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14:50 Thirsk

Power Plastics "Big Day Out" Handicap

5f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 12 runners · £3,664 · Friday, 5 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th
  1. 1st
    Miss Rainbow (IRE)
    Barry McHugh·Tracy Waggott
    9/2·5.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Harry Mole (GB)
    Dougie Costello·Steph Hollinshead·beaten 0.3 lengths
    9/1·10.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Toptime (GB)
    Jack Gilligan·Roy Bowring·beaten .5 lengths
    12/1·13.00
    SP
Race time
58.65s+2.35s vs std

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

In-running (Miss Rainbow (IRE))

“Pressed leader - pushed along over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - always doing enough”

AI top-rated Keep The Gold (score 49.7) finished 5th.
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: Irish Dancer

Declan Carroll's IRISH DANCER, who has slightly more to do from this 3lb higher mark, still receives the vote.

Forecast 3/1 Irish Dancer, 4/1 Keep The Gold, 11/2 Beerwah, 7/1 Miss Rainbow, Zuffolo, 8/1 Without Flaw, 12/1 Toptime, Kyber Crystal, 16/1 Invincible Crown, 20/1 Harry Mole, 33/1 Ninety Nine, 66/1 Aurora's Doublesix

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

Keep The Gold

Connor Beasley · Michael Dods · 4yo

Top-rated of 12
score 49.7 · +1.9 clear of next best (47.8)
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
    85very strong
    31d since last run (fresh)
  • Form20% weight
    68strong
    Last 6: 7-3-2-2
  • Ratings50% weight
    42below average
    OR 59 · RPR 73 · TS 58
  • 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: Irish Dancer (draw 10) and Miss Rainbow (draw 9) get the bias; Keep The Gold (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

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
17
J: Barry McHugh · T: Tracy Waggott · draw 9
5yo · M · bv
76352
5840.5
9/2·5.50
SP
29
4yo · G · b
64405
5432.2
9/1·10.00
SP
34
J: Jack Gilligan · T: Roy Bowring · draw 11
8yo · G · b
48104
5834.1
12/1·13.00
SP
45
J: Joanna Mason · T: Tina Jackson · draw 1
5yo · M · b
25637
5836.7
7/2F·4.50
SP
52
J: Connor Beasley · T: Michael Dods · draw 3
4yo · G · bp
7322
5949.7
5/1·6.00
SP
61
J: Kevin Stott · T: John & Sean Quinn · draw 5
4yo · G · bb
46217
6041.5
7/1·8.00
SP
76
J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr · draw 7
4yo · G · bt
04964
5835.7
11/1·12.00
SP
83
J: Harry Smith(7) · T: Declan Carroll · draw 10
6yo · G · cht
22731
5947.8
17/2·9.50
SP
912
J: Faye McManoman · T: Brian Rothwell · draw 6
4yo · F · bh
974006
4627.4
150/1·151.00
SP
108
J: Rhys Elliott(5) · T: Michael Dods · draw 12
6yo · G · bv
70082
5740.4
10/1·11.00
SP
1110
J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 4
7yo · M · grtp
90305
5430.4
16/1·17.00
SP
1211
J: Duran Fentiman · T: John Wainwright · draw 2
5yo · M · bb
20707
4626.0
40/1·41.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:50 Thirsk on 5 June 2026?

Miss Rainbow (IRE) won the 14:50 Thirsk at SP 5.50. Ridden by Barry McHugh. Trained by Tracy Waggott.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:50 Thirsk?

No — the AI top pick (Keep The Gold) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 14:50 Thirsk?

Top finishers: 1. Miss Rainbow (IRE) (5.50), 2. Harry Mole (GB) (10.00), 3. Toptime (GB) (13.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:50 Thirsk?

The winning time was 58.65s, 2.35s slower than standard.

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