UK Horse Racing Tips: Thirsk

John Wainwright has a couple of live contenders in the shape of Muatadel and KRAKEN FLORIDA, with the latter preferred now he tries a visor for the first time. The four-year-old will be having only his eighth start on turf and looks the type to raise his game now he drops back in trip at this level. Recent form suggests Somewhere Secret is another capable of going close, while Cheese The One enters calculations too.
Prediction : 1st Kraken Florida 2nd Muatadel 3rd Somewhere Secret

ROCKET MONEY appears to be improving with each outing and, having scored tenaciously at Beverley last month, there should be more to come from the Karl Burke-trained filly. Additionally, she has previous course experience and sticking to 5f looks to be a good move. Very Blue Moon and Toosha are others to note in the betting, while Bint Havana Grey has shown promise in both previous starts and can figure with another step forward.
Prediction : 1st Rocket Money 2nd Very Blue Moon 3rd Toosha

KAARESS was far from disgraced in the valuable Rous Selling Stakes at York in June, and arguably bettered that effort with a close second in a maiden at Newcastle last time. The Ollie Pears-trained filly seems to be going the right way and she is fancied to get off the mark at the fourth time of asking. Beverley nursery winner On Borrowed Time is feared most, while Amayretto may be the pick of Tim Easterby's pair.
Prediction : 1st Kaaress 2nd On Borrowed Time 3rd Amayretto

ANGEL FROM ABOVE got the better of a subsequent winner at Carlisle last time out and the daughter of Galileo Gold is fancied to repeat the dose, with possible improvement on the cards back over further. Mother Mary and Nibras Angel must also saddle penalties for their recent successes and are considered along with Initio, who shaped with promise on his Musselburgh debut last month.
Prediction : 1st Angel From Above 2nd Mother Mary 3rd Nibras Angel

LE BEAU GARCON has yet to add to his two juvenile victories, but the signs have been much more encouraging for the son of Brazen Beau recently. Only narrowly denied over C&D six days ago when fitted with a visor for the first time, he is able to compete from an unchanged mark and must hold every chance of going one better today. May Blossom merits the utmost respect as she bids to supplement last month's quick-fire double, while Nelson Gay, Sparkling Red and Majeski Man round off the shortlist in what looks a wide-open sprint.
Prediction : 1st Le Beau Garcon 2nd May Blossom 3rd Nelson Gay

Spirit In My Soul got up in the final strides over this trip at Redcar in June and although upped 3lb for that victory, her jockey's 5lb claim negates that rise and she could go well again. Ohnojoe gets a further 3lb drop in the ratings despite some reasonable efforts over shorter and he may surprise a few with the return to six furlongs a bonus, but HEADABOVETHEREST may be the one to be on. Only beaten three-quarters of a length at Newcastle despite being hampered at the start, he may have won with a clean start and could go one better now.
Prediction : 1st Headabovetherest 2nd Spirit In My Soul 3rd Ohnojoe

LECHRO has to be of interest after the four-year-old hacked up by eight lengths in a selling handicap at Beverley over this trip on similar going earlier in the month. She has to shoulder a 5lb penalty for that success, but will be going up 8lb for future races and that suggests she is 3lb well-in at the weights today. She gets the nod to follow up, but Hamilton third Prince Achille and Wolverhampton winner Ghostly are expected to prove worthy adversaries.
Prediction : 1st Lechro 2nd Prince Achille 3rd Ghostly