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THIRSK 15:00

Name: METAXAS HANDICAP (5)
Start: 2026-05-16T13:52:00
End: 2026-05-16T17:57:00
Location: Thirsk

13:52 14:23 15:00 15:37 16:12 16:47 17:25 17:57

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15:00 Sat 16 May 2026	Unlock this Race
METAXAS HANDICAP (5)	Distance : 1m 4f 8y
Prize : £3,926 Rated : (0-70) Age : 3yo Race State : Declaration Surface : Turf Runners : 11	Going : Good
Race State : Declaration Runners : 11 runners	Surface : Turf

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74-8

FAEBERON (IRE) ⁽⁴⁹⁾

Callum Rodriguez

9-9

1 (9)

b g SEA THE STARS (IRE) - ANGEL FAIRY (IRE) DARK ANGEL (IRE)

J: Callum Rodriguez
T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Simon & Ed Crisford

(70)

74-8

1 ⁽⁹⁾ FAEBERON (IRE) ⁽⁴⁹⁾

1 (9)

J: Callum Rodriguez
T: Simon & Ed Crisford
Age: 3 Wgt: 9-9 OR: 70

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	70	11	16	33	47	-15.80
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	1121	190	17	540	48	-239.83
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	517	84	16	227	44	-93.61
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	33	7	21	24	73	-6.73

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	142	24	17	61	43	-56.18
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	1612	264	16	685	42	-244.53
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1145	187	16	476	42	-111.63
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	114	15	13	43	38	-33.48

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
28 Mar 26	Don	8/9	21	Turf	M	10.2f	Gd/Sft		Robert Havlin	22/123
2 Oct 25	Nwc	4/7	5.5	AW	M	8f	Slow		Jack Mitchell	15/82.87
4 Sep 25	Hay	7/9	5	Turf	W	8f	Good		Silvestre De Sousa	11/82.37f

636-61

BLACKISTHENEWBLACK ⁽¹⁶⁾

P. J. McDonald

9-7

2 (1)

b f DARK ANGEL (IRE) - EBONY FLYER (SAF) JET MASTER (SAF)

J: P. J. McDonald
T: Andrew Balding

Andrew Balding

(s)

(68)

636-61

2 ⁽¹⁾ BLACKISTHENEWBLACK ⁽¹⁶⁾

2 (1)

J: P. J. McDonald
T: Andrew Balding
Age: 3 Wgt: 9-7 Eq: (s) OR: 68

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	285	69	24	150	53	-24.98
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	3393	518	15	1458	43	-491.14
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1591	246	15	630	40	-129.71
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	22	5	23	14	64	-8.31

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	144	19	13	54	38	-57.83
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	1642	190	12	592	36	-451.20
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1068	116	11	350	33	-371.19
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	105	11	10	39	37	-45.92

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
30 Apr 26	Kem	1/9	2.50	AW	62	12f	Std	(s)	Oisin Murphy	5/16
30 Mar 26	Kem	6/11	2.15	AW	63	12f	Std		P. J. McDonald	11/26.5
4 Dec 25	ChC	6/9	9	AW	W	8f	Slow		Jason Watson	25/126
18 Nov 25	Nwc	3/7	5.5	AW	W	8f	Slow		Callum Hutchinson	5/16
29 Oct 25	Kem	6/10	8.5	AW	W	7f	Std		P. J. McDonald	25/126

777-4

BOILERMAKER (FR) ⁽²⁵⁾

Paul Mulrennan

9-2

3 (5)

ch g TEOFILO (IRE) - CRAIC AGUS SPRAOI (IRE) INTENSE FOCUS (USA)

J: Paul Mulrennan
T: Harry Charlton

Harry Charlton

(63)

777-4

3 ⁽⁵⁾ BOILERMAKER (FR) ⁽²⁵⁾

3 (5)

J: Paul Mulrennan
T: Harry Charlton
Age: 3 Wgt: 9-2 OR: 63

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	48	3	6	16	33	-26.38
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	335	45	13	133	40	-53.34
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	170	22	13	69	41	-31.24
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	5	1	20	2	40	-1.25

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	205	17	8	63	31	-60.62
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	2528	333	13	957	38	-466.04
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1938	264	14	747	39	-376.60
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	186	23	12	54	29	30.39

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
21 Apr 26	Yar	4/9	5.5	Turf	63	10.1f	Gd/Frm		Kieran Shoemark	5/16
1 Dec 25	Kem	7/10	13	AW	W	8f	Std		Daniel Muscutt	200/1201
6 Nov 25	Nwc	7/10	8.5	AW	W	8f	Slow		Daniel Muscutt	18/119
12 Sep 25	Sal	7/10	14	Turf	W	8f	Soft		Lewis Edmunds	12/113

555-

MANBEARPIG (IRE) ⁽¹⁵⁴⁾

Andrew Mullen

9-1

4 (2)

b g KODI BEAR (IRE) - LIGHT GLASS (IRE) LOPE DE VEGA (IRE)

J: Andrew Mullen
T: Rebecca Menzies

Rebecca Menzies

(62)

555-

4 ⁽²⁾ MANBEARPIG (IRE) ⁽¹⁵⁴⁾

4 (2)

J: Andrew Mullen
T: Rebecca Menzies
Age: 3 Wgt: 9-1 OR: 62

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	57	10	18	21	37	-7.39
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	678	63	9	213	31	-188.92
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	569	55	10	184	32	-155.58
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	47	5	11	9	19	-3.50

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	148	16	11	41	28	-16.27
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	1853	160	9	518	28	-468.51
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1466	134	9	421	29	-298.82
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	103	4	4	22	21	-72.40

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
13 Dec 25	Nwc	5/6	16	AW	W	8f	Slow		Andrew Mullen	66/167
6 Dec 25	Wol	5/7	7	AW	W	9.5f	Slow		Oliver Stammers	80/181
26 Nov 25	Nwc	5/10	6	AW	W	8f	Slow		Oliver Stammers	25/126

905-5

GEMICAL (IRE) ⁽¹⁷⁾

Jason Hart

8-13

5 (11)

b f MAGNA GRECIA (IRE) - SALVE LIBERTE (IRE) NATHANIEL (IRE)

J: Jason Hart
T: Rebecca Menzies

Rebecca Menzies

(60)

905-5

5 ⁽¹¹⁾ GEMICAL (IRE) ⁽¹⁷⁾

5 (11)

J: Jason Hart
T: Rebecca Menzies
Age: 3 Wgt: 8-13 OR: 60

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	57	10	18	21	37	-7.39
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	678	63	9	213	31	-188.92
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	569	55	10	184	32	-155.58
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	47	5	11	9	19	-3.50

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	309	38	12	108	35	-37.32
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	2891	346	12	1055	36	-516.19
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	2078	246	12	743	36	-277.91
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	194	13	7	54	28	-98.19

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
29 Apr 26	Sou	5/7	14	AW	62	11.1f	Std		Oisin James Orr	20/121
20 Oct 25	Gow	5/9	14	Turf	M	8.3f	Heavy		R. P. Cleary	300/1301
1 Aug 25	Gal	12/15	9	Turf	M	7f	Gd/Sft		R. P. Cleary	100/1101
6 Jun 25	Fry	9/11	11.5	Turf	M	7f	Good		J. Kearney (3)	66/167

77-646

CARAWAY ⁽⁸⁾

Darragh Keenan

8-11

6 (4)

b f GUN RUNNER (USA) - SORREL (IRE) DANSILI

J: Darragh Keenan
T: William Haggas

William Haggas

(58)

77-646

6 ⁽⁴⁾ CARAWAY ⁽⁸⁾

6 (4)

J: Darragh Keenan
T: William Haggas
Age: 3 Wgt: 8-11 OR: 58

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	137	24	18	60	44	-34.96
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	2737	631	23	1385	51	-55.63
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1130	260	23	544	48	76.21
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	42	12	29	28	67	2.02

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	168	14	8	38	23	-99.89
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	1193	108	9	343	29	-237.98
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	803	86	11	262	33	-28.64
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	9	1	11	2	22	0.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
8 May 26	Wol	6/7	14	AW	58	12.2f	Slow		Cieren Fallon	6/52.2f
6 Apr 26	Wol	4/7	8	AW	62	12.2f	Slow	(h)	Darragh Keenan	17/29.5
10 Mar 26	Sou	6/7	13	AW	W	8.1f	Std		Tom Marquand	11/112
27 Sep 25	Nmr	7/8	7	Turf	M	7f	Gd/Frm		Tom Marquand	18/119
28 Aug 25	Nwb	7/11	8	Turf	M	6f	Gd/Frm		Tom Marquand	15/28.5

67-694

RAVEN'S VIEW (IRE) ⁽³³⁾

Mark Winn

8-8

7 (6)

b g RAVEN'S PASS (USA) - SIGHTLINE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE)

J: Mark Winn
T: Michael Dods

Michael Dods

(55)

67-694

7 ⁽⁶⁾ RAVEN'S VIEW (IRE) ⁽³³⁾

7 (6)

J: Mark Winn
T: Michael Dods
Age: 3 Wgt: 8-8 OR: 55

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	103	11	11	29	28	-23.67
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	2131	211	10	706	33	-559.62
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1703	164	10	564	33	-478.74
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	306	31	10	98	32	-82.28

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	93	8	9	27	29	-44.42
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	779	86	11	271	35	-64.16
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	683	78	11	243	36	-77.74
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	70	7	10	19	27	-16.50

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
13 Apr 26	Nwc	4/7	6	AW	57	10.2f	Std		S. B. Kirrane	8/19
5 Mar 26	Nwc	9/12	6	AW	60	7.1f	Slow		S. B. Kirrane	20/121
1 Jan 26	Nwc	6/8	2.65	AW	W	6f	Slow		Mark Winn	125/1126
19 Dec 25	Nwc	7/7	12	AW	W	7.1f	Slow		S. B. Kirrane	33/134
2 Dec 25	Nwc	6/9	8.5	AW	W	7.1f	Std		S. B. Kirrane	22/123

55557-656

SWEET LOVE ⁽¹⁵⁾

Harry Davies

8-6

8 (10)

b f DREAM AHEAD (USA) - PARTY LINE MONTJEU (IRE)

J: Harry Davies
T: Charlie Johnston

Charlie Johnston

(53)

55557-656

8 ⁽¹⁰⁾ SWEET LOVE ⁽¹⁵⁾

8 (10)

J: Harry Davies
T: Charlie Johnston
Age: 3 Wgt: 8-6 OR: 53

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	243	27	11	92	38	-26.88
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	2126	246	12	773	36	-614.45
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	1490	170	11	501	34	-405.11
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	57	7	12	25	44	-26.68

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	163	21	13	66	40	-21.40
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	1163	146	13	431	37	-139.02
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	797	93	12	274	34	-173.66
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	18	3	17	6	33	-9.23

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
1 May 26	Nwc	6/8	9.5	AW	56	10.2f	Slow		Andrew Mullen	16/117
9 Mar 26	Wol	5/7	4.57	AW	59	12.2f	Slow		Callum Shepherd	13/27.5
23 Feb 26	Wol	6/9	9	AW	62	9.5f	Slow		Oliver Stammers	8/19
29 Oct 25	Kem	7/12	5.5	AW	W	8f	Std		Sean Dylan Bowen	15/28.5
1 Oct 25	Mus	5/7	6	Turf	66	7.1f	Soft		Andrew Mullen	16/117

6690

MY DAD FRANK ⁽²³⁾

Rhys Elliott (5)

8-4 (8-3)

9 (3)

gr g LOPE Y FERNANDEZ (IRE) - SI BELLE (IRE) DALAKHANI (IRE)

J: Rhys Elliott (5)
T: Alan Brown

Alan Brown

(51)

6690

9 ⁽³⁾ MY DAD FRANK ⁽²³⁾

9 (3)

J: Rhys Elliott (5)
T: Alan Brown
Age: 3 Wgt: 8-4 (8-3) OR: 51

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	57	4	7	11	19	-21.88
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	237	19	8	57	24	0.20
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	202	19	9	54	27	35.20
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	26	2	8	4	15	-14.50

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	73	3	4	18	25	-33.50
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	390	26	7	106	27	-229.55
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	364	25	7	99	27	-208.55
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	24	1	4	8	33	-21.75

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
23 Apr 26	Bev	10/12	29	Turf	55	9.9f	Gd/Frm		David Nolan	33/134
26 Mar 26	Sou	9/11	20	AW	M	8.1f	Std		S. B. Kirrane	200/1201
11 Mar 26	Sou	6/6	13	AW	W	12.1f	Std		S. B. Kirrane	400/1401
24 Feb 26	Nwc	6/10	15	AW	W	8f	Slow		S. B. Kirrane	150/1151

84023-7

DUE TO SHINE ⁽³³⁾

Shay Farmer (7)

8-4 (8-0)

10 (8)

b f DUE DILIGENCE (USA) - SHINE BABY SHINE AQLAAM

J: Shay Farmer (7)
T: Brian Ellison

Brian Ellison

(51)

84023-7

10 ⁽⁸⁾ DUE TO SHINE ⁽³³⁾

10 (8)

J: Shay Farmer (7)
T: Brian Ellison
Age: 3 Wgt: 8-4 (8-0) OR: 51

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	104	4	4	24	23	-55.17
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	861	72	8	251	29	-275.43
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	608	56	9	180	30	-245.03
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	60	4	7	10	17	-21.68

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	27	0	0	3	11	-27.00
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	157	14	9	49	31	15.93
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	149	13	9	46	31	18.43
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	6	0	0	1	17	-6.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
13 Apr 26	Nwc	7/7	27	AW	48	10.2f	Std		Cam Hardie	33/134
2 Oct 25	Nwc	3/5	6	AW	49	10.2f	Slow		Ben Robinson	9/25.5
17 Sep 25	Bev	2/7	6.5	Turf	49	8.5f	Soft		Luke Morris	28/129
24 Aug 25	Bev	12/13	9	Turf	M	7.4f	Gd/Frm		Ben Robinson	80/181
12 Aug 25	Car	4/6	11.5	Turf	W	6.9f	Good		Ben Robinson	50/151

809-87

JAMBEAREE (IRE) ⁽²³⁾

Alex Jary (3)

8-4 (8-0)

11 (7)

b g KODI BEAR (IRE) - BEST ON STAGE (GER) PASTORIUS (GER)

J: Alex Jary (3)
T: Brian Ellison

Brian Ellison

(s) ¹

(51)

809-87

11 ⁽⁷⁾ JAMBEAREE (IRE) ⁽²³⁾

11 (7)

J: Alex Jary (3)
T: Brian Ellison
Age: 3 Wgt: 8-4 (8-0) Eq: (s) ¹ OR: 51

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	104	4	4	24	23	-55.17
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	861	72	8	251	29	-275.43
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	608	56	9	180	30	-245.03
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	60	4	7	10	17	-21.68

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Flat (This Season)	83	5	6	17	20	-3.25
Flat Turf (Last 5 Seasons)	461	41	9	125	27	-94.04
Flat Turf Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	407	38	9	112	28	-55.57
THIRSK (Last 5 Seasons)	31	2	6	11	35	-1.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
23 Apr 26	Bev	7/12	22.5	Turf	48	9.9f	Gd/Frm		Ben Robinson	16/117
30 Mar 26	Kem	8/11	3.65	AW	49	12f	Std		Harry Davies	22/123
29 Aug 25	Thi	9/11	20	Turf	W	8f	Good		Dale Swift	300/1301
26 Jul 25	Nwc	10/10	34.5	AW	M	7.1f	Slow		Harry Russell	100/1101
26 Jun 25	Nwc	8/11	12	AW	W	6f	Slow		Harry Davies	25/126

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15:00 Thirsk Racecard on Saturday 16 May 2026

The 1M 4F 8Y 15:00 METAXAS HANDICAP (5) at Thirsk will be run on Saturday 16 May 2026. The going is currently Good. This race will be shown on RTV. It is open to 3yo and has a prize fund of £3,926. There are 11 runners.

The market favourite for this race is GEMICAL (IRE), she is ridden by Jason Hart and trained by Rebecca Menzies.

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1	led/disputed lead
2	prominent/close up
3	mid-division
4	towards rear
5	behind

s (S)	slowly away (very slowly away)
k (K)	travelled comfortably (notably strongly)
o (O)	outpaced (badly outpaced)
r (R)	responded to pressure (very well)
i (I)	idled (markedly)
f (F)	found less than seemed likely (found nothing)
p (P)	pulled hard (very hard)
l (L)	raced lazily (very lazily)
§ (§§)	signs of temperament (marked reluctance)
j (J)	jumped well (very well)
x (X)	made mistakes (numerous mistakes)

THIRSK 15:00

15:00 Sat 16 May 2026

METAXAS HANDICAP (5)

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15:00 Thirsk Racecard on Saturday 16 May 2026