16:20 Newbury
Friday 17 April 2026
All13:5714:3215:0715:4216:2016:5517:25
cityam.com Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 3  |  2m 110y  |  8 Runners  |  Turf
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Horse A-Z
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Useful performer who capitalised on a lenient hurdle mark at Cheltenham in November. Yet to conclusively prove his stamina for this far on the Flat, though he should be cherry-ripe for this, having been spared a hard race on the all-weather last time.
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Followed up Ascot/Nottingham wins with a career-best success to land the hat-trick at Southwell in December, yet she did find life tougher off this mark when midfield in a relatively valuable 2m handicap at Newcastle the following month.
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Likeable son of Teofilo who notched a third career success when winning in a similar grade at Yarmouth last summer. Wasn't disgraced in better company before finishing down the field in the Cesarewitch and remains the type who should relish 2m.
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Ulysses gelding who was relatively unconsidered but looked firmly above average when making a winning start at Southwell and backed that up when chasing home Constitution Hill at Kempton (1½m) last time. This greater test of stamina should suit, and he's very much unexposed on turf/handicap debut.
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Front-running stayer who finished a solid second over 1¾m at Ffos Las prior to going one better over the same C&D in September (heavy). Usually gives his running on reappearance, though perhaps crucially, he doesn't have his optimum conditions on this occasion.
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Having shaped much better than the result in the Cesarewitch, ran his best race when runner-up in valuable 2m handicap at Kempton in December. That form (winner followed up next-time-out) puts him firmly in the mix on return to turf.
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Useful handicapper at his best but clearly hasn't been the easiest to train in recent seasons, showing nothing after 5 months at Southwell last time.
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Better on than ever on the all-weather last season and while he cannot be judged harshly on his latest run at Lingfield (left poorly placed), this looks considerably tougher on return to turf.
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Forecasts
Classical Allusion (9/4), Pole Star (3/1), Caprelo (7/2), Maxident (5/1), Blazeon Five (7/1), Lavender Hill Mob (16/1), Francesco Baracca (33/1), Call My Bluff (50/1)
With no Constitution Hill to worry about this time, unexposed CLASSICAL ALLUSION can make his first start on turf/handicap debut a winning one. Pole Star shapes as though he should relish 2m and rates the main danger, with Caprelo not discounted on the back of a career-best performance on the all-weather in December.
Prize Money
1st: £12,885.002nd: £6,042.003rd: £3,022.004th: £1,510.005th: £755.006th: £378.00
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