16:00 Chester

Friday 14 June 2024

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Close Brothers Handicap (Div 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   7f 127y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:02  |   Winning time: 1m 36.69s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(6)
Horse silk
Vellner16
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-11| J: David Probert| T: B J Llewellyn| OR:  72| D
11/1
Latest win at Ayr in May. Very good second of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, soft, 4/1) 16 days ago, just failing. Nudged up 3 lb but remains of interest.
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Timeform
2
(5)
Horse silk
Wyvern50
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-10| J: P Mulrennan| T: P Morris| OR:  71
25/1
12/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 50 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Stuart Williams and well treated if he can get back on track.
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Timeform
3
(4)
Horse silk
Berkshire Phantomb76
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: Fionn McSharry| OR:  70
16/1
Latest win at Wolverhampton in February. 6/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 76 days ago, not ideally placed. Switches to turf.
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Timeform
4
(3)
Horse silk
King's Crownp11
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR:  69
6/1
Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good, 10/1) 11 days ago. Hasn't been with that yard long and lurks on a dangerous mark.
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Timeform
5
(8)
Horse silk
Wake Up Harryb10
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: Brian Toomey| OR:  68| D
8/1
Latest win at Wolverhampton in February. Followed that with a brace of runner-up efforts, latest at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 9/4) 10 days ago. Blinkers back on for first turf start since 2021.
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Timeform
6
(10)
Horse silk
Rosenpurh11
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: J Candlish| OR:  67
80/1
33/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good) 11 days ago. Has an awful lot to prove at present.
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Timeform
7
(9)
Horse silk
Soi Dao12
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: Finley Marsh| T: A Wintle| OR:  67| D
7/1
Latest win at Nottingham in May. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (6/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 12 days ago. Can give a good account.
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Timeform
8
(1)
Horse silk
Darbucks14
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-0| J: Laura Pearson| T: C N Kellett| OR:  61| BF| D
9/2
Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/4, good second of 10 in handicap at Carlisle (6.9f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Shortlist material from stall 1 given he arrives in excellent heart.
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Timeform
9
(7)
Horse silk
Khathakt,v9
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-11| J: Ryan Sexton| T: R A Fahey| OR:  58| D
8/1
Temperamental sort. One win from 22 Flat runs. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Ripon (8f, good to firm) 9 days ago, clear of rest. That was another sound effort but he needs everything to drop right.
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Timeform
10
(2)
Horse silk
Indie Skies114
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-9| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby| OR:  56
5/2
First run since leaving Denis Quinn and career best when winning 13-runner minor event at Kempton (7f, 5/2), well on top finish. Off 114 days. Enters calculations given he's unexposed for this yard.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Indie Skies (5/2), Darbucks (9/2), King's Crown (6/1), Soi Dao (7/1), Khathak (8/1), Wake Up Harry (8/1), Vellner (11/1), Berkshire Phantom (16/1), Wyvern (25/1), Rosenpur (80/1)

Verdict

DARBUCKS really does deserve to snap his losing sequence, doing little wrong again when second at Carlisle a fortnight ago, and stall 1 at this track could be just the tonic. Indie Skies may have more to offer for Mick Appleby so he's a threat, along with Wake Up Harry.

  1. Darbucks9/2
  2. Indie Skies5/2
  3. Wake Up Harry8/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,644.002nd: £3,584.003rd: £1,794.004th: £896.005th: £448.006th: £222.007th: £112.008th: £56.00

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