15:00 Newmarket

Tuesday 18 April 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Close Brothers Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 1m 42.15s
1st
Horse silk
5
(9)
11/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
In rear stand side, pushed along and headway over 2f out, pressed leader from over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on op 12/1 tchd 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
2
(11)
7/2f
T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart
Tracked leaders stand side, led this group over 1f out, soon joined, headed inside final furlong, ran on op 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
8
(2)
18/1
T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Jonny Peate (5)
Slow into stride, in rear centre, pushed along and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, went 3rd close home op 20/1
4th
Horse silk
nse
11
(6)
28/1
T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning
In touch in centre, headway to lead this group over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, lost 3rd close home op 33/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
(10)
50/1
T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: A Kirby
In touch stand side, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 40/1 tchd 33/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
(13)
18/1
T: E BethellJ: Callum Rodriguez
Led stand side group, pushed along and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 20/1
7th
Horse silk
hd
3
(7)
11/1
T: R VarianJ: Aidan Keeley (5)
Raced centre, held up towards rear, pushed along and headway between horses over 1f out, kept on same pace op 9/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
14
(4)
5/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Rose Dawes (5)
Tracked leader centre, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 11/2
9th
Horse silk
1
9
(14)
7/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Andrea Atzeni
Dwelt, tracked stand side leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong op 11/2
10th
Horse silk
¾
10
(5)
20/1
T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne
Keen held up in centre, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 22/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ½
12
(1)
48-10
10/1
T: H & R CharltonJ: W Buick
Close up centre, pushed along to lead this group 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
12th
Horse silk
nk
13
(3)
6/1
T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Connor Beasley
Led centre group, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened and hung left final furlong op 15/2
13th
Horse silk
¾
4
(8)
13/2
T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori
Close up centre, ridden and weakened entering final furlong op 5/1 tchd 7/1

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Non-Runners

1
(12)
Horse silk
First Folio20
Weight: 9-9|  Age: 5
T: J Ferguson  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.10Pl:£4.10, £1.90, £5.00EX:£72.60Trifecta:£1,137.50Tricast:£743.38SF:£50.92Swingers:£11.60, £36.80, £13.50

Forecasts

Empirestateofmind (7/2), Bucephalus (5/1), Harswell Duke (6/1), Unforgotten (13/2), Outbreak (7/1), Ashky (10/1), Bopedro (11/1), Greatgadian (11/1), First Folio (16/1), Toshizou (18/1), Point Lynas (18/1), Raising Sand (20/1), Dutch Decoy (28/1), Heat Of The Moment (50/1)

Verdict

The Johnston yard saddled the winner of this in 2021 and may well repeat the dose with OUTBREAK, who wasn't far behind Unforgotten when fourth at Wolverhampton last month, despite a poor start. The 4-y-o subsequently performed with credit at Lingfield and will have every chance back on turf, provided he goes on the ground. Recent Doncaster winner Bucephalus and Ashky are among the big dangers.

  1. OUTBREAK
  2. BUCEPHALUS (GER)
  3. ASHKY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Coase
Weight: 8-7  |Age: 5
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £20,616.002nd: £9,668.003rd: £4,836.004th: £2,416.005th: £1,208.006th: £604.00

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