Thirsk Sky Bet Summer Festival Day Friday 24th July Handicap (Class 5) Racecard

Channel: RTV
Distance: 7f 218y
Going: Good To Firm

Runners: 6
Type: Flat
Surface: Turf
Stalls: Inside
Weather: Partly cloudy

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Military Leader

Selected at: 6/4

Military Leader has been in good form so far this season and he won back-to-back starts in May, with the second of those successes coming over course and distance. Narrowly denied at Chester last time out, he should be suited by the return to a mile.

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Racecard

No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

(3)

Capital Guarantee

J: Conor Whiteley ⁵

T: David O'Meara

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 2 wins from 49 in the last 14 days (4%)

020906

Age: 6

Weight: 9-9

OR: 75

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Jul 26	Bev Beverley	7.5f GF	4Hc	9-6	6/8	Highland Olly (3½L)	25/1	77	76
13 Jun 26	Yor York	9f Gd	4Hc	9-3	14/16	Point Of Contact (13L)	80/1	79	61
30 May 26	Bev Beverley	7.5f GF	4Hc	8-13	9/11	Glenfinnan (12L)	18/1	80	56
16 May 26	Thi Thirsk	8f Gd	3Hc	9-0	12/13	Empire Of Light (14L)	12/1	81	55
23 Apr 26	Bev Beverley	7.5f GF	4Hc	9-3	2/10	A War Eagle (shd)	12/1	79	87
29 Mar 26	Don Doncaster	7f GS	4Hc	9-5	14/15	Melvin Udall (16½L)	33/1	81	46

(5)

Degale

J: William Pyle

T: David & Nicola Barron

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 21 in the last 14 days (0%)

030508

Age: 5

Weight: 9-6

OR: 72

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Jul 26	Bev Beverley	7.5f GF	4Hc	9-4	8/8	Highland Olly (6½L)	33/1	75	66
24 Jun 26	Crl Carlisle	8f GF	4Hc	9-8	13/14	Priapos (11L)	20/1	77	63
16 Jun 26	Thi Thirsk	7f Gd	4Hc	9-13	5/10	Mr King (3¾L)	11/1	77	75
20 May 26	Ayr Ayr	8f GF	4Hc	9-6	11/11	Geo (12½L)	7/1	77	55
9 May 26	Not Nottingham	8.5f Gd	4Hc	9-1	3/11	Principality (1L)	14/1	77	81
27 Mar 26	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	8f St	4Hc	9-4	10/12	Saytarr (7¾L)	18/1	80	70

(6)

Harswell Ruby ^p

J: Joanna Mason

T: Roger Fell

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 14 in the last 14 days (0%)

546452

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 70

Days: 9

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Jul 26	Pon Pontefract	8f Gd	5Hc	9-11 p	2/9	Welbury (½L)	3/1J	70	78
24 Jun 26	Crl Carlisle	8f GF	4Hc	9-10	5/10	Runswick (7½L)	7/2F	71	64
13 Jun 26	Yor York	9f Gd	4Hc	8-10	4/16	Point Of Contact (1½L)	12/1	72	79
27 May 26	Bev Beverley	7.5f GF	5Hc	9-6	6/11	This Farh (2½L)	11/2	72	74
16 May 26	Thi Thirsk	8f Gd	5Hc	9-6	4/12	Military Leader (¾L)	5/2F	72	78
26 Apr 26	Wet Wetherby	8f GF	5Hc	9-6	5/12	Hale End (3L)	9/4F	72	74

(1)

Military Leader ^b

J: P J McDonald

T: Phillip Makin

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

2-1132

Age: 5

Weight: 9-4

OR: 70

Days: 34

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
12 Jun 26	Chs Chester	7.5f Sft	5Hc	9-7 b	2/11	Not Me (¾L)	9/2	68	76
2 Jun 26	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	8f St	5Hc	9-2 b	3/12	Criminal Shore (2L)	9/4F	68	73
16 May 26	Thi Thirsk	8f Gd	5Hc	8-13 b	1/12	Hale End (½L)	7/2	65	73
7 May 26	Sth Southwell (AW)	8f St	5Hc	8-11 b	1/11	Roaring Ralph (2L)	8/1	58	71
20 Dec 25	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	8f St	6Hc	9-6 b	2/10	Aisling Oscar (nk)	2/1F	56	65
12 Dec 25	Sth Southwell (AW)	7f St	6Hc	9-5 b	4/14	Reginald Charles (1¼L)	9/2	56	61

(4)

Cosmos Raj ^p

J: Mark Winn

T: David O'Meara

8 x Distance Winner - Won 8 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 2 wins from 49 in the last 14 days (4%)

0-9576

Age: 8

Weight: 9-3

OR: 69

Days: 17

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
29 Jun 26	Pon Pontefract	8f Gd	4Hc	9-4 p	6/7	Jez Bomb (14L)	66/1	72	49
8 Jun 26	Crl Carlisle	9f Sft	5Hc	9-8 p	7/11	Amancio (18½L)	28/1	74	42
26 May 26	Red Redcar	8f GF	4Hc	9-1	5/6	Classic Encounter (7¾L)	40/1	76	65
29 Apr 26	Pon Pontefract	8f Gd	4Hc	8-10	9/9	Walsingham (27L)	50/1	77	22
3 Oct 25	Sth Southwell (AW)	8f St	4Hc	9-5 p	10/13	Bin Ajwad (13L)	66/1	78	60
6 Aug 25	Pon Pontefract	8f GF	4Hc	9-5 p	7/7	Garden Oasis (7¼L)	15/2	79	66

(2)

Barley ^p

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

062323

Age: 7

Weight: 9-2

OR: 68

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Jul 26	Crl Carlisle	8f Gd	4Hc	9-0 p	3/7	Jannas Journey (6L)	5/1	69	65
24 Jun 26	Crl Carlisle	8f GF	4Hc	9-7 p	2/10	Runswick (2¼L)	15/2	68	73
3 Jun 26	Rip Ripon	8f Gd	5Hc	9-5 p	3/12	Donna Nook (1L)	3/1F	66	73
27 May 26	Ham Hamilton	8.5f GF	5Hc	9-5 p	2/7	Sanafi Zabeel (shd)	100/30	66	73
16 May 26	Thi Thirsk	8f Gd	5Hc	9-3 p	6/12	Military Leader (3¼L)	11/1	69	69
26 Apr 26	Mus Musselburgh	8f Gd	4Hc	9-3 p	13/13	Two B Tanned (13½L)	25/1	72	52