RACE DAY LIVE · 14:00 BST
Prince Kameo strikes first; the straight sprint is next.
The opener is in the book: Prince Kameo beat Akaraka by one length, with Empire Rising another length and a half back in third. Nine ran; 62 are scheduled across the remaining seven races.
RACE DAY LIVE · UPDATE AUDIT · 14:00 BST
Prince Kameo lands the opener; 14:05 is next.
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The first result is confirmed.
Prince Kameo won the 13:35 Personal Touches Day Of Elegance Nursery under Kevin Stott. Akaraka was second, one length behind, and Empire Rising was third, another length and a half back. Nine ran.
18°C and overcast; rain risk stays low.
The Met Office shows below-5% rain chance at 14:00, then 10% from 15:00 to 17:00. Westerly wind is near 11mph, gusting around 23mph and easing. Going remains Good to Soft, Good in places, GoingStick 7.6.
Nine ran; 62 are scheduled to run.
The remaining fields are 9, 13, 6, 9, 7, 9 and 9. Dapper Valley, Knightsail and Wreck It Ryley remain the three published non-runners; no new rider, draw or weight change appeared at this check.
The 14:05 straight five-furlong test comes quickly.
No York–Thirsk-specific incident appears in National Rail’s current disruption page. Use the first straight race to see whether a side or group gains an advantage; the bend-course opener alone cannot settle the straight-course draw question.
RACE DAY LIVE · UPDATE AUDIT · 13:00 BST
Final build-up before the first race at 13:35.
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No material card change.
Runner total, field sizes, non-runners, rider bookings, draw, weights, going, stalls and official timings all remain as recorded at noon. The live desk now hands priority to paddock and track evidence.
18°C and overcast before the opener.
Rain chance is below 5% at 13:00–14:00 and 10% from 15:00 to 17:00. Westerly winds near 13mph may gust around 25mph before easing. Going remains Good to Soft, Good in places, GoingStick 7.6.
Seventy-one remain across eight races.
Field sizes remain 9, 9, 13, 6, 9, 7, 9 and 9. Dapper Valley, Knightsail and Wreck It Ryley remain the three published non-runners; no featured partnership changed.
First race 13:35; watch the horses now.
No York–Thirsk-specific rail incident appears in National Rail’s current list. For anyone already on course, the most useful new information is physical: calmness in the paddock, willingness to post and how the 13:35 runners handle the bend on Good-to-Soft ground.
RACE DAY LIVE · UPDATE AUDIT · 12:00 BST
No card change; the rain risk steps down.
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The weather signal has improved.
The Met Office now shows a below-5% rain chance at 12:00–13:00 and 10% from 14:00 to 17:00, replacing the previous 20% signal at 14:00–15:00. The card and ground report are unchanged.
17°C now; 18°C through racing.
Overcast conditions are forecast through 15:00 before sunny intervals return from 16:00. WNW winds around 13mph may gust near 26mph at noon, easing as racing progresses. Going remains Good to Soft, Good in places, GoingStick 7.6.
Seventy-one remain; no new withdrawal.
Field sizes remain 9, 9, 13, 6, 9, 7, 9 and 9. Dapper Valley, Knightsail and Wreck It Ryley remain the three published non-runners; no featured rider, draw or weight change appeared.
First race in 95 minutes.
The official 13:35 first-race time is unchanged and no York–Thirsk-specific rail incident appears in the current National Rail list. With the GoingStick holding at 7.6, use the paddock and first race—not the number alone—to judge how readily horses are moving over the surface.
RACE DAY LIVE · UPDATE AUDIT · 11:00 BST
Gates open; the numerical ground reading moves.
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GoingStick 7.0 → 7.6.
Racing Post’s published numerical reading has risen to 7.6. The verbal going remains Good to Soft, Good in places, and the stalls positions remain straight centre, 1m4f stands’ side and the remainder inside.
17°C and overcast at gates.
The Met Office keeps the race window near 18°C: 10% rain chance at 13:00, 20% at 14:00–15:00, then 10% at 16:00 and below 5% by 17:00. WNW gusts near 26mph ease through the afternoon.
The card remains at 71.
Field sizes remain 9, 9, 13, 6, 9, 7, 9 and 9. Dapper Valley, Knightsail and Wreck It Ryley remain the three published non-runners; no featured rider, draw or weight change appeared.
Gates are open; first race 13:35.
No York–Thirsk-specific rail incident appears in National Rail’s current list. The GoingStick move is a useful clue, not proof the whole course rides uniformly: watch how runners travel on the bend in the opener and through the centre in the 14:05.
RACE DAY LIVE · UPDATE AUDIT · 10:00 BST
No card change; a small weather refinement.
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Only the timing of the shower signal.
The Met Office now shows a below-5% rain chance at 10:00, 10% at 13:00 and 20% at 14:00–15:00. The card, runners, non-runners, going and official timings are unchanged.
16°C now; about 18°C through racing.
Sunny intervals at 10:00 are forecast to turn overcast before and around the first race, then brighten from 16:00. A west-north-west wind around 13mph may gust near 26mph before easing. Going remains Good to Soft, Good in places, GoingStick 7.0.
Seventy-one remain across eight races.
Field sizes remain 9, 9, 13, 6, 9, 7, 9 and 9. Dapper Valley, Knightsail and Wreck It Ryley remain the only published non-runners; no featured booking or draw change appeared.
One hour to gates; 13:35 first race.
No York–Thirsk-specific rail incident appears in the current National Rail list. The west-side engineering note remains. With cloud and breeze building into early racing, wait for the first races to reveal how the easier surface and track position are playing.
RACE DAY LIVE · UPDATE AUDIT · 09:00 BST
No material change; the first-race clock keeps moving.
This hourly block is appended above the 08:00 update, which remains intact below.
The card and runner total are unchanged.
All eight races remain scheduled from 13:35 to 17:35 with 71 current runners. Field sizes remain 9, 9, 13, 6, 9, 7, 9 and 9.
15°C now; about 18°C through racing.
Sunny intervals at 09:00 are forecast to turn cloudy and overcast around the first race before brightening later. Shower probability remains 10–20% around the early card, with westerly gusts close to 26mph. Going remains Good to Soft, Good in places, GoingStick 7.0.
The same three withdrawals remain listed.
Dapper Valley (15:50), Knightsail (16:25) and Wreck It Ryley (17:00) remain the published non-runners. The featured rider bookings and draw shown in the form guide are unchanged at this check.
Gates 11:00; keep the first sprints as evidence.
No York–Thirsk-specific disruption appears in National Rail’s current list. Dewsbury–Halifax engineering work still affects some westbound approaches. With the wind still brisk, watch the 13:35 bend and 14:05 straight sprint before treating any track-position theory as established.
RACE DAY LIVE · UPDATE AUDIT · 08:00 BST
Three withdrawals, a cooler forecast and no timing change.
This hourly block is appended above the 00:50 opening audit; that earlier snapshot remains intact below.
The live total is now 71.
Dapper Valley is out of the 15:50, Knightsail is out of the 16:25 Hambleton Cup and Wreck It Ryley remains out of the 17:00. Current field sizes are 9, 9, 13, 6, 9, 7, 9 and 9.
Good to Soft; 18°C through racing.
Going remains Good to Soft, Good in places, GoingStick 7.0. The Met Office now shows 17°C at gates and about 18°C throughout the card, with overcast spells, later sunny intervals and a westerly gusting near 26mph before easing.
Gates 11:00; first race 13:35.
The official timetable is unchanged. No York–Thirsk-specific alert appeared in National Rail’s current disruption list at this check; engineering work does affect routes through Dewsbury and Halifax, so travellers from that side should allow extra time and check their exact train.
Do not over-read the early sunshine.
The forecast turns overcast around noon and the first race before brightening later. On easier ground with a brisk crosswind, use the 13:35 bend and 14:05 straight sprint as live evidence before committing to a strong view.
UPDATE AUDIT · 00:50 BST
What changed in this edition.
This record is additive: earlier editions remain intact, including the missed 4 September slot.
Good to Soft, Good in places.
The previous split reading has been replaced by Racing Post’s race-day report: GoingStick 7.0, with straight-course stalls in the centre, 1m4f stalls stands’ side and the remaining round-course starts inside.
Dry race window; breeze strongest early.
The Met Office shows 17°C at gates, 18°C around the first race and 19°C through mid-afternoon. Rain risk stays below 5% through racing; a westerly around 13mph eases later.
Eight active fields still total 73.
Race times and field sizes are unchanged. Wreck It Ryley remains listed as a non-runner in the 17:00; no additional non-runners were shown at this check.
Live pages and update schedule aligned.
The home page, form guide and Race-Day Live desk now use the same 00:50 data cut. Oolong Poobong’s featured time was corrected from 15:50 to 15:15. Automated checks remain set hourly from 08:00 to 14:00 UK time.
WHAT CHANGED
The ground has eased; the programme has not.
Friday’s rain has moved the official published picture from Thursday’s Good reading to Good to Soft, Good in places. That makes proven form with some ease more relevant, but the eight races, gates at 11:00 and the 13:35 first race all remain as published.
The straight-course stalls are in the centre, the 1m4f start is stands’ side and the remaining starts are inside. Let the 14:05 five-furlong race show whether one part of the straight is riding better before taking a strong view on the later sprints.
WEATHER WATCH
A cool, breezy start with brighter spells later.
The Met Office shows a 10–20% shower chance around early racing, with overcast spells near the first race and sunny intervals returning later. The west to west-north-west wind is around 13mph near arrival, with gusts close to 26mph before easing through the afternoon. A light layer still earns its place.
RUNNERS & RIDERS
Three withdrawals leave 71 current runners.
The 08:00 live racecard shows fields of 9, 9, 13, 6, 9, 7, 9 and 9. Dapper Valley is out of the 15:50, Knightsail is out of the 16:25 and Wreck It Ryley remains out of the 17:00 first division.
Key published partnerships on the guide remain in place, including Connor Beasley with Love Tanya, Oolong Poobong and Kosometsuke; Jason Hart with Dontlookanyfurther, Figjam, Misunderstood and Obelix; and Joanna Mason with The Good Biscuit and Spirit Of Acklam.
ENTHUSIAST’S NOTE
Let the surface reveal itself.
The change in going is information, not an instruction to force a bet. Watch how the juveniles cope with the ground, how the centre of the straight performs at 14:05 and whether the breeze is helping or hindering the early pace.
“Race day rewards patience: confirm the runner, watch the ground, then trust what the first races show you.”
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