19.45
Good To FirmClose Brothers Handicap
- Prize money: £5154
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
11/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.20
- Place: £1.20
Form: 324422 D
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (7) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Four wins this year and he has found another burst of improvement for the addition of cheekpieces, winning 1m handicaps at Pontefract and Musselburgh either side of a C&D second (behind Arctician); another 3lb higher but should make a bold bid. |
7/2 |
|
3 (7) |
14th Sep 2025 Good 1m 0f 2y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
A three-time 1m winner in 2025 who posted another good effort when runner-up in 1m Lingfield handicap 11 days ago; very much one to consider nudged up 1lb. |
9/4 |
|
2nd 7 (1) |
3rd Sep 2025 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
3-18; second of nine at Wolverhampton (8.5f, AW) last month before winning by a nose at Pontefract (1m, good to firm; first-time cheekpieces) 17 days ago; looks a likely player returned to AW following a 1lb rise. |
9/4 |
6/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 531964
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 (7) |
25th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
His form has deteriorated since his last win last May but he took a step back in the right direction when fourth of 16 at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) nine days ago; has another career-low mark today and is not ruled out. |
7/1 |
|
4th 6 (10) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
One win apiece for his previous two yards but he looks far from solid on 2026 form for another new stable; best watched unless the betting suggests a big run is likely; cheekpieces are removed and blinkers return. |
25/1 |
|
8th 6 (6) |
23rd Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 100y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
One win apiece for his previous two yards but looks far from solid on 2026 form for another new stable; best watched unless the betting suggests a big run is likely. |
14/1 |
7/2
- Place: £2.30
Form: 465
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Flat winner for William Haggas ahcieved a peak rating of 81 in that sphere; soundly beaten on debut for this yard in a Dundalk claimer and tailed off on hurdling bow at Cork last month; unlikely. |
40/1 |
|
4th 2 |
5th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 70y |
11st 7lb |
Flat winner for William Haggas achieved a peak rating of 81 in that sphere; soundly beaten on debut for this yard in a Dundalk claimer in December and is likely best watched on hurdles debut. |
18/1 |
|
8th 9 (5) |
15th Oct 2025 Good 1m 2f 50y Class 3 |
8st 10lb |
Disappointing at York (1m, good) last month but this 3yo was progressive previously and won at Sandown (1m, good) two starts ago; could have a big part to play if rediscovering the Sandown promise. |
9/2 |
10/1
Form: 805
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 10lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 6 (10) |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 100y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
0-20; tried in different headgear when a below-par seventh in 7f Doncaster handicap last time out; usual cheekpieces are refitted. |
11/1 |
|
7th 4 (14) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
19-race maiden; had a near-miss at Ffos Las (7.3f, good) last summer and was a fair fourth at Southwell (7f, AW) last week; seems tactically versatile and has each-way claims if he responds well to different headgear. |
10/1 |
|
4th 1 (1) |
7th May 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
18-race maiden but he was a close third here over 6f in March; below his best at Wolverhampton 31 days ago and now steps back up to 7f with cheekpieces back on; place claims at best. |
5/1 |
14/1
Form: 8551-6 D
Last run: 156 days
W: 10st 1lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 (2) |
24th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Two front-running 1m Kempton wins in 2024; belatedly returned to form when narrowly denied there (7f) in December but didn't come close to backing that up over 1m last week; blinkers are refitted now. |
11/1 |
|
11th 1 (9) |
14th Jan 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Two front-running C&D wins in 2024; little to enthuse over last year until a prominent market position correctly predicted a return to form when beaten a head over 7f here last month; up 3lb but still below his winning marks and looks a leading contender despite possible pace pressure. |
5/2 |
|
1 (11) |
20th Oct 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Won over 1m on the AW last October but appears to have badly lost his way; opposable. |
14/1 |
9/2
Form: 527-02
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 5 (12) |
21st Oct 2025 Good 0m 6f 3y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Still seeking first win (0-13), continuing to ease in the weights; didn't have things go her way over C&D (good) last time, so she did reasonably well to finish fourth of ten (Cameley Days second); others arrive in better form. |
12/1 |
|
7 (9) |
8th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Ex-Irish 3yo; went close in a novice on turf here (7.6f, good) in in June but she's not matched that form in four since; still unexposed as a handicapper but she's now 0-11 and has something to prove on this return to sprinting. |
16/1 |
|
7 (9) |
21st Aug 2025 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 5 |
9st 0lb |
She has run some fair races for her new yard this year but she needs to raise her game to break her duck back against male opposition. |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: 68-315 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 (1) |
4th Nov 2025 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Successful in C&D maiden in 2024; prevailed by a neck under Jack Callan at Southwell (1m) returned to AW last time; upped in grade but may remain competitive, having gone back up just 2lb. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 5 (1) |
4th Nov 2025 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Successful in C&D maiden in 2024; prevailed by a neck under Jack Callan at Southwell (1m) returned to AW last time; upped in grade but may remain competitive, having gone back up just 2lb. |
5/1 |
6/1
Form: 8-0333 BF
Last run: 20 days
W: 8st 13lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (11) |
13th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 3y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Had undergone wind surgery prior to C&D win on reappearance last month but never featured at Doncaster since; could be suited by the return to this track (form figures here read 221) and she can't be discounted. |
10/1 |
|
7th 6 (10) |
25th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Underwent breathing surgery before gaining a breakthrough win on her seasonal return in 1m Yarmouth handicap two weeks ago; back up 4lb but she's not taken lightly in her current mood. |
5/1 |
|
1st 9 (3) |
11th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 3y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
12-race maiden; finished second in her two course runs as a 2yo; well handicapped on last season's best and she has undergone wind surgery during her 176-day absence; should be winning races this year but this perhaps not the day to catch her. |
16/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £6.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £6.84 |
| Tricast | £39.73 |
| Trifecta | £41.60 |
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