William Hill Epic Boost Novice Stakes (GBB Race) – Doncaster

Doncaster

14:30

William Hill Epic Boost Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Date 2024-03-24

Distance 7f6y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,320

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
6 (2)	Strong Opinion Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Charlie Appleby	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Charlie Appleby	133	—	42-	-	90	48	142d	—	—	-23	18.3	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Both starts at Newmarket last backend, better effort when runner-up latest; gelded since
1 (3)	Balmacara Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	133	—	3-	-	91	38	142d	—	—	-17	11.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Stayed on nicely for third at Newmarket on sole 2yo start and the form has substance
4 (1)	Manhattan Mirage Bay J:David Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:David Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	133	—	32-	-	83	76	187d	—	—	-5	12.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Fair form in 6f races last September; place possibilities, provided he stays 7f
7 (4)	Ghaihaban Bay J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	128	—	22-	-	94	58	141d	—	—	-2	12.5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Finished second in both 2yo starts, latest at Newmarket; leading player at the weights
3 (6)	Judge Frank Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Heather Main	J:Billy Loughnane T:Heather Main	133	—	296-6	72	78	67	34d	—	—	+4	6.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Second to smart rival at Newbury on debut; has failed to build on that effort
2 (5)	John L Sullivan Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Lucinda Russell	J:Oisin Orr T:Lucinda Russell	133	t	9-8	-	59	-	72d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
No impact in a couple of AW races during the winter; gelded since
5 (7)	Paddy Powerful Chestnut J:Josephine Gordon T:Phil McEntee	J:Josephine Gordon T:Phil McEntee	133	h	70	-	34	-	22d	—	—	0	0.2	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Has easily the worst chance on form; hood enlisted

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Strong Opinion	11/8	5/4	5/4
Balmacara	9/4	9/4	9/4
Manhattan Mirage	7/2	4/1	4/1
Ghaihaban	6/1	11/2	11/2
Judge Frank	40/1	33/1	33/1
John L Sullivan	200/1	150/1	150/1
Paddy Powerful	500/1	150/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Strong Opinion

18.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 13.3

11/8

2nd

Ghaihaban

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

Manhattan Mirage

12.1

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5

4/1

Balmacara

11.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 8.9

9/4

Judge Frank

6.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

John L Sullivan

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Paddy Powerful

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Judge Frank	72	78	67
Strong Opinion	—	90	48
Balmacara	—	91	38
Manhattan Mirage	—	83	76
Ghaihaban	—	94	58
John L Sullivan	—	59	—
Paddy Powerful	—	34	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Paddy Powerful	22d ago	Fit
Judge Frank	34d ago	Fit
John L Sullivan	72d ago	Fresh
Ghaihaban	141d ago	Long break
Strong Opinion	142d ago	Long break
Balmacara	142d ago	Long break
Manhattan Mirage	187d ago	Long break