William Hill Epic Value Handicap – Lingfield

Lingfield

13:50

William Hill Epic Value Handicap

Date 2024-05-11

Distance 1m3f133y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £23,193

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
3 (6)	Aimeric Bay J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	135	—	/1881-	102	117	99	252d	—	—	+3	36.6	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Won reappearance last term and hit a new high when scoring at Beverley on final start
9 (4)	True Legend Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	121	p	12825-	88	115	102	226d	—	—	+4	21.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Mostly progressive in handicaps; major player if straight back to his best form
4 (9)	If Not Now Grey J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	135	—	/3158-	102	111	83	240d	—	—	+10	22.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Respectable fifth in 1m4f German Derby; tailed off in handicap in September (1m2f, soft)
7 (2)	Global Heat Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Saeed bin Suroor	J:Hector Crouch T:Saeed bin Suroor	130	p	550-95	97	116	70	92d	—	—	+6	14.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Well beaten twice at Meydan early this year; has slipped to a good mark
1 (1)	Kolossal Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Jamie Osborne	J:Callum Shepherd T:Jamie Osborne	139	—	11127-	106	111	-	209d	—	—	+23	29.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ex-German; two Group 3 wins; 200,000euros buy last December; needs to resume in peak form
6 (3)	Base Note Bay J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	130	—	32-570	97	116	-	43d	—	—	+9	13	4.00/1	16/1 6%
5-19 on AW, compared to 0-2 (modest form in spring 2022) on turf; thrown in on AW form
2 (8)	Peking Opera Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Gary & Josh Moore	136	b	7473-0	103	110	93	21d	—	—	+10	14.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Very useful in 2023 for Aidan O'Brien but, after hurdles win, concerns now; handicap debut
NR (5)	Track Of Time Chestnut J:Daniel Muscutt T:Ian Williams	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Ian Williams	135	—	621-45	102	110	79	120d	—	—	—	13	—	—
Trained in France hitherto, where he's had three wins, and he ran respectably at Meydan
NR (7)	Flash Bardot Bay J:David Probert T:Jack Channon	J:David Probert T:Jack Channon	126	—	8118-1	93	111	101	14d	—	—	—	20.8	—	—
Three impressive wins in the mud from last four starts; returns to far less testing ground

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Aimeric	11/8	11/8	11/8
True Legend	10/3	10/3	10/3
If Not Now	11/2	11/2	11/2
Global Heat	8/1	8/1	8/1
Kolossal	12/1	12/1	12/1
Base Note	16/1	16/1	16/1
Peking Opera	14/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Aimeric

36.6

OR: 13 Form: 13 Odds: 10.6

11/8

2nd

Kolossal

29.1

OR: 14 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

3rd

If Not Now

22.2

OR: 13 Form: 5.9 Odds: 3.3

11/2

True Legend

21.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 7 Odds: 5.2

10/3

Flash Bardot

20.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Peking Opera

14.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Global Heat

14.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Base Note

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Track Of Time

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kolossal	106	111	—
Peking Opera	103	110	93
Aimeric	102	117	99
If Not Now	102	111	83
Track Of Time	102	110	79
Global Heat	97	116	70
Base Note	97	116	—
Flash Bardot	93	111	101
True Legend	88	115	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Flash Bardot	14d ago	Fit
Peking Opera	21d ago	Fit
Base Note	43d ago	Fit
Global Heat	92d ago	Long break
Track Of Time	120d ago	Long break
Kolossal	209d ago	Long break
True Legend	226d ago	Long break
If Not Now	240d ago	Long break
Aimeric	252d ago	Long break