Close Brothers Motor Finance Handicap (Div I) – Nottingham

Nottingham

16:14

Close Brothers Motor Finance Handicap (Div I)

Date 2025-10-15

Distance 1m75y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,449

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (3)	Moonjid Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Michael Appleby	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Michael Appleby	134	—	697253	69	82	67	7d	—	—	-16	22.8	0.34/1	11/8 42%
0-9 but has run well to be placed in two of his last three starts; respected
5 (1)	Grey Phoenix Grey J:Hollie Doyle T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Hollie Doyle T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	132	h	4-4444	67	79	28	27d	—	—	-5	7.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Fourth in all five starts; still unexposed and one for the shortlist down another 1lb
7 (5)	Radical Design Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	131	t	623191	66	78	64	30d	—	—	+11	24.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has won two of his three starts since dropping to 1m; 3lb higher and shouldn't be far away
9 (4)	Kiss Me My Love Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Roger Fell	J:Joanna Mason T:Roger Fell	129	—	528061	64	80	75	22d	—	—	+8	16.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Fourth start for yard when winning at Beverley last time; shortlisted from 4lb higher
11 (7)	Glorious Kitty Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	126	—	077062	61	81	71	13d	—	—	+2	9.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Ran well on her debut and at Newcastle last time, but 0-10; may find one or two too good
10 (2)	Pearly Squirrel Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Ivan Furtado	J:Tom Eaves T:Ivan Furtado	128	tp	663037	63	83	70	21d	—	—	+2	8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Now 2lb lower than for her sole success at Doncaster in July; interesting
8 (10)	Springbok Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	130	—	5-5599	65	82	73	109d	—	—	0	5.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Three outings in handicaps this year have offered little; 0-9 and has something to prove
4 (9)	Adorla Of Achill Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Hugo Palmer	J:Tom Marquand T:Hugo Palmer	133	v	414695	68	81	68	30d	—	—	+2	8.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has regressed since making all at Haydock in May; needs to bounce back
6 (6)	Very Muddy Waters Grey J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	131	b	-67939	66	79	76	20d	—	—	+3	7.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
0-6 and a mixed bag so far; his best trip is still to be identified
1 (8)	Priapos Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Phillip Makin	J:Rowan Scott T:Phillip Makin	135	—	387706	70	82	82	15d	—	—	+2	6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
0-10 since his successful debut; nothing to suggest stepping up to this trip will help
2 (11)	Blue Eclipse Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	134	p	5-1680	69	79	30	29d	—	—	+4	5.1	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Has regressed in three handicaps; cheekpieces made no difference last time; look elsewhere

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Moonjid	5/4	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Grey Phoenix	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Radical Design	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Kiss Me My Love	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
Glorious Kitty	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Pearly Squirrel	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Springbok	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Adorla Of Achill	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Very Muddy Waters	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Priapos	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Blue Eclipse	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Radical Design

24.9

OR: 4 Form: 16.9 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Moonjid

22.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 12.5

11/8

3rd

Kiss Me My Love

16.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 11 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Glorious Kitty

9.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Adorla Of Achill

8.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 2 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Pearly Squirrel

OR: 3.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Grey Phoenix

7.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Very Muddy Waters

7.1

OR: 4 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

25/1

Priapos

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Springbok

5.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Blue Eclipse

5.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Priapos	70	82	82
Moonjid	69	82	67
Blue Eclipse	69	79	30
Adorla Of Achill	68	81	68
Grey Phoenix	67	79	28
Radical Design	66	78	64
Very Muddy Waters	66	79	76
Springbok	65	82	73
Kiss Me My Love	64	80	75
Pearly Squirrel	63	83	70
Glorious Kitty	61	81	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Moonjid	7d ago	Quick return
Glorious Kitty	13d ago	Quick return
Priapos	15d ago	Fit
Very Muddy Waters	20d ago	Fit
Pearly Squirrel	21d ago	Fit
Kiss Me My Love	22d ago	Fit
Grey Phoenix	27d ago	Fit
Blue Eclipse	29d ago	Fit
Radical Design	30d ago	Fit
Adorla Of Achill	30d ago	Fit
Springbok	109d ago	Long break