Thirsk Placepot: Thursday June 6

Thirsk is the venue for today's Placepot.

We head to Thirsk to tackle today's Placepot...

14:10 - With plenty of the principles seemingly having a draw advantage here it looks advisable to stick with those at the head of the market, beginning with Tanseeb who seemed to find six furlongs on testing ground a bit of a stretch at York last time, weakening late on. The return to the minimum distance will suit and he has plum draw against the rail to aid him, so he should be in the shake-up. It may be wise to take a back-up selection so the Ralph Beckett-trained Weisse Socken, who was heavily supported in the market when making a promising debut at Windsor, is also included. Another with the benefit of a high draw she shouldn't be far away.

14:40 - Steelcut comes into this on a very feasible mark on past turf form and although he doesn't appear the force of old, his latest effort on the all-weather suggested he was in good order. With a good draw in stall ten to help, this admirable sort should be in the money on his 100th career start. To be on the safe side, we will back him up with Rio's Girl, who suggested she was returning to form at Hamilton with a keeping on third a week ago, and runs off the same mark which saw her get her head in-front at Carlisle last season. 

15:15 - Rapscallion Deep probably didn't beat much when landing his maiden at Ripon last month, yet he couldn't have done it any better. Still lightly-raced, Kevin Ryan's gelding should be competitive in this type of event and with improvement highly likely, he should be on the premises. As back-up due to the sheer competitive nature of the race add another in the shape of Milkwood, who put together some admirable performances last season. His return effort at York last month should have blown the cobwebs away and he ought to be involved.

15:50 - Another fiendishly difficult sprint handicap for us to assess and once again it looks advisable to go with a couple in our bid to reach the latter races unscathed. With very few of these getting their head in-front regularly, it looks a case of sticking with those that know what it's about, starting with Hab Reeh, who has been running better than his form figures suggest of late over 7f and weakening late on; he ought to appreciate the lesser demands of this. Lady Kildare suggested her turn was not far away with an encouraging return to action at Catterick last time and is not one to dismiss lightly. 

16:25 - A less demanding task than any of those above, in which it is difficult to get away from Ingleby Angel who won as he liked at Redcar last time. The 6 lb penalty should not inconvenience him if turning up in the same mood.

17:00 - The smallest field of the day, but arguably one of the more intriguing line-ups, with several arriving in good order. However in our bid to keep the lines down we will take a risk by banking upon Ajraam, who was a good winner of the Wood Ditton in April. He should be sharper for that experience and could improve now contesting handicaps. 

Selections:
14:10 - 4, 12
14:40 - 2, 6
15:15 - 1, 2
15:50 - 6, 9
16:25 - 1
17:00 - 3
= 16 lines

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