Thirsk 2:51 Result

Top-weight Dissenter carries the highest OR (65) in the field with clear justification - form figures 5157 show a recent win and consistent competitive placings, with the last run just 19 days ago suggesting fitness. Marcus Tregoning is a shrewd handler who doesn't often run bad two-year-olds and the yard clearly thinks well of this filly given the mark. Draw 6 is workable at Thirsk over 6f. Bladey Lady (form 3471, Easterby yard in good form) and Dadawada (546, wearing hood, dropping into a race like this) are the closest market rivals but both carry more question marks - Dadawada's form figures are moving the wrong way and Bladey Lady has yet to actually win. Dissenter's last-time win under her belt at a competitive level, combined with the fact she's up against similar or lower-rated rivals here, gives her the strongest case on official ratings and recent form. The gelding Dream On Kent and Mrs Mole are consistent but plateauing rather than progressing. In a messy 16-runner nursery, taking the classiest, freshest-formed, top-rated runner with a genuine recent win is the most solid approach.