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Thirsk is a sharp, left-handed Flat course in North Yorkshire with an oval of about a mile and a quarter and a straight six furlongs. The Thirsk guide refreshes after every meeting with favourites, trainers, jockeys and course specialists, and adds the next card once declared.
Last meeting 14 September 2026: 7 winners. Next meeting not yet declared · Results to 14 September 2026 · Refreshed 17 October 2026
Favourites' win rate since 2016
33.7%
Races since 2016
1,230
Course specialists in training
36
33.7%

Favourites won 33.7% of 1,230 races at Thirsk from 2016 to 2026.Sample: 1,230 races · Window: 2016 to 14 September 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (GB and IRE results; figures on this page from 2016), course records, RaceWatch racecards and race calendar

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Thirsk at a glance by season

Flat20261081,0739.9029.6%
Flat20251081,0289.5032.4%
Flat20241171,18610.1033.3%
Flat20231171,18210.1029.9%
Flat20221091,16010.6030.3%
Flat20211121,16410.4033.0%
Flat20207380611.0035.6%
Flat20191201,36711.4034.2%
Flat20181201,27810.7040.0%
Flat20171221,25310.3040.2%
Flat20161241,24810.1032.3%

Jumps seasons run May to April (2026/27 = May 2026 to date) Flat seasons are calendar years. Fav win % = races won by the favourite (joint favourites included).

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How favourites fare at Thirsk

Flat turf33.7%1,23041560.1%Flat
Flat non-handicaps45.2%39217777.3%Flat
Flat handicaps28.4%83823852.7%Flat
Flat all races33.7%1,23041560.1%Flat

Seasons 2016 to date. Groups with fewer than 100 favourites are hidden.

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Top trainers at Thirsk (five seasons and current)

1Tim Easterby416.5%63422.2%Flat
2David O'Meara3714.2%26135.6%Flat
3Michael Dods339.3%35529.3%Flat
4Karl Burke2819.0%14738.8%Flat
5Richard Fahey2412.2%19728.9%Flat
6Kevin Ryan2211.0%20030.5%Flat
7William Haggas1631.4%5156.9%Flat
8Julie Camacho1412.1%11631.0%Flat
9Declan Carroll1410.3%13627.2%Flat
10Michael & David Easterby118.7%12722.8%Flat
11Ruth Carr116.8%16219.8%Flat
12Paul Midgley116.1%18020.6%Flat
13Edward Bethell1013.3%7537.3%Flat
14Ollie Pears1011.9%8429.8%Flat
15Ed Walker929.0%3141.9%Flat
16Roger Varian923.1%3946.2%Flat
17George Boughey922.0%4153.7%Flat
18David & Nicola Barron99.4%9625.0%Flat
19Nigel Tinkler96.5%13812.3%Flat
20John Quinn813.3%6036.7%Flat
21Charlie Johnston811.9%6734.3%Flat
22Alice Haynes721.2%3339.4%Flat
23Simon & Ed Crisford719.4%3666.7%Flat
24Geoffrey Harker713.7%5127.5%Flat
25Bryan Smart79.7%7225.0%Flat

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 runs at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Top jockeys at Thirsk (five seasons and current)

1Daniel Tudhope3620.1%17946.9%Flat
2Connor Beasley329.8%32834.5%Flat
3Paul Mulrennan2713.4%20128.4%Flat
4David Allan278.3%32427.8%Flat
5Oisin Orr1912.7%15034.0%Flat
6Jason Hart188.0%22425.9%Flat
7David Nolan1715.7%10836.1%Flat
8Kevin Stott1614.4%11133.3%Flat
9Callum Rodriguez1512.1%12436.3%Flat
10PJ McDonald1310.6%12333.3%Flat
11Graham Lee1310.2%12825.0%Flat
12Joanna Mason137.9%16421.3%Flat
13Pierre-Louis Jamin1134.4%3253.1%Flat
14Jason Watson1116.9%6533.8%Flat
15Clifford Lee1113.3%8331.3%Flat
16Billy Garritty1112.2%9027.8%Flat
17Shane Gray118.4%13119.8%Flat
18Sam James116.6%16626.5%Flat
19Tom Eaves116.0%18325.1%Flat
20Harry Russell913.4%6729.9%Flat
21James Sullivan95.8%15419.5%Flat
22Silvestre De Sousa821.1%3839.5%Flat
23Ben Curtis810.8%7432.4%Flat
24Duran Fentiman85.3%15016.7%Flat
25Joe Fanning713.5%5238.5%Flat

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 rides at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Thirsk course specialists still in training

Ready Freddie Go (IRE) silksReady Freddie Go (IRE)51145.5%16 Aug 24Ollie Pears31 Oct 25Flat
Capital Guarantee (IRE) silksCapital Guarantee (IRE)3837.5%16 Jul 26David O'Meara10 Oct 26Flat
Eternal Sunshine (GB) silksEternal Sunshine (GB)3475.0%6 Sep 25Jim Goldie3 Oct 26Flat
Lord Abama (IRE) silksLord Abama (IRE)31127.3%17 Jun 25Michael Dods25 Sep 26Flat
Miss Rainbow (IRE) silksMiss Rainbow (IRE)3650.0%5 Jun 26Tracy Waggott8 Sep 26Flat
Tinto (GB) silksTinto (GB)31323.1%30 Aug 24Michael Dods20 Jun 26Flat
Empirestateofmind (IRE) silksEmpirestateofmind (IRE)2728.6%30 Jul 22John & Sean Quinn16 Oct 26Flat
Run This Way (GB) silksRun This Way (GB)2825.0%16 May 26Paul Midgley16 Oct 26Flat
Sugar Baby (GB) silksSugar Baby (GB)2728.6%9 Jun 23Peter Niven16 Oct 26Flat
Brazen Idol (GB) silksBrazen Idol (GB)22100.0%5 Aug 22John Ryan12 Oct 26Flat
Cerulean Bay (IRE) silksCerulean Bay (IRE)22100.0%30 Aug 24David O'Meara11 Oct 26Flat
Jez Bomb (GB) silksJez Bomb (GB)2450.0%15 Aug 25Sam England10 Oct 26Flat
Military Leader (GB) silksMilitary Leader (GB)2450.0%14 Aug 26Phillip Makin9 Oct 26Flat
Mirsky (GB) silksMirsky (GB)2450.0%2 May 26David O'Meara9 Oct 26Flat
Equity Law (GB) silksEquity Law (GB)2825.0%14 Aug 26Tim Easterby9 Oct 26Flat
Ey Up Its Jazz (GB) silksEy Up Its Jazz (GB)2633.3%15 Sep 25Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood8 Oct 26Flat
King's Crown (IRE) silksKing's Crown (IRE)2728.6%17 Jun 25Michael Dods5 Oct 26Flat
Commanche Falls (GB) silksCommanche Falls (GB)2633.3%29 Jun 20Michael Dods5 Oct 26Flat
It Just Takes Time (IRE) silksIt Just Takes Time (IRE)21020.0%11 May 23Mark Walford5 Oct 26Flat
South Parade (IRE) silksSouth Parade (IRE)2728.6%15 Aug 25Richard & Peter Fahey3 Oct 26Flat
Wobwobwob (IRE) silksWobwobwob (IRE)2450.0%4 May 24Adrian Keatley29 Sep 26Flat
Kings Merchant (GB) silksKings Merchant (GB)2728.6%7 Sep 24Philip Kirby26 Sep 26Flat
Billy No Mates (IRE) silksBilly No Mates (IRE)2825.0%30 Jul 22Michael Dods25 Sep 26Flat
Arapaho Gold (IRE) silksArapaho Gold (IRE)22100.0%1 Jul 26Michael Dods19 Sep 26Flat
Muker (IRE) silksMuker (IRE)2922.2%3 May 25Nigel Tinkler15 Sep 26Flat
Hatamoto (GB) silksHatamoto (GB)2450.0%28 Aug 26Tim Easterby14 Sep 26Flat
Miss Brazen (GB) silksMiss Brazen (GB)2633.3%6 Jun 25Michael & David Easterby30 Aug 26Flat
Simplify (IRE) silksSimplify (IRE)22100.0%18 Apr 26Andrew Balding2 Aug 26Flat
Dazzling Haze (GB) silksDazzling Haze (GB)2450.0%31 May 26Robert Cowell30 Jul 26Flat
Chillingham (IRE) silksChillingham (IRE)22100.0%22 Apr 23Micky Hammond25 Jul 26Flat
Langholm (IRE) silksLangholm (IRE)21118.2%3 Jul 24Michael Dods16 Jul 26Flat
Alligator Alley (GB) silksAlligator Alley (GB)2450.0%3 Aug 24Ruth Carr5 Jul 26Flat
Crocus Time (IRE) silksCrocus Time (IRE)2633.3%16 Jun 26Ron Barr16 Jun 26Flat
Edge Of Darkness (IRE) silksEdge Of Darkness (IRE)22100.0%5 Aug 23Daniel John Howard7 Jun 26Flat
Barney's Bay (GB) silksBarney's Bay (GB)2633.3%5 Jun 23Derek Shaw2 Jun 26Flat
Danzan (IRE) silksDanzan (IRE)2922.2%20 Jun 23Tim Easterby18 Oct 25Flat

Horses with 2 or more wins at the course since May 2014 that have run anywhere in the last 365 days. Trainer is the trainer at the latest run.

Going profile at Thirsk

FlatGood to firm or firmer37230.2%10.0039.0%
FlatGood46838.0%10.7030.3%
FlatGood to soft or yielding17814.5%10.7032.6%
FlatSoft19716.0%10.0033.5%
FlatHeavy151.2%9.9026.7%

Seasons 2016 to date. Going grouped into bands; bands with fewer than 100 runners hidden.

Distance profile at Thirsk

FlatFlat turf6f34012.0025.6%14 Sep 26
FlatFlat turf1m24110.1035.3%14 Sep 26
FlatFlat turf7f23810.0038.7%14 Sep 26
FlatFlat turf5f2249.7038.8%5 Sep 26
FlatFlat turf1m4f1489.1032.4%14 Sep 26
FlatFlat turf1m6f208.0040.0%24 Jul 26
FlatFlat turf2m157.5053.3%31 May 26

Seasons 2016 to date, advertised distance rounded to the nearest half furlong. Min 100 runners.

Draw summary at Thirsk (Flat)

5f1268.1%8.6%10.9%Turf
6f2176.3%7.8%9.7%Turf
7f1457.0%10.2%10.1%Turf
1m1367.0%8.3%11.4%Turf
1m4f575.3%12.0%9.8%Turf

Flat races with 8 or more runners since 1 January 2019; stalls ranked within each race and split into thirds. Stall by stall figures on the draw bias page: /courses/thirsk/draw-bias

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Run style at Thirsk

Led19.2%678130Flat
Prominent11.6%3,381392Flat
Midfield6.1%1,16971Flat
Held up5.8%2,487144Flat

Run style read from the in-running race comment, races 2019 to 2025. Min 100 runs.

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Thirsk course records

5f1,100Flat0:56.73Law Of Average (GB) silksLaw Of Average (GB)9 Aug 24Good To FirmChelsea Banham
6f1,320Flat1:08.64South Parade (IRE) silksSouth Parade (IRE)9 Aug 24Good To FirmRichard Fahey
7f1,540Flat1:23.28Toro Strike (USA) silksToro Strike (USA)17 Apr 21Good To FirmRichard Fahey
1m1,757Flat1:36.52Key Look (IRE) silksKey Look (IRE)13 Sep 21Good To FirmGeoffrey Harker
1m4f2,648Flat2:31.45King's Advice (GB) silksKing's Advice (GB)13 Apr 19Good To FirmMark Johnston
1m6f3,080Flat2:57.95Wor Willie (GB) silksWor Willie (GB)30 Apr 22Good To FirmMichael Dods
2m3,533Flat3:28.86Mountain Road (FR) silksMountain Road (FR)31 May 26GoodJim Goldie

Fastest recorded winning time for each race type and trip (to the nearest half furlong) in the RaceWatch results database. Where rail movements change the exact yardage, the quickest run per yard is shown with its measured distance.

Latest Thirsk winners (14 September 2026)

Constant Security Services Apprentice Handicap StakesFlat1m4fGoodSatyress (GB) silksSatyress (GB)11/8FHarriet BethellTom Kiely-Marshall12
Patrick Hibbert-Foy Memorial Nursery Handicap StakesFlat6fGoodBladey Lady (IRE) silksBladey Lady (IRE)7/2Tim EasterbyDavid Allan16
British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Sire And Dam Restricted Race)Flat7fGoodMajestic Jude (IRE) silksMajestic Jude (IRE)2/9FWilliam HaggasCieren Fallon4
Sapphire Selling Handicap StakesFlat6fGoodLamlash Bay (GB) silksLamlash Bay (GB)5/1Michael & David EasterbyBilly Garritty11
decronhorsecare.co.uk Handicap StakesFlat7fGoodMo Anam Chara (IRE) silksMo Anam Chara (IRE)5/2JGeoffrey HarkerJake Dickson10
Join Racing TV Today Fillies' Handicap StakesFlat1mGoodFractional (GB) silksFractional (GB)4/1William HaggasCieren Fallon9
Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives Handicap StakesFlat7fGoodForest Caper (GB) silksForest Caper (GB)12/1David O'MearaDaniel Tudhope12

Winners at the most recent meeting in the results database.

Thirsk runners on the day

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How sharp is the Thirsk left-hander?

Thirsk is a sharp, left-handed oval of about a mile and a quarter with tight bends, plus a straight six furlongs.

How do front runners and hold-up horses fare at Thirsk?

The Thirsk run style table groups runners as led, prominent, midfield or held up from in-running comments, 2019 to 2025, with win %

Which Yorkshire trainers do best at Thirsk?

Tim Easterby leads the Thirsk trainers since 2021 with 41 winners. Trainer and jockey tables show runs, win %, place %

How often do favourites win at Thirsk?

The favourites table splits the record by race type and the season table tracks it year by year.

When is the next Thirsk meeting?

Thirsk last raced on 14 September 2026, and the latest winners table shows every result from that card. The upcoming meetings table fills as soon as the next fixture reaches the racecards.

Does the draw matter at Thirsk?

Stall by stall figures sit on the draw bias page.

Questions people ask

Is Thirsk left-handed?

Yes, Thirsk is a left-handed Flat course with a sharp oval of about a mile and a quarter. The course also has a straight six furlongs.

How often do favourites win at Thirsk?

The figure updates after every meeting and is split by race type on the page.

Who is the leading trainer at Thirsk?

Tim Easterby has trained the most winners at Thirsk since 2021, with 41. The trainer table ranks the top 25 by wins with win %

When did Thirsk last race?

Thirsk last raced on 14 September 2026, and every winner from that card is listed on the page. The next meeting appears in the upcoming table once it reaches the racecards.

Is there a draw bias at Thirsk?

The Thirsk draw summary compares low, middle and high stalls for Flat races of eight or more runners since 2019, by trip.

What is a course specialist at Thirsk?

A Thirsk course specialist here is a horse with two or more course wins since May 2014 that has run in the last year. Thirsk currently has 36 of them still in training.

What kind of racing is there at Thirsk?

Thirsk is a racecourse in Great Britain that stages Flat racing, on turf.

Who is the top trainer at Thirsk?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading trainer at Thirsk by winners is Tim Easterby on the Flat (41 winners from 634 runners).

Who is the top jockey at Thirsk?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading jockey at Thirsk by winners is Daniel Tudhope on the Flat (36 winners from 179 rides).

How big are the fields at Thirsk?

Thirsk staged 1,230 races from 2016 to 14 September 2026, with an average field of 10.4 runners.

More free data

Thirsk Racecards: Today's Card and DrawThe next Thirsk card in fullDraw Bias Thirsk: High Stalls Won 45.9%Stall by stall draw figures at ThirskWinning timesFastest and median winning times by distance and goingFavourites Record by CourseFavourites' record at every courseCourse Specialists in Racing: Tracks and HorsesWhy some horses keep winning at one trackDraw Bias in Horse Racing ExplainedHow draw bias works

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