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BetMGM Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Newmarket · Sat 16th May 2026 · 16:37

📏 1m2f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £7,731 🐎 Flat

2nd

Sharp Romance

8/1

Ashley Lewis(5)

1st

Folk Pageant

25/1

Rowan Scott

3rd

The Joker

9/4

Silvestre De Sousa

🏷️

Class

Class 4

📏

Distance

1m2f

🌿

Going

Good

🏟️

Surface

Turf

💰

Prize

£7,731

🐎

Runners

🔖

Type

Flat

📊 Betting Forecast

3/1 Eddaari, 7/2 The Joker, Alpine Culture, 7/1 Sharp Romance, Guest House, 8/1 Battosai, 9/1 Royal Poetry, 20/1 Folk Pageant

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
1	Baltic Fleet Form: 51-2	3y 137 lbs	George Boughey	82	–
8	Eddaari Form: 632-1	3y 136 lbs	Billy Loughnane Simon & Ed Crisford	81	2/1F
10	Alba Gu Brath Form: 22-17	3y 131 lbs	Jack Callan(3) Charlie Johnston	76	–
11	Knightsail Form: 73-7	3y 131 lbs	David Menuisier	76	–
16	Brighton View Form: 55-7	3y 124 lbs	William Knight	69	–
17	Thimble Form: 546	3y 117 lbs	Georgia Dobie Edward Smyth-Osbourne	62	–
🥉 3rd	The Joker Form: 3429-3	3y 135 lbs	Silvestre De Sousa Jane Chapple-Hyam	80	9/4
7	Royal Poetry Form: 3-412	3y 133 lbs	Joe Leavy Richard Hannon	78	9/1
3	Venetia Form: 623-1	3y 136 lbs	Ralph Beckett	81	–
6	Alpine Culture Form: 4-33	3y 131 lbs	Cieren Fallon James Owen	76	9/1
4	Runswick Form: 0610-	3y 135 lbs	Ed Dunlop	80	–
🥈 2nd	Sharp Romance Form: 41	3y 127 lbs	Ashley Lewis(5) Philip McBride	72	8/1
5	Battosai Form: 45-0	3y 127 lbs	Jack Callan(3) Brian Meehan	72	10/1
6	Commanding Officer Form: 341-6	3y 135 lbs	Charlie Appleby	80	–
🥇 1st	Folk Pageant Form: 2-19	3y 126 lbs	Rowan Scott Charlie Johnston	71	25/1
7	Harriet Quimby Form: 32-1	3y 135 lbs	Simon & Ed Crisford	80	–
4	Guest House Form: 8003-1	3y 117 lbs	J F Egan George Margarson	62	11/1
9	Simon Pierre Form: 01	3y 132 lbs	Gemma Tutty	77	–

It's hard to say who will improve the most but GUEST HOUSE gets the vote ahead of Sharp Romance, Eddaari and Alpine Culture.

Racing Post Pick

Guest House

Our Expert Tip

SHARP ROMANCE won really nicely at Kempton last time out and now steps into handicap company off a mark of 72. Ashley Lewis takes another 5lb off, so effectively racing off 67 looks ideal for this sort of contest.

At 6/1 at the time of writing, I think the each way angle looks the best play.

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Pontefract

Racecard ›

Bullington Bry

J : Lewis Edmunds

T : Jessica Macey

17:00

Age: 4

Form: 574702

Weight: 134 lbs

OR:

Rain cap will be all the rage in the betting, but again when isn\'t it. was 2/1 beaten fav last time out and essentially is 4lb worse off here, Im going to take an eachway gamble on BULLINGTON BRY switch stables last time out and well supported in the market, the 1st time blinkers were slapped on and seemed to do an ok job, I would prefer this horse to potentially get a bit more cover, he will stay 7F/1m and has the speed to tuck in if needed. the race is not great and if Jessica Macey can squeeze a bit more out of this horse on his 2nd run he could go close, of a career low marl and 4 places on offer at 15/2 happy to have an eachway play on this.