Boylesports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

4:20

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

Runners 12

Runners

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

Going: Good To Firm

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