William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes

Returned a promising second last time out, and Yorkshire has run over today's trip and going before — the weight and draw from stall 16 are the factors to watch, but he shapes as a genuine threat despite being winless in recent starts.

Croupier landed a win and was runner-up next time in his recent runs, and has experience of today's trip and going; carrying 134 lb from stall nine, his rating of 100 marks him as the one to beat, though his latest two runs give slight pause.

Asuka arrives in cracking nick — a winner last time out and again three starts back, with experience over today's trip and going and a quick 10-day turnaround suggesting he's thriving; the 134 lb burden from stall two is the main concern.

Aurora Majesty showed a win and placed efforts earlier in this sequence but has gone unplaced in his last two, and 57 days off adds a fitness query; he has run over today's trip and going, and stall one is his draw.

Angel Hunter has run over this combination of distance and going, and at 22 days he arrives fresh and ready; the concern is that he's been out of the frame in his last five starts since that victory.