William Hill Epic Boost Handicap – Goodwood

Goodwood

17:47

William Hill Epic Boost Handicap

Date 2023-06-23

Distance 1m3f218y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £6,621

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (6)	Alba Longa Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	136	—	763-1	81	91	58	39d	—	—	-6	28.9	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Impressive winner on handicap debut at Windsor last month; looks a filly of some potential
2 (5)	Its All About You Bay J:Tom Queally T:Harry & Roger Charlton	J:Tom Queally T:Harry & Roger Charlton	137	—	351-33	82	87	71	17d	—	—	-2	12	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Third in both handicaps since returning in April, but still has stamina to prove
1 (1)	Sovereign Spirit Bay J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	137	—	531181	82	89	68	13d	—	—	+19	29.7	1.63/1	13/2 13%
3lb higher than for Beverley win; stable has taken three of the last five runnings
6 (4)	Great Bedwyn Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	132	—	0-3176	77	89	71	36d	—	—	-1	9.6	1.50/1	7 14%
Twice held in handicaps since winning a Newcastle maiden; drops in grade, but more needed
4 (3)	Divina Grace Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Rae Guest	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Rae Guest	135	—	1935-1	80	88	58	21d	—	—	+11	20	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Shaped as though she would stay this trip when winning on her Chepstow return; respected
5 (2)	We Could Be Heroes Chestnut J:Pat Cosgrave T:Richard Hughes	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Richard Hughes	133	p	325-55	78	89	63	27d	—	—	0	9.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Hasn't built on the promise he showed last summer; needs to step up
7 (7)	Blue Universe Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	130	b	33-120	75	88	47	20d	—	—	+2	8	2.75/1	12 8%
Well held in both starts on turf; longer trip needs to unlock improvement; blinkers on

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Alba Longa	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
Its All About You	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Sovereign Spirit	7	6	6	6	13/2
Great Bedwyn	7	7	7	7	7
Divina Grace	8	15/2	8	8	8
We Could Be Heroes	8	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Blue Universe	12	11	11	11	11

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Sovereign Spirit

29.7

OR: 8 Form: 18.6 Odds: 3.1

13/2

2nd

Alba Longa

28.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 10 Odds: 11.1

6/4

3rd

Divina Grace

OR: 7.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Its All About You

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

We Could Be Heroes

9.7

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Great Bedwyn

9.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Blue Universe

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Its All About You	82	87	71
Sovereign Spirit	82	89	68
Alba Longa	81	91	58
Divina Grace	80	88	58
We Could Be Heroes	78	89	63
Great Bedwyn	77	89	71
Blue Universe	75	88	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sovereign Spirit	13d ago	Quick return
Its All About You	17d ago	Fit
Blue Universe	20d ago	Fit
Divina Grace	21d ago	Fit
We Could Be Heroes	27d ago	Fit
Great Bedwyn	36d ago	Fit
Alba Longa	39d ago	Fit