Full Result 5.00 Thirsk | 2 May 2026

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(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) (7f218yds) 1m Good To Firm

1st £4,187.20 2nd £1,964.80 3rd £981.60 4th £491.20 5th £244.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	3. Rising Force (IRE) 17/2 Jack Callan ³ John Butler	Jack Callan ³ John Butler	5	94	68	58	79	–
ch g Mehmas (IRE) - La Seine (USA) (Rahy)
In rear, switched right 3f out, soon headway up the centre, edged left over 1f out, ridden and led inside final furlong, kept on well (op 15/2)

2⁽⁹⁾ 2¼	8. Kiss Me My Love (IRE) 100/30J Joanna Mason Roger Fell	Joanna Mason Roger Fell	4	90	61	46	67	–
b f Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Love Street (USA) (Kitten's Joy)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders on outer, headway to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened gradually final 110yds (op 7/2 tchd 4/1)

3⁽¹⁾ 2¼ [4½]	6. Sunny Orange (IRE) 8/1 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	6	91 p	62	42	63	–
b g Expert Eye - Orangey Red (IRE) (Lawman)
Towards rear, headway on far side of group 3f out, pressed leader over 1f out, weakened gradually inside final furlong (tchd 7/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ nk [4¾]	5. Thats My Boy Luke 9/1 Sean Kirrane Tim Easterby	Sean Kirrane Tim Easterby	5	93 b	64	43	64	–
ch g Ulysses (IRE) - Pivotting (Pivotal)
Took keen hold, led early, soon prominent, lost position over 1f out, rallied inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 11/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [5½]	9. Off Spin (IRE) 28/1 Cam Hardie Tim Easterby	Cam Hardie Tim Easterby	4	812 t	59	36	57	–
b g Almanzor (FR) - Spin Doctor (Mayson)
Towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened gradually inside final furlong (op 18/1 tchd 33/1)

6⁽³⁾ nk [5¾]	7. Front Gunner (IRE) 8/1 Conor Whiteley ⁷ Stephen Hanlon	Conor Whiteley ⁷ Stephen Hanlon	5	87	61	38	58	–
ch g Calyx - Nidhaal (IRE) (Observatory)
Awkward start, prominent early, soon led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 15/2)

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [6¼]	1. Pension Pot 5/1 William Pyle David & Nicola Barron	William Pyle David & Nicola Barron	4	99	70	45	66	–
b g Charming Thought - Love Island (Acclamation)
Took keen hold, towards rear on outer, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

8⁽⁴⁾ ½ [6¾]	2. Law Supreme (FR) 100/30J Ryan Kavanagh ⁵ Ian Williams	Ryan Kavanagh ⁵ Ian Williams	7	94 tp	70	44	65	–
b g Lawman (FR) - Lope Supreme (Lope De Vega)
In touch with leaders, headway over 2f out, soon not clear run, short of room over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching final furlong) (op 7/2)

9⁽²⁾ 2½ [9¼]	4. Lightning Galaxy (IRE) 12/1 Connor Beasley Michael Dods	Connor Beasley Michael Dods	4	94	65	33	54	–
b g Lightning Spear - Stars In The Sky (Galileo)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

9 ran Off time: 5:01:05 Winning time: 1m 39.76s (slow by 3.06s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Robert Eddery (Rising Force) 1st breeder: Abbas Akbar Al Muila Muila
2nd owner: R G Fell (Kiss Me My Love)
3rd owner: D Sturdy, D Lumley & Partner (Sunny Orange)
Tote win: £9.50 PL: £2.80 £1.60 £1.90 Ex: £43.90 CSF: £37.42 Tricast: £241.12 Trifecta: £247.90
Jackpot:
Placepot: £97.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £43,883.13 - 448.30 winning units
Quadpot: £47.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £4,090.03 - 85.64 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 40 (26%) M [4-6] 37 (31%) H [7-9] 73 (43%)

5:00 Thirsk 2 May 2026

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