William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap – Haydock

Haydock

14:35

William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap

Date 2026-04-25

Distance 7f37y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Weather Clear

Temp 7.6°C

Wind 3mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 28.63s (slow by 1.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cosi Bello (GB) Paddy Bradley · Charlie Fellowes	5/2F	Won
2nd	Sarab Star (GB) Tom Marquand · Jack Channon	9/2	0.2
3rd	Great Acclaim (GB) Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	6/1	0.3
4th	Cerulean Bay (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · David O'Meara	12/1	0.2
5th	Khafiz (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	7/2	1.5
6th	Darkness (FR) Ben Robinson · David O'Meara	33/1	0.3
7th	Henlein (AUS) Jack Callan · Kevin Ryan	40/1	.75
8th	Korker (IRE) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	22/1	1.5
9th	Marshman (GB) Jack Nicholls · K R Burke	12/1	1.5
10th	The Angel King (GB) David Egan · Ian Williams	33/1	2
11th	Croupier (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	40/1	0.05
12th	Caburn (IRE) Hector Crouch · James Tate	8/1	3.25

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
9 (5)	Cosi Bello Chestnut J:Paddy Bradley T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Paddy Bradley T:Charlie Fellowes	128	—	1124-	95	118	89	273d	—	—	+7	29.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Unexposed 4yo; stable in better form now and he is one to consider after nine months off
6 (4)	Khafiz Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	130	h	11793-	97	118	83	183d	—	—	+7	25	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Conditions should suit and he has good record in a hood; new stable going well at present
7 (11)	Sarab Star Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Jack Channon	J:Tom Marquand T:Jack Channon	130	p	121-20	97	114	-	22d	—	—	+1	16.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Below par over 6f last time but on the up over 7f beforehand; now tries cheekpieces
5 (8)	Great Acclaim Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	131	b	2240-0	98	113	101	28d	—	—	+4	15.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Strong 7f handicap form in blinkers in 2025; headgear absent for return but back on today
4 (12)	Caburn Grey J:Hector Crouch T:James Tate	J:Hector Crouch T:James Tate	133	p	001-83	100	114	90	28d	—	—	+7	14.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Improved effort when 3rd in 6f Listed event four weeks ago; up 3lb and stamina not assured
3 (10)	Cerulean Bay Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Muscutt T:David O'Meara	136	—	21103-	103	112	100	178d	—	—	+20	27.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Ended 2025 in fine form at 1m; may come on for this first start since October
2 (7)	Marshman Bay J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:K R Burke	J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:K R Burke	137	—	67-538	104	113	77	22d	—	—	+9	15.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Unexposed at 7f; better than he showed at Newcastle three weeks ago; not ruled out
11 (6)	Korker Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	127	—	8320-0	94	117	110	27d	—	—	+7	12.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Doncaster return easy to excuse; on dangerous mark and 7f looks an avenue worth exploring
1 (9)	Henlein Bay J:Jack Callan(3) T:Kevin Ryan	J:Jack Callan(3) T:Kevin Ryan	138	—	62/90-	105	110	-	420d	—	—	+12	14.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Ex-Australian; Group 1 placed; absent 420 days; looks to face stiff task on British debut
10 (3)	Darkness Bay J:Ben Robinson T:David O'Meara	J:Ben Robinson T:David O'Meara	127	—	9410-7	94	112	98	15d	—	—	+9	11.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Stiff task on his return and finished well held; the absent visor remains a concern
8 (2)	Croupier Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	129	—	1/012/	96	-	-	1038d	—	—	+16	19.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Smart handicapper for the Crisfords but he has a 1038-day absence to defy on stable debut
12 (1)	The Angel King Grey J:David Egan T:Ian Williams	J:David Egan T:Ian Williams	126	—	1301-7	93	112	105	72d	—	—	+9	11.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Two 7f wins on slower ground in France; sold 36,000euros since latest run; others safer

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Cosi Bello	3/1	3/1	3/1
Khafiz	7/2	4/1	7/2
Sarab Star	5/1	5/1	5/1
Great Acclaim	11/2	11/2	11/2
Caburn	9/1	17/2	9/1
Cerulean Bay	10/1	9/1	9/1
Marshman	12/1	12/1	12/1
Korker	18/1	18/1	18/1
Henlein	33/1	33/1	33/1
Darkness	33/1	33/1	33/1
Croupier	40/1	40/1	40/1
The Angel King	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

Cosi Bello

29.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Cerulean Bay

27.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 12 Odds: 2.1

10/1

3rd

Khafiz

OR: 11.8 Form: 8 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Croupier

19.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Sarab Star

16.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Great Acclaim

15.3

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Marshman

15.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Caburn

14.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Henlein

14.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Korker

12.4

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Darkness

11.8

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

The Angel King

11.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Henlein	105	110	—
Marshman	104	113	77
Cerulean Bay	103	112	100
Caburn	100	114	90
Great Acclaim	98	113	101
Khafiz	97	118	83
Sarab Star	97	114	—
Croupier	96	—	—
Cosi Bello	95	118	89
Korker	94	117	110
Darkness	94	112	98
The Angel King	93	112	105

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Darkness	15d ago	Fit
Sarab Star	22d ago	Fit
Marshman	22d ago	Fit
Korker	27d ago	Fit
Great Acclaim	28d ago	Fit
Caburn	28d ago	Fit
The Angel King	72d ago	Fresh
Cerulean Bay	178d ago	Long break
Khafiz	183d ago	Long break
Cosi Bello	273d ago	Long break
Henlein	420d ago	Long break
Croupier	1038d ago	Long break