15:00 Newmarket

Friday 3 May 2024

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

William Hill Epic Boost Handicap

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 1m 24.65s

1^st

(13)

Noble Dynasty

69-12

5/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Made virtually all, stayed on well, unchallenged tchd 9/2

2^nd

(7)

English Oak

48-11

7/2j

T: E WalkerJ: Tom Marquand

Held up towards rear, headway far side of group over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not pace to challenge op 10/3

3^rd

(11)

Dark Thirty

49-3

7/2j

T: R HannonJ: S M Levey

Rearing in stalls and slowly away, held up in rear, steady headway near side of group 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge and lost 2nd towards finish op 4/1

4^th

(3)

Be Frank

48-5

11/1

T: H CandyJ: Nicola Currie

Raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway far side of group over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge op 10/1

5^th

1 ¼

(9)

Love De Vega

58-8

16/1

T: C JohnstonJ: Oisin Murphy

Chased leaders near side of group, went 2nd halfway until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 20/1 tchd 14/1

6^th

(10)

Persuasion

78-11

40/1

T: T D BarronJ: J Fanning

Raced keenly, held up towards rear, closer in mid-division halfway, headway chasing leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong

7^th

(4)

Saint Lawrence

610-0

22/1

T: A WatsonJ: Hollie Doyle

Chased leaders far side of group, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong tchd 25/1

8^th

2 ¼

(5)

Lethal Levi

58-13

10/1

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

Rearing in stalls, slowly into stride, behind, some headway 2f out, soon beaten op 17/2

9^th

(1)

Final Watch

68-7

14/1

T: W StoneJ: Marco Ghiani

Always behind

10^th

1 ¼

(6)

Thunder Ball

49-7

5/1

T: P & O ColeJ: Alec Voikhansky (3)

Chased winner 4f, chased leaders, weakened op 4/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Zouky²⁷

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: P J McBride J: Rossa Ryan

(8)

Obelix¹⁷

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: Miss J A Camacho J: A J Farragher

(12)

Chola Empire³⁸

Weight: 8-2| Age: 5

T: D M Simcock J: Raul Da Silva

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.70, £1.70, £1.80EX:£21.60Trifecta:£73.00Tricast:£68.56SF:£22.40Swingers:£3.30, £3.80, £3.40

Forecasts

English Oak (7/2), Dark Thirty (7/2), Noble Dynasty (5/1), Thunder Ball (5/1), Zouky (8/1), Lethal Levi (10/1), Be Frank (11/1), Final Watch (14/1), Love De Vega (16/1), Chola Empire (20/1), Saint Lawrence (22/1), Obelix (33/1), Persuasion (40/1)

An ultra-competitive handicap which can go the way of ENGLISH OAK, who did well under the circumstances given his position more towards the centre of the track when finishing runner-up at Ascot over 6f on his final 3-y-o start and looks just the type to progress again this season. Thunder Ball is shaping up well this term, so he may emerge as the main danger, with Noble Dynasty and course-regular Final Watch another couple to look out for, as well.

ENGLISH OAK
THUNDER BALL
NOBLE DYNASTY

Previous Winners

2023

The Gatekeeper

Weight: 8-11 |Age: 4

J: Andrea Atzeni | T: C Johnston

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £25,770.002nd: £12,085.003rd: £6,045.004th: £3,020.005th: £1,510.006th: £755.00