15:25
William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Class 4, 7f (7f6y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, £5,234, 10 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 7.1)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Brighton Boy No. 1, stall 1
David Allan · Tim Easterby
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Won last time out
Brighton Boy heads our ratings on 92, four pounds ahead of Quest For Fun on 88, and that edge makes him the one to beat in this ten-runner Class 4 over seven furlongs at Catterick. He sits narrowly ahead of a competitive group rather than miles clear, but the figure still gives him the strongest claim on the numbers. Quest For Fun is the chief danger, with Misunderstood on 86 and Eagle Bay on 82 also capable of making it tight if the good to soft ground suits them. Brighton Boy gets the vote.
Runners
David Allan
Tim Easterby 5/71
Brighton Boy won last time out and returns just 12 days later, so he should arrive fit and in form, with experience of both today's trip and the going. Our rating of 92 puts him top of the ten, though 147 lb is a hefty burden and he was unplaced two starts back.
- Sire
- Gregorian (IRE)
- Dam
- Natural Instinct (IRE) by Dandy Man
- Owner
- Reality Partnerships Ii
- Foaled
- 14 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 71 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 93, Speed 85
Jason Hart
David O'Meara 4/44
Misunderstood bids to turn consistency into a breakthrough, having finished second three and four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, with our rating of 86 ranking him third of ten. The risk is that he is yet to win in his last six starts, and 139 lb from stall two is no light burden.
- Sire
- Hello Youmzain (FR)
- Dam
- Waldjagd (GB) by Observatory
- Owner
- M J Macleod S Graham
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 44 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 82
Paul Mulrennan
Harriet Bethell 1/3
Eagle Bay won two of his last five, taking a first four starts back and another five starts back, and he's fresh from a 16-day break with experience of today's trip and going. Our rating of 82 backs him as a threat, but three runs without a win, including a seventh last time out, is the worry from 138 lb.
- Sire
- Cable Bay (IRE)
- Dam
- Fondie (IRE) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Daniel Hunt Wrigleys And Cassels
- Foaled
- 9 May 2023
- Stable
- Arnold, E Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 78
Sam James
K. R. Burke 4/39
Won last time out and fresh from just 17 days ago, Diamont Katie has run over today's trip and going, but a seventh two starts back shows her consistency can waver, and 138 lb from draw 5 is a hefty burden; our rating of 81 has her fifth of ten.
- Sire
- Acclamation (GB)
- Dam
- Archange (FR) by Arcano
- Owner
- Middleham Park Racing Lxxiv M Hulin
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Coverham, North Yorkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 39 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 79
Sean Kirrane
Tim Easterby 5/71
Quest For Fun is consistent, with a second two starts back and another second four starts back, then a fourth last time out just eight days ago, and he has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 88 ranks him second of ten, but he is yet to win in his last six starts, which is the main risk.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Craic Agus Spraoi (IRE) by Intense Focus
- Owner
- Reality Partnerships Xvi
- Foaled
- 25 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 71 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 88, Speed 82
Mark Winn
Michael Dods 0/26
Beaten into ninth last time out after a third two starts back, Call Me Betty has run over today's trip and on this going, and returns just 16 days later, though the yard is 0/26 lately and she carries 132 lb from stall four. Our rating of 76 puts her sixth of ten.
- Sire
- Sands Of Mali (FR)
- Dam
- Ariena (IRE) by Arcano
- Owner
- D Stone Mrs C Dods
- Foaled
- 11 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Piercebridge, Co Durham
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 26 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 25%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 70
David Nolan
Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood 1/8
Havana Prince was beaten in ninth last time out, and his only win came six starts back, with a third two starts back the one bright spot since. He has run over today's trip and going and gets 22 days between runs, but 131 lb from draw 10 and an eighth-ranked placing on our figures make him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- Sciacca (IRE) by Royal Applause
- Owner
- Bishop Kench Croothymas Scholefield
- Foaled
- 12 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 8 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 77
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby 3/26
Von Trotter arrives in cracking form, a winner last time out, a second two starts back and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip, yet our figures rank him last of ten and 130 lb from stall seven looks a big ask after 38 days off.
- Sire
- Mattmu (GB)
- Dam
- Bankawi (GB) by Coach House
- Owner
- South Bank Racing Partners
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 26 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 73, Speed 66
Oisin Orr
Roger Fell 1/12
Zarvali has finished seventh last time out and is winless in his last six, with a fourth three starts back his best recent effort, though he has run over today's trip and going and returns after 17 days. Our rating of 76 sits above his official 71, but carrying 129 lb from stall nine, he looks no more than a midfield sort.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Zunera (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Swales Fell
- Foaled
- 17 May 2023
- Stable
- Nawton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 75
Kevin Stott
Philip Kirby 1/13
Kings Merchant looks hard to fancy, ranked ninth of ten on our figures at 74 despite a third last time out and a winner two starts back. In his favour, he has run over today's trip and going, and a 21-day break suggests he is fresh.
- Sire
- Bated Breath (GB)
- Dam
- Rhossili Down (GB) by Kingman
- Owner
- G Harrison
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2021
- Stable
- East Appleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 14%
- Ratings
- Perf 74, Speed 64
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.