William Hill Epic Value Racing League Race 42 Handicap (Racing League)

Southwell (AW)

20:45

Date 2023-09-13

Distance 1m4f14y

Class Class 2

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £51,540

Winning Time 2m 35.00s (slow by 2.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Valsad (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Harry & Roger Charlton	4/1F	Won
2nd	Graignes (FR) Paul Mulrennan · George Baker	11/1	.75
3rd	Regal Empire (IRE) Josephine Gordon · James Tate	9/2	1
4th	Star Harbour (IRE) Ben Curtis · Adrian McGuinness	15/2	.75
5th	The Thunderer (IRE) Stefano Cherchi · Stuart Williams	80/1	0.3
6th	Scampi (GB) David Probert · Andrew Balding	5/1	0.05
7th	Onesmoothoperator (USA) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	11/2	0.3
8th	Protected Guest (GB) Luke Morris · George Margarson	40/1	0.2
9th	Enemy (GB) Rhys Clutterbuck · Ian Williams	16/1	0.3
10th	Percy Shelley (GB) Daniel Muscutt · David O'Meara	33/1	1
11th	Saratoga Gold (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Charles Hills	13/2	.5
12th	Soto Sizzler (GB) Sean Levey · Gary Moore	33/1	1.75

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10 (5)	Valsad Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Harry & Roger Charlton	J:Saffie Osborne T:Harry & Roger Charlton	120	—	143-62	87	117	-	25d	—	—	-5	15	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Close second at Newbury last time; has low mileage and may do better still; in the mix
3 (8)	Scampi Bay J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	130	—	652610	97	114	-	18d	—	—	+8	25.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Non-stayer over 1m6f in the Ebor; has useful 1m4f form this term and remains of interest
8 (10)	Onesmoothoperator Brown J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	123	—	034972	90	114	63	13d	—	—	+6	19.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ran well in Racing League event at Newcastle a fortnight ago; last win came at this venue
9 (1)	Regal Empire Chestnut J:Josephine Gordon T:James Tate	J:Josephine Gordon T:James Tate	121	—	127331	96	111	88	32d	—	—	+19	29	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Rallied tenaciously in the Shergar Cup Classic; 2-3 at Southwell; respected back here
4 (11)	Star Harbour Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Ben Curtis T:Adrian Mcguinness	129	v	5-8816	96	114	-	27d	—	—	+5	14	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Irish 5yo who brings Racing League form but has a question to answer back up in trip
6 (2)	Saratoga Gold Chestnut J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	126	p	3U1690	93	119	107	18d	—	—	+8	15.7	2.25/1	10 10%
Useful performance to win by 7l at Kempton when last seen on AW; interesting
7 (3)	Graignes Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:George Baker	J:Paul Mulrennan T:George Baker	125	h	-41123	92	112	86	6d	—	—	+20	27.1	2.25/1	10 10%
In good form over shorter distances this season; something to prove back at 1m4f
1 (12)	Enemy Bay J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Ian Williams	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Ian Williams	139	t	855003	106	115	-	4d	—	—	+12	18.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Placed in notable 1m6f event at Haydock last Saturday; won at Meydan on sole 1m4f attempt
5 (7)	Soto Sizzler Bay J:Sean Levey T:Gary Moore	J:Sean Levey T:Gary Moore	128	p	7-0302	95	114	65	17d	—	—	+8	12.3	5.25/1	22 5%
Ran respectably last time but now returns to a deeper field; inconsistent this year
2 (6)	Percy Shelley Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:David Omeara	J:Daniel Muscutt T:David Omeara	133	—	1213-6	100	114	-	169d	—	—	+11	13.2	9.75/1	40 3%
Form dipped on final French run; market instructive on British debut
12 (9)	Protected Guest Bay J:Luke Morris T:George Margarson	J:Luke Morris T:George Margarson	115	—	302827	82	118	101	47d	—	—	+11	13.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Well exposed 8yo who is on a 16-race losing sequence; opposed
11 (4)	The Thunderer Bay J:Stefano Cherchi T:Stuart Williams	J:Stefano Cherchi T:Stuart Williams	119	p	812148	86	113	80	6d	—	—	+16	18	19.75/1	80 1%
Never figured in Racing League event last week and all wins remain in Class 5

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Valsad	10/3	7/2	3	10/3	10/3
Scampi	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Onesmoothoperator	11/2	11/2	5	11/2	11/2
Regal Empire	7	13/2	7	13/2	13/2
Star Harbour	8	8	17/2	8	8
Saratoga Gold	10	9	10	10	10
Graignes	10	10	10	10	10
Enemy	14	12	14	14	14
Soto Sizzler	20	20	20	20	22
Percy Shelley	40	33	28	33	33
Protected Guest	40	40	33	40	33
The Thunderer	80	80	66	80	80

Predictor

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

1st

Regal Empire

OR: 11.5 Form: 14.6 Odds: 2.9

13/2

2nd

Graignes

27.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 14.5 Odds: 2.1

3rd

Scampi

25.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Onesmoothoperator

19.2

OR: 10 Form: 5.6 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Enemy

18.7

OR: 14 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

The Thunderer

OR: 9 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.5

Saratoga Gold

15.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.7 Odds: 2.2

Valsad

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Star Harbour

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Protected Guest

13.7

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

Percy Shelley

13.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Soto Sizzler

12.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Enemy	106	115	—
Percy Shelley	100	114	—
Scampi	97	114	—
Regal Empire	96	111	88
Star Harbour	96	114	—
Soto Sizzler	95	114	65
Saratoga Gold	93	119	107
Graignes	92	112	86
Onesmoothoperator	90	114	63
Valsad	87	117	—
The Thunderer	86	113	80
Protected Guest	82	118	101

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Enemy	4d ago	Quick return
Graignes	6d ago	Quick return
The Thunderer	6d ago	Quick return
Onesmoothoperator	13d ago	Quick return
Soto Sizzler	17d ago	Fit
Scampi	18d ago	Fit
Saratoga Gold	18d ago	Fit
Valsad	25d ago	Fit
Star Harbour	27d ago	Fit
Regal Empire	32d ago	Fit
Protected Guest	47d ago	Fresh
Percy Shelley	169d ago	Long break