Close Brothers Handicap – Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July)

16:17

Close Brothers Handicap

Date 2025-08-09

Distance 1m

Class Class 3

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £9,535

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (2)	Mister Winston Bay J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	129	—	-32214	84	101	93	28d	—	—	-6	32.6	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Close up in a Class 2 at the July meeting despite racing with the choke out; player
4 (3)	Transparent Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Tom Ward	J:Sean Levey T:Tom Ward	131	—	112533	86	100	91	27d	—	—	+3	23.8	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Not disgraced in his four handicaps without looking on an strikingly generous mark
1 (7)	The Fingal Raven Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	136	b	-33203	91	101	87	35d	—	—	+3	23.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
The form of his Sandown third was franked last week and he's off an untouched mark
3 (4)	Abundance Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	132	—	4-3311	87	101	74	30d	—	—	-1	13.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
His Newbury win was pretty easy and a 5lb rise doesn't overly dent optimism
2 (5)	Royalty Bay Bay J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	134	—	57-853	89	100	72	21d	—	—	+6	11.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Dual 2yo winner; signs of rediscovering some form when third at Doncaster
7 (1)	Victory Sound Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Mark Usher	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Mark Usher	126	p	602-99	81	98	48	7d	—	—	+6	8.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Left Charles Hills for 10,000gns and made a quiet stable debut at Doncaster
NR (6)	Wolfpack Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:James Ferguson	J:Oisin Murphy T:James Ferguson	128	—	2-81	83	99	61	38d	—	—	—	11.8	—	—
Gelded since breakthrough win and he's dangerously unexposed now into handicaps

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Mister Winston	6/4	11/8	6/4
Transparent	10/3	10/3	10/3
The Fingal Raven	10/3	10/3	3/1
Abundance	11/2	11/2	11/2
Royalty Bay	14/1	12/1	12/1
Victory Sound	50/1	40/1	40/1
Wolfpack	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Mister Winston

32.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 11.6 Odds: 12.5

6/4

2nd

Transparent

23.8

OR: 9 Form: 8.6 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

The Fingal Raven

23.4

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Abundance

13.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Wolfpack

11.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Royalty Bay

11.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Victory Sound

8.3

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Fingal Raven	91	101	87
Royalty Bay	89	100	72
Abundance	87	101	74
Transparent	86	100	91
Mister Winston	84	101	93
Wolfpack	83	99	61
Victory Sound	81	98	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Victory Sound	7d ago	Quick return
Royalty Bay	21d ago	Fit
Transparent	27d ago	Fit
Mister Winston	28d ago	Fit
Abundance	30d ago	Fit
The Fingal Raven	35d ago	Fit
Wolfpack	38d ago	Fit