William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap (Str)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	9	Godwinson (G) Only 2 lb higher than when landing the 2025 Lincoln over C&D for William Haggas. However, he has been operating a notch below that level for a while now. Hasn't helped his cause by blowing the start …	500-000	Cieren Fallon J Channon	6	64kg	15 14/1
—	2	2	River King (G) Useful handicapper. Doubled his tally at Newbury (1m firm) before fine efforts in top-end handicaps at Royal Ascot and over C&D. Below form returned to more positive tactics at Ascot since (hung righ…	1-21540	S M Levey R Hannon	4	63kg	6.50 11/2
—	3	1	Cavolo Nero (G) Won at Yarmouth in June (final start for James Ferguson) and followed up over 1m at Kempton for new stable in August. Disappointed back at Kempton since but capable of bouncing back under Murphy.	234119	Oisin Murphy Harry Eustace	4	62.1kg	7.50 13/2
—	4	11	Shipbourne (G) Impressive debut winner in the mud at Newbury last October and added a 7f course novice on return in June. Disappointed in first 2 handicaps but back on the up with a bang to win 1m Southwell handica…	13-1091	Rossa Ryan R M Beckett	3	61.2kg	5.50 9/2
—	5	8	Anyasi (C) Looked a good prospect when winning 6f novices at Yarmouth/Leicester this summer. Back on the up when ¾-length second to subsequent winner at Haydock (7f, soft) latest. The way he saw that out provid…	3-1152	Ray Dawson R Varian	3	60.8kg	4.50 7/2
—	6	6	Mr Professor (G) Winner of the 2024 Lincoln over C&D on heavy. Seemingly not quite the same force but penultimate second of 9 to a progressive 3-y-o at Kempton (1m) shows he's still useful on his day. Not discounted …	056-625	Rowan Scott K P De Foy	7	59.4kg	13 12/1
—	7	3	Andesite (G) T It took a while for him to add to his 2-y-o debut success but he scored back to back over 7f at Thirsk (good to soft) and Chester (heavy) in recent months. Can probably forgive his latest run over an…	057110	D Nolan Roger Fell	4	58.5kg	21 20/1
—	8	4	Desperate Dan (G) B Won this race on heavy ground last year but hasn't found the same form this season despite being faced with similarly testing conditions, including at Haydock just 8 days ago. First-time blinkers nee…	41-9646	P Mulrennan P W Chapple-Hyam	5	57.6kg	17 16/1
—	9	5	Monoceros (G) Ex-Godolphin gelding. Showed improved form to double his tally in gutsy fashion at Haydock (1m, soft) last month but that form has taken a couple of knocks and he's been well below par twice since. B…	595178	A Mullen I Jardine	3	56.7kg	26 25/1
—	10	7	Lir Speciale (G) P Ended 2025 with back-to-back wins over 7f in the mud. Lost his way a little in midsummer but back on form when third of 10 at Haydock (1m, heavy) 2 weeks ago ago. Has to enter calculations in first-t…	578053	W Buick B Ellison	7	56.7kg	6 5/1
—	11	10	On The River (G) Latest success came at Carlisle (1m, soft) last June. Runner-up efforts at Beverley and Haydock in recent starts underline how well he operates in the mud. Each-way claims.	753272	S D Bowen H Bethell	7	55.8kg	11 10/1

Position	Prize
P1	9631.0 GBP
P2	4519.0 GBP
P3	2258.0 GBP
P4	1130.0 GBP
P5	563.0 GBP