William Hill Epic Boost Classified Stakes – Leicester

Leicester

3:45

William Hill Epic Boost Classified Stakes

Date 2023-07-20

Distance 6f

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £2,748

Runners (15)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9 (8)	Malham Tarn Cove ro J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	133	tp	9-6333	49	63	49	10d	—	—	-14	5.7	3 33%
Third in sprint handicaps on last three starts, including C&D on soft; should go well
10 (2)	Merry Secret b J:Oisin Murphy T:Lawrence Mullaney	J:Oisin Murphy T:Lawrence Mullaney	133	t	408303	49	58	49	13d	—	—	-9	10.2	10/3 23%
Has spent most of career at slightly higher levels and Oisin Murphy has won on him
4 (3)	Eyes b J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jessica Macey	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jessica Macey	133	p	904264	46	57	39	35d	—	—	-10	7.5	9/2 18%
Two fair efforts back on turf last month but the wait for next win may go on
2 (12)	Boarhunt b J:Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby	J:Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby	133	p	182793	50	60	35	9d	—	—	-2	7	15/2 12%
Does need to show he's as good on turf but player on his AW form; cheekpieces added
3 (7)	Dodgy Bob b J:Phil Dennis T:Michael Mullineaux	J:Phil Dennis T:Michael Mullineaux	133	b	178654	47	60	37	6d	—	—	-7	2.7	11 9%
10yo now but won twice on AW earlier in year; fair fourth back on turf last week; claims
1 (5)	Arlecchinos Gift b J:Robert Havlin T:Mark Usher	J:Robert Havlin T:Mark Usher	133	p	596615	49	63	55	10d	—	—	+2	8.7	12 8%
Back to form to win at Windsor (6f) last month; only fifth since but still respected here
7 (1)	Last Date br J:Ray Dawson T:Ivan Furtado	J:Ray Dawson T:Ivan Furtado	133	v	33679-	46	61	49	365d	—	—	-3	3.1	16 6%
Three AW wins but not so good in five attempts on turf; first outing for a year
8 (14)	Lincoln Red ch J:Jack Mitchell T:Olly Williams	J:Jack Mitchell T:Olly Williams	133	—	240-06	45	58	55	35d	—	—	-3	1.2	16 6%
Went close on turf last summer and may come on for his comeback run last month
14 (9)	King Elvis b J:Sean Levey T:Tony Carroll	J:Sean Levey T:Tony Carroll	128	—	009	50	53	-	24d	—	—	-3	1.1	20 5%
No impact in 7f AW novices but may fare better at this basement level
5 (4)	Global Acclamation b J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Patrick Chamings	J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Patrick Chamings	133	b	47436-	43	58	47	280d	—	—	-1	3.2	22/1 4%
2-43 overall and not seen since last October; likely best to look elsewhere
11 (15)	Roman Blaze b J:Paula Muir(3) T:Jessica Bedi	J:Paula Muir(3) T:Jessica Bedi	133	ht	605807	48	62	50	10d	—	—	-2	0.8	33 3%
Maiden who never threatened in 6f Ayr handicap ten days ago
13 (13)	Boniato b J:Oisin Orr T:Tim Easterby	J:Oisin Orr T:Tim Easterby	128	p	546	50	57	39	19d	—	—	-2	0.9	28 4%
Only minor promise in three runs but more chance at this level; headgear on; check betting
6 (10)	Kittybrewster br J:Tom Eaves T:Suzzanne France	J:Tom Eaves T:Suzzanne France	133	—	87-500	45	56	-	61d	—	—	-2	0.6	66 2%
Placed on AW at start of career but largely struggled since
12 (11)	Ali Jewels b J:Kieran Shoemark T:William Jarvis	J:Kieran Shoemark T:William Jarvis	128	—	057	48	60	13	18d	—	—	-2	0.6	66 2%
Has no more than hinted at ability but she's much less exposed than most of these
15 (6)	Spurn Point b J:Cam Hardie T:Lawrence Mullaney	J:Cam Hardie T:Lawrence Mullaney	128	p	03-088	44	54	25	10d	—	—	-1	0.3	100 1%
Only a 3yo but looks exposed as poor after seven outings

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Malham Tarn Cove	3	3	3	3	3
Merry Secret	10/3	3	3	3	3
Eyes	5	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Boarhunt	8	8	15/2	8	8
Dodgy Bob	11	15/2	15/2	7	7
Arlecchinos Gift	11	11	12	11	11
Last Date	16	14	12	16	16
Lincoln Red	16	16	16	16	16
King Elvis	20	20	18	18	18
Global Acclamation	22	22/1	18	20	20
Roman Blaze	33	33	28	33	33
Boniato	22	28	28	28	28
Kittybrewster	66	66	40	50	66
Ali Jewels	33	66	50	50	66
Spurn Point	100	100	100	100	100

Predictor

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

1st

Merry Secret

10.2

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Arlecchinos Gift

8.7

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

3rd

Eyes

7.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Boarhunt

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Malham Tarn Cove

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

Global Acclamation

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Last Date

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.6

Dodgy Bob

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

Lincoln Red

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

King Elvis

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Boniato

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Roman Blaze

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Kittybrewster

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ali Jewels

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Spurn Point

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Boarhunt Top Rated	50	60	35
King Elvis	50	53	—
Boniato	50	57	39
Malham Tarn Cove	49	63	49
Merry Secret	49	58	49
Arlecchinos Gift	49	63	55
Roman Blaze	48	62	50
Ali Jewels	48	60	13
Dodgy Bob	47	60	37
Eyes	46	57	39
Last Date	46	61	49
Lincoln Red	45	58	55
Kittybrewster	45	56	—
Spurn Point	44	54	25
Global Acclamation	43	58	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dodgy Bob	6d ago	Quick return
Boarhunt	9d ago	Quick return
Malham Tarn Cove	10d ago	Quick return
Arlecchinos Gift	10d ago	Quick return
Roman Blaze	10d ago	Quick return
Spurn Point	10d ago	Quick return
Merry Secret	13d ago	Quick return
Ali Jewels	18d ago	Fit
Boniato	19d ago	Fit
King Elvis	24d ago	Fit
Eyes	35d ago	Fit
Lincoln Red	35d ago	Fit
Kittybrewster	61d ago	Fresh
Global Acclamation	280d ago	Long break
Last Date	365d ago	Long break