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The Best Ticket Deals Online @Thirskraces Book Now Apprentice Handicap Stakes is off at 14:28 on 16 July 2026 at Thirsk (Great Britain).
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Thirsk
Great BritainBest Ticket Deals Online @Thirskraces Book Now Apprentice Handicap Stakes
Thursday, 16 July 2026
1m·Flat·Class 5·5 runners·£4,711
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 →v1.045.9/100 rating
Sandy Craic
—· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Racing Alpha pick
Sandy Craic
Conor Whiteley(5) · David O'Meara · 3yo
45.9/100
+1.2 vs next best (44.7)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight70strong12d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Form20% weight66strongLast 6: 3-2-5-5-1-2
- Ratings50% weight47below averageOR 71 — above field median
- Trainer20% weight10weakDavid O'Meara: 2/49 winners last 14d (4%)
Marketno market price available
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Pace map
inferred from last 6 runsShape: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.
- Front-runners(0)—
- Prominent(3)
- Mid-division(0)—
- Hold-up / closers(1)
- Unknown(1)
Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.
Runners
| # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | Best price | Add to betslip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3yo · F · b | 53110 | 10-00 | 72 | — | — | 39.8 | — | ||
| 2 | 1 | 3yo · F · b | 325512 | 9-13 | 71 | — | — | 45.9 | — | ||
| 3 | 4 | 3yo · G · bp | 3990 | 9-07 | 65 | — | — | 38.5 | — | ||
| 4 | 3 | 3yo · F · b | 754 | 9-03 | 61 | — | — | 42.8 | — | ||
| 5 | 2 | 3yo · G · bpFT P | 623721 | 9-00 | 58 | — | — | 44.7 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What is the field size and distance of the 14:28 Thirsk?
1m, Class 5, Flat, 5 runners declared.
What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 14:28 Thirsk?
The AI top-rated runner is Sandy Craic (score 45.9). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partySandy Craic is our selection, topping the ratings in this five-runner Class 5 at Thirsk on a rating of 78. Lady Britain (73), Hatamoto (69) and Scheffler (68) are the chief dangers but all are rated behind the selection. Sandy Craic's rating edge gives her the strongest claim, though with the field fairly tightly matched our confidence is only medium.
Racing Post pick: Sandy Craic
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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