UK Horse Racing Tips: Thirsk

With very little form to work with, it may pay to side with DAZZLING HAZE, a 130,000-pound yearling who travels up from the Newmarket yard of the Crisfords. The Karl Burke two-year-olds have an excellent strike-rate so far this year, making Lucky Vega filly Lam Yai and Dance Hello, a daughter of Hello Youmzain, ones to keep on side. Beverley fourth Sand Lily looks best of the two with racecourse experience.
Prediction : 1st Dazzling Haze 2nd Lam Yai 3rd Dance Hello

FRANK THE SPARK sits at the bottom of the weights, despite a good second at Beverley earlier in the month off 1lb lower. As this seems to be a race trainer Paul Midgley likes to target (four wins in the last seven renewals), he could be the one. Alligator Alley has won two of his three starts at Thirsk but arrives after eight consecutive losses, and Kodiac Thriller could be the bigger danger assuming he improves for a Pontefract third on his first start for Mark Walford.
Prediction : 1st Frank The Spark 2nd Kodiac Thriller 3rd Alligator Alley

MUKER battled on bravely to resist all challengers by a nose here earlier in the month. Although he has an added 2lb, he drops in class and with 5lb claimer Alex Jary keeping the ride, he could double up. Burning Cash won this last year off 3lb higher, but hasn't been seen at the same level since so five-time C&D winner Ready Freddie Go could be the one to chase the suggestion home.
Prediction : 1st Muker 2nd Ready Freddie Go 3rd Burning Cash

HALLELUJAH U was beaten into fourth in a stronger contest at Newmarket earlier in the month and has been dropped 1lb. With the application of first-time cheekpieces a possible source of improvement, along with this rise in trip, he looks the way to go. Raulin had West Tyrone back in third when scoring on his first start in a handicap at Redcar and holds an obvious chance, while Paratrooper isn't out of it either.
Prediction : 1st Hallelujah U 2nd Raulin 3rd Paratrooper

STAR STUDIED took a step forward from his debut success to score in comfortable style under a penalty at Kempton in March of last year. James Tate's colt now makes his handicap debut on his comeback and as long as he can transfer his form to turf, he could prove very hard to beat. Quiet Resolve finished a close-up third at Hamilton on his latest outing and is likely to be thereabouts off an unchanged mark. Rhythm Master is next best.
Prediction : 1st Star Studied 2nd Quiet Resolve 3rd Rhythm Master

Probe regained the winning thread in this class at Chester last week and is likely to have his supporters off just 3lb higher. However, DESERT FALCON signed off his 2024 campaign with a double after supplementing a C&D triumph at Ayr in September. If the five-year-old returns in similar form, he may prove tough to beat. Documenting is another to watch out for.
Prediction : 1st Desert Falcon 2nd Probe 3rd Documenting

ORBAAN is clearly not the force of old, but the veteran showed more when second over an extended mile at Epsom last month and he could go one better here. Capital Guarantee, a stablemate of the selection, failed to fire at Musselburgh last time but is a player based on his previous Catterick success. Others to note are Visibility, Mount King and Temper Trap.
Prediction : 1st Orbaan 2nd Capital Guarantee 3rd Visibility

CALAFRIO met trouble in running when a length third as favourite over this distance at Nottingham and she could provide her supporters with some compensation. She has a good record here. Recent Leicester winner Waistcoat is an obvious danger off just a 3lb higher mark, with John Kirkup edging out Captain Vallo and Gis A Sub to be best of the rest.
Prediction : 1st Calafrio 2nd Waistcoat 3rd John Kirkup