16:15 Thirsk

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5f · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 12 runners · £12,370 · Sunday, 31 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Dazzling Haze (GB)
Jason Hart·Robert Cowell
12/1·13.00
SP
2nd
Explosive Finnish (GB)AI top pick · 68.5
Joanna Mason·Kevin & Lauren Frost·beaten 1 length
5/1·6.00
SP
3rd
Mighty Magnus (IRE)
Connor Beasley·Michael Dods·beaten .5 lengths
17/2·9.50
SP

Race time

57.50s+1.20s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Dazzling Haze (GB))

“Made virtually all - pushed along over 1f out - kept on well”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.00 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: Go Vince Go

The vote goes to GO VINCE GO who arrives on the back of a very good Hamilton third and should find this return to 5f also a positive.

Forecast 3/1 Noble Vow, 13/2 Dazzling Haze, Here Forever, 7/1 Explosive Finnish, 9/1 Go Vince Go, Straight Ahead, 10/1 Big Fun, Ambishio, 12/1 Kinnalargy, 16/1 Henrythenate, 25/1 Mighty Magnus, Under The Radar, 33/1 Sands Of Josepi

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

Explosive Finnish

Joanna Mason · Kevin & Lauren Frost · 3yo

Top-rated of 12

score 68.5 · +9.0 clear of next best (59.6)

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)
Kevin & Lauren Frost: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
27d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
56average
Last 6: 5-4-3-3-3
Ratings50% weight
55average
OR 71 · RPR 90 · TS 85

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.

Draw bias — Thirsk 5f

full course data →

Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.22).

Low (1–5)

IV 0.73

Mid (6–9)

IV 1.08

High (10–13)

IV 1.22

Today: Big Fun (draw 11) and Straight Ahead (draw 12) get the bias; Noble Vow (draw 4) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 163 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	1	Dazzling Haze J: Jason Hart · T: Robert Cowell · draw 1 3yo · F · ch	17155	9-09	85	87	77	50.5	12/1·13.00 SP
2	12	Explosive Finnish J: Joanna Mason · T: Kevin & Lauren Frost · draw 6 3yo · G · ch	54333	8-09	71	90	85	68.5	5/1·6.00 SP
3	7	Mighty Magnus J: Connor Beasley · T: Michael Dods · draw 2 3yo · G · b	42820	9-05	81	92	81	52.5	17/2·9.50 SP
4	10	Straight Ahead J: Sam James · T: Craig Lidster · draw 12 3yo · G · b	22011	8-12	74	86	71	47.3	28/1·29.00 SP
5	3	Kinnalargy J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 3 3yo · G · b	13740	9-07	83	91	91	56.4	14/1·15.00 SP
6	13	Under The Radar J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 13 3yo · G · br	89285	8-07	69	90	79	44.4	22/1·23.00 SP
7	5	Big Fun J: Tom Eaves · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 11 3yo · G · b	22174	9-06	82	89	77	58.0	5/1·6.00 SP
8	2	Go Vince Go J: Sean Kirrane · T: Tim Easterby · draw 5 3yo · G · b	35843	9-09	85	89	85	52.2	4/1·5.00 SP
9	11	Sands Of Josepi J: Faye McManoman · T: Brian Ellison · draw 7 3yo · G · b	47146	8-12	74	92	52	40.0	50/1·51.00 SP
10	8	Ambishio J: Robert Havlin · T: Michael Appleby · draw 10 3yo · G · b	01248	9-03	79	90	83	46.9	16/1·17.00 SP
11	4	Here Forever J: Callum Rodriguez · T: David & Nicola Barron · draw 9 3yo · G · b	741	9-07	83	98	62	49.0	12/1·13.00 SP
12	6	Noble Vow J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon · draw 4 3yo · C · b	25311	9-06	82	89	84	59.6	7/2F·4.50 SP
—	—	Henrythenate J: · T: Patrick Morris · draw 8 3yo · G · bt	119875	9-02	78	92	54	40.7	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:15 Thirsk on 31 May 2026?

Dazzling Haze (GB) won the 16:15 Thirsk at SP 13.00. Ridden by Jason Hart. Trained by Robert Cowell.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:15 Thirsk?

No — the AI top pick (Explosive Finnish) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 16:15 Thirsk?

Top finishers: 1. Dazzling Haze (GB) (13.00), 2. Explosive Finnish (GB) (6.00), 3. Mighty Magnus (IRE) (9.50).

What was the winning time for the 16:15 Thirsk?

The winning time was 57.50s, 1.20s slower than standard.

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