wore hood to post, held up in touch, waited with 2f out, short of room over 1f out, smooth progress when in clear 1f out, ridden final furlong, led close home
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20:00 Newbury 16 May 2026
Boyle Sports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap (Str) (Class 2) (4YO plus)
1m Good (Good to Firm in places)
midfield, pushed along and headway over 1f out, challenged final furlong, led final 110yds, headed close home
3 1¼
11 Mezcala (1)
4 9-0 93
wore hood to post, held up in touch, smooth progress 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, challenged 1f out, edged right final furlong, kept on but held by front pair
tracked leaders, smooth progress to lead over 1f out, ridden 1f out, headed final 110yds, soon weakened
midfield, pushed along 2f out, progress over 1f out, short of room final furlong, soon weakened
held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway over 1f out, briefly went fifth final 110yds, soon lost fifth and no extra
wore hood to post, prominent, shaken up to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
wore hood to post, held up in rear, asked for effort over 1f out, short of room 1f out, minor headway final furlong, never in contention
wore hood to post, midfield, pushed along 2f out, no telling impression
wore hood to post, led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, squeezed out when weakening final furlong
held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, never a threat
midfield, asked for effort 2f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never involved

Video Highlights
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Good to Firm | 11 | My Cloud | 2 | 4 | 8 11 | 90 | 221-1 | 17 days | R Varian (112 miles) | Silvestre De Sousa | 5/ 6 | 1:37.29 |
| 2024 | Good | 12 | Sonny Liston | 3 | 5 | 9 12 | 105 | 205426 | 210 days | R M Beckett (31 miles) | Rossa Ryan | 10/ 1 | 1:36.00 |
| 2023 | Good | 12 | Bear Force One | 4 | 7 | 8 11 | 93 | 59-7310 | 17 days | R A Teal (1 miles) | Oisin Murphy | 22/ 1 | 1:37.56 |
| 2022 | Good | 7 | Muraad | 5 | 6 | 9 0 | 96 | 2219-98 | 344 days | Owen Burrows (1 miles) | Jim Crowley | 11/ 1 | 1:37.34 |
| 2021 | Good to Soft | 12 | Ascension | 7 | 4 | 9 3 | 95 | 1132-90 | 8 days | R Varian (112 miles) | Andrea Atzeni | 14/ 1 | 1:43.97 |
| 2019 | Good | 14 | Breden | 1 | 9 | 9 0 | 98 | 1-24235 | 30 days | Mrs L C Jewell (92 miles) | Robert Winston | 10/ 1 | 1:38.02 |
| 2018 | Good to Firm | 7 | Pouvoir Magique | 3 | 4 | 8 4 | 88 | 31471 | 190 days | J & T Gosden (112 miles) | Kieran O'Neill | 3/ 1 | 1:35.98 |
| 2017 | Soft | 15 | Withernsea | 12 | 6 | 8 10 | 93 | 0028-90 | 7 days | R A Fahey (229 miles) | Paul Hanagan | 12/ 1 | 1:44.60 |
| 2016 | Good | 13 | Azraff | 2 | 4 | 8 12 | 95 | 7464-02 | 28 days | M Botti (112 miles) | Andrea Atzeni | 16/ 1 | 1:38.35 |
| 2015 | Good | 14 | Spark Plug | 11 | 4 | 9 4 | 102 | 11625-2 | 28 days | B J Meehan (22 miles) | J Fortune | 9/ 2 | 1:38.51 |