16:45 Thirsk

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5f · Flat · Class 5 · Good · 11 runners · £4,187 · Friday, 5 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 4/1J·5.00

1st
Military Girl (IRE)AI top pick · 53.0
Connor Beasley·Michael Dods
4/1J·5.00
SP
2nd
Thunder Star (GB)
Rhys Elliott·Jessica Macey·beaten 0.2 lengths
13/2·7.50
SP
3rd
Startling (GB)
Gianluca Sanna·John Wainwright·beaten 0.3 lengths
33/1·34.00
SP

Race time

58.94s+2.64s vs std

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

In-running (Military Girl (IRE))

“Outpaced towards rear - rallied and headway when switched sharply left over 1f out - ridden and ran on well inside final furlong - led towards finish - just prevailed”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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: Pull The Rug

Fille Unique is 2lb well in and holds good claims, but PULL THE RUG is selected to come on from her reappearance at Catterick.

Forecast 4/1 Dragon Spin, J Street, 5/1 Military Girl, Fille Unique, 8/1 Pull The Rug, 10/1 Tanjen, Data Fata Secutus, 16/1 Thunder Star, Star Marian, 20/1 Cheerleader, 25/1 Startling, Solid Bond

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

Military Girl

Connor Beasley · Michael Dods · 4yo

Top-rated of 11

score 53.0 · +4.0 clear of next best (49.0)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
16d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
66strong
Last 6: 5-4-4-3-1
Ratings50% weight
46below average
OR 70 · RPR 76 · TS 63 — highest combined rating in the field
Trainer20% weight
33weak
Michael Dods: 3/23 winners last 14d (13%)

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 (1–4)

IV 0.73

Mid (5–8)

IV 1.08

High (9–12)

IV 1.22

Today: Pull The Rug (draw 10) and Startling (draw 11) get the bias; Military Girl (draw 3) 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	2	Military Girl J: Connor Beasley · T: Michael Dods · draw 3 4yo · F · b	54431	10-02	70	76	63	53.0	4/1J·5.00 SP
2	1	Thunder Star J: Rhys Elliott(5) · T: Jessica Macey · draw 12 6yo · M · bb	02996	10-02	70	70	47	33.3	13/2·7.50 SP
3	6	Startling J: Gianluca Sanna(5) · T: John Wainwright · draw 11 4yo · F · b	216P8	9-06	60	74	51	35.7	33/1·34.00 SP
4	5	Pull The Rug J: Kevin Stott · T: Edward Bethell · draw 10 3yo · F · b	43157	9-08	69	72	60	46.1	7/1·8.00 SP
5	3	J Street J: Joanna Mason · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 1 4yo · F · b	02863	9-12	66	73	63	45.0	4/1J·5.00 SP
6	7	Dragon Spin J: Dougie Costello · T: Steph Hollinshead · draw 4 3yo · F · b	42231	9-05	66	72	60	47.7	11/2·6.50 SP
7	4	Tanjen J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Tim Easterby · draw 2 4yo · F · b	12059	9-11	65	73	65	41.5	9/1·10.00 SP
8	8	Solid Bond J: Harry Smith(7) · T: Declan Carroll · draw 7 4yo · F · btFirst after wind op	95070	9-05	59	73	71	32.7	11/1·12.00 SP
9	9	Cheerleader J: Jack Garritty · T: Tina Jackson · draw 6 4yo · F · bFirst after wind op	11728	9-05	59	75	68	36.4	22/1·23.00 SP
10	10	Fille Unique J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Bryan Smart · draw 5 3yo · F · br	66312	9-05	66	75	60	43.1	13/2·7.50 SP
11	11	Star Marian J: Oisin Orr · T: David Loughnane · draw 8 3yo · F · ch	55158	8-13	60	75	—	49.0	28/1·29.00 SP
—	—	Data Fata Secutus J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 9 3yo · F · bv	52737	8-11	58	76	59	35.7	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:45 Thirsk on 5 June 2026?

Military Girl (IRE) won the 16:45 Thirsk at SP 5.00. Ridden by Connor Beasley. Trained by Michael Dods.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:45 Thirsk?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Military Girl, won the race (AI score 53.0).

What were the placings in the 16:45 Thirsk?

Top finishers: 1. Military Girl (IRE) (5.00), 2. Thunder Star (GB) (7.50), 3. Startling (GB) (34.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:45 Thirsk?

The winning time was 58.94s, 2.64s slower than standard.

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