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16:30

Newton Abbot

Great Britain

Clearance Handicap Hurdle

Wednesday, 3 June 2026

2m1f·Hurdle·Class 3·Good·5 runners·£7,922
Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Morning Mayhem (GB)
    Kielan Woods·Nick Scholfield
    4/1·5.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Arctic Voyage (GB)
    Harry Reed·Michael Blake·beaten 26 lengths
    18/5·4.60
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Howth (IRE)AI top pick · 73.7
    Stan Sheppard·Tom Lacey·beaten 0.05 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
Race time
4m 12.49s+25.49s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Morning Mayhem (GB))

In touch with leaders - headway before 4 out - led before 3 out - went clear before 2 out - not fluent last - canter

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.073.7/100 rating
Howth
6.80Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Racing Alpha pick

Howth

Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey · 7yo

73.7/100
+1.8 vs next best (71.9)

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Ratings50% weight
    81very strong
    OR 126 · RPR 127 · TS 111
  • Form20% weight
    76strong
    Last 6: 1-3-1-1-4
  • Trainer20% weight
    68strong
    Tom Lacey: 3/11 winners last 14d (27%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    45below average
    255d since last run (long absence)
MarketBest price 6.80 (Betfair Exchange) — 5th pick of 5 in market. AI is contrarian here.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
310
7yo · G · bt
13114
12-0012612711173.7
4/1·5.00
SP
420
8yo · G · brt
121P6
11-1012271.9
5/1·6.00
SP
PU30
8yo · G · brt
11442
11-0611812512362.6
2/1F·3.00
SP
140
5yo · G · b
13134
11-0011212611661.0
4/1·5.00
SP
250
4yo · G · gr
P3P11
10-0911212911763.4
18/5·4.60
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:30 Newton Abbot on 3 June 2026?

Morning Mayhem (GB) won the 16:30 Newton Abbot at SP 5.00. Ridden by Kielan Woods. Trained by Nick Scholfield.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:30 Newton Abbot?

No — the AI top pick (Howth) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 16:30 Newton Abbot?

Top finishers: 1. Morning Mayhem (GB) (5.00), 2. Arctic Voyage (GB) (4.60), 3. Howth (IRE) (5.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:30 Newton Abbot?

The winning time was 4m 12.49s, 25.49s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

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

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

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

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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