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Thirsk · Tuesday 16 June 2026 · Off 3:25 · Class 5 · 6f · Going: Good · Purse: £4,187 · 3yo+
British Gambler's Picks
Composite scoring across market position, Racing Post Rating, Topspeed, recent form and trainer 14-day strike rate. Tips, not guarantees — bet responsibly.
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Frantic the clear favourite (implied 33.4% chance) at 6/5, trained by Ed Walker. Taygar is the chief market rival at 7/2.
★ Market shape · A tight race for one — Frantic is well-clear at the head of the market.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Frantic. Best price available at Bet365 — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Taygar at 7/2. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: Harlequin Bay at 55/1. Form figures of 522-30 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 5 · 6f · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 21% over the last 14 days.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Frantic 33.4% 6/5
- Taygar 16.3% 7/2
- Emperor Caradoc 10.5% 6/1
- Pull The Rug 9.8% 13/2
- Space Bear 7.7% 17/2
- Kings Merchant 5.7% 12/1
- Tactical Formation 4.6% 15/1
- Sugar Baby 4.3% 16/1
- Vingegaard 3.2% 22/1
- Record Day 3.2% 22/1
- Harlequin Bay 1.3% 55/1
Field & Odds (11 runners)
Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.
| No. | Horse | J / T | Form | RPR | TS | Best Price | Top Bookies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 (9) | Frantic NAP |
J: George Downing T: Ed Walker |
24-22 | 6/5 | |||
| 7 (8) | Taygar EW |
J: Sean Kirrane T: Michael Dods |
8-8222 | 7/2 | |||
| 1 (11) | Emperor Caradoc DH p |
J: David Nolan T: Paul Midgley |
-40135 | 6/1 | |||
| 9 (4) | Pull The Rug v |
J: Connor Beasley T: Edward Bethell |
315-74 | 13/2 | |||
| 3 (2) | Space Bear |
J: Joanna Mason T: Michael Appleby |
325139 | 17/2 | |||
| 8 (7) | Kings Merchant p |
J: William Pyle T: Philip Kirby |
745647 | 12/1 | |||
| 6 (10) | Tactical Formation p |
J: Jack Garritty T: Richard & Peter Fahey |
433-5 | 16/1 | |||
| 4 (3) | Sugar Baby |
J: Mark Winn T: Peter Niven |
127-87 | 18/1 | |||
| 2 (1) | Vingegaard b |
J: Ryan Sexton T: Julie Camacho |
/09036 | 25/1 | |||
| 10 (5) | Record Day |
J: Ben Robinson T: Brian Ellison |
8489 | 28/1 | |||
| 11 (6) | Harlequin Bay |
J: Oisin McSweeney T: Richard & Peter Fahey |
522-30 | 80/1 |
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