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Boyle Sports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap

Newbury · Sat 16th May 2026 · 17:00

📏 1m 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £38,655 🐎 Flat

2nd

⭐ OUR NAP

Indalo

5/1

Ray Dawson

1st

Classic

10/1

Pat Dobbs

3rd

Mezcala

11/4F

George Bass

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Class

Class 2

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Distance

🌿

Going

Good

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Surface

Turf

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Prize

£38,655

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Runners

🔖

Type

Flat

📊 Betting Forecast

5/1 Mezcala, 11/2 Bullet Point, 6/1 Blue Rc, Classic, Spanish Voice, 8/1 Indalo, 10/1 Ebt's Guard, Man Of La Mancha, 16/1 Green Triangle, Lir Speciale, 20/1 Checkandchallenge, Hard Endeavor, Houquetot, 33/1 Talis Evolvere, 40/1 Witch Hunter

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
1	Diego Ventura Form: 2533-6	4y 139 lbs	Hamad Al Jehani	106	–
4	Ebt's Guard Form: 8224-0	5y 138 lbs	Lewis Edmunds William Muir & Chris Grassick	105	14/1
🥈 2nd	Indalo Form: 41412-	5y 128 lbs	Ray Dawson Roger Varian	95	5/1
10	Shout Form: 714-90	4y 132 lbs	Simon & Ed Crisford	99	–
🥉 3rd	Mezcala Form: 2127-1	4y 126 lbs	George Bass Jack Channon	93	11/4F
12	Eternal Force Form: 2111-7	4y 129 lbs	William Buick William Haggas	96	–
10	Spanish Voice Form: 1-1871	4y 125 lbs	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	92	15/2
5	Man Of La Mancha Form: 2411-4	4y 122 lbs	Hollie Doyle Ralph Beckett	89	18/1
11	Talis Evolvere Form: -12528	6y 122 lbs	Alec Voikhansky Richard Hannon	89	25/1
8	Green Triangle Form: 67-465	4y 121 lbs	Saffie Osborne Simon & Ed Crisford	88	33/1
13	Lir Speciale Form: 511-33	7y 118 lbs	William Cox Brian Ellison	85	33/1
18	High Degree Form: 21546-	4y 124 lbs	William Haggas	91	–
19	Christian David Form: 1-0934	5y 123 lbs	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	90	–
6	Checkandchallenge Form: 3639-0	7y 137 lbs	Rossa Ryan William Knight	104	11/1
20	Release The Storm Form: 11-0	4y 123 lbs	Brian Meehan	90	–
21	Stem Form: 3022-9	4y 122 lbs	Richard Hannon	89	–
22	Shah Form: 2221/	4y 122 lbs	George Boughey	89	–
26	Clouds Hill Form: 2217-1	4y 120 lbs	Saffie Osborne Charlie Johnston	87	–
27	Maybe Not Form: 21214-	4y 119 lbs	Ralph Beckett	86	–
12	Bullet Point Form: 2170-7	5y 137 lbs	Tom Marquand William Haggas	104	11/2
15	Witch Hunter Form: 514890	7y 135 lbs	Tyrese Cameron(3) Richard Hannon	102	40/1
5	Botanical Form: 585-49	6y 136 lbs	Clifford Lee K R Burke	103	–
14	Hard Endeavor Form: 3315-	4y 134 lbs	James Doyle Jane Chapple-Hyam	101	40/1
9	Blue Rc Form: 22-122	4y 134 lbs	Hector Crouch James Tate	101	17/2
7	Houquetot Form: /065-9	4y 131 lbs	Kieran Shoemark James Owen	98	33/1
🥇 1st	Classic Form: 2128-2	6y 128 lbs	Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon	95	10/1
9	Midnight Gun Form: 6724-9	5y 134 lbs	Hamad Al Jehani	101	–
NR	Ancient Rome Form: 3000-0	7y 128 lbs	NON-RUNNER Charles Hills	95	–

Mezcala, Spanish Voice, Blue Rc and Classic are shortlisted but Cambridgeshire second INDALO is preferred.

Our Expert Tip

Another minefield of a 15 runner handicap over the straight mile. Roger Varian has won this race twice in the last five years and lines up here tomorrow with INDALO. He was only beaten a nose by Boiling Point, who is now rated 115, and although he goes up another 4lb for that effort, I still feel at 15/2 he has a great chance of winning.

With 5 places on offer, he should be thereabouts at the very minimum.

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

Racecard ›

Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 RiponFinished 3rd

Racecard ›

Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.