William Hill Epic Boost Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Wetherby

13:00

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 2m3f154y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,225

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
2	Elogio Bay J:Cameron Iles(7) T:Tom Lacey	J:Cameron Iles(7) T:Tom Lacey	168	tp	22-265	110	117	98	32d	—	—	+3	20	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Stretched by 3m at Ascot last time and he's a possible now back down in trip
9	Heard That Chestnut J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	154	—	2-4856	96	108	96	26d	—	—	+1	20.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
3m point runner-up who could improve now up in trip on handicap debut; on the shortlist
11	Mister Barclay Bay J:Jordan Nailor T:Tom Symonds	J:Jordan Nailor T:Tom Symonds	148	—	P663-7	90	114	101	39d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Promising 3rd on handicap debut in April and could build on last month's reappearance run
8	Velasco Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Susan Corbett	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Susan Corbett	155	tp	-24134	97	114	109	13d	—	—	+14	22.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Just one win from his 22 starts but that came in June and he's not discounted
7	One Step Up Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	155	—	08-6P	97	107	48	46d	—	—	+5	14.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Pulled up on h'cap debut at Hexham but on heavy going; ability previously; not written off
1	Bataillon Bay J:Mr David Maxwell(3) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Mr David Maxwell(3) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	168	—	722-6	110	104	73	32d	—	—	+9	17.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Showed promise in France and this very lightly raced 5yo could improve for his Ascot sixth
3	Onewaywest Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Ben Pauling	J:Kevin Brogan T:Ben Pauling	167	—	222	109	105	99	34d	—	—	+20	28.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Runner-up on all three starts and open to improvement now back up in trip on h'cap debut
12	Emotional Roller Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Sue Smith	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Sue Smith	144	—	5-P6P6	86	109	76	32d	—	—	+4	10.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Well beaten over hurdles but makes handicap debut off lowly mark with yard in good form
10	Samourai One Grey J:Connor Brace T:Lucy Wadham	J:Connor Brace T:Lucy Wadham	148	p	6/7-75	90	105	84	19d	—	—	+5	11.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Well beaten on all three hurdle runs but promise in bumpers; check betting on h'cap debut
6	Strackan Bay J:David Bass T:Henry Daly	J:David Bass T:Henry Daly	161	—	4-43	103	101	91	19d	—	—	+9	14.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Not obviously well treated for h'cap debut but unexposed and there's potential in pedigree
4	Jeu Sacre Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	165	—	-345U2	107	-	-	58d	—	—	+15	20.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
4yo who has shown promise in defeat in France and is not ruled out on his British debut
5	Mahler Moon Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Dan Skelton	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Dan Skelton	161	t	855-58	103	111	63	47d	—	—	+11	14.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Well beaten in first two handicaps but in top hands and perhaps wind op will do the trick

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Elogio	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2
Heard That	9/2	5/1	5/1	3/1	9/2
Mister Barclay	5/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1
Velasco	8/1	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1
One Step Up	9/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Bataillon	11/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Onewaywest	11/1	11/1	8/1	10/1	10/1
Emotional Roller	12/1	12/1	12/1	10/1	12/1
Samourai One	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Strackan	22/1	18/1	18/1	12/1	18/1
Jeu Sacre	14/1	18/1	20/1	14/1	18/1
Mahler Moon	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Onewaywest

28.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 11 Odds: 2.4

11/1

2nd

Velasco

22.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 8.1 Odds: 2.4

9/1

3rd

Heard That

20.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.7

5/1

Jeu Sacre

20.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 4.6 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Elogio

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Bataillon

17.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Strackan

14.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

22/1

One Step Up

14.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Mahler Moon

14.2

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Mister Barclay

13.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Samourai One

11.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Emotional Roller

10.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Elogio	110	117	98
Bataillon	110	104	73
Onewaywest	109	105	99
Jeu Sacre	107	—	—
Strackan	103	101	91
Mahler Moon	103	111	63
Velasco	97	114	109
One Step Up	97	107	48
Heard That	96	108	96
Mister Barclay	90	114	101
Samourai One	90	105	84
Emotional Roller	86	109	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Velasco	13d ago	Quick return
Samourai One	19d ago	Fit
Strackan	19d ago	Fit
Heard That	26d ago	Fit
Elogio	32d ago	Fit
Bataillon	32d ago	Fit
Emotional Roller	32d ago	Fit
Onewaywest	34d ago	Fit
Mister Barclay	39d ago	Fit
One Step Up	46d ago	Fresh
Mahler Moon	47d ago	Fresh
Jeu Sacre	58d ago	Fresh