William Hill Epic Boost Spring Mile Handicap – Doncaster

Doncaster

2:25

William Hill Epic Boost Spring Mile Handicap

Date 2024-03-23

Distance 1m

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £38,655

Runners 18

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7 (1)	Thunder Roar ch Jamie Spencer · Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	Jamie Spencer · Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	134	—	0311-3	80	93	81	13d	—	—	+1	14.5	6/1 14%
Has form figures of 21311 on soft/heavy; interesting granted ideal ground
8 (8)	Magic Memories b Tom Queally · Gary Moore	Tom Queally · Gary Moore	134	t	32413-	80	91	80	140d	—	—	+11	22.9	6/1 14%
Ended last season in good form; may improve further this year; not ruled out
15 (14)	Harswell Duke b Jonny Peate(3) · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	Jonny Peate(3) · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	129	—	7670-6	75	99	72	10d	—	—	-1	9.1	15/2 12%
Defied an 8lb higher mark in this race 12 months ago; very attractively weighted
2 (5)	Look Back Smiling ch Brandon Wilkie(5) · Gemma Tutty	Brandon Wilkie(5) · Gemma Tutty	137	—	86451-	83	93	79	147d	—	—	+13	20.4	9/1 10%
Has notable Doncaster form, including a heavy-ground win last time out
3 (18)	Titian b Ryan Sexton · Julie Camacho	Ryan Sexton · Julie Camacho	137	—	34539-	83	95	83	161d	—	—	+5	13.3	9/1 10%
Close second off 2lb higher in this contest 12 months ago; respected back here
4 (11)	Dirtyoldtown b Rhys Clutterbuck · Dylan Cunha	Rhys Clutterbuck · Dylan Cunha	136	—	90801-	82	92	58	140d	—	—	+13	20.1	11/1 8%
Won comfortably on heavy ground at Newmarket when last seen; possibilities
6 (12)	Arthur's Realm b Rossa Ryan · Ed Dunlop	Rossa Ryan · Ed Dunlop	136	—	35374-	82	95	85	157d	—	—	+5	12.2	11/1 8%
Landed this prize off only 1lb lower in 2022; finished seventh last year
14 (15)	Expressionless b Kieran O'Neill · Dylan Cunha	Kieran O'Neill · Dylan Cunha	130	p	19067-	76	98	86	109d	—	—	+4	10.4	12/1 8%
This may be the time to catch him; scored twice on soft ground last spring
13 (2)	Maysong ch Christian Howarth(3) · Alice Haynes	Christian Howarth(3) · Alice Haynes	131	p	58-732	77	95	85	17d	—	—	+3	8.4	14/1 7%
Fully exposed but he finished third (off only 2lb lower) in this race last year
9 (7)	Clear Angel b Daniel Muscutt · Susan Corbett	Daniel Muscutt · Susan Corbett	133	h	14304-	79	94	86	168d	—	—	+7	12.1	20/1 5%
Respectable sixth in this contest 12 months ago; again may not be far away
18 (6)	Tonal b Sean D Bowen(5) · Ian Williams	Sean D Bowen(5) · Ian Williams	114	—	-93414	60	90	49	36d	—	—	+7	11.6	18/1 5%
Campaigned in Class 6 on AW since handicapping; something to prove back on turf
16 (3)	Helter Skelter b Alistair Rawlinson · Rebecca Menzies	Alistair Rawlinson · Rebecca Menzies	128	—	263-4	74	96	81	8d	—	—	+2	7.6	20/1 5%
The least exposed contender; interesting on second run for shrewd new connections
5 (9)	Wildfell ch J F Egan · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J F Egan · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	136	—	07-524	82	95	74	34d	—	—	+5	9.1	22/1 4%
Fit from AW; sole turf success came over C&D; not without a chance
11 (13)	He's A Gentleman gr Jason Hart · Hugo Palmer	Jason Hart · Hugo Palmer	132	v	1212-2	78	92	76	42d	—	—	+9	13.1	22/1 4%
Very consistent, mostly on AW, since last summer; 0-14 on turf
12 (10)	Hortzadar b Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	131	p	3-5488	77	92	85	15d	—	—	+6	9.8	28/1 3%
Not the force of old; recent efforts don't augur well
1 (4)	Lion Tower b Sam James · Grant Tuer	Sam James · Grant Tuer	138	—	/900-2	84	95	47	48d	—	—	+11	14.3	40/1 2%
The forecast slow ground is a negative back on turf; best on good/firmer
10 (16)	Kalikapour b Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	133	p	/7050-	79	89	41	176d	—	—	+4	8.3	33/1 3%
Ex-Irish; failed to progress last year; market instructive on debut for new yard
17 (17)	Skilled Warrior b Ethan Jones(7) · Grant Tuer	Ethan Jones(7) · Grant Tuer	124	—	-48807	70	93	63	10d	—	—	+4	5.5	80/1 1%
Current mark reflects a decline in his form; others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Thunder Roar	6/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	9/2
Magic Memories	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1
Harswell Duke	15/2	13/2	15/2	7/1	13/2
Look Back Smiling	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Titian	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
Dirtyoldtown	11/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Arthur's Realm	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
Expressionless	12/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Maysong	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Clear Angel	20/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Tonal	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Helter Skelter	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	12/1
Wildfell	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
He's A Gentleman	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Hortzadar	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	22/1
Lion Tower	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1	33/1
Kalikapour	33/1	25/1	33/1	28/1	18/1
Skilled Warrior	80/1	66/1	66/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Magic Memories

22.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 12.1 Odds: 3.3

6/1

2nd

Look Back Smiling

20.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

9/1

3rd

Dirtyoldtown

20.1

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Thunder Roar

14.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 3 Odds: 4

6/1

Lion Tower

14.3

OR: 8.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Titian

13.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 2.7 Odds: 2.4

9/1

He's A Gentleman

13.1

OR: 7 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Arthur's Realm

12.2

OR: 8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Clear Angel

12.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Tonal

11.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 7.9 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Expressionless

10.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 2 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Hortzadar

9.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

28/1

Harswell Duke

9.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Wildfell

9.1

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Maysong

8.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Kalikapour

8.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Helter Skelter

7.6

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Skilled Warrior

5.5

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lion Tower Top Rated	84	95	47
Look Back Smiling	83	93	79
Titian	83	95	83
Dirtyoldtown	82	92	58
Arthur's Realm	82	95	85
Wildfell	82	95	74
Thunder Roar	80	93	81
Magic Memories	80	91	80
Clear Angel	79	94	86
Kalikapour	79	89	41
He's A Gentleman	78	92	76
Maysong	77	95	85
Hortzadar	77	92	85
Expressionless	76	98	86
Harswell Duke	75	99	72
Helter Skelter	74	96	81
Skilled Warrior	70	93	63
Tonal	60	90	49

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Thunder Roar	13d ago	Quick return
Magic Memories	140d ago	Long break
Harswell Duke	10d ago	Quick return
Look Back Smiling	147d ago	Long break
Titian	161d ago	Long break
Dirtyoldtown	140d ago	Long break
Arthur's Realm	157d ago	Long break
Expressionless	109d ago	Long break
Maysong	17d ago	Fit
Clear Angel	168d ago	Long break
Tonal	36d ago	Fit
Helter Skelter	8d ago	Quick return
Wildfell	34d ago	Fit
He's A Gentleman	42d ago	Fit
Hortzadar	15d ago	Fit
Lion Tower	48d ago	Fresh
Kalikapour	176d ago	Long break
Skilled Warrior	10d ago	Quick return

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