16.45
Good To SoftWilliam Hill Epic Boost Handicap
- Prize money: £10468
- 0m 4f 217y
- Class 5
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
10/1 (Won)
Form: 5801-2 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 (4) |
27th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 7y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Progressive 3yo but his form headed south last year; back to winning ways when making all at Bath (5f, firm) four weeks ago; his head carriage has always been a bit ungainly but he's tough to pass when on song; major player despite the 4lb rise. |
2/1 |
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1st 3 (6) |
29th Apr 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Front-runner who has won four times from 20 starts; mostly struggled last year and failed to beat a rival home at Southwell when last seen 132 days ago; down another 2lb but others have stronger claims. |
8/1 |
9/1
Form: 472523
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 8lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 (4) |
4th Jul 2024 Good To Firm 0m 5f 34y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
awkward start, in touch with leaders |
3/1 |
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2nd 4 (5) |
21st Jun 2024 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
14-race maiden but he's had several close calls this year including when runner-up at Windsor (5f, good to firm) on Monday; was as good as ever with that bold bid and he's a big player off same mark here. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 1 (1) |
17th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 0m 5f 21y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
Longstanding maiden who was turned over at short prices a few times in the spring before out of his depth latest (tough stall); is odds-on to fluff the start but should do better if getting away under a 7lb claimer. |
8/1 |
4/1
Form: 324-2 BF
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (6) |
22nd May 2026 Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Record of 6-17 on AW includes two wins in a consistent 2026 campaign; not disgraced back on turf last time but finished only fifth of six and took record in this sphere to 0-9; others preferred. |
9/1 |
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5th 2 (7) |
4th May 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
6-17 on AW and better than ever this spring, following his Lingfield win in March with a narrow defeat at Southwell; 0-8 on turf but has run well on fast ground in the past; perhaps a shade high in the weights now. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 2 (1) |
9th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Three AW wins since November, the latest a comfortable success at Lingfileld; held by Spring Is Sprung on C&D form from January but he should give his running again. |
11/4 |
16/1
Form: 373236 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 5 (6) |
4th Oct 2024 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
prominent |
9/2 |
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4th 7 (2) |
24th Sep 2024 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Beaten on her last 14 starts but has often run well in that spell, including when third at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) a fortnight ago; also effective on turf (unproven on slow ground); could be thereabouts. |
11/2 |
|
3rd 1 (6) |
9th Sep 2024 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
Two wins in January, one of them over C&D; not at her best at Southwell ten days ago but she had been threatening before that; type to bounce back quickly. |
4/1 |
16/1
Form: 7-6641
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 (7) |
28th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
8st 10lb |
Well backed when winning a 5f handicap at Pontefract (soft) last October but hasn't matched that since, including beating only one home over C&D three weeks ago; back on the mark he defied at Pontefract but would need to see money for him again. |
16/1 |
|
7th 8 (2) |
8th May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
8st 8lb |
Turned things around with a win at Pontefract (5f, good) in October but he's been back in the doldrums in three subsequent runs; has plenty to prove again and needs another bolt from the blue. |
14/1 |
9/2
Form: 413111 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 7 (2) |
6th Apr 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
8st 8lb |
Busy mare who enjoyed a purple patch around the turn of the year with four wins but she has found it tougher going since; edging back down the weights but would have made more appeal over 5f. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 2 (3) |
5th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 5f 6y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Enjoyed a purple patch around the turn of the year but she has found it tougher going off a BHA mark in the 70s since the latest of her wins; others appeal more. |
9/2 |
|
4th 4 (4) |
16th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Record of 9-41 on AW includes four wins this winter; has never defied a mark this high, however, and seems unlikely to reverse Friday placings with Alondra and El Bufalo who are in career-best form at this moment. |
13/2 |
9/1
Form: 5-5211 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 12lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (1) |
15th Nov 2024 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Prominent racer who won twice in the spring, including a C&D handicap off 5lb lower; in and out since and although she's well drawn here, an easy lead is unlikely. |
8/1 |
|
9th 2 (1) |
15th Nov 2024 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Prominent racer who won twice in the spring, including a C&D handicap off 5lb lower; in and out since and although she's well drawn here, an easy lead is unlikely. |
8/1 |
|
7th 3 (2) |
10th Sep 2024 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
raced far side early |
6/1 |
9/1
Form: 21-2U1 D
Last run: 58 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 (5) |
30th Jun 2024 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
unruly beforehand, reared start, slowly away, in rear, headway over 1f out, never dangerous |
4/1 |
|
3rd 5 (2) |
8th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 0m 5f 16y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Didn't run badly last time at Salisbury but both wins and best form have been on the AW (from the front); perhaps vulnerable unless cheekpieces can trigger something. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 5 (7) |
25th May 2024 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
led |
8/1 |
14/1
Form: 17-426 D
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 8lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 (11) |
5th Oct 2024 Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
8st 13lb |
Beat Ticktyboo over C&D (soft) in May and he's run well in defeat in three of his last four starts; wouldn't look to have much in hand of this mark though. |
10/1 |
|
4 (6) |
23rd Sep 2024 Good To Soft 0m 5f 7y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
His form can be up and down but he won at Redcar (5f, soft) in May and went close at Beverley (5f, good to firm) last month; he didn't enjoy the best of passages when close fifth at Beverley (5f, good to firm) last time in a first-time visor (retained) and he could be in the shake-up. |
6/1 |
25/1
Form: 56433-
Last run: 173 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 8 (9) |
30th Oct 2024 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
midfield |
33/1 |
|
12th 8 (9) |
30th Oct 2024 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
midfield |
33/1 |
|
14th 9 (14) |
14th Oct 2024 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
raced wide, towards rear, in touch with leaders after 2f, weakened from over 2f out |
33/1 |
7/2
Form: 615311
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 (3) |
1st Jun 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Nothing wrong with his C&D second a month ago and was unlucky back on turf last time (same Bath handicap he won last season), when hitting plenty of traffic; will rightly be popular. |
3/1 |
|
6th 2 (6) |
22nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Won this race (firm) last year and he scored off 1lb lower at Kempton in the autumn; has remained in good form on AW this year and he chased home an improver at Lingfield (6f) last month; should get a good pace back on turf and he's a big player back at this track. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 3 (7) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Scored at Kempton (6f) in the autumn and made the frame four consecutive times (three times over C&D) in January/February; likely contender again on return from two-month break. |
9/2 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £19.97 |
| Tricast | £155.14 |
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