William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap (Div I) – Doncaster

Doncaster

14:55

William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap (Div I)

Date 2026-03-29

Distance 7f6y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,328

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 5°C

Wind 5mph SW

Rain 0%

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 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 (5)	Jimmy Speaking Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Chris Dwyer	J:Marco Ghiani T:Chris Dwyer	133	—	13700-	78	90	87	174d	—	—	-2	14.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Fighting chance off current mark provided he's resurgent on reappearance
13 (11)	Golden Strike Chestnut J:Oisin Orr T:Richard & Peter Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard & Peter Fahey	127	v	5-8122	72	91	-	23d	—	—	-7	10.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Record of 122, all on AW, since wearing visor; dual turf winner; solid contender
3 (2)	It'sneverjustone Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:David Loughnane	J:Rossa Ryan T:David Loughnane	136	—	11085-	81	90	77	153d	—	—	+4	16.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won't peak until the summer if this term goes the same way as last season
10 (7)	Tactical Plan Grey J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Dunlop	J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Dunlop	129	—	33842-	74	90	85	145d	—	—	+6	15	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ended his 2025 season with sound efforts over C&D and at Redcar; possibilities
5 (1)	Under The Twilight Bay J:Harry Davies T:Michael Blake	J:Harry Davies T:Michael Blake	133	—	40078-	78	91	87	129d	—	—	+2	9.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Finished 2l third off 4lb higher in this race on reappearance last year; each-way shout
9 (10)	Grabajabba Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	130	v	746153	75	91	-	8d	—	—	+9	16.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Ran well (third off 1lb higher) in a division of this contest 12 months ago; place claims
4 (4)	Packetofbiscuits Bay J:P J McDonald T:John Mackie	J:P J McDonald T:John Mackie	134	b	573112	79	90	-	18d	—	—	+19	27.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Recent AW form puts him in the picture; turf record is less convincing; presents a dilemma
1 (16)	An Outlaw's Grace Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	137	p	0/83-7	82	89	79	30d	—	—	+3	9.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Record of 0-8 since debut win; drops in class but is still unproven beyond 6f
14 (14)	Beauty Choice Bay J:Lewis Chalkley(7) T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Lewis Chalkley(7) T:Michael & David Easterby	125	—	270-44	70	92	-	23d	—	—	+1	6.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Met traffic issues last time; hasn't won since 2024 but is nicely weighted
2 (8)	Quest For Fun Chestnut J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	136	t	22620-	81	92	72	141d	—	—	+11	15	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Reappearance isn't the time to catch him; has never won when fresh
8 (12)	Green Pursuit Bay J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	131	—	04720-	76	91	79	156d	—	—	+7	11.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Absent since finishing down the field at Doncaster five months ago
12 (3)	Just Queen High Chestnut J:Luke Morris T:Dylan Cunha	J:Luke Morris T:Dylan Cunha	128	b	55171-	73	93	65	157d	—	—	+18	21.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Record is 2-5; took well to blinkers when last seen; open to further improvement
15 (15)	Alfa Whiteburd Bay J:Jason Hart T:Ivan Furtado	J:Jason Hart T:Ivan Furtado	124	—	0097-6	69	92	87	64d	—	—	+2	5.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Raced mainly over 6f and yet to win on turf; opposed
7 (13)	Nakaaha Bay J:David Egan T:Grace Harris	J:David Egan T:Grace Harris	132	h	11608-	77	87	81	190d	—	—	+10	12.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Dual 1m winner who has something to prove back over 7f
11 (6)	Backspin Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Gemma Tutty	J:Connor Beasley T:Gemma Tutty	129	—	55246-	74	90	41	177d	—	—	+7	9.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
AW scorer for Richard Hughes; something to prove back on turf; stable debut
16 (9)	Victory Sound Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Mark Usher	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Mark Usher	120	—	99609-	65	88	54	151d	—	—	+3	4.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Has finished last in all four starts for new stable

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Jimmy Speaking	4/1	4/1	4/1
Golden Strike	7/2	7/2	7/2
It'sneverjustone	11/2	11/2	11/2
Tactical Plan	9/1	17/2	17/2
Under The Twilight	11/1	11/1	11/1
Grabajabba	9/1	11/1	9/1
Packetofbiscuits	9/1	8/1	9/1
An Outlaw's Grace	12/1	14/1	12/1
Beauty Choice	16/1	18/1	16/1
Quest For Fun	18/1	18/1	18/1
Green Pursuit	22/1	25/1	22/1
Just Queen High	28/1	25/1	25/1
Alfa Whiteburd	28/1	28/1	25/1
Nakaaha	33/1	33/1	33/1
Backspin	40/1	40/1	40/1
Victory Sound	100/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Packetofbiscuits

27.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 17.9 Odds: 2.5

9/1

2nd

Just Queen High

21.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 15 Odds: 1

28/1

3rd

It'sneverjustone

16.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Grabajabba

16.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 8 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Tactical Plan

OR: 6 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Quest For Fun

OR: 7.8 Form: 6 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Jimmy Speaking

14.9

OR: 7 Form: 2.9 Odds: 5

4/1

Nakaaha

12.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Green Pursuit

11.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Golden Strike

10.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

An Outlaw's Grace

9.7

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Backspin

9.2

OR: 6 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Under The Twilight

9.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Beauty Choice

6.4

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Alfa Whiteburd

5.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Victory Sound

4.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
An Outlaw's Grace	82	89	79
It'sneverjustone	81	90	77
Quest For Fun	81	92	72
Packetofbiscuits	79	90	—
Jimmy Speaking	78	90	87
Under The Twilight	78	91	87
Nakaaha	77	87	81
Green Pursuit	76	91	79
Grabajabba	75	91	—
Tactical Plan	74	90	85
Backspin	74	90	41
Just Queen High	73	93	65
Golden Strike	72	91	—
Beauty Choice	70	92	—
Alfa Whiteburd	69	92	87
Victory Sound	65	88	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Grabajabba	8d ago	Quick return
Packetofbiscuits	18d ago	Fit
Golden Strike	23d ago	Fit
Beauty Choice	23d ago	Fit
An Outlaw's Grace	30d ago	Fit
Alfa Whiteburd	64d ago	Fresh
Under The Twilight	129d ago	Long break
Quest For Fun	141d ago	Long break
Tactical Plan	145d ago	Long break
Victory Sound	151d ago	Long break
It'sneverjustone	153d ago	Long break
Green Pursuit	156d ago	Long break
Just Queen High	157d ago	Long break
Jimmy Speaking	174d ago	Long break
Backspin	177d ago	Long break
Nakaaha	190d ago	Long break