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Clearance Handicap Hurdle

Newton Abbot · Wed 3rd Jun 2026 · 16:30

📏 2m167y 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 GOOD, Good to firm in places (GoingStick: 6.6) (Watering) 🏟️ Turf 💰 £7,922 🐎 Hurdle

2nd

Arctic Voyage

18/5

Harry Reed

1st

Morning Mayhem

4/1

Kielan Woods

3rd

Howth

4/1

Stan Sheppard

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Class

Class 3

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Distance

2m167y

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Going

GOOD, Good to firm in places (GoingStick: 6.6) (Watering)

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Surface

Turf

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Prize

£7,922

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Runners

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Weather

Light rain

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Type

Hurdle

📊 Betting Forecast

5/2 Arctic Voyage, 7/2 Centara, Morning Mayhem, 4/1 American Land, 9/2 Howth

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
🥉 3rd	Howth Form: 13114-	7y 168 lbs	Stan Sheppard Michael Appleby	126	4/1
4	Centara Form: 121P-6	8y 164 lbs	Freddie Keighley(5) Paul Nicholls	122	5/1
PU	American Land Form: 11442-	8y 160 lbs	Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	118	2/1F
3	Vocito Form: 3624-1	8y 164 lbs	Olly Murphy	122	–
🥇 1st	Morning Mayhem Form: 1313-4	5y 154 lbs	Kielan Woods Nick Scholfield	112	4/1
🥈 2nd	Arctic Voyage Form: P3P1-1	4y 149 lbs	Harry Reed Michael Blake	112	18/5
5	Pergamon Form: 4561-1	5y 155 lbs	Jennie Candlish	113	–
8	Zambezi Fix Form: 74066-	11y 142 lbs	Bernard Llewellyn	100	–

The race is named after Clearance, a six-time course winner for Michael Blake, and the trainer saddles the 4yo ARCTIC VOYAGE.

Racing Post Pick

Arctic Voyage

Our Expert Tip

Only five runners go to post for this contest and it\'s a tricky race to assess. However, the Tom Lacey stable has hit form at the right time and top-weight Howth looks capable of making his class tell. Course-winning form is always a positive around here and further improvement could be forthcoming.

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.