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Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap

Thirsk · Sat 16th May 2026 · 16:12

📏 7f218y 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £3,926 🐎 Flat

2nd

Hale End

13/2

Connor Beasley

1st

Military Leader

7/2

Sam James

3rd

Rajapour

15/2

Mark Winn

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Class

Class 5

📏

Distance

7f218y

🌿

Going

Good

🏟️

Surface

Turf

💰

Prize

£3,926

🐎

Runners

🔖

Type

Flat

📊 Betting Forecast

9/2 Rising Force, 5/1 Military Leader, 11/2 Hale End, 6/1 Mission Command, Rajapour, 7/1 Harswell Ruby, Starliner, 16/1 Ravishing Beauty, 20/1 Selection, 25/1 Pink Azalea, Barley, Ey Up Its Jazz

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
5	Selection Form: -52267	4y 135 lbs	David Nolan Ivan Furtado	75	25/1
10	Criminal Shore Form: -44458	4y 131 lbs	David O'Meara	71	–
🥇 1st	Military Leader Form: 3242-1	5y 125 lbs	Sam James Phillip Makin	65	7/2
9	Starliner Form: 550541	5y 124 lbs	Rhys Elliott(5) Linda Perratt	64	14/1
12	Ey Up Its Jazz Form: 20-868	7y 124 lbs	Barry McHugh Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	64	28/1
12	Way To Dubai Form: 353804	7y 126 lbs	Harry Davies Michael Appleby	66	–
15	Rosemary May Form: 1888-0	4y 125 lbs	Tim Easterby	65	–
18	Mwafaq Form: 011-15	4y 122 lbs	Richard & Peter Fahey	62	–
19	Perfidia Form: 697-32	4y 116 lbs	Tim Easterby	56	–
8	Rising Force Form: 235101	5y 135 lbs	Callum Rodriguez John Butler	75	9/1
🥈 2nd	Hale End Form: 31-441	6y 135 lbs	Connor Beasley Michael Dods	75	13/2
11	Pink Azalea Form: 2108-9	4y 134 lbs	Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn	74	40/1
10	Mission Command Form: 453333	4y 134 lbs	Paul Mulrennan Jennie Candlish	74	15/2
5	Native Instinct Form: 6056-2	4y 134 lbs	Edward Bethell	74	–
🥉 3rd	Rajapour Form: 557824	6y 133 lbs	Mark Winn David O'Meara	73	15/2
4	Harswell Ruby Form: 40-715	4y 132 lbs	Joanna Mason Roger Fell	72	5/2F
6	Barley Form: 097-80	7y 129 lbs	David Allan Tim Easterby	69	11/1
9	Marry The Night Form: 511322	4y 132 lbs	Tim Easterby	72	–
7	Ravishing Beauty Form: 2273-8	5y 125 lbs	P J McDonald Jedd O'Keeffe	65	25/1

Rising Force is much respected but MILITARY LEADER looked good on the AW last time and there could be more to come from him.

Racing Post Pick

Military Leader

Our Expert Tip

HALE END returned from a two month break at Wetherby and won nicely on turf. He’s only gone up 2lb for that success and having won this race back in 2024, the preparation for this looks ideal.

At around 7/1 with 4 places on offer, and Connor Beasley keeping the ride, another big run looks likely.

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

Racecard ›

Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 RiponFinished 3rd

Racecard ›

Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.