17.40
Good To FirmClose Brothers Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Stayers Series Qualifier)
- Prize money: £4380.9
- 2m 0f 0y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.00
- Place: £1.70
Form: -06311 D
Last run: 5 days
W: 8st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 58
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
15th Oct 2025 Good 3m 0f 26y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Well-beaten when back over hurdles last month but stayed on well from poor position to go close under Natasha Cookson at Kelso (2m5f, good) ten days ago and looks well worth a crack at 3m. |
7/2 |
|
10 |
16th Sep 2025 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Won small-field Flat marathon off much reduced mark last month but has not run over hurdles since summer 2023 and his current ability in this sphere is hard to gauge; best suited by good or faster ground. |
25/1 |
5/2
- Place: £1.90
Form: 27-331 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 8st 4lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (5) |
5th Oct 2026 Good 2m 2f 2y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
Won three 2m handicaps for David Simcock in 2024; absent for 696 days prior to finishing tailed off on his stable debut at Beverley (2m, heavy) five weeks ago; accessories now added; risky. |
10/1 |
|
5th 4 (4) |
30th Aug 2026 Soft 2m 0f 32y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
In a fine run of form for David Simcock during 2024, over 1m6f/2m on the AW and fast ground; effective on soft as well but has a long absence to overcome. |
8/1 |
4/1
Form: 323-82
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
14th Oct 2026 Good To Firm 2m 3f 154y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
Ex-Ben Brookhouse; has a decent strike-rate over hurdles (4-12), her latest win coming on her second stable start off this mark in a mares' handicap at Cartmel in May (2m1f, good); hasn't run quite as well since (tried over 3m last time); three previous wins were at around 2m4f; contender. |
7/1 |
|
8th 5 |
24th Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 207y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
Posted career-best performance when winning at Cartmel (2m1f) in May and also ran well when fourth over that C&D (again on good) last month; stays 2m4f pretty well but probably needs to find hidden reserves on this first venture beyond that trip. |
14/1 |
|
4th 2 |
29th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 46y Class 3 |
11st 13lb |
Built upon pleasing stable debut when coming from off the pace for C&D (good) success under Leah Noreci in May, but wasn't quite in same form here last month and the forecast rain is another negative. |
10/1 |
4/1
Form: 013146 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (1) |
16th Aug 2025 Good 1m 4f 10y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won four times for David O'Meara last year (1m6f-2m) but has been out of form for new stable this season and is not sure to be ideally suited by today's drop back in trip; considered only if lively in the betting. |
10/1 |
|
3 (6) |
12th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 56y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Yet to strike form after three runs for new stable this year but now 1lb lower than when winning over C&D (good to firm) for David O'Meara just under a year ago; usually ridden patiently; revival possible. |
20/1 |
|
13 (2) |
28th Jun 2025 Standard 2m 0f 56y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
Four wins for David O'Meara last year (2m/1m6f), two on Tapeta, and she's on a competitive mark on her best form; the step back up in trip may help but she's not easy to fancy judged on this year's two runs. |
40/1 |
11/2
Form: 1257-0 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 8st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 58
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (9) |
19th Oct 2026 Good 2m 1f 24y Class 6 |
10st 8lb |
Veteran with five wins on the Flat; reliable sort who has made the frame on all four starts this year; holds place claims. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 4 (4) |
1st Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
5-42, his last three wins close to home on the July Course at Newmarket (2m); third to Regally Blonde in this last year and the handicapper is beginning to cut him some slack (back on last winning mark); vulnerable to younger rivals? |
6/1 |
|
4th 5 (1) |
8th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
10yo whose last three wins (in 2022, 2023 and 2025) came in the 2m handicap he contested here six weeks ago; could only manage 5l third to the reopposing Prince Quattro in this year's renewal; 4lb better off with that rival this time but it may not be enough. |
10/1 |
25/1
Form: 50/0-5
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 |
22nd Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 1f 109y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
A dual hurdle winner for Milton Harris; well beaten on the Flat on first two starts for this stable in June and only made a satisfactory start to his chasing career when a well-held third at Plumpton (2m1f, good; second has won since) last month; has a fitness edge over some and not ruled out with that experience behind him, off 5lb lower. |
11/2 |
|
3rd 4 |
22nd Sep 2024 Good 2m 0f 214y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Placed over hurdles for Milton Harris last autumn but returned from layoff with two poor Flat runs for new stable in June/July and has too much to prove on this chasing debut. |
10/1 |
|
6th 4 (7) |
27th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Unraced beyond 1m4f on Flat but has scored over 2m and 2m4f as a hurdler; his significant Flat form was in 2022 and he was tailed off on recent return to Flat for new yard after eight months off; others have more pressing claims. |
25/1 |
Non-runners
Solution
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £14.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £16.12 |
| Trifecta | £39.50 |
Selections
Daily Mirror:
Red Force OneThe Sun:
Red Force One