Thirsk Race 5

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Prize Money: $33,210

MELEK ALREEH (3) is starting to prove consistent with one victory and two runner-up finishes past four starts. Missed by a head placing second at Newbury three weeks back and could go one better. PADDY THE SQUIRE (2) won making seasonal reappearance at Chester before placing at York and Newbury. Drops slightly in standard and will be thereabouts. SAX APPEAL (6) managed to win by 1.75L on latest outing at Beverley. A useful claimer negates most of the weight rise and might double up. FINANCER (5) finished fifth at York racing four weeks back. Place chance.

Distance: 2421m
Track: Good
Weather: overcast
Surface: Turf
Class: HCP, C3

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Mr Alan (1) 455033720x
Trainer: Kevin Philippart De Foy (Newmarket, Suffolk)
Jockey: Rowan Scott
Weight: 62kg
Prize Money: $191,686
Win / Place: 10% / 31%

6 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: ULYSSES (IRE)

Dam: INTERLACE (GB)

Dam's Sire: Pivotal

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 3-4-2

Distance

7: 0-1-0

Season

5: 0-1-2

1st Up

6: 1-0-0

2nd Up

5: 1-2-0

3rd Up

4: 1-1-0

4th Up

4: 0-0-0

Metro

17: 0-3-2

Non-Metro

12: 3-1-0

Turf

25: 3-4-2

Good

16: 1-3-2

Soft

4: 1-0-0

Heavy

5: 1-1-0

Synthetic

4: 0-0-0

Clockwise

15: 0-2-2

Anti-Clockwise

14: 3-2-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1800m - 2212m

Comments

Resuming. Finished off last preparation tenth of 14 at Kempton Park All Weather March 29 over 2200m, 16 len behind Teumessias Fox with 61kg at $34. First up last campaign second last in a small field at Windsor June 29 2024 over 2300m, 3.5 len behind To Catch A Thief carrying 61kg at $6.50. Maybe later in the prep.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
10th of 14	29/3/25	Kempton Park	2212m	HCP 4U	14	William Buick	61kg	NS	2:17.69	57.8 km/h	16.8L	13-14	$34	23	$181,490	-	1. Teumessias Fox 2. Ambiente Amigo 3. Real Dream
2nd of 14	6/3/25	Sakhir	2000m	HCP80-100 4U	2	Billy Loughnane	60kg	Good Firm	2:03.16	58.5 km/h	1.3L	-	$12	13	$158,479	$31,696	1. Soldier's Empire 2. Mr Alan 3. Killybegs Warrior
7th of 16	21/2/25	Sakhir	1800m	HCP80-100 4U	16	David Egan	60kg	Good Firm	1:48.16	59.9 km/h	2.9L	-	$9.00	22	$128,824	-	1. Knight Of Honour 2. Killybegs Warrior 3. Bleak
3rd of 15	30/1/25	Sakhir	1800m	HCP80-100 4U	5	Dylan Browne McMonagle	59.5kg	Good Firm	1:47.66	60.2 km/h	2.5L	-	$19	20	$129,032	$12,903	1. Merlin's Beard 2. Soldier's Empire 3. Mr Alan
3rd of 16	10/1/25	Sakhir	2000m	HCP80-100 4U	1	Royston Ffrench	59.5kg	Good Firm	2:01.91	59.1 km/h	1.4L	-	$26	21	$341,880	$34,188	1. Majestic 2. Merlin's Beard 3. Mr Alan
11th of 16	20/12/24	Sakhir	2000m	HCP84-100 3U	10	Liam Wright	59.5kg	Good Firm	2:02.32	58.9 km/h	8.5L	-	$13	14	$123,267	-	1. Snellen 2. Majestic 3. Lion Of War

Paddy The Squire (6) x23074x132
Trainer: Iain Jardine (Carrutherstown)
Jockey: A Mullen
Weight: 57.5kg
Prize Money: $215,074
Win / Place: 14% / 64%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: GOLDEN HORN (GB)

Dam: PROVENANCE (GB)

Dam's Sire: Galileo

Rating

Stats

Career

14: 2-5-2

Distance

2: 0-2-0

Season

3: 1-1-1

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-2

3rd Up

3: 0-2-0

4th Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

8: 1-2-2

Non-Metro

6: 1-3-0

Turf

13: 2-5-2

Good

5: 1-3-1

Soft

7: 1-2-1

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

4: 0-2-0

Anti-Clockwise

10: 2-3-2

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

14: 2-5-2

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2112m - 2372m

Gear Changes

[Tongue Strap]

Comments

Form hard to fault. Comes here off a 34-day let-up. At the latest run 2nd of 14 at Haydock Park on July 5 over 2380m, 4 len behind Plage De Havre with 54kg at $5.50. The run before that 3rd of 12 at York on June 13 over 2100m, 2.75 len behind Burrito with 54kg at $9. Top chance.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 14	5/7/25	Haydock Park	2372m	HCP 4U	8	Andrew Mullen	54kg	Good	2:31.33	56.4 km/h	4.0L	7-6	$5.50	22	$276,750	$66,891	1. Plage De Havre 2. Paddy The Squire 3. Night Breeze
3rd of 12	13/6/25	York	2112m	HCP 4U	9	Andrew Mullen	54kg	Good Firm	2:06.08	60.3 km/h	2.8L	4-7	$9.00	36	$127,050	$15,614	1. Burrito 2. See That Storm 3. Paddy The Squire
36 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 14	8/5/25	Chester	2112m	HCP 4U	5	Andrew Mullen	57kg	Good	2:13.52	56.9 km/h	0.5L	5-4	$5.00	199	$54,450	$28,528	1. Paddy The Squire 2. Austrian Theory 3. Fouroneohfever
199 Day Spell
4th of 7	21/10/24	Pontefract	2011m	HCP 3U	4	Andrew Mullen	63.5kg	Soft	2:20.25	51.6 km/h	6.5L	2-3	$4.33	9	$18,150	$2,264	1. Austrian Theory 2. Inappropriate 3. Tipsy Tiger
7th of 13	12/10/24	York	2112m	HCP 3U	8	Andrew Mullen	55kg	Soft	2:14.67	56.5 km/h	7.5L	-	$10	14	$81,670	-	1. Bolster 2. Stressfree 3. Valvano
20th of 31	28/9/24	Newmarket (Rowley)	1810m	HCP 3U	21	Andrew Mullen	54.5kg	Soft	1:50.67	58.9 km/h	12.3L	20-25	$17	14	$317,620	-	1. Liberty Lane 2. James McHenry 3. Toimy Son

Melek Alreeh (5) x86x81x242
Trainer: David Simcock (Newmarket)
Jockey: Harry Davies
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $54,989
Win / Place: 17% / 41%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: LEMON DROP KID (USA)

Dam: BARGAIN BLITZ (USA)

Dam's Sire: Rahy

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 3-3-1

Distance

11: 3-3-0

Season

3: 0-2-0

1st Up

8: 0-2-1

2nd Up

7: 3-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

Metro

7: 1-2-0

Non-Metro

10: 2-1-1

Turf

9: 1-2-1

Good

9: 1-2-1

Synthetic

8: 2-1-0

Firm

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

3: 1-1-0

Anti-Clockwise

14: 2-2-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2392m - 2414m

Comments

Racing well recently. Most recently 2nd in a small field at Newbury on July 18 over 2400m, head behind Golden Handshake with 62.5kg at $9. The start before that ran on from midfield; 4th of 13 at Kempton Park All Weather on May 28 over 2400m, 1.75 len behind Haku with 57.5kg at $23. Genuine type who gets his chance.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 5	18/7/25	Newbury	2414m	HCP 3U	3	Rossa Ryan	62.5kg	Good Firm	2:32.43	57.0 km/h	0.2L	5-5	$9.00	51	$25,830	$6,343	1. Golden Handshake 2. Melek Alreeh 3. Odin Legacy
51 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 13	28/5/25	Kempton Park	2414m	HCP 4U	6	Luke Morris	57.5kg	NS	2:31.85	57.2 km/h	1.8L	6-5	$23	25	$29,040	$3,568	1. Haku 2. Way Of Life 3. Siempre Arturo
2nd of 6	3/5/25	Doncaster	2392m	HCP 4U	5	Sean Dylan Bowen	60kg	Good Firm	2:37.96	54.5 km/h	0.5L	3-3	$5.00	180	$19,930	$4,893	1. Bas Bleu 2. Melek Alreeh 3. Haptics
180 Day Spell
1st of 7	4/11/24	Southwell	2427m	HCP 3U	2	Rob Hornby	63kg	Neutral	2:38.08	55.3 km/h	0.3L	4-2	$6.50	40	$13,100	$6,856	1. Melek Alreeh 2. Thrilling Dream 3. Desert Emperor
40 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 13	25/9/24	Kempton Park	2212m	HCP 4U	2	Daniel Muscutt	60kg	NS	2:20.03	56.9 km/h	5.8L	7-8	$9.50	88	$19,960	-	1. Ludo's Landing 2. Sonnerie Power 3. True Courage
88 Day Spell
6th of 7	29/6/24	Chester	2514m	HCP 3U	1	Silvestre De Sousa	64kg	Good	2:38.06	57.3 km/h	16.5L	3-2	$11	21	$26,920	$410	1. Bur Dubai 2. Open Secret 3. Frankelian

Ribble Vibe (4) 1x65x53
Trainer: David O'Meara (Upper Helmsley, N Yorks)
Jockey: Mark Winn
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $30,025
Win / Place: 20% / 40%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SEA THE STARS (IRE)

Dam: MUJARAH (IRE)

Dam's Sire: Marju

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 1-0-1

Season

2: 0-0-1

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

Metro

5: 1-0-1

Turf

2: 0-0-0

Good

1: 0-0-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

3: 1-0-1

Clockwise

4: 1-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

1: 0-0-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2011m - 2514m

Comments

Third-up today. Resuming 5th of 7 at Doncaster on July 4 over 2000m, 10 len behind Arkinthestars with 65.5kg at $41. Second-up 3rd of 8 at Newcastle All Weather on July 26 over 2500m, 7 len behind La Pulga with 64.5kg at $13. Winner will come from elsewhere.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 8	26/7/25	Newcastle	2514m	HCP 3U	9	Ben Robinson	64.5kg	NS	2:43.45	55.4 km/h	7.0L	7-6	$13	22	$18,150	$2,264	1. La Pulga 2. Molinari 3. Ribble Vibe
5th of 7	4/7/25	Doncaster	2011m	HCP 3U	6	Mark Winn	65.5kg	Good Firm	2:08.67	56.3 km/h	10.8L	5-5	$41	431	$19,600	$609	1. Arkinthestars 2. Marhaba The Champ 3. Ey Up Its The Boss
431 Day Spell
5th of 10	29/4/24	Chantilly	1600m	CL2 3	6	Mickael Barzalona	57kg	Soft	1:39.80	57.7 km/h	3.5L	-	$5.60	46	$46,360	$2,318	1. Alfred 2. Fathom 3. Tokyo Dreamer
46 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 6	14/3/24	Chantilly	1600m	CL2 CG 3	2	Mickael Barzalona	57kg	Neutral	1:36.59	59.6 km/h	14.2L	-	$2.60f	102	$46,590	-	1. Celestial 2. Clavus 3. Suchet
102 Day Spell
1st of 15	3/12/23	Deauville	1900m	UNR CG 2	5	Arthur Mosse	54.5kg	Neutral	2:02.28	55.9 km/h	3.0L	-	$4.20f	-	$49,670	$24,834	1. Ribble Vibe 2. Wahdan 3. Sir Chartwell

Financer (3) 015x203625
Trainer: T D Easterby (Great Habton, N Yorks)
Jockey: D Fentiman
Weight: 55.5kg
Prize Money: $80,560
Win / Place: 17% / 47%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CRACKSMAN (GB)

Dam: ISA (GB)

Dam's Sire: Approve

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 3-3-2

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

6: 0-2-1

1st Up

3: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-1

4th Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

10: 1-2-0

Non-Metro

7: 2-1-2

Turf

16: 3-3-2

Good

13: 3-3-1

Soft

3: 0-0-1

Synthetic

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

5: 0-2-2

Anti-Clockwise

12: 3-1-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

3: 1-0-1

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1965m - 2414m

Comments

Last start 5th of 9 at York on July 11 over 2060m, 5.5 len behind Dain Ma Nut In with 63kg at $8.50. The run before that made some head-way from midfield; 2nd of 17 at York on June 28 over 2060m, 1.3 len behind Titian with 71kg at $5.50. Can improve and is worth thought.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 9	11/7/25	York	2062m	HCP 3U	10	Amie Waugh	63kg	Good	2:09.88	57.2 km/h	5.3L	5-3	$8.50	13	$46,130	$1,393	1. Dain Ma Nut In 2. I Still Have Faith 3. Beylerbeyi
2nd of 17	28/6/25	York	2062m	HCP APP 4U	3	William Easterby	71kg	Good	2:12.21	56.1 km/h	1.3L	8-5	$5.50f	14	$46,130	$11,273	1. Titian 2. Financer 3. I Still Have Faith
6th of 12	14/6/25	York	2414m	HCP APP 3U	8	Mrs Emily Roberts	63.5kg	Good Firm	2:31.40	57.4 km/h	4.0L	8-5	$17	16	$44,390	$705	1. My Dream World 2. Chillingham 3. Heathen
3rd of 11	29/5/25	Ripon	1965m	HCP 4U	7	David Allan	57kg	Good Soft	2:04.53	56.8 km/h	2.8L	10-5	$6.50	13	$33,210	$4,015	1. Ey Up Its The Boss 2. Have Secret 3. Financer
13th of 13	16/5/25	York	2062m	HCP 4U	10	Duran Fentiman	54.5kg	Good Firm	2:11.66	56.4 km/h	20.0L	13-11	$19	29	$110,700	-	1. Thunder Run 2. Tony Montana 3. Have Secret
2nd of 9	17/4/25	Ripon	2011m	HCP 4U	10	David Allan	60kg	Good	2:01.29	59.7 km/h	4.8L	9-2	$7.00	187	$21,780	$5,437	1. Have Secret 2. Financer 3. Lord Protector
187 Day Spell

Sax Appeal (2) 1187633541
Trainer: Charlie Johnston (Middleham Moor, N Yorks)
Jockey: Warren Fentiman (a2.5)
Weight: 53kg
Prize Money: $95,688
Win / Place: 22% / 40%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SAXON WARRIOR (JPN)

Dam: ISOBEL ARCHER (GB)

Dam's Sire: Oasis Dream

100

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 6-2-3

Distance

13: 4-1-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Track

1: 0-1-0

Season

12: 4-0-2

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

25: 6-2-3

Turf

7: 1-1-0

Good

6: 1-1-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

20: 5-1-3

Clockwise

4: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

23: 6-2-3

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2212m - 3218m

Comments

Racing well recently. Last start won by 1.75 len at Beverley July 15 over 3200m defeating Charging Thunder with 57.5kg at $3.80. Before that 4th of 10 at Chelmsford on July 1 over 3200m, 4.5 len behind Mr Hampstead with 55kg at $23. Coming back in distance but brings the right form to the table and can go on with it.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 3	15/7/25	Beverley	3218m	HCP 3U	1	Callum Shepherd	57.5kg	Good	3:36.54	53.5 km/h	1.8L	1-1	$3.75	14	$40,500	$23,773	1. Sax Appeal 2. Charging Thunder 3. Zinc White
4th of 10	1/7/25	Chelmsford City	3218m	HCP APP 4U	3	Callum Shepherd	55kg	NS	3:23.25	57.0 km/h	4.3L	5-4	$23	13	$41,160	$4,528	1. Mr Hampstead 2. Blindedbythelights 3. Trouville
5th of 7	18/6/25	Ripon	2414m	HCP 4U	4	Joe Fanning	60kg	Good	2:32.47	57.0 km/h	3.0L	7-5	$6.00	13	$21,780	$668	1. Odin Legacy 2. Sir Edward Lear 3. Lord Protector
3rd of 5	5/6/25	Chelmsford City	2675m	HCP 4U	2	Daniel Muscutt	60kg	Neutral	2:49.10	56.9 km/h	1.3L	2-4	$6.00	14	$22,140	$2,716	1. Dancingwithmyself 2. Kingdom Of Stars 3. Sax Appeal
3rd of 4	22/5/25	Wolverhampton	2414m	HCP 4U	1	Joe Fanning	58.5kg	Neutral	2:38.90	54.7 km/h	17.0L	1-2	$5.00	18	$17,580	$2,264	1. Haku 2. Isle Of Sark 3. Sax Appeal
6th of 8	4/5/25	Hamilton Park Uk	2615m	HCP 4U	3	Archie Young	56kg	Good Firm	2:51.77	54.8 km/h	5.8L	5-4	$9.50	6	$54,450	$836	1. Faylaq 2. Kitteridge 3. Knockbrex

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