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Boyle Sports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap

Date 2026-05-16

Distance 1m

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £38,655

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 4.5°C

Wind 3mph W

Rain 0%

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
11 (1)	Mezcala Bay J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	126	—	2127-1	93	116	104	49d	—	—	+6	26.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Laughed at 21 rivals in Spring Mile at Doncaster (good to soft) seven weeks ago; up 8lb
3 (4)	Bullet Point Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	137	—	2170-7	104	115	89	14d	—	—	+3	17.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Plenty of appeal on 2025 evidence; needs to bounce back from an underwhelming reappearance
12 (5)	Spanish Voice Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	125	t	1-1871	92	115	91	14d	—	—	+10	20.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Dropping back to 1m worked a treat when he won well at Newmarket two weeks ago; up 9lb
6 (2)	Blue Rc Bay J:Hector Crouch T:James Tate	J:Hector Crouch T:James Tate	134	—	22-122	101	118	81	14d	—	—	+5	15.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Second in strong 1m handicaps at Newcastle (AW) and Thirsk (good to firm); keeps improving
8 (7)	Classic Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	128	—	2128-2	95	114	98	28d	—	—	+10	18.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Better than ever for second of 24 in the Spring Cup four weeks ago; up just 1lb
10 (9)	Indalo Grey J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	128	h	41412-	95	115	99	231d	—	—	+20	28.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Strong finish took him to within a nose of victory in the 1m1f Cambridgeshire at Newmarket
2 (10)	Checkandchallenge b/br J:Rossa Ryan T:William Knight	J:Rossa Ryan T:William Knight	137	—	3639-0	104	115	103	28d	—	—	+9	15.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
7yo who's spent vast majority of his career in Group or Listed races; 5th in 2025 Lockinge
1 (8)	Ebt's Guard Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	138	—	8224-0	105	112	105	28d	—	—	+10	15.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won C&D Spring Cup in 2025; couldn't get a clear run in it in 2026; 3rd in this last year
13 (3)	Man Of La Mancha Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hollie Doyle T:Ralph Beckett	122	—	2411-4	89	115	98	14d	—	—	+6	11.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Did well last term; fourth of 13 to Spanish Voice when favourite at Newmarket on return
14 (12)	Talis Evolvere Bay J:Alec Voikhansky T:Richard Hannon	J:Alec Voikhansky T:Richard Hannon	122	—	-12528	89	112	104	43d	—	—	+14	17.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Did well here spring 2024 but 1-18 on turf; down the pecking order despite some AW success
16 (11)	Lir Speciale Bay J:William Cox T:Brian Ellison	J:William Cox T:Brian Ellison	118	—	511-33	85	111	103	10d	—	—	+6	9.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
7yo who's in his best form for ages but is edging back up the weights
5 (13)	Hard Endeavor Chestnut J:James Doyle T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:James Doyle T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	134	—	3315-	101	108	78	171d	—	—	+20	23	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Only four races; seems to have been hit hard for his fifth of seven in French Listed race
15 (16)	Green Triangle Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Saffie Osborne T:Simon & Ed Crisford	121	tp	67-465	88	113	111	64d	—	—	+7	10.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Promise on occasions at Meydan (1m1f-1m4f) this year but others have more pressing claims
7 (15)	Houquetot b/br J:Kieran Shoemark T:James Owen	J:Kieran Shoemark T:James Owen	131	t	/065-9	98	112	99	113d	—	—	+10	12.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ex-French; needs to prove he retains full ability on this debut for another new yard
4 (14)	Witch Hunter Bay J:Tyrese Cameron(5) T:Richard Hannon	J:Tyrese Cameron(5) T:Richard Hannon	135	—	514890	102	110	84	7d	—	—	+13	15.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
No turf win since 2023; AW win in January but subsequent form isn't good enough
NR (6)	Ancient Rome b/br J:NON-RUNNER T:Charles Hills	J:NON-RUNNER T:Charles Hills	128	—	3000-0	95	111	90	28d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Hampered in Spring Cup; last won in 2023 and made an impact only once in 2025

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Mezcala	3/1	3/1	3/1
Bullet Point	4/1	9/2	9/2
Spanish Voice	6/1	13/2	13/2
Blue Rc	7/1	6/1	13/2
Classic	9/1	9/1	9/1
Indalo	17/2	8/1	17/2
Checkandchallenge	14/1	14/1	14/1
Ebt's Guard	16/1	16/1	16/1
Man Of La Mancha	16/1	16/1	16/1
Talis Evolvere	28/1	28/1	28/1
Lir Speciale	28/1	28/1	28/1
Hard Endeavor	28/1	28/1	28/1
Green Triangle	33/1	33/1	28/1
Houquetot	33/1	40/1	33/1
Witch Hunter	40/1	40/1	40/1
Ancient Rome	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Indalo

28.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 15 Odds: 2.5

17/2

2nd

Mezcala

26.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Hard Endeavor

OR: 12.8 Form: 9.4 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Spanish Voice

20.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Classic

18.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Bullet Point

17.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Talis Evolvere

17.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1

28/1

Blue Rc

15.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Witch Hunter

15.7

OR: 13 Form: 2 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Checkandchallenge

15.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Ebt's Guard

15.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Houquetot

12.8

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ancient Rome

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Man Of La Mancha

11.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Green Triangle

10.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Lir Speciale

9.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ebt's Guard	105	112	105
Bullet Point	104	115	89
Checkandchallenge	104	115	103
Witch Hunter	102	110	84
Blue Rc	101	118	81
Hard Endeavor	101	108	78
Houquetot	98	112	99
Classic	95	114	98
Indalo	95	115	99
Ancient Rome	95	111	90
Mezcala	93	116	104
Spanish Voice	92	115	91
Man Of La Mancha	89	115	98
Talis Evolvere	89	112	104
Green Triangle	88	113	111
Lir Speciale	85	111	103

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Witch Hunter	7d ago	Quick return
Lir Speciale	10d ago	Quick return
Bullet Point	14d ago	Fit
Spanish Voice	14d ago	Fit
Blue Rc	14d ago	Fit
Man Of La Mancha	14d ago	Fit
Classic	28d ago	Fit
Checkandchallenge	28d ago	Fit
Ebt's Guard	28d ago	Fit
Ancient Rome	28d ago	Fit
Talis Evolvere	43d ago	Fit
Mezcala	49d ago	Fresh
Green Triangle	64d ago	Fresh
Houquetot	113d ago	Long break
Hard Endeavor	171d ago	Long break
Indalo	231d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Blue Rc	Prominent
Green Triangle	Hold Up
Ancient Rome	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 16 runners classified.