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16:02

Thirsk

Great Britain

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Tuesday, 16 June 2026

7f·Flat·Class 4·Good·10 runners·£5,234
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th
  1. 1st
    Mr King (IRE)
    David Nolan·Geoffrey Harker
    16/1·17.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    It Just Takes Time (IRE)
    Jack Garritty·Mark Walford·beaten 0.2 lengths
    100/30·4.33
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Zarvali (IRE)
    Oisin McSweeney·Roger Fell·beaten 1 length
    100/30·4.33
    SP
Race time
1m 25.69s+1.59s vs std

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

AI top-rated Inside Story (score 62.1) finished 8th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 16.00 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 →
v1.062.1/100 rating
Inside Story
17.00SmarketsSBK· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way60.6/100 rating
Zarvali
4.70Betfair 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

Inside Story

Mark Winn · James Tate · 3yo

62.1/100
+1.5 vs next best (60.6)

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

  • Trainer20% weight
    90very strong
    James Tate: 5/14 winners last 14d (36%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    85very strong
    35d since last run (fresh)
  • Ratings50% weight
    53average
    OR 80
  • Form20% weight
    45below average
    Last 6: 2-1-7-5-4
MarketBest price 17.00 (SmarketsSBK) — 7th pick of 10 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
418
4yo · G · b
14158
10-048251.1
17/2·9.50
SP
224
8yo · G · br
08602
10-007841.8
100/30·4.33
SP
549
5yo · G · b
06030
9-137750.4
11/1·12.00
SP
755
6yo · M · b
67350
9-137741.8
10/1·11.00
SP
663
6yo · G · bp
26734
9-117545.4
11/4F·3.75
SP
187
6yo · G · grh
8R067
9-117537.2
16/1·17.00
SP
1092
5yo · G · grb
00608
9-077138.6
33/1·34.00
SP
8101
3yo · F · b
21754
9-078062.1
16/1·17.00
SP
31112
3yo · G · b
85216
9-067960.6
100/30·4.33
SP
91211
4yo · G · gr
02487U
9-036741.7
25/1·26.00
SP
10
4yo · G · bp
461414
9-117551.7
6
4yo · G · b
31624
10-007856.9

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:02 Thirsk on 16 June 2026?

Mr King (IRE) won the 16:02 Thirsk at SP 17.00. Ridden by David Nolan. Trained by Geoffrey Harker.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:02 Thirsk?

No — the AI top pick (Inside Story) finished 8.

What were the placings in the 16:02 Thirsk?

Top finishers: 1. Mr King (IRE) (17.00), 2. It Just Takes Time (IRE) (4.33), 3. Zarvali (IRE) (4.33).

What was the winning time for the 16:02 Thirsk?

The winning time was 1m 25.69s, 1.59s slower than standard.

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