William Hill Epic Boost Handicap Chase – Aintree

Aintree

14:15

William Hill Epic Boost Handicap Chase

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 3m210y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £15,609

Winning Time 7m 15.55s (slow by 1m 3.55s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Snipe (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	18/5	Won
2nd	Duke Of Deception (IRE) Craig Nichol · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	11/2	6.5
3rd	Grandads Cottage (IRE) James Bowen · Olly Murphy	13/2	4.75
4th	Coconut Splash (IRE) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	5/1	6.5
5th	No But I Will (GB) Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	7/2J	43

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Valleres (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	7/2J

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
4	No But I Will Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	157	—	321-71	119	135	90	27d	—	—	+4	23	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Battled his way to win from Snipe in a handicap at Wetherby (3m, soft) on chase debut
5	Snipe Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	—	75-152	118	135	92	27d	—	—	+4	22.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Chasing this term; won at Southwell and good 2nd at Wetherby (3m, soft) to No But I Will
3	Valleres Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	157	—	6/310-	119	139	66	251d	—	—	+6	21.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Three runs for new stable last term, easily best of which was a Ffos Las win (3m, heavy)
2	Coconut Splash Chestnut J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	160	—	2B-P33	122	142	91	58d	—	—	+9	21.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
0-13 over fences, disappointing, and he continues to drop down the weights
7	Duke Of Deception Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	147	p	71-314	109	136	63	32d	—	—	+4	19.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Hurdling lately; has better chase form, good enough to have a shout in this field
1	Grandads Cottage Chestnut J:James Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:James Bowen T:Olly Murphy	168	—	/121-0	130	130	112	38d	—	—	+7	25.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Two wins at about 2m3f on soft last term; hard to judge stamina after his Cheltenham run
NR	Some Scope Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Richard Hobson	J:Brian Hughes T:Richard Hobson	153	t	41-P51	115	136	118	32d	—	—	—	16.3	—	—
Up 5lb and soft ground is a possible concern but overall he's lightly raced with potential

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
No But I Will	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3
Snipe	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Valleres	4/1	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1
Coconut Splash	5/1	11/2	5/1	11/2	5/1
Duke Of Deception	6/1	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Grandads Cottage	11/2	5/1	11/2	5/1	4/1

Predictor

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

1st

Grandads Cottage

25.2

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

11/2

2nd

No But I Will

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Snipe

22.2

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Valleres

21.7

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Coconut Splash

21.6

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Duke Of Deception

19.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Some Scope

16.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Grandads Cottage	130	130	112
Coconut Splash	122	142	91
No But I Will	119	135	90
Valleres	119	139	66
Snipe	118	135	92
Some Scope	115	136	118
Duke Of Deception	109	136	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
No But I Will	27d ago	Fit
Snipe	27d ago	Fit
Duke Of Deception	32d ago	Fit
Some Scope	32d ago	Fit
Grandads Cottage	38d ago	Fit
Coconut Splash	58d ago	Fresh
Valleres	251d ago	Long break