Boylesports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap – Newbury

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Boylesports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap

Date 2025-05-17

Distance 1m

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £38,655

Winning Time 1m 37.29s (slow by 1.49s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	My Cloud (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	5/6F	Won
2nd	Boyfriend (GB) Sam Hitchcott · Richard Hannon	11/1	0.2
3rd	Ebt's Guard (GB) Lewis Edmunds · William Muir & Chris Grassick	11/1	1
4th	Classic (GB) David Probert · Richard Hannon	11/2	2.25
5th	Epictetus (IRE) William Carver · Jamie Osborne	33/1	1.75
6th	English Oak (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Ed Walker	12/1	1
7th	Dutch Decoy (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	25/1	1
8th	Kingdom Come (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Clive Cox	28/1	.5
9th	Ancient Rome (USA) Jason Watson · Charles Hills	16/1	2.25
10th	Kitaro Kich (IRE) Hollie Doyle · George Baker	22/1	0.3
11th	Crown Board (IRE) William Buick · Jane Chapple-Hyam	12/1	1.25

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
8 (2)	My Cloud Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	123	—	221-1	90	118	91	17d	—	—	-15	38.7	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Well bred; proved well ahead of his opening mark at Ascot on reappearance; one to follow
9 (11)	Classic Bay J:David Probert T:Richard Hannon	J:David Probert T:Richard Hannon	121	—	9656-3	88	115	105	35d	—	—	+3	16.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Gelded prior to encouraging effort in the Spring Cup over C&D on reappearance; in the mix
7 (8)	Ebt's Guard Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	129	—	618-10	96	113	104	7d	—	—	+5	13.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Reappearance form, namely Spring Cup success, puts him in the picture back at Newbury
5 (6)	English Oak Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	136	—	629-90	103	113	70	7d	—	—	+9	15	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won over 7f at Royal Ascot last year, continuing his progress; inconsistent since
3 (1)	Crown Board Bay J:William Buick T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:William Buick T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	137	—	1/64-7	104	110	91	26d	—	—	+14	20.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Lightly raced; has done well in two attempts at about 1m; interesting on handicap debut
10 (5)	Boyfriend Bay J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	116	—	41/73-	83	116	82	358d	—	—	+5	9.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has form claims but returns from 12-month absence; market instructive
1 (12)	Ancient Rome b/br J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	138	—	374-70	105	116	81	77d	—	—	+11	15	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Regularly runs at Pattern level; sole handicap attempt resulted in a win off this mark
11 (3)	Dutch Decoy Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	116	—	600-58	83	115	94	14d	—	—	+5	9.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
The oldest contender and hasn't returned in top form aged eight
12 (4)	Kitaro Kich Brown J:Hollie Doyle T:George Baker	J:Hollie Doyle T:George Baker	115	t	311212	82	113	61	26d	—	—	+25	28.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Productive on AW this year; the unknown is whether he can transfer the form back to turf
6 (9)	Kingdom Come Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	134	—	02-340	101	113	82	14d	—	—	+10	14	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Finished last in the Thirsk Hunt Cup, taking turf record to 0-8; opposed
4 (10)	Epictetus Bay J:William Carver T:Jamie Osborne	J:William Carver T:Jamie Osborne	137	—	48/56-	104	112	76	350d	—	—	+12	14.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Smart on his day for the Gosdens but form dipped sharply last year; stable debut
NR (7)	Witch Hunter Bay J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Richard Hannon	138	—	-62607	105	117	88	7d	—	—	—	15.3	—	—
Landed the Hungerford Stakes here in 2023 and is well handicapped on that form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
My Cloud	4/6	5/6	8/11	8/11	5/6
Classic	6/1	6/1	11/2	13/2	5/1
Ebt's Guard	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	8/1
English Oak	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Crown Board	14/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Boyfriend	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Ancient Rome	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Dutch Decoy	20/1	20/1	18/1	22/1	20/1
Kitaro Kich	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Kingdom Come	22/1	18/1	16/1	22/1	16/1
Epictetus	50/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1
Witch Hunter	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

My Cloud

38.7

OR: 10 Form: 10 Odds: 18.7

5/6

2nd

Kitaro Kich

28.6

OR: 8 Form: 19.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

3rd

Crown Board

20.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Classic

16.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Witch Hunter

15.3

OR: 13.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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English Oak

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ancient Rome

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Epictetus

14.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Kingdom Come

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ebt's Guard

13.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Boyfriend

9.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Dutch Decoy

9.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ancient Rome	105	116	81
Witch Hunter	105	117	88
Crown Board	104	110	91
Epictetus	104	112	76
English Oak	103	113	70
Kingdom Come	101	113	82
Ebt's Guard	96	113	104
My Cloud	90	118	91
Classic	88	115	105
Boyfriend	83	116	82
Dutch Decoy	83	115	94
Kitaro Kich	82	113	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ebt's Guard	7d ago	Quick return
English Oak	7d ago	Quick return
Witch Hunter	7d ago	Quick return
Dutch Decoy	14d ago	Fit
Kingdom Come	14d ago	Fit
My Cloud	17d ago	Fit
Crown Board	26d ago	Fit
Kitaro Kich	26d ago	Fit
Classic	35d ago	Fit
Ancient Rome	77d ago	Fresh
Epictetus	350d ago	Long break
Boyfriend	358d ago	Long break