Full Result 3.00 Thirsk | 16 May 2026

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(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo) (1m4f8yds) 1m4f Good

1st £3,925.50 2nd £1,842 3rd £920.25 4th £460.50 5th £229.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	6. Caraway 13/2 Darragh Keenan William Haggas	Darragh Keenan William Haggas	3	811	58	53	66	–
b f Gun Runner (USA) - Sorrel (IRE) (Dansili)
Held up in midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden and challenging inside final furlong, led inside final furlong, kept on well (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	3. Boilermaker (FR) 9/4 Paul Mulrennan Harry Charlton	Paul Mulrennan Harry Charlton	3	92	63	57	70	–
ch g Teofilo (IRE) - Craic Agus Spraoi (IRE) (Intense Focus)
Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and challenging inside final furlong, stayed on and went second towards finish

3⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	1. Faeberon (IRE) 2/1F Callum Rodriguez Simon & Ed Crisford	Callum Rodriguez Simon & Ed Crisford	3	99	70	62	75	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Angel Fairy (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Raced in second, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faced challenges inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish (op 13/8)

4⁽¹¹⁾ 5½ [7¼]	5. Gemical (IRE) 18/1 Jason Hart Rebecca Menzies	Jason Hart Rebecca Menzies	3	813	60	43	56	–
b f Magna Grecia (IRE) - Salve Liberte (IRE) (Nathaniel)
Prominent, weakened final furlong (op 25/1)

5⁽²⁾ 2½ [9¾]	4. Manbearpig (IRE) 40/1 Andrew Mullen Rebecca Menzies	Andrew Mullen Rebecca Menzies	3	91	62	40	54	–
b g Kodi Bear (IRE) - Light Glass (IRE) (Lope De Vega)
Midfield, hung left and weakened over 1f out (op 28/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [10¼]	11. Jambearee (IRE) 40/1 Alex Jary ³ Brian Ellison	Alex Jary ³ Brian Ellison	3	81 4 p¹	51	29	42	–
b g Kodi Bear (IRE) - Best On Stage (GER) (Pastorius)
Never better than midfield (tchd 50/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 4 [14¼]	7. Raven's View (IRE) 17/2 Mark Winn Michael Dods	Mark Winn Michael Dods	3	88	55	26	40	–
b g Raven's Pass (USA) - Sightline (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Towards rear, weakened over 1f out (op 14/1 tchd 8/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 2¼ [16½]	8. Sweet Love 16/1 Harry Davies Charlie Johnston	Harry Davies Charlie Johnston	3	86	53	20	34	–
b f Dream Ahead (USA) - Party Line (Montjeu)
Slowly away, soon midfield on outer, weakened over 1f out (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)

9⁽³⁾ 1¼ [17¾]	9. My Dad Frank 80/1 Rhys Elliott ⁵ Alan Brown	Rhys Elliott ⁵ Alan Brown	3	713 1	51	16	30	–
gr g Lope Y Fernandez (IRE) - Si Belle (IRE) (Dalakhani)
Towards rear throughout (op 66/1)

10⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [19½]	2. Blackisthenewblack 7/1 P J McDonald Andrew Balding	P J McDonald Andrew Balding	3	97 p	68	30	44	–
b f Dark Angel (IRE) - Ebony Flyer (SAF) (Jet Master)
Led, headed and weakened quickly over 2f out (jockey said filly weakened quickly from 2f out) (op 6/1 tchd 5/1)

11⁽⁸⁾ 10 [29½]	10. Due To Shine 40/1 Shay Farmer ⁷ Brian Ellison	Shay Farmer ⁷ Brian Ellison	3	711 4	51	–	11	–
b f Due Diligence (USA) - Shine Baby Shine (Aqlaam)
Towards rear throughout, hung right and raced wide on turn after 2f (op 33/1)

11 ran Off time: 3:01:41 Winning time: 2m 39.21s (slow by 7.51s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: James Wigan (Caraway) 1st breeder: J Wigan & G Strawbridge
2nd owner: W G & A G Vestey, E Gerber And P Inglett (Boilermaker)
3rd owner: Abdulla Al Mansoori (Faeberon)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £2.10 £1.40 £1.40 Ex: £23.60 CSF: £21.68 Tricast: £41.15 Trifecta: £74.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 46 (25%) M [5-7] 62 (36%) H [8-11] 42 (39%)

3:00 Thirsk 16 May 2026

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