Close Brothers Handicap

1st

Mister Winston (GB)

No. 5, stall 2

3yo, 9-3, OR 84

J: Jason Watson · T: Andrew Balding

3 9-3 84

Jason Watson

Andrew Balding

1:37.21 £9,535

Set the pace from the start - pressed for effort a furlong out and edged away close home - allowed to idle near the line to win

2nd

Transparent (IRE)

No. 4, stall 3

3yo, 9-5, OR 86

J: Sean Levey · T: Tom Ward

3 9-5 86

Sean Levey

Tom Ward

5 £4,471

Fought for control early - travelled close to the pace - pressed for effort 2f out - moved into second inside final furlong but couldn't threaten winner

3rd

The Fingal Raven (IRE) ^b

No. 1, stall 7

3yo, 9-10, OR 91

J: Saffie Osborne · T: Jamie Osborne

3 9-10 91

Saffie Osborne

Jamie Osborne

1¼ £2,237

Settled towards the back early - improved into contention over 2f out - pressed the leader over 1f out but couldn't get on terms - dropped to third inside the last and could not quicken again

4th

Royalty Bay (IRE)

No. 2, stall 5

3yo, 9-8, OR 89

J: Dale Swift · T: Seb Spencer

3 9-8 89

Dale Swift

Seb Spencer

0.2 £1,117

Held up handy early - asked for effort 3f out then lost ground on leaders with 2f left - found renewed energy inside final furlong but unable to close on winner - finished fourth

5th

Abundance (GB)

No. 3, stall 4

3yo, 9-6, OR 87

J: Rob Hornby · T: Jonathan Portman

3 9-6 87

Rob Hornby

Jonathan Portman

¾ £559

Slow to begin - held up towards the back - made ground into contention three furlongs out - squeezed for space over two out then unable to threaten leaders inside the final furlong - finished fifth

6th

Victory Sound (IRE) ^p

No. 7, stall 1

3yo, 9-0, OR 81

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: Mark Usher

3 9-0 81

Pierre-Louis Jamin

Mark Usher

74 £279

Held up at back - dropped away over 3f out - beaten a long way home