William Hill Epic Boost Handicap – Newmarket

Newmarket

15:00

William Hill Epic Boost Handicap

Date 2024-05-03

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Runners (13)

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
8 (7)	English Oak Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	123	—	71382-	90	118	98	210d	—	—	+7	24.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Solid effort on final 3yo start; looks the type to progress further this term; respected
4 (11)	Dark Thirty Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	129	—	4136-1	96	116	84	16d	—	—	+11	25.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Solid record at the Newmarket tracks; better than ever at the Craven meeting most recently
3 (6)	Thunder Ball Chestnut J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Paul & Oliver Cole	133	—	271-74	100	112	85	13d	—	—	+2	16.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Useful efforts in several major handicaps over 1m/1m1f, fourth in the Spring Cup latest
2 (13)	Noble Dynasty Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	138	—	1011/5	105	115	86	62d	—	—	+5	17.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Seemed to need the run at Meydan on reappearance; won over C&D during a good 2022 campaign
5 (5)	Lethal Levi Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	125	—	57494-	92	113	89	209d	—	—	+5	12.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Made the frame in major 7f handicap at Ascot on last appearance; back on last winning mark
12 (3)	Be Frank Bay J:Nicola Currie T:Henry Candy	J:Nicola Currie T:Henry Candy	117	—	5/117-	84	116	89	295d	—	—	+4	10.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Lightly raced; type to improve further this term; the new trip is worth exploring
11 (1)	Final Watch Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:William Stone	J:Marco Ghiani T:William Stone	119	—	21645-	86	113	103	210d	—	—	+9	14.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Well suited by the Newmarket tracks; on last winning mark; 2-3 under Marco Ghiani
9 (9)	Love De Vega Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Charlie Johnston	J:Oisin Murphy T:Charlie Johnston	120	—	153170	87	112	99	15d	—	—	+13	16.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Came up well short over C&D last month and remains on a difficult mark
1 (4)	Saint Lawrence Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	140	p	1390-0	107	115	100	15d	—	—	+12	15.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Wokingham winner; returns to 7f for first time in three years; not the percentage call
7 (10)	Persuasion Bay J:Joe Fanning T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Joe Fanning T:David & Nicola Barron	123	—	5129-0	90	114	103	15d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+9	10.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Respectable third in this race last year; always behind over C&D on reappearance
NR (2)	Zouky Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Philip McBride	J:Rossa Ryan T:Philip McBride	125	—	1258-5	92	112	97	27d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
Has a respectable record (from three attempts) over 7f; interesting returned to this trip
NR (8)	Obelix Bay J:Adam Farragher T:Julie Camacho	J:Adam Farragher T:Julie Camacho	120	p	2560-0	87	106	106	17d	—	—	—	9.3	—	—
Well held over 1m here on debut for new yard; drops back further in trip
NR (12)	Chola Empire Bay J:Raul Da Silva T:David Simcock	J:Raul Da Silva T:David Simcock	114	—	86-221	81	111	89	38d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Made all at Southwell on latest AW start; 0-6 on turf and this looks a stiff task

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
English Oak	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Dark Thirty	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Thunder Ball	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Noble Dynasty	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Lethal Levi	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Be Frank	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Final Watch	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Love De Vega	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Saint Lawrence	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Persuasion	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dark Thirty

25.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

English Oak

24.5

OR: 10 Form: 9.5 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Noble Dynasty

17.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Thunder Ball

16.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Love De Vega

16.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 5.9 Odds: 1

20/1

Saint Lawrence

15.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Final Watch

14.4

OR: 9 Form: 4 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Lethal Levi

12.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Persuasion

10.5

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Zouky

10.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Be Frank

10.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Obelix

9.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Chola Empire

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Saint Lawrence	107	115	100
Noble Dynasty	105	115	86
Thunder Ball	100	112	85
Dark Thirty	96	116	84
Lethal Levi	92	113	89
Zouky	92	112	97
English Oak	90	118	98
Persuasion	90	114	103
Love De Vega	87	112	99
Obelix	87	106	106
Final Watch	86	113	103
Be Frank	84	116	89
Chola Empire	81	111	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Thunder Ball	13d ago	Quick return
Love De Vega	15d ago	Fit
Saint Lawrence	15d ago	Fit
Persuasion	15d ago	Fit
Dark Thirty	16d ago	Fit
Obelix	17d ago	Fit
Zouky	27d ago	Fit
Chola Empire	38d ago	Fit
Noble Dynasty	62d ago	Fresh
Lethal Levi	209d ago	Long break
English Oak	210d ago	Long break
Final Watch	210d ago	Long break
Be Frank	295d ago	Long break