Flavius Titus Blazes Home
After sadly losing the previous round of the Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Series, supported by White Rose Saddlery at Redcar in July due to a waterlogged track, the action moved on to Thirsk.
It was the biggest field of the series to date with 15 runners going to post and Chester Le Streak was sent off favourite at odds of 9/4 for the six furlong sprint.
During the first furlong, runners crossed to the stands side rail and Red Walls, ridden by Alex Jary, showed plenty of speed from his low draw to set the pace upsides Chester Le Streak, partnered by William Pyle.
Fighting Chance, sporting cheek pieces and ridden by Molly Gunn travelled smoothly up into third place, eventually taking the lead at the halfway point.
These three spread across the track, when inside the final furlong, the blinkered Flavius Titus made a near last to first run under Sam Feilden, coming through to take the lead and was pushed out to win easily by two and a quarter lengths.
Chester Le Streak and Red Walls finished in second and third, with Somewhere Secret partnered by Mia Nicholls running on into fourth.
Elle-May Croot picked up a spare ride on the Sam England trained Made of Lir, after her original mount was declared a non-runner and finishing in sixth place, this gave her the all important point she needed to put her into the outright lead in the series. She is currently on 37 points, Connor Planas has 36 points and Christian Howarth remains in third with 24 points. This win took Sam Feilden up to fourth on 21 points, so with three races remaining it is all to play for!
The next race takes place at York on Sunday 10th September, the same day as Malton Stables Open Day. Racing enthusiasts can book a combined Malton Open Day and York Racecourse early bird ticket for only £15 by visiting this website.