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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 Newton AbbotPU

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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

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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.