UK Horse Racing Tips: Thirsk

HAPINESS' pedigree is mainly about speed on her dam's side, but sire Camelot imparts plenty of stamina and the 140,000gns purchase will have given connections plenty of encouragement with her narrow debut defeat at Chepstow. She stuck to her guns well so the extra quarter-mile is expected to play to her strengths. Talitha Rouge also made a bright beginning to her career at Redcar and is put forward as the primary threat, ahead of Frankel fillies Hello Friend and Counter Intuitive.
Prediction : 1st Hapiness 2nd Talitha Rouge 3rd Hello Friend

U Turn ended his first campaign in good heart and has been gelded during his time off. He does have a layoff to overcome, in contrast to SIMBA'S PRIDE, who had to settle for fifth when favourite to supplement a Ripon triumph at York on Friday. He wasn't helped by the way the race panned out and is worth another chance. Dragon Spin was beaten when meeting trouble over C&D, but she won well at Nottingham before that and is respected on that basis.
Prediction : 1st Simbas Pride 2nd U Turn 3rd Dragon Spin

There would be no more deserving winner than Taygar but she may have to play yet another supporting role, this time behind FRANTIC. The well-bred daughter of Frankel has let favourite-backers down in two of her four appearances - most recently on her handicap debut at Leicester - but the winner has gone in again to frank the form and Ed Walker's filly has plenty of scope. Pull The Rug finished with a flourish for fourth in a blanket finish here and will relish the extra furlong, with a visor another source of potential improvement.
Prediction : 1st Frantic 2nd Taygar 3rd Pull The Rug

IT JUST TAKES TIME is no stranger to success at this circuit and he gave notice his winning turn could be just around the corner when finishing second at Wetherby 12 days ago. A bold showing looks assured but keep an eye on Woodstock, who finished a close-up third here two starts ago and posted another solid effort in defeat at Beverley last time. City Captain is also noted.
Prediction : 1st It Just Takes Time 2nd Woodstock 3rd City Captain

This could be a battle to the line between last-start winners MILITARY GIRL and Marajito, with the former shading preference on a hat-trick following a narrow success over C&D. Marajito got back in the winning groove at Ripon and looked on good terms with herself, while King's Crown boasts solid course form and Spendmore Lane is taken to run her usual honest race.
Prediction : 1st Military Girl 2nd Marajito 3rd Spendmore Lane

CROCUS TIME arrives in the middle of a real purple patch and it will take a brave punter to take her on following determined triumphs at Redcar and Wetherby. She likes to be up near the pace, if not making it, and everything points to another bold front-running display in this handicap sprint finale. The dangers are Knicks and Westgate Warrior.
Prediction : 1st Crocus Time 2nd Knicks 3rd Westgate Warrior