William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap (Div 1)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	1	Brighton Boy (G) FAV Having returned to his last winning mark, soon left behind a lesser effort when scoring in a class 3 at Pontefract (6f) 12 days ago, the second that day running well again since. Major player able to…	035011	D Allan T D Easterby	4	66.7kg	4 3/1
6th	2	2	Misunderstood (G) HT Shaped well when going close at Beverley in August and at Thirsk last month. However, failed to meet expectations when fourth of 10 at Ayr 18 days ago. Tongue strap on first time for current connecti…	452254	Jason Hart D O'Meara	4	63kg	5.50 9/2
2nd	3	3	Eagle Bay (G) Successful at around 7f on first 2 starts for current yard this season but hasn't matched that form in a trio of handicaps since, seventh of 9 at Nottingham (8.5f) 16 days ago.	3-11757	P Mulrennan H Bethell	3	62.6kg	8.50 15/2
3rd	4	5	Diamont Katie (F) Gained a first handicap victory at Pontefract (6f) in April and has continued in good heart since, having excuses on penultimate outing before a ready success over this C&D 17 days ago. 5 lb rise in …	420271	S H James K R Burke	4	62.6kg	7.50 13/2
4th	5	6	Quest For Fun (G) T Winner of a division of this race in 2023 and runner-up last year. Arrives having made the frame on 5 of his last 7 starts, fourth of 20 at York 8 days ago, and he could be thereabouts once more.	325244	Sean Kirrane T D Easterby	8	62.1kg	4.33 10/3
10th	6	4	Call Me Betty (F) Won at Carlisle (6f) on second outing of the campaign but below form over the same trip since, last of 9 at Newcastle 16 days ago. Has dropped below her last winning mark, though others more persuasi…	197390	Mark Winn M Dods	4	59.9kg	26 25/1
9th	7	10	Havana Prince (G) P Successful at Newcastle in March and best effort since when third at the same course last month. However, wasn't able to build on that run when well held there 22 days ago. Cheekpieces now back on.	100839	D Nolan T Coyle & K Wood	5	59.4kg	29 28/1
7th	8	7	Von Trotter (G) Showed improved form upped to 7f when getting off the mark at Doncaster in August and, after a close second next time, made all at Carlisle last month. Can make another bold bid with more still to of…	762121	Joanna Mason M & D Easterby	3	59kg	8 7/1
5th	9	9	Zarvali (G) Got off the mark in novice over this C&D on seasonal/stable debut in May. More miss than hit in handicaps since, having excuses on penultimate start but faring no better when seventh of 9 here 17 day…	074975	O J Orr Roger Fell	3	58.5kg	26 25/1
8th	10	8	Kings Merchant (G) P Took advantage of his reduced mark at Chester (7f) in July and showed a good attitude when also scoring here (6f) in September. Creditable third of 10 at Ripon 3 weeks ago and he can give another goo…	214513	K Stott P A Kirby	5	56.7kg	26 25/1

Betting forecast: Brighton Boy (3/1), Quest For Fun (10/3), Misunderstood (9/2), Diamont Katie (13/2), Von Trotter (7/1), Eagle Bay (15/2), Zarvali (25/1), Kings Merchant (25/1), Call Me Betty (25/1), Havana Prince (28/1)