Close Brothers Fillies' Handicap.
Newmarket · Friday, 1 May · 19:15
· 6f
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:15
Off time
11
Runners
Good to Firm
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 13 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4.33
10/3
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
10
9/1
07 · —
12
11/1
08 · —
13
12/1
09 · —
13
12/1
10 · —
21
20/1
11 · —
23
22/1
12 · —
26
25/1
13 · —
29
28/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | 2 |
Orchid (F)
[T]
Dual winner on the all-weather but has finished no better than mid-field in a handful of turf starts, fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (7f, good) when last seen in October. Back sprinting for her return but others more appealing.
|
Billy Loughnane | G Boughey | 4 | 64.4 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 1st | 2 | 4 |
Cinque Verde (M)
Recorded a ninth career success when making all on the July course last summer. Probably needed the run after 5 months off at Wolverhampton in March and she's not out of things from her lower turf mark.
|
Jack Doughty | A W Carroll | 6 | 62.6 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 7th | 3 | 13 |
Lady Roxby (F)
FAV
Improved for the switch to current yard last season, scoring at Beverley in July and runner-up on 4 of her 5 other starts, including when just touched off in valuable fillies handicap over C&D last September. Looked as good as ever when th…
|
S De Sousa | M Herrington | 4 | 62.6 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 3rd | 4 | 7 |
Powdering (M)
Course winner who wasted no time getting back to form returned to calmer waters when third of 8 at Southwell (6f) 16 days ago, despite having not been seen to best effect behind a pair of improving 3-y-os. Back on turf and fancied to find …
|
Connor Planas | M Herrington | 6 | 60.8 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 10th | 5 | 3 |
Slay Queen (F)
Progressive last summer, landing novice at Newbury in August before following up in a Goodwood nursery the following month. Too free tried over 7f when down the field in listed company at Newbury (7f) on final outing last season so no surp…
|
Joe Leavy | R Hannon | 3 | 60.3 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | 8 |
Lady Kodiac (F)
Landed a couple of ordinary novices at Chelmsford last year and wasn't good enough returning from 6 months off when fifth of 7 in minor event at Wolverhampton (6f) 3 weeks ago. Hopes pinned on a switch to handicaps bringing out further pro…
|
C Lee | J Tate | 3 | 60.3 kg |
29
28/1
|
| — | 7 | 10 |
Mercury Day (M)
Ought to have landed a third career success on the July course last June (when reportedly struck into), just failing having been left with plenty to do. Caught wide and ran below form after 9 months at Kempton recently so will need to leav…
|
Jack Gilligan | C Allen | 5 | 60.3 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 8th | 8 | 9 |
Cuban Lady (F)
FAV
Made it third time lucky at Windsor last June and not beaten far in 4 subsequent starts, just finding things a little tougher away from her own sex on her final 2025 outing. Plenty to like with Murphy booked for this reappearance.
|
Oisin Murphy | Tom Clover | 4 | 59.4 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 5th | 9 | 1 |
Anaisa (F)
Bagged a 6f Ripon listed event at the end of last summer but it didn't require any more than a fairly useful effort and she struggled in her 3 subsequent starts. Not beaten far on her recent return to action at Pontefract but may need to h…
|
D Allan | T D Easterby | 3 | 58.5 kg |
13
12/1
|
| — | 10 | 5 |
Angel Love (F)
Promising Harry Angel filly who was a strong favourite and justified the support emphatically in 9-runner maiden at Wolverhampton (6f, 4/5) back in November. Open to further improvement now stepping into handicaps on turf debut.
|
D Egan | K P De Foy | 3 | 58.1 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 9th | 11 | 11 |
Lightning Polka (F)
Night of Thunder filly who looked a useful prospect when scoring on debut at Haydock (6f) last September. Down markedly in grade but found her opening mark beyond her on nursery/all-weather debut when third of 4 at Lingfield in November bu…
|
Tom Marquand | E Walker | 3 | 58.1 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 4th | 12 | 6 |
Paradise Walk (F)
[B1]
Found one too good on all 3 starts, latest in 8-runner novice after 12 weeks off at Wolverhampton in March. In the right hands on handicap/turf debut and she should be a factor in first-time blinkers.
|
H Crouch | R M Beckett | 3 | 55.8 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 11th | 13 | 12 |
Fantasy Obsessor (F)
2-2 in all-weather novices to start her career but has still looked rough around the edges in handicaps, shaping as if better for the run after 6 months off at Southwell recently. Handicapper drops her another 2 lb and she's not ruled out …
|
Harry Davies | M Appleby | 4 | 55.8 kg |
23
22/1
|
Betting forecast: Lady Roxby (10/3), Cuban Lady (10/3), Lightning Polka (4/1), Angel Love (6/1), Cinque Verde (15/2), Paradise Walk (9/1), Powdering (11/1), Anaisa (12/1), Orchid (12/1), Slay Queen (20/1), Fantasy Obsessor (22/1), Mercury Day (25/1), Lady Kodiac (28/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 15462.0 GBP |
| P2 | 7251.0 GBP |
| P3 | 3627.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1812.0 GBP |
| P5 | 906.0 GBP |
| P6 | 453.0 GBP |