16:10
William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes (Div II)
Class 4, 7f (7f6y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, £5,234, 9 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 7.1)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›It Just Takes Time shares the top rating of 91 with We Dare To Dream, but we prefer him for a progressive profile and a clock that backs up the form, which suggests there is more to come at this level. The main threat is We Dare To Dream, who is level on our figures, while Midnight Strike (84) and Tattie Bogle (83) are a notch below and need to improve to get involved. Level at the top and seven points clear of the rest, It Just Takes Time gets a narrow preference in this Class 4 contest on good to soft ground. Our selection is It Just Takes Time.
Runners
Mark Winn
David O'Meara 4/44
Our top-rated runner at 91 and ranked first of nine, he has run over today's trip and going and returns after just 16 days, though he is yet to win in his last five and was eighth last time out, a worry at 140 lb.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Vestavia (IRE) by Alhaarth
- Owner
- Baker Longden Lambert
- Foaled
- 24 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 44 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 91, Speed 77
Jack Garritty
Mark Walford 0/13
Fit after just 12 days off, he has run over today's trip and going and counts a win five starts back and a third six starts back in his recent form, which makes him our pick despite a ninth last time out. Drawn one and carrying 139 lb, he sits second on our figures at 91.
- Sire
- Power (GB)
- Dam
- War Bride (GER) by War Blade
- Owner
- Go Alfresco Racing Partners
- Foaled
- 11 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 13 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 15%
- Ratings
- Perf 91, Speed 81
Darragh Keenan
Jennie Candlish 3/28
Midnight Strike showed he can go close with a second two starts back and a third three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before; our rating of 84 ranks him third of nine. The risk is an eighth last time out, after 35 days off, carrying 138 lb from draw 5.
- Sire
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)
- Dam
- Not After Midnight (IRE) by Big Bad Bob
- Owner
- James Paul Services To Industry Ltd
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Basford, Staffs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 28 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 75
Jack Nicholls (3)
Iain Jardine 6/27
Five wins in his last six starts, including last time out, make this gelding's form hard to ignore, and he has run over today's trip and going. But 47 days off, 137 lb from stall two and a figure ranking him ninth of nine make him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Hope And Faith (IRE) by Zebedee
- Owner
- Mr Danny Coyles
- Foaled
- 27 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Carrutherstown, D'fries & G'way
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 27 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 67
Jason Hart
Charlie Johnston 5/46
Tattie Bogle looks a leading danger, having won three starts back and followed with a fourth and a fifth, while returning quickly after just 12 days and having run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 83 backs him up, though the main risk is that he has not won since that success.
- Sire
- Outstrip (GB)
- Dam
- Tottie (GB) by Fantastic Light
- Owner
- Kingsley Park Owners Club
- Foaled
- 10 May 2022
- Stable
- Middleham Moor, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 46 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 83, Speed 75
Kevin Stott
David O'Meara 4/44
Forest Caper arrives fit after 21 days off, a fourth last time out following a win two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 132 lb from draw 3, he's a patchy sort, though, with only one win in his last six, and our rating of 80 puts him fifth of nine.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Forest Crown (GB) by Royal Applause
- Owner
- The Horse Watchers 2
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 44 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 69
William Pyle
Ruth Carr 0/24
Fiscal Policy has a win three starts back and has run over today's trip and going, but he was only seventh last time out, and a trainer 0/24 over the last 14 days is a worry. Our rating of 80 against an official 71 offers some hope, though he's ranked sixth of nine from draw 6.
- Sire
- Profitable (IRE)
- Dam
- Penny's Gift (GB) by Tobougg
- Owner
- S Thompson Mrs R Carr G Shields
- Foaled
- 15 May 2019
- Stable
- Stillington, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 24 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 75
Harry Russell
Ollie Pears 0/2
Indefensible looks a tough sell as our seventh-ranked runner of nine, despite a second last time out, a winner three starts back and another two runs before that, all fresh from just 17 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, but carrying 130 lb from stall seven, that rating of 78 leaves plenty to find.
- Sire
- Inns Of Court (IRE)
- Dam
- Vexatious (IRE) by Shamardal
- Owner
- Ownaracehorse Gracehill Mccracken
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 70
David Allan
Tim Easterby 5/71
Fresh from a win last time out, and a fourth two starts back, Vince Le Prince has run over today's trip and going before, but his 125 lb from stall eight and a ranking of eighth of nine on our figures make him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Iffraaj (GB)
- Dam
- Crecy (GB) by Refuse To Bend
- Owner
- Reality Partnerships V
- Foaled
- 6 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 71 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 71
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.