Close Brothers Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Sandown

Sandown

6:53

Close Brothers Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2025-07-25

Distance 1m6f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,019

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9 (3)	Al Khawaneej River b Saffie Osborne · Marcus Tregoning	Saffie Osborne · Marcus Tregoning	121	—	343-32	66	92	84	42d	—	—	-16	12.9	9/4 31%
Just ahead of Percy Shelley when runner-up at Goodwood last time (1m6f)
5 (8)	Calvert b Jim Crowley · Roger Teal	Jim Crowley · Roger Teal	132	—	75-022	77	90	83	13d	—	—	-8	12.9	7/2 22%
Hung around to finish second in 1m6f handicaps at Newmarket and Ascot
4 (9)	Cock And Bull gr Kieran Shoemark · Michael Bell	Kieran Shoemark · Michael Bell	132	—	-61470	77	91	80	24d	—	—	-3	15	4/1 20%
Not at his best the last twice, including when behind some of these at Goodwood
3 (7)	Macari b Rose Dawes(5) · Sheena West	Rose Dawes(5) · Sheena West	133	—	-53150	78	91	84	42d	—	—	+4	16.2	7/1 13%
Can make the running as was the case at Goodwood last month when a fader
7 (5)	Curran ch Rob Hornby · Charlie Johnston	Rob Hornby · Charlie Johnston	127	—	911362	72	92	64	7d	—	—	+8	20.6	13/2 13%
Runner-up last week at Haydock; solid chance when he'll be 2lb higher in future
6 (2)	Red Flyer ch David Egan · Karen Jewell	David Egan · Karen Jewell	129	—	7-3263	74	90	26	34d	—	—	+1	8.1	12/1 8%
Has become hard to win with but hasn't been running at all badly
8 (6)	Moel Arthur b Neil Callan · Brett Johnson	Neil Callan · Brett Johnson	125	t	149372	70	90	-	44d	—	—	+8	12.7	20/1 5%
Most runs and both wins have been on the AW but has comparable turf form
2 (1)	No More Bolero br Laura Pearson · James Owen	Laura Pearson · James Owen	133	p	054/97	78	73	47	13d	—	—	+6	7.5	80/1 1%
Triple Flat winner in France; beaten long way in two Flat runs (2m/1m4f) for current yard
NR (4)	Percy Shelley b Mason Paetel(5) · James Owen	Mason Paetel(5) · James Owen	136	v	736322	81	95	88	13d	—	—	—	18.4	—
Surely his turn will come for James Owen after going down narrowly at Chester

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Al Khawaneej River	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Calvert	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2
Cock And Bull	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Macari	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Curran	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Red Flyer	11/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Moel Arthur	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	18/1
No More Bolero	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Percy Shelley	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Curran

20.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

2nd

Percy Shelley

18.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0

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3rd

Macari

16.2

OR: 7 Form: 5.9 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Cock And Bull

OR: 6.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Al Khawaneej River

12.9

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

9/4

Calvert

12.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Moel Arthur

12.7

OR: 5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Red Flyer

8.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

No More Bolero

7.5

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Percy Shelley Top Rated	81	95	88
Macari	78	91	84
No More Bolero	78	73	47
Calvert	77	90	83
Cock And Bull	77	91	80
Red Flyer	74	90	26
Curran	72	92	64
Moel Arthur	70	90	—
Al Khawaneej River	66	92	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Al Khawaneej River	42d ago	Fit
Calvert	13d ago	Quick return
Cock And Bull	24d ago	Fit
Macari	42d ago	Fit
Curran	7d ago	Quick return
Red Flyer	34d ago	Fit
Moel Arthur	44d ago	Fit
No More Bolero	13d ago	Quick return
Percy Shelley	13d ago	Quick return

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