Newmarket Races
Newmarket
15:00
William Hill Epic Boost Handicap
Newmarket
Date: Fri, 03 May 2024
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £1.70 £1.70 £1.80
Exacta: £21.60
Tricast: £68.56
Trifecta: £73
Non-Runners: Chola Empire (unsuitable ground), Obelix (self certificate), Zouky (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Noble Dynasty (GB) | 7 G | Good | Charlie Appleby | 138 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Made all - shaken up and went clear under 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on well(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | English Oak (GB) | 4 C | AVG | Ed Walker | 123 lbs | 7/2J | 2 | In touch with leaders - switched right and headway over 1f out - ridden and went second inside final furlong - kept on but no match for winner(op 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Dark Thirty (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Richard Hannon | 129 lbs | 7/2J | 0.3 | Reared start and slowly away - in rear but in touch with leaders - pushed along and headway over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on (jockey said colt reared in stalls and was slowly away as a result)(op 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 12 | Be Frank (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Henry Candy | 118 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders on far side of group - kept on inside final furlong(op 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Love De Vega (IRE) | 5 H | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 120 lbs | 16/1 | 1.25 | Prominent on near side of group - outpaced over 1f out - kept on inside final 110yds(op 20/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Persuasion (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | David & Nicola Barron | 123 lbs | 40/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - took keen hold early - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 7th | 1 | Saint Lawrence (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Archie Watson | 140 lbs | 22/1 | 0.1 | Prominent - hung left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed under pressure)(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Lethal Levi (GB) | 6 G | AVG | K R Burke | 125 lbs | 10/1 | 2.25 | Awkward start - soon in touch with leaders - weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 17/2) | ||
| 9th | 11 | Final Watch (GB) | 6 G | AVG | William Stone | 119 lbs | 14/1 | 2 | Dwelt start - in rear on far side of group - took keen hold early - weakened over 1f out | ||
| 10th | 3 | Thunder Ball (GB) | 5 G | AVG |
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Paul & Oliver Cole | 130 lbs | 5/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - weakened over 1f out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding ran flat; vet had nothing to report)(op 4/1) |