Racecards
16:10 Newmarket
William Hill Epic Boost Handicap (Class 2)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £25,770
- 2nd: £12,085
- 3rd: £6,045
- 4th: £3,020
- Form 22/1436-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
held up in last pair, headway near side of group over 1f out, went moderate 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo
- Form 1/13103-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey R L Moore
held up in last trio, headway near side of group over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, always held
- Form 13/606-6
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 95
tracked leaders on far rail, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out
- Form 4433/1-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey David Egan
held up in touch, smooth headway near side of group tracking leaders over 2f out, led travelling well 2f out, ridden and clear over 1f out, stayed on and always doing enough
- Form 56-5345
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer L A Dace
- Jockey Aidan Keeley
raced keenly, soon steadied in touch, pushed along and not clear run over 2f out, soon no impression when hung right and in the clear
- Form 5311-80
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tom Marquand
tracked leaders, led 10f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon ridden and lost 2nd, weakened into moderate 4th inside final furlong
- Form 04131-2
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leaders, pushed along and went 2nd briefly over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly inside final 2f
- Form 53321-8
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
slight lead for 2f, tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly inside final 2f
- Form 60094-3
- Age 6
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Saffie Osborne
slowly into stride, held up in rear, never involved
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Relentless Voyager 12-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out and relegated to last, soon ridden along and only one pace, last of 6, 14 1/2l behind King Of Steel (9-2) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Real Dream (IRE) 18-5 (10-2) Held up in midfield, ridden over 3f out, headway on outer 2f out, 2 lengths down in 3rd entering final furlong, stayed on inside final furlong but held near finish, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Legendary Day (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (2) sft in Sep.
Percy Shelley 50-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, some headway and edged left over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Qitaal (8-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Maxi King (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Handy on outside, ridden to lead pver 2f out, clear final furlong, stayed on well, won at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Apr beating Wintercrack (9-2) by 5l, 8 ran.
Youthful King 14-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden and plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 5th of 14, 4l behind Cemhaan (9-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
To Catch A Thief 7-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 14, 14 1/4l behind Two Brothers (9-5) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Knightswood (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway 2f out, ridden and led narrowly over 1f out, kept on, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Sea King (9-5) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Hope You Can Run (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Prominent on outer, pushed along well over 3f out, disputed lead over 2f out, headed 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 8th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Champagne Piaff (9-3) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Geremia (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Midfield, made good headway over 3f out, pushed along over 1f out, soon ridden, challenging inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Loyal Touch (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Mar.