14:40 York

Saturday 23 May 2026

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

William Hill Epic Boost Handicap

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 58.34s

1^st

(20)

Partisan Hero

69-9

28/1

T: D LoughnaneJ: R Havlin

Raced stands side, made all, ridden 1f out, hung left across track final furlong, stayed on gamely, just prevailed op 25/1

2^nd

(10)

Stratusnine

49-9

12/1

T: H PalmerJ: O J Orr

Held up towards rear far side, switched right and pushed along well over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, nearest finish tchd 11/1

3^rd

(4)

Toca Madera

59-1

6/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Led far side, close up overall, pushed along under 2f out, ran on and every chance final furlong, held closing stages

4^th

(17)

Fortification

38-8

5/1f

T: B EllisonJ: Connor Beasley

Mid-division far side, pushed along under 2f out, ridden 1f out and stayed on, not quite pace to challenge

5^th

(16)

Air Force One

59-7

10/1

T: G R OldroydJ: P J McDonald

Slowly away, in rear far side, pushed along 2f out and ran on well, never nearer op 11/1

6^th

(13)

Pilgrim

59-12

10/1

T: T D BarronJ: William Pyle

Chased leaders far side, pushed along over 1f out, ran on, no extra closing stages op 12/1

7^th

1 ¼

(12)

Ziggy's Triton

49-8

28/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Ben Robinson

Went to post early, handy far side, pushed along over 2f out, faded final 110yds op 25/1

8^th

(6)

Lethal Nymph

78-11

17/2

T: P T MidgleyJ: A Mullen

Chased leaders far side, pushed along 2f out, faded final furlong op 9/1

9^th

(15)

Sports Coach

58-9

20/1

T: A BrittainJ: Cam Hardie

Chased leaders far side, pushed along well over 1f out, faded inside final furlong op 18/1

10^th

1 ½

(9)

Reigning Profit

78-7

10/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: Warren Fentiman (3)

Mid-division far side, pushed along over 2f out, no impression tchd 11/1

11^th

1 ½

(11)

Vintage Clarets

79-3

22/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Ethan Tindall (5)

Went to post early, chased leaders far side, ridden 2f out, soon held op 20/1

12^th

(8)

Elegant Erin

99-8

66/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: Barry McHugh

Rear mid-division, travelled strongly, denied clear run well over 1f out, soon switched right, never on terms op 50/1

13^th

(14)

Master Of My Fate

59-3

40/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: Shane Gray

Wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, no response op 50/1

13^th

(5)

Squealer

68-12

12/1

T: N TinklerJ: Faye McManoman

Tracked leaders far side, pushed along 2f out, gradually weakened

15^th

3 ¼

(21)

Alvin

38-11

14/1

T: George ScottJ: Darragh Keenan

Ponied to start wearing red hood, raced stands side chasing leader, pushed along and weakened 2f out tchd 16/1

16^th

1 ½

(3)

We Never Stop

59-6

28/1

T: K A RyanJ: T Eaves

Chased leaders far side, ridden and dropped away 2f out

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Non-Runners

(1)

Vantheman⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: K A Ryan J: Jack Nicholls

(7)

King Of Light²²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: S C Williams J: Sean Kirrane

(2)

Francisco's Piece⁴⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: A Keatley J: Mikey Sheehy

(18)

Temple Of Athena⁹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: B Ellison J: Billy Garritty

(19)

Spoof⁵⁵

Weight: 8-9| Age: 11

T: K Frost J: Alec Voikhansky

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£32.60Pl:£6.20, £3.70, £1.80, £1.70EX:£361.70Trifecta:£4,701.80Tricast:£1,291.63SF:£234.91Swingers:£59.30, £34.10, £21.60

Forecasts

Fortification (5/1), Toca Madera (6/1), King Of Light (7/1), Vantheman (8/1), Lethal Nymph (17/2), Air Force One (10/1), Pilgrim (10/1), Reigning Profit (10/1), Stratusnine (12/1), Squealer (12/1), Alvin (14/1), Sports Coach (20/1), Vintage Clarets (22/1), Temple Of Athena (25/1), Partisan Hero (28/1), Ziggy's Triton (28/1), We Never Stop (28/1), Francisco's Piece (33/1), Spoof (33/1), Master Of My Fate (40/1), Elegant Erin (66/1)

KING OF LIGHT more than confirmed the progress he made at 3 yrs when a good second at Goodwood on return and he can go one place better with the benefit of a good draw. Lethal Nymph was in the frame over C&D last week and should also be in the mix whilst Fortification, successful himself in a C&D contest last week, can't be dismissed despite his draw being possibly higher than ideal.

KING OF LIGHT
LETHAL NYMPH
FORTIFICATION

Previous Winners

2025

Habooba

Weight: 9-0 |Age: 5

J: Ray Dawson | T: T Kent

28/1

Prize Money

1st: £33,501.002nd: £15,710.003rd: £7,858.004th: £3,926.005th: £1,963.006th: £982.00