Historical stall-position analysis for six-furlong handicaps at Thirsk, with separate markers for faster and softer going.

Thirsk 6f Draw Bias

Best place to be drawnHigh drawn stalls (strong)
Race type3yo+ handicaps
Sample period2024–2025
Key influenceSame straight course as 5f

What the pattern suggests

The 6 furlongs at Thirsk is run over the same straight course as the 5 furlongs. Again there appears to be a big bias favouring high-drawn runners.

How to read the chart

Each mark represents a winning stall number plotted against the total number of runners. This reveals whether winners repeatedly cluster towards the low, middle or high side.

Good or fasterGood to soft or softer

The source chart covers horses aged three and older in handicaps from 2024–2025.

Stall-numbering note: Stalls at Thirsk are always positioned on the inside of the track.

Historical winning-stall chart

WINNING STALL NUMBER



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
No

of

R

U

N

N

E

R

S

8  1
 
 
  













9   x  
      
1




3yr olds and older
H'caps Only
2024 - 2025


10        11
   
 1111





11    
 1 1  
1  11




12        1 11  1
11 1 11 111 11







13       1
 1  
   
   11
1






14    1        
 
 1  1  







15    



        11     1  1 1




16   1
 
   1       1
        




17            1         1      
 11


18                  
 1  
 
 1 1


19      11              1  

     
   
20      1
1  1
     


 
 

1


1 2 3 3 2 3
<--Good or better -->
2 3 4 6 9 9


14
33

How to use the bias

  • Pace: identify where the likely early leaders are drawn and which runners can secure a good position.
  • Going: consider whether the inside or outside is riding faster on the day.
  • Field size: draw effects are often more meaningful when runners are crowded into larger fields.
  • Recent evidence: rail movements, watering and weather can alter the effective bias.

Conclusion

The 6 furlongs at Thirsk is run over the same straight course as the 5 furlongs. Again there appears to be a big bias favouring high drawn runners.

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