Result · Thirsk · Saturday 16 May 2026

4:47 Thirsk result: Empire Of Light wins the Sky Bet Club Handicap

Class 37f218y flatGoing Good13 ranTime 1m 41.44sWinner's prize £9,421

Winner

5yo gelding · 9-1
Jockey Oliver Stammers · Trainer Grant Tuer
Owner The Weighting Game · By Kodiac (GB) out of Querulous (USA)

10/1Starting price

Empire Of Light won the 4:47 at Thirsk on Saturday 16 May 2026, beating Hot Cash by ¼ length. Ridden by Oliver Stammers for trainer Grant Tuer, the five-year-old was sent off at 10/1 and covered the 7f218y on good ground in 1m 41.44s. Frankies Dream was a further 1 length back in third at 33/1. Zapphire (withdrawn, refused to enter stalls) were non-runners.

4:47 Thirsk full result: finishing order and SPs

Pos	Horse	Jockey / trainer	Btn	SP	OR
1	Empire Of Light (IRE) 5yo · 9-1	Oliver Stammers Grant Tuer	—	10/1	82
2	Hot Cash (GB) 4yo · 8-11 · claim 5lb	Rose Dawes Jack Channon	¼ l	7/1	83
3	Frankies Dream (IRE) 4yo · 9-0 · h	Paul Mulrennan Jennie Candlish	1 l	33/1	81
4	City Of Poets (IRE) 4yo · 9-11	P J McDonald James Tate	¼ l	4/1FAV	92
5	Oolong Poobong (IRE) 4yo · 9-8 · t	Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell	¼ l	5/1	89
6	Mr Professor (IRE) 7yo · 9-9	Sam James Kevin Philippart De Foy	1 l	9/1	90
7	Leadenhall (GB) 6yo · 8-7	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	¼ l	18/1	74
8	Impartiality (GB) 4yo · 9-4 · p	Shane Gray Phillip Makin	2¼ l	7/1	85
9	Esherann (FR) 4yo · 9-6 · t · claim 3lb	Zak Wheatley Declan Carroll	1½ l	14/1	90
10	Count Palatine (IRE) 5yo · 9-0	Connor Beasley Michael Dods	1 l	40/1	81
11	Empirestateofmind (IRE) 8yo · 8-13 · b	Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn	3 l	16/1	80
12	Capital Guarantee (IRE) 6yo · 9-0	Mark Winn David O'Meara	3¼ l	12/1	81
13	New Image (GB) 6yo · 9-9	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	7 l	11/2	90

Non-runners: Zapphire (withdrawn, refused to enter stalls)

Thirsk 4:47 returns

Tote win£11Per £1 stake

Tote place£3.60 £2.60 £7Per £1 stake

Exacta£139.501st and 2nd in order

CSF£83.47Computer straight forecast

Tricast£2339.631st, 2nd and 3rd in order

Trifecta£19551st, 2nd and 3rd in order

4:47 Thirsk result: FAQs

Who won the 4:47 at Thirsk on Saturday 16 May 2026?

Empire Of Light, ridden by Oliver Stammers and trained by Grant Tuer, at a starting price of 10/1.

Did the favourite win?

No. City Of Poets, the 4/1 favourite, finished fourth, 1½ lengths behind the winner.

What was the winning time?

1m 41.44s over 7f218y on good ground.

Were there any non-runners?

Yes: Zapphire (withdrawn, refused to enter stalls). Bets on a non-runner are refunded, and a Rule 4 deduction may apply to winning bets placed before the withdrawal.

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