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17:27 Thirsk

Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Apprentice Training Race - Part Of The Racing Excellence Series)

5f · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 9 runners · £3,140 · Friday, 24 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th
  1. 1st
    Sunlit Sea (GB)
    Poppy Scott·Sir Mark Prescott Bt
    9/4F·3.25
    SP
  2. 2nd
    So Grateful (GB)
    Lewis Chalkley·Michael & David Easterby·beaten 0.3 lengths
    12/1·13.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Irish Dancer (IRE)
    Hope Regan·Declan Carroll·beaten 1.25 lengths
    5/1·6.00
    SP
Race time
57.82s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Sunlit Sea (GB))

“Went straight to the front - lost the advantage for a stride after 1f then back in front - pushed along 2f out - surrendered the advantage 1f out - fought back close home - got up in the final strides to score”

AI top-rated Dabbling (score 50.4) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 12.00 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: Sunlit Sea

Sunlit Sea is our selection at Thirsk, top-rated on a figure of 65 in this competitive nine-runner sprint. The gap to the chasing pack is a narrow one, with Mare Of London and Midnight Lir only a pound behind on 64 and Albegone three pounds back on 62, so this is no formality. Mare Of London, Midnight Lir and Albegone all pose the main threats on our figures, but Sunlit Sea's rating edge makes her the one to be with on good going over 5f. Confidence in this selection is high.

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

Dabbling

Finlay Bassett(7) · Ollie Pears · 3yo

Top-rated of 9
score 50.4 · +1.5 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.

  • Trainer20% weight
    83small sample (n=6)
    Ollie Pears: 2/6 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    10d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Form20% weight
    41below average
    Last 6: 6-7-5-4-3
  • Ratings50% weight
    37below average
    OR 56
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 (1–3)
IV 0.73
Mid (4–6)
IV 1.08
High (7–9)
IV 1.22

Today: Mare Of London (draw 8) and Irish Dancer (draw 7) get the bias; Midnight Lir (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
12
Sunlit Sea
J: Poppy Scott(3) · T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt · draw 5
3yo · F · bb
27841
5748.4
9/4F·3.25
SP
29
So Grateful
J: Lewis Chalkley · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 1
8yo · G · b
79042
4736.6
12/1·13.00
SP
34
Irish Dancer
J: Hope Regan(7) · T: Declan Carroll · draw 7
6yo · G · chtb
318238
5842.0
5/1·6.00
SP
41
Midnight Lir
J: Shay Farmer · T: Michael Dods · draw 3
5yo · G · btb
09344
6049.0
3/1·4.00
SP
53
Albegone
J: Jake Dickson · T: Tim Easterby · draw 6
8yo · G · bp
523726
5841.3
9/2·5.50
SP
67
Dabbling
J: Finlay Bassett(7) · T: Ollie Pears · draw 4
3yo · F · b
67543
5650.4
12/1·13.00
SP
75
Mare Of London
J: Olivia Haines · T: Mark Walford · draw 8
3yo · F · gr
52566
6046.6
22/1·23.00
SP
86
Country Artiste
J: Matthew Lloyd Slater · T: Craig Lidster · draw 9
3yo · F · b
67097
5928.6
40/1·41.00
SP
98
Gwen Tennyson
J: Kyle McHugh · T: Gemma Tutty · draw 2
3yo · F · ch
83467
5334.8
28/1·29.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:27 Thirsk on 24 July 2026?

Sunlit Sea (GB) won the 17:27 Thirsk at SP 3.25. Ridden by Poppy Scott. Trained by Sir Mark Prescott Bt.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:27 Thirsk?

No — the AI top pick (Dabbling) finished 6.

What were the placings in the 17:27 Thirsk?

Top finishers: 1. Sunlit Sea (GB) (3.25), 2. So Grateful (GB) (13.00), 3. Irish Dancer (IRE) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:27 Thirsk?

The winning time was 57.82s.

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