William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap (GBBPlus Race).
Lingfield · Saturday, 9 May · 14:55
· 1m 2f
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
11:55
Off time
8
Runners
Good to Firm (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🥉 Third
SALAMANCA CITY (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.25
9/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
3.75
11/4
04 · —
5.50
9/2
05 · —
6
5/1
06 · —
10
9/1
07 · —
19
18/1
08 · —
23
22/1
09 · —
26
25/1
10 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 3 |
Twisting Physics (G)
Low-mileage 5-y-o with progressive form, winning 7f Newbury handicap on final start last year. Shaped well when sixth of 14 in handicap at Newbury (1¼m, good) on return 21 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Shortlist material.
|
Non Runner | Oliver Cole | 5 | 61.2 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 7th | 2 | 10 |
Noble Horizon (G)
Fairly useful form for William Haggas, winning a 1¼m Leicester novice last summer and good third of 19 in York handicap final start. New connections went to 140,000 gns to acquire him last autumn. Interesting runner.
|
Tom Marquand | Oli Rix | 4 | 61.2 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 4th | 3 | 8 |
Towerlands (G)
Recorded his fourth all-weather win since October when seeing off 5 rivals at Wolverhampton in February. His last 3 efforts suggest the handicapper has finally caught up, though.
|
Ray Dawson | A W Carroll | 4 | 60.8 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 6th | 4 | 4 |
Youthful King (G)
Won off a higher mark at Sandown last summer but hasn't returned in much form based on his 2 all-weather efforts last month.
|
Jack Gilligan | L A Dace | 7 | 60.3 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | 7 |
Salamanca City (M)
Better than ever when winning 13-runner handicap at Yarmouth (1¼m, good) on reappearance 28 days ago. Can give another good account off 3 lb higher.
|
Daniel Muscutt | J R Fanshawe | 5 | 59 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 1st | 6 | 5 |
Sweet Reward (G)
FAV
Added to his good record fresh when second of 10 at Epsom (8.5f, good) under Olivia Tubb 11 days ago. Just as effective over this trip.
|
Olivia Tubb | J G Portman | 9 | 58.1 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 5th | 7 | 2 |
Morcar (G)
[B]
Should be sharper for last month's Newbury reappearance and has dropped to the same mark as when winning this race last year. A return to form would come as no surprise.
|
Joe Leavy | R Hannon | 6 | 58.1 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 8th | 8 | 6 |
Double Red (G)
Made a winning reappearance for the second year running when seeing off 8 rivals over 1¼m on all-weather here 19 days ago. Won his first 2 outings of last season and likely to make a bold bid to do likewise.
|
David Probert | H Candy | 5 | 57.6 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 3rd | 9 | 9 |
Cristo (G)
[P]
Dual all-weather winner but ran poorly back on turf at Ripon last month. Others are more persuasive.
|
P J Dobbs | R Hannon | 4 | 57.6 kg |
23
22/1
|
| — | 10 | 1 |
Warning Sign (G)
In excellent form when fitted with blinkers last summer, winning a pair of amateur rider events at Sandown under owner David Dunsdon. However, hasn't offered much in a pair of all-weather handicaps this spring and can only be watched for t…
|
Jude Fernandes | G & J Moore | 7 | 56.7 kg |
26
25/1
|
Betting forecast: Sweet Reward (9/4), Twisting Physics (9/4), Salamanca City (11/4), Double Red (9/2), Noble Horizon (5/1), Morcar (9/1), Towerlands (18/1), Cristo (22/1), Warning Sign (25/1), Youthful King (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 8270.0 GBP |
| P2 | 3880.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1939.0 GBP |
| P4 | 970.0 GBP |
| P5 | 483.0 GBP |