William Hill Epic Boost Handicap – Goodwood

Goodwood

4:30

William Hill Epic Boost Handicap

Date 2024-05-04

Distance 1m1f197y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (8)	Alpha Crucis b Jason Watson · Gary & Josh Moore	Jason Watson · Gary & Josh Moore	125	—	516-40	84	105	92	14d	—	—	-5	14.2	3/1 25%
Track and ground fine and should appreciate the new trip; interesting contender
2 (4)	Wonder Legend b Daniel Muscutt · James Ferguson	Daniel Muscutt · James Ferguson	134	ht	21185-	93	107	86	263d	—	—	+4	26.4	5/2 29%
Yet to build on his easy handicap debut win but today's return to slow ground is a big +
1 (6)	Bill Silvers gr Hollie Doyle · Harry Eustace	Hollie Doyle · Harry Eustace	135	—	4163-5	94	104	79	14d	—	—	+3	14.1	6/1 14%
Promising return when 5th in the Spring Cup at Newbury; still low mileage; shortlisted
5 (5)	Maghlaak b Robert Havlin · Charles Hills	Robert Havlin · Charles Hills	127	—	11/32-	86	106	95	344d	—	—	+2	11.9	13/2 13%
Third in this race last year; absent for 344 days and gelded; still brings low mileage
8 (1)	Indemnity b Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	121	—	222-	80	102	-	168d	—	—	+12	21.2	7/1 13%
Runner-up in three 1m2f events on AW last autumn; more required switched to turf handicaps
4 (2)	Sweet Reward b Rhys Clutterbuck · Jonathan Portman	Rhys Clutterbuck · Jonathan Portman	131	—	1657-2	90	105	97	14d	—	—	+10	16.7	11/1 8%
C&D winner on soft last summer; promising reappearance at Newbury; up 3lb but respected
3 (3)	Captain Wierzba ch Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	131	—	6/95-8	90	105	60	28d	—	—	+7	11.3	16/1 6%
Useful 2yo but struggled last year and his reappearance was unconvincing
7 (7)	Qitaal ch Jason Hart · Charlie Johnston	Jason Hart · Charlie Johnston	124	—	1/6/16	83	106	72	11d	—	—	+10	14.5	16/1 6%
Good effort to win at Doncaster after a long absence; below par at Epsom 11 days ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Alpha Crucis	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Wonder Legend	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Bill Silvers	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Maghlaak	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Indemnity	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Sweet Reward	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Captain Wierzba	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Qitaal	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Wonder Legend

26.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 9 Odds: 6.7

5/2

2nd

Indemnity

21.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 11 Odds: 2.7

7/1

3rd

Sweet Reward

16.7

OR: 10 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Qitaal

14.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Alpha Crucis

14.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

3/1

Bill Silvers

14.1

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Maghlaak

11.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Captain Wierzba

11.3

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bill Silvers Top Rated	94	104	79
Wonder Legend	93	107	86
Sweet Reward	90	105	97
Captain Wierzba	90	105	60
Maghlaak	86	106	95
Alpha Crucis	84	105	92
Qitaal	83	106	72
Indemnity	80	102	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Alpha Crucis	14d ago	Fit
Wonder Legend	263d ago	Long break
Bill Silvers	14d ago	Fit
Maghlaak	344d ago	Long break
Indemnity	168d ago	Long break
Sweet Reward	14d ago	Fit
Captain Wierzba	28d ago	Fit
Qitaal	11d ago	Quick return

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Wonder Legend	Mid-Pack
Captain Wierzba	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 8 runners classified.

Going: Soft

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