cityam.com Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Newbury

Newbury

16:20

cityam.com Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2026-04-17

Distance 2m110y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £12,885

Weather Overcast

Temp 10°C

Wind 6mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 41.69s (slow by 10.69s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Call My Bluff (IRE) J F Egan · Dominic Ffrench Davis	40/1	Won
2nd	Blazeon Five (GB) Rossa Ryan · Alan King	11/2	4.5
3rd	Francesco Baracca (GB) Tyler Heard · Eve Johnson Houghton	33/1	.75
4th	Pole Star (GB) William Buick · Charlie Johnston	15/8	1.5
5th	Classical Allusion (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	11/10F	3
6th	Lavender Hill Mob (GB) Mason Paetel · James Owen	9/1	16

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (6)	Classical Allusion Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	123	—	1-2	85	104	-	23d	—	—	-11	37	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Won debut; kept superstar hurdler Constitution Hill up to his work at Kempton (1m4f, AW)
3 (3)	Pole Star Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Johnston	J:William Buick T:Charlie Johnston	127	—	11650-	89	108	88	188d	—	—	-4	23.2	0.69/1	11/4 27%
2m2f Cesarewitch (10-1) did not work out; gelded since and could still have more to offer
2 (4)	Blazeon Five Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	132	—	4111-6	92	105	66	91d	—	—	+2	13.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Ended last year in storming form trick and not disgraced in January latest; not dismissed
1 (7)	Lavender Hill Mob Bay J:Mason Paetel(5) T:James Owen	J:Mason Paetel(5) T:James Owen	136	—	1003-8	96	108	95	20d	—	—	+5	14.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Always behind at Kempton three weeks ago but should be benefited from that run
8 (8)	Francesco Baracca Brown J:Tyler Heard T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Tyler Heard T:Eve Johnson Houghton	117	—	91-148	77	105	92	14d	—	—	+4	7.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Three AW wins in the last six months but none of his turf form matches today's mark
7 (2)	Call My Bluff Bay J:J F Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:J F Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	119	p	3/94-9	79	107	87	44d	—	—	+7	9.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Major questions to answer regarding the ground and what he's currently capable of
NR (5)	Maxident Bay J:David Egan T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:David Egan T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	122	—	4/421-	82	108	99	220d	—	—	—	8	—	—
September win latest; 3lb rise is far less concerning than his move away from soft/heavy
NR (1)	Caprelo Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Hughie Morrison	J:Tom Marquand T:Hughie Morrison	122	b	63102-	82	107	51	135d	—	—	—	18.9	—	—
Peak efforts on last two AW starts; chance on that but needs to improve his turf form

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Classical Allusion	5/6	4/5	4/5
Pole Star	11/4	11/4	11/4
Blazeon Five	13/2	13/2	13/2
Lavender Hill Mob	8/1	17/2	8/1
Francesco Baracca	33/1	33/1	28/1
Call My Bluff	40/1	33/1	40/1
Maxident	-	-	-
Caprelo	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Classical Allusion

OR: 8.8 Form: 12 Odds: 16.3

5/6

2nd

Pole Star

23.2

OR: 9.8 Form: 5 Odds: 8.4

11/4

3rd

Caprelo

18.9

OR: 8 Form: 10.9 Odds: 0

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Lavender Hill Mob

14.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Blazeon Five

13.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Call My Bluff

9.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Maxident

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Francesco Baracca

7.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lavender Hill Mob	96	108	95
Blazeon Five	92	105	66
Pole Star	89	108	88
Classical Allusion	85	104	—
Maxident	82	108	99
Caprelo	82	107	51
Call My Bluff	79	107	87
Francesco Baracca	77	105	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Francesco Baracca	14d ago	Fit
Lavender Hill Mob	20d ago	Fit
Classical Allusion	23d ago	Fit
Call My Bluff	44d ago	Fit
Blazeon Five	91d ago	Long break
Caprelo	135d ago	Long break
Pole Star	188d ago	Long break
Maxident	220d ago	Long break