William Hill Epic Boost Handicap – Newmarket

Newmarket

16:10

William Hill Epic Boost Handicap

Date 2024-05-04

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Winning Time 2m 34.04s (slow by 5.64s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Maxi King (IRE) David Egan · Dominic Ffrench Davis	6/1	Won
2nd	Real Dream (IRE) Ryan Moore · Sir Michael Stoute	7/2F	1.25
3rd	Relentless Voyager (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	13/2	3.75
4th	To Catch A Thief (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	8/1	3.25
5th	Youthful King (GB) Aidan Keeley · Luke Dace	11/2	0.3
6th	Geremia (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Iain Jardine	9/2	3
7th	Hope You Can Run (IRE) Franny Norton · Charlie Johnston	18/1	1.5
8th	Knightswood (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	15/2	3.75
9th	Percy Shelley (GB) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	28/1	.75

Runners (9)

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 (7)	Real Dream Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	136	t	13103-	99	111	99	232d	—	—	+9	28.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ran well in four of five starts last term, exception the Ebor; down in trip but considered
4 (6)	Maxi King Bay J:David Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:David Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	127	—	33/1-1	90	110	69	16d	—	—	+16	31.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
383 days off between his two wins; on a hat-trick, but move away from the mud is a concern
9 (8)	Geremia Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Iain Jardine	J:Saffie Osborne T:Iain Jardine	118	—	0094-3	81	113	105	50d	—	—	+2	14.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Close third over 1m2f on return; wins were 1m4f-2m; well treated on plenty of 2023 form
7 (5)	Knightswood Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	123	—	4131-2	86	111	91	7d	—	—	+6	17.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Has done well over 1m4f at Ripon, including last Saturday and that was after 311 days off
1 (9)	Relentless Voyager Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	138	—	/1436-	101	109	74	316d	—	—	+11	20.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Best form when third in Italian Derby (1m3f, heavy) last May; not seen since Royal Ascot
5 (2)	Youthful King Bay J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Luke Dace	J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Luke Dace	127	—	6-5345	90	109	-	28d	—	—	+2	13.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Shaped well making late headway over 1m2f/1m3f on AW on last three outings
6 (3)	To Catch A Thief Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	126	p	311-80	89	109	78	14d	—	—	+3	12.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Lightly raced; disappointed on soft ground latest; not dismissed in first-time headgear
8 (4)	Hope You Can Run Chestnut J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	122	p	3321-8	85	109	88	11d	—	—	+6	10	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Well beaten at Epsom (8-1) 11 days ago, fading last 2f, but may well have needed that run
3 (1)	Percy Shelley Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	130	p	/606-6	93	109	42	41d	—	—	+8	11.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ex-French; no great impact in his three British efforts; wears headgear first time

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Real Dream	7/2	7/2	7/2
Maxi King	9/2	9/2	9/2
Geremia	5/1	5/1	5/1
Knightswood	6/1	11/2	11/2
Relentless Voyager	15/2	15/2	15/2
Youthful King	7/1	15/2	15/2
To Catch A Thief	7/1	15/2	15/2
Hope You Can Run	16/1	18/1	18/1
Percy Shelley	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

Maxi King

31.4

OR: 10 Form: 17 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Real Dream

28.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 10.9 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Relentless Voyager

20.7

OR: 12.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Knightswood

17.3

OR: 9 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Geremia

14.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Youthful King

13.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

To Catch A Thief

12.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Percy Shelley

11.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Hope You Can Run

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Relentless Voyager	101	109	74
Real Dream	99	111	99
Percy Shelley	93	109	42
Maxi King	90	110	69
Youthful King	90	109	—
To Catch A Thief	89	109	78
Knightswood	86	111	91
Hope You Can Run	85	109	88
Geremia	81	113	105

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Knightswood	7d ago	Quick return
Hope You Can Run	11d ago	Quick return
To Catch A Thief	14d ago	Fit
Maxi King	16d ago	Fit
Youthful King	28d ago	Fit
Percy Shelley	41d ago	Fit
Geremia	50d ago	Fresh
Real Dream	232d ago	Long break
Relentless Voyager	316d ago	Long break