Artisan Dancer J: Oliver Stammers · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 2 6yo · G · b	71604	9-08	86	99	68	50.3	18/1·19.00 SP
13	6	Minstrel Knight J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Edward Bethell · draw 10 5yo · G · b	4020	9-07	85	98	80	45.3	9/2·5.50 SP
—	—	Hermetic J: · T: Ian Williams · draw 13 4yo · G · gr	51144	9-02	81	98	86	55.4	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:15 Thirsk on 31 May 2026?

Mountain Road (FR) won the 18:15 Thirsk at SP 10.00. Ridden by Paul Mulrennan. Trained by Jim Goldie.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:15 Thirsk?

No — the AI top pick (Arrange) finished 6.

What were the placings in the 18:15 Thirsk?

Top finishers: 1. Mountain Road (FR) (10.00), 2. St Faz (FR) (7.50), 3. Treasure Islands (GB) (23.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:15 Thirsk?

The winning time was 3m 28.86s, 3.86s slower than standard.

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