Newmarket (July)
16:17
Close Brothers Handicap
Newmarket (July) Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2025 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.38 Place: £1.30 £2 Exacta: £6.20 Trifecta: £13.90
Non-Runners: Wolfpack (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Made all - ridden over 1f out - went clear inside final furlong - readily(op 6/4 tchd 5/4)
3 C AVG Andrew Balding 129 lbs 11/8F Won
2nd
Prominent - outpaced over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)
3 G AVG Tom Ward 131 lbs 11/4 5
3rd
Taken down early and mounted in chute - in touch with leaders - good headway over 2f out - went second over 1f out - lost second inside final furlong - just held third(op 3/1 tchd 7/2)
3 G Poor Jamie Osborne 136 lbs 100/30 1.25
4th
Prominent - outpaced over 3f out - rallied inside final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 12/1)
2 F AVG Seb Spencer 134 lbs 16/1 0.2
5th
In touch with leaders - headway and prominent over 3f out - outpaced over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong (vet said gelding had bled from the nose)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
2 C Good Jonathan Portman 132 lbs 13/2 .75
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6th
Towards rear throughout - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 40/1)
3 G AVG Mark Usher 126 lbs 80/1 74