18:15

Thirsk

Great Britain

Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Sunday, 31 May 2026

2m·Flat·Class 3·Good·13 runners·£20,616

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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →

v1.063.7/100 rating

Arrange

25.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way58.4/100 rating

St Faz

8.80Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

Arrange

Mark Winn · Martin Todhunter · 8yo

63.7/100

+3.2 vs next best (60.5)

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

Trainer20% weight
100very strong
Martin Todhunter: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%)
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

MarketBest price 25.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 8th pick of 13 in market. AI is contrarian here.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos	#	Dr	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
4	1	12	Elysian Flame 10yo · G · ch	Joanna Mason Samantha & Jacqueline Coward	5415	10-00	92	95	80	60.5	25/1·26.00 SP
7	2	9	Anniversary 4yo · G · bb	Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett	55552	9-10	89	97	91	55.5	11/2·6.50 SP
5	3	11	Pole Star 4yo · G · bv	Jason Hart Charlie Johnston	65043	9-10	89	99	63	50.9	100/30F·4.33 SP
11	4	5	Laafy 10yo · G · bp	Ben Robinson Brian Ellison	708	9-08	86	—	69	29.8	66/1·67.00 SP
12	5	2	Artisan Dancer 6yo · G · b	Oliver Stammers Charlie Johnston	71604	9-08	86	99	68	50.3	18/1·19.00 SP
13	6	10	Minstrel Knight 5yo · G · b	Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell	4020	9-07	85	98	80	45.3	9/2·5.50 SP
8	7	8	Almuhit 7yo · G · btp	Sean Levey Faye Bramley	12396	9-07	85	99	95	53.5	11/2·6.50 SP
9	8	1	New York Minute 4yo · G · bv	Hector Crouch Joey Ramsden	12832	9-06	85	96	—	55.9	16/1·17.00 SP
1	9	7	Mountain Road 7yo · G · b	Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie	18435	9-05	83	96	74	56.7	9/1·10.00 SP
2	11	3	St Faz 6yo · G · b	Mikey Sheehy Adrian Paul Keatley	111715	9-00	78	98	77	58.4	13/2·7.50 SP
10	12	4	Gibside 7yo · G · b	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	55606	8-12	76	85	64	43.3	40/1·41.00 SP
6	13	6	Arrange 8yo · M · gr	Mark Winn Martin Todhunter	26030	8-08	72	97	91	63.7	14/1·15.00 SP
3	14	14	Treasure Islands 4yo · G · b	Cam Hardie Tim Easterby	54812	8-06	71	97	78	51.9	22/1·23.00 SP
—	—	13	Hermetic 4yo · G · gr	Ian Williams	51144	9-02	81	98	86	55.4	—

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.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

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

Racing Post pick: Hermetic

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

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

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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