Saturday 4 May · Thirsk, England

14:40 Vickers.Bet Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap

Distance: 0m 7f 218y
Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
Class: 2
Prize: GBP 50000
Runners: 14

Race preview

THUNDER ROAR has made a pleasing start to the season, with three consecutive placed efforts, and he can get his head in front today. The five-year-old runs off the same mark as his third over 1m at Leicester, where he stayed on well to finish a length behind the winner. Northern Express may improve for his seasonal reappearance over 7f at Newmarket and warrants respect lining up off a 9lb higher mark than when winning this race last year. Hiromichi isn't ruled out raised 4lb after scoring over 1m at Ripon last week, while Redarna won this race in 2022 and isn't easily discounted.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Titan Rock	204-399	J P Sullivan	J & S Quinn	8 7	12-1
2	Look Back Smiling	451-194	Brandon Wilkie	G Tutty	8 12	7-1
3	Autumn Festival	712029-	Alex Jary	E De Giles	9 1	50-1
4	Redarna	69160-5	Joanna Mason	Mrs Dianne Sayer	8 13	16-1
5	Mirsky	7/11797-	D Nolan	D O'Meara	9 9	25-1
6	Eilean Dubh	30800-9	Callum Rodriguez	K R Burke	9 2	10-1
7	Northern Express	14502-5	P Mulrennan	M Dods	9 12	5-1
8	Quest For Fun	14621-4	D Allan	T D Easterby	9 1	5-1
9	Thunder Roar	311-323	Cam Hardie	T Coyle & K Wood	8 8	9-2
10	Pisanello	315759-	Mark Winn	D O'Meara	8 11	10-1
11	La Trinidad	159327-	Jonny Peate	R Fell & S Murray	9 5	16-1
12	Cruyff Turn	019008-	Sean Kirrane	T D Easterby	9 1	33-1
13	Racingbreaks Ryder	00067-0	William Cox	C Hills	8 13	17-2
14	Bajan Bandit	41342-0	Harrison Shaw	Grant Tuer	8 12	33-1
NR	Master Richard	020773-	Rowan Scott	Mrs A Duffield	9 1
NR	Hiromichi	519-141	Connor Beasley	J Channon	8 11