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Kempton-AW · Wed 20th May 2026 · 18:30
📏 7f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 POLYTRACK: STANDARD TO SLOW 🏟️ AW 💰 £4,320 🐎 Flat
2nd
Hamda's Joy
100/30
David Egan
1st
Crossbar
100/30
Rossa Ryan
3rd
House Of Medici
5/2F
Oisin Murphy
🏷️
Class
Class 5
📏
Distance
7f
🌿
Going
POLYTRACK: STANDARD TO SLOW
🏟️
Surface
AW
💰
Prize
£4,320
🐎
Runners
9
🌤️
Weather
Showers
🔖
Type
Flat
📊 Betting Forecast
5/2 Hozam, 9/4 House Of Medici, 11/2 Crossbar, Hamda's Joy, 8/1 The Golden Snitch, 12/1 Miss Gallant, 20/1 Katie's Song, 33/1 Avispado, Victorian Rose
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
5
Avispado Form: 9-0
3y
133 lbs
Robert Havlin
David Menuisier
- 66/1
🥉 3rd 3y
133 lbs
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
- 5/2F
3
Hozam Form:
3y
133 lbs
Jack Callan(3)
George Boughey
-
🥇 1st
Crossbar Form:
3y
131 lbs
Rossa Ryan
Clive Cox
- 100/30
7 3y
129 lbs
J F Egan
Dominic Ffrench Davis
- 9/2
🥈 2nd
Hamda's Joy Form: 33-3
3y
128 lbs
David Egan
Tom Clover
72 100/30
6 3y
128 lbs
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes
- 33/1
4
Miss Gallant Form:
3y
128 lbs
Marco Ghiani
Marco Botti
- 5/1
8 3y
128 lbs
Rob Hornby
Mike Murphy
- 80/1
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RACING POST VERDICT

Andrew Balding's Bated Breath colt HOUSE OF MEDICI appeals on paper and is taken to make a winning start over fellow newcomer Hozam

Racing Post Pick
House Of Medici

Today's NAP of The Day

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17:00 Newton AbbotPU
Racecard
Horse Silk
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
Horse Silk
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.