14.05
GoodWilliam Hill Epic Value Handicap
- Prize money: £15462
- 0m 7f 0y
- Class 2
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
11/4 (Won)
- Win: £3.50
- Place: £1.40
Form: 6-5133 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (13) |
19th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
Back to winning ways when seeing off 16 opponents at York (7f, good to firm) in July; two good runs have followed and he's one to take seriously; fourth in this race last year off 2lb higher. |
14/1 |
|
5th 2 (6) |
6th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
10st 4lb |
Ended a losing run when taking a big-field C&D handicap in July; similar form when a close third at Thirsk (1m, good) five weeks ago; should be in the thick of it. |
9/2 |
5/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 1-3230 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
15/2
- Place: £2.40
Form: 129026 D
Last run: 6 days
W: 9st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 (11) |
19th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 7f 50y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Stable stalwart with five course wins to his name; 2026 has been a struggle and although the handicapper is now relenting, he has enough to prove. |
25/1 |
|
11th 2 (3) |
7th Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 15y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Now 7lb lower than when making all for narrow C&D (soft) win at end of last season but is yet to strike form after five runs this year; needs a good boost from the first-time blinkers. |
10/1 |
|
15th 2 (2) |
6th Jul 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Ended last season with a 7f win on soft ground but made a slow start to this campaign; not the percentage call. |
50/1 |
7/1
Form: -04491 D
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 (8) |
3rd Sep 2024 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
Has come a stone down the weights this year and been expensive to follow lately; this is easier than he's used to, on his Tapeta debut, as the tongue-tie comes off and blinkers go back on, and a revival wouldn't be a shock. |
4/1 |
|
8th 6 (15) |
16th Aug 2024 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Without a win since Newmarket last June when 10lb higher in the ratings; had some off-days in the meantime and stopped quickly at Ascot a month ago. |
9/1 |
|
12th 2 (17) |
13th Jul 2024 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
Eight wins, the latest at Newmarket last summer (7f, good to soft) coming off 8lb higher; had some off-days in the meantime but last two efforts on ground that would have been on the fast side weren't too shoddy. |
5/1 |
16/1
Form: 18-530 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 6lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 (8) |
19th Oct 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Veteran who ended a long losing run at Doncaster (7f) in August; not best drawn when 12th of 18 in 7f Ascot handicap 17 days ago; this four-time C&D winner is no forlorn hope. |
12/1 |
|
12th 8 (6) |
2nd Oct 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
This veteran gained his first turf win for four years in 7f Doncaster handicap (good to firm) seven weeks ago; only 3lb higher but doesn't obviously have the profile of one likely to follow up. |
14/1 |
|
1st 3 (7) |
15th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 6y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Winless since 2024 but this veteran arrives in decent nick, runner-up at Newbury (7f) in June before a creditable tenth of 17 in 7f Ascot handicap last month; not totally dismissed. |
10/1 |
8/1
Form: 161302 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 8st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 12 (8) |
28th Jun 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
The oldest contender and a familiar face, having taken part in this race for the last four years (form figures read 6529); beat all bar Eldrickjones over C&D last month but the return to this better grade presents a tougher task. |
16/1 |
|
2nd 10 (5) |
11th May 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 3 |
8st 11lb |
Four-time C&D winner, including this race in 2021; second in it last year; has continued in good form in the main since winning over C&D last November (didn't run badly at Doncaster latest) and is on the shortlist now back here. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 10 (5) |
11th May 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 3 |
8st 11lb |
Four-time C&D winner, including this race in 2021; second in it last year; has continued in good form in the main since winning over C&D last November (didn't run badly at Doncaster latest) and is on the shortlist now back here. |
10/1 |
11/2
Form: 817626 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 (9) |
14th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
10yo who won this in 2023; frequently runs well in quality handicaps and he's 5lb lower than when a cracking third in the Royal Hunt Cup last June; scratched from the Lincoln when running a temperature on his intended comeback last month and he tends to improve for a run these days; also winless since 2023. |
15/2 |
|
11th 2 (1) |
1st Nov 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 12lb |
9yo who has drawn a blank since winning on the July Course in summer 2023 and needs everything to drop right but he often runs extremely well in defeat, including when third in the Royal Hunt Cup in June; another respectable effort when sixth of 20 in Balmoral at Ascot (1m, good) a fortnight ago; not discounted in this slightly easier race. |
6/1 |
9/2
Form: 408351 CD
Last run: 28 days
W: 8st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 8 (9) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 0m 5f 212y Class 4 |
8st 11lb |
Involved in two tight finishes over 6f on turf in midsummer but he hasn't been doing as well in the meantime and others look more likely. |
20/1 |
|
9th 11 (8) |
3rd Oct 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Hold-up sprinter who boasts a poor strike-rate; often run well on Tapeta, is back down to a career-low mark and should get this run to suit in a big field, so no surprise were he to pop up switched from turf. |
14/1 |
|
12th 16 (14) |
13th Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 2y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
7yo who has a poor strike-rate and was underwhelming at Carlisle and Ripon on last two outings; a return to form is needed but he was runner-up three times in a row earlier in the summer, with two of those over C&D, and his last win came over C&D; might not be far away back here. |
16/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £11.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £11.05 |
| Tricast | £64.99 |
| Trifecta | £69.60 |
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