YORK
14 July 2023
Friday 14th July

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William Hill Epic Value Handicap (Class 2) Racecard

  • Channel: ITV
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good
York
Runners
8

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Stalls
Inside

Weather
Rain

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(6)
Vafortino silk
D
Vafortino
J: Rossa Ryan
T: Kevin Philippart De Foy
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Going Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts on this ground (67%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (4%)
Fair tenth at Royal Ascot, where he was short of room late on, and he could be thereabouts
1-3230
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 102
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Jun 23 Asc Ascot 7f GF 2Hc 9-10 10/29 Witch Hunter (5L) 9/1 103 99
13 May 23 Asc Ascot 7f Sft 2Hc 9-6 3/22 Rebel Territory (4¼L) 11/1 103 109
18 Apr 23 Nmk Newmarket 7f GS 2Hc 9-4 2/9 Rebel Territory (½L) 5/1 103 112
29 Mar 23 Kem Kempton (AW) 7f St/Slw 2Hc 9-6 3/8 Mount Athos (2½L) 11/2 103 109
21 Sep 22 Goo Goodwood 8f GS 2ClHc 10-1 1/12 Substantial (hd) 15/2 101 108
9 Jul 22 Nmk Newmarket (July) 7f GF 2Hc 8-13 11/18 Bless Him (8¾L) 14/1 102 85
2
(1)
Bopedro silk
D
Bopedro v
J: Daniel Tudhope
T: David O'Meara
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
There's a suspicion that 1m may suit best but he's run creditably over 7f the last twice
817626
Age: 7
Weight: 9-7
OR: 100
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Jun 23 Asc Ascot 7f GF 2Hc 9-8 v 6/29 Witch Hunter (3L) 40/1 101 103
27 May 23 Yor York 7f GF 2Hc 10-1 v 2/10 Shining Blue (4L) 9/1 102 103
18 May 23 Yor York 8f GF 2Hc 9-12 v 6/16 Croupier (3½L) 25/1 103 104
29 Apr 23 Lei Leicester 8f Sft 2Hc 9-11 7/7 Al Mubhir (65L) 10/1 103 -
18 Apr 23 Nmk Newmarket 8f GS 2Hc 9-6 1/13 Empirestateofmind (½L) 11/1 97 107
1 Apr 23 Don Doncaster 8f Hy 2Hc 9-2 v 8/22 Migration (6½L) 25/1 97 94
3
(8)
Northern Express silk
CD
D
Northern Express
J: Paul Mulrennan
T: Michael Dods
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Likes it here and has been better than ever this year; firmly in calculations
6-5133
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 99
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Jun 23 Asc Ascot 7f GF 2Hc 9-4 3/29 Witch Hunter (1¼L) 16/1 97 104
18 May 23 Yor York 8f GF 2Hc 9-4 3/16 Croupier (¼L) 7/2F 95 104
6 May 23 Thi Thirsk 8f Sft 2Hc 9-7 1/15 Pisanello (¾L) 11/2 92 102
8 Apr 23 Mus Musselburgh 7f GS 2Hc 9-2 5/11 Gweedore (4L) 7/1 93 92
7 Oct 22 Yor York 8f GS 2Hc 9-4 6/20 Substantial (6L) 8/1 94 94
18 Aug 22 Yor York 8f Gd 2Hc 9-1 7/18 Blue For You (5¼L) 6/1 95 93
4
(3)
Documenting silk
CD
D
Documenting
J: David Nolan
T: Kevin Frost
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
10 x Distance Winner - Won 10 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (0%)
Down the field at Royal Ascot but has run well in third on his last two visits to York
18-530
Age: 10
Weight: 9-6
OR: 99
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Jun 23 Asc Ascot 7f GF 2Hc 9-0 28/29 Witch Hunter (18L) 66/1 100 57
27 May 23 Yor York 7f GF 2Hc 10-0 3/10 Shining Blue (4½L) 25/1 101 101
29 Mar 23 Kem Kempton (AW) 7f St/Slw 2Hc 9-8 5/8 Mount Athos (4¼L) 33/1 102 103
2 Dec 22 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 7f St/Slw 2Hc 9-9 8/9 Larado (7L) 9/2 102 89
14 Nov 22 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 7f St 2Hc 9-11 1/8 Street Kid (½L) 11/4 99 110
27 Oct 22 Lin Lingfield (AW) 7f St 2Hc 9-7 5/11 Dhabab (4½L) 16/5F 100 99
5
(5)
Gweedore silk
D
Gweedore
J: William Pyle 7
T: Katie Scott
D
5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Up and down this year and below par latest, but went close over this C&D previously
129026
Age: 6
Weight: 9-3
OR: 96
Days: 6
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jul 23 Hay Haydock 7f GF 2Hc 9-9 6/7 Ramazan (5¾L) 9/1 96 89
17 Jun 23 Yor York 7f GF 3Hc 10-2 2/13 Wild Lion (½L) 22/1 94 102
18 May 23 Yor York 8f GF 2Hc 9-5 14/16 Croupier (15L) 18/1 96 71
12 May 23 Chs Chester 7.5f Sft 2Hc 9-2 9/10 Revich (11L) 6/1 96 81
29 Apr 23 Hay Haydock 7f Gd 2Hc 8-9 2/11 Rainbow Fire (1½L) 6/1 96 102
8 Apr 23 Mus Musselburgh 7f GS 2Hc 8-8 1/11 Spirit Of Light (2¼L) 7/2J 90 101
6
(7)
Zip silk
D
Zip v
J: Oisin Orr
T: Richard Fahey
D
9 x Distance Winner - Won 9 times before at this distance
Went close on AW latest; turf wins have come on soft/heavy so could do with lots of rain
161302
Age: 7
Weight: 8-13
OR: 92
Days: 13
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jul 23 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 7f St/Slw 2Hc 9-3 v 2/8 Adeb (nk) 9/2 90 98
13 May 23 Asc Ascot 7f Sft 2Hc 8-7 v 12/22 Rebel Territory (8¾L) 40/1 90 84
7 Mar 23 Sth Southwell (AW) 7f St 3Hc 9-2 v 3/14 Farasi Lane (½L) 4/1 90 97
23 Feb 23 Sth Southwell (AW) 7f St 3Hc 9-6 v 1/11 Justcallmepete (½L) 11/1 89 98
26 Jan 23 Sth Southwell (AW) 7f St 2Hc 8-6 6/10 Lord Of The Lodge (3¼L) 100/30 89 88
2 Jan 23 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 7f St/Slw 2Hc 8-2 v 1/6 Air To Air (1¾L) 9/2 84 94
7
(4)
Another Investment silk
CD
C
Another Investment
J: Adam Farragher 3
T: Nigel Tinkler
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
5l win over C&D last month was a career best; remains to be seen if he'll back it up
408351
Age: 4
Weight: 8-11
OR: 90
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Jun 23 Yor York 7f GF 3Hc 9-0 1/16 No Nay Nicki (5L) 9/2 79 97
27 May 23 Yor York 7f GF 4Hc 9-8 5/19 Doctor Khan Junior (2L) 7/2F 79 84
19 May 23 Yor York 7f GF 4Hc 9-4 3/20 Eligible (½L) 18/1 77 86
20 Apr 23 Rip Ripon 6f Sft 4Hc 9-8 8/15 Bay Breeze (8¾L) 12/1 79 60
2 Apr 23 Don Doncaster 6f Sft 3Hc 8-8 13/19 Aleezdancer (13½L) 10/1 80 47
14 Mar 23 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 6f St 4Hc 9-4 4/14 Swayze (1L) 8/1 80 86
8
(2)
Able Kane silk
D
Able Kane tb
J: Ben Curtis
T: Rod Millman
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Made all at Newmarket recently but this will be tougher, now 5lb higher & back up in grade
-04491
Age: 6
Weight: 8-11
OR: 90
Days: 15
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Jun 23 Nmk Newmarket (July) 7f GS 3Hc 9-7 tb 1/6 Final Watch (1¾L) 12/1 85 96
15 Jun 23 Nby Newbury 7f Gd 3Hc 9-5 9/10 Flying Secret (4¼L) 8/1 86 81
26 May 23 Goo Goodwood 7f Gd 3Hc 9-5 4/9 Ropey Guest (3¾L) 9/2 87 89
12 May 23 Asc Ascot 6f Sft 3Hc 9-3 4/8 Orazio (10½L) 12/1 89 74
2 Apr 23 Don Doncaster 6f Sft 3Hc 9-4 16/19 Aleezdancer (22L) 22/1 90 31
30 Sep 22 Asc Ascot 7f Gd 3Hc 10-13 14/15 Final Watch (22L) 9/1 91 42
Verdict

Last year's runner-up NORTHERN EXPRESS has been better than ever this season and can post his third C&D win.

Verdict silk image
Northern Express

Betting Forecast:

11/4 Northern Express,

9/2 Another Investment,

5/1 Vafortino,

11/2 Bopedro,

7/1 Able Kane,

15/2 Gweedore,

8/1 Zip,

16/1 Documenting

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