16:20 Newbury

Friday 17 April 2026

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cityam.com Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 3m 41.69s

(7)

Lavender Hill Mob²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Mason Paetel⁽⁵⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 96| D

9/1

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.

Form: 41003-8

(4)

Blazeon Five⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A King| OR: 92| D

11/2

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.

Form: 74111-6

(3)

Pole Star¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: W Buick| T: C Johnston| OR: 89

15/8

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.

Form: 611650-

(6)

Classical Allusion²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 85

11/10

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.

Form: 1-2

(2)

Call My Bluff^p⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: J F Egan| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 79| D

40/1

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.

Form: 023/94-9

(8)

Francesco Baracca¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Tyler Heard| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 77| D

33/1

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.

Form: 391-148

Non-Runners

(5)

Maxident²²⁰

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: K P De Foy J: D Egan

(1)

Caprelo¹³⁵

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: H Morrison J: Tom Marquand

Forecasts

Classical Allusion (11/10), Pole Star (15/8), Caprelo (7/2), Maxident (5/1), Blazeon Five (11/2), Lavender Hill Mob (9/1), Francesco Baracca (33/1), Call My Bluff (40/1)

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.