York 15:18 RESULTED
Class 3 9 Oct 2026

Friday 9 October William Hill Epic Boosts Ebf Novice Stakes (gbb Race)

William Hill Epic Boosts Ebf Novice Stakes (gbb Race) · 0m6f0y

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William Hill Epic Boosts Ebf Novice Stakes (gbb Race)

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  1. Winner Sharadd (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas
    4/9F
  2. 5/2
  3. 50/1
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Saturday Draw Updated 1 week ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Mugheer silks
Mugheer
Age 2 · 9-10
14
72
51
72OR
2
9-10
★★☆☆☆
—
33/1 14/1 25/1
SR 51 suggests ability but 28/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
AI verdict

SR 51 suggests ability but 28/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

2
Our Son Oscar silks
Our Son Oscar
Age 2 · 9-10
31
89
96
89OR
2
9-10
★★★☆☆
—
3/1 3/1 5/2
SR 96 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
AI verdict

SR 96 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Sharadd silks
Sharadd
Age 2 · 9-10
1
—
158
—
2
9-10
★★★★☆
—
3/10 5/17 3/10
Favourable weight of 9-10 gives a real edge in this handicap.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 9-10 gives a real edge in this handicap.

4
Mehmas Star silks
Mehmas Star
Age 2 · 9-4
20
—
139
—
2
9-4
★★★☆☆
—
20/1 8/1 16/1
SR 139 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
AI verdict

SR 139 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Pete's Angel silks
Pete's Angel
Age 2 · 9-4
08
—
124
—
2
9-4
★★☆☆☆
—
250/1 66/1 150/1
SR 124 suggests ability but 150/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
AI verdict

SR 124 suggests ability but 150/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Mugheer 33/1 open 15.00 25/1 open 15.00 28/1 open 17.00 28/1 open 17.00 33/1 open 15.00 28/1 open 17.00 33/1 Bet365
2 Our Son Oscar 3/1 open 5.00 11/4 open 4.33 5/2 open 4.00 5/2 open 4.00 11/4 open 4.33 5/2 open 4.00 3/1 Bet365
3 Sharadd 3/10 open 1.36 3/10 open 1.33 3/10 open 1.29 3/10 open 1.29 3/10 open 1.36 3/10 open 1.29 3/10 Bet365
4 Mehmas Star 20/1 open 9.00 16/1 open 10.00 16/1 open 12.00 16/1 open 12.00 20/1 open 9.50 16/1 open 12.00 20/1 Bet365
5 Pete's Angel 250/1 open 67.00 150/1 open 101.00 200/1 open 101.00 200/1 open 101.00 250/1 open 81.00 200/1 open 101.00 250/1 Bet365

Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer), Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync. Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.

Chamber Verdict

Balanced lens

Sharadd

High conviction

Sharadd owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (88) and market confidence (99). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

3/10 William Haggas Tom Marquand
92% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Mehmas Star

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

20/1 · K. R. Burke
✓ Value Signal

Mehmas Star

Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.

20/1 · K. R. Burke
◈ Chamber Memory

Balanced

Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.

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Chamber Signals

How the chamber read the race

Why this horse Live cards showing how the active lens weighted each signal for this outcome.
Speed rating Dominant
88 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +33.4 pts

Base ability signal derived from the runner's best available speed figure.

Market confidence Dominant
99 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +21.7 pts

Transforms live price respect into a confidence signal inside the chamber.

Pace profile Live signal
60 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +4.8 pts

How cleanly the runner's engine fits the projected rhythm and pressure map.

Value edge Speculative
46 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.6 pts

Shows whether the current price still leaves enough upside in the pick.

Chaos factor Dominant
44 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.5 pts

Controlled volatility that keeps the simulation realistic and stress-tests the profile.

Favourite bias Live signal
62 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +5.0 pts

Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.

Top chamber signals Top 5 ranked by the active lens.
1 3. Sharadd
73.7 3/10
2 4. Mehmas Star
58.1 20/1
3 2. Our Son Oscar
57.7 3/1
4 5. Pete's Angel
50.8 250/1
5 1. Mugheer
37.8 33/1
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Sharadd
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3
Age 2 · 9-10
3/10
★★★★☆ SR 158 🐾 —

Favourable weight of 9-10 gives a real edge in this handicap.

2
Age 2 · 9-10
3/1
★★★☆☆ SR 96 🐾 —

SR 96 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Age 2 · 9-4
20/1
★★★☆☆ SR 139 🐾 —

SR 139 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

STEAMERS

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Saturday Racing AI
Sharadd
Confidence: High

Sharadd (SR 158, 3/10) is in a different league to this field — an SR of 158 in a Class 3 novice against rivals topped at SR 139 is a gulf that weight cannot bridge, especially when all runners carry identical 9-10 or lighter. William Haggas (23% career strike rate from 2,103 runners) is one of the shrewdest handlers of promising juveniles, and Tom Marquand (16%, 2,561 runners) is a high-calibre booking. A single win on debut (Form:1) at the same class level (ClassMv:=) means this horse steps out having already shown what it can do, with no obvious regression risk. The market at 3/10 is short but justified — this is a dominant SR advantage in a thin five-runner field. Each-way alternative: Our Son Oscar. Main danger: Our Son Oscar — Our Son Oscar (SR 96, 10/3) posted a win last time out (Form:31, rightmost=1) stepping up in class, Kevin Ryan's yard is capable at 12% strike rate, and at 10/3 the market is giving him a genuine second-chance price that implies some respect — if Sharadd has any hidden issue or flops on this going, Oscar is the only rival with the SR and recent form to capitalise.

Case against 4
  • Sharadd has run only once (Form:1) — a single debut win leaves stamina, temperament under pressure, and ability to handle racecourse atmosphere at York (a notoriously testing track) entirely unproven.
  • 36 days since last run is the longest freshen-up in the field; at 3/10 any post-absence rustiness or training setback risk is priced out completely, leaving no margin for error.
  • Our Son Oscar (SR:96, Form:31) has already handled two runs including a win, giving it proven fitness and racecourse experience at York's big-field atmosphere — Sharadd's single-run CV is thinner tha…
  • At 3/10 in a five-runner field, Sharadd is priced to perfection with zero value cushion; the SR gap to Mehmas Star (139) narrows meaningfully given Mehmas Star's 6lb weight allowance (9-4 vs 9-10), p…
Shortlist Sharadd, Our Son Oscar, Mehmas Star
Each-way: Our Son Oscar Danger: Our Son Oscar

🗺 The Course Class 3

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York Track and setting
Class 3 Race grade