Close Connection (IRE)
Owner: Mr M J K Dods Trainer: M Dods Sex: colt Age: 4
Breeding: Cracksman / Too Familiar (Clodovil)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Standard | 1 | |||
| Totals | 8 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2025 | Carlisle | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f 182y | 5 | Promise Time | 9st 8lbs | 10 of 10 | Connor Beasley | 40/1 |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2025 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m | 5 | Boy Douglas | 9st 1lbs | 9 of 10 | C Lee | 66/1 |
| raced keenly, soon tracking leaders inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after, tailed off and eased inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2025 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 5y | 4 | Callianassa | 9st 9lbs | 11 of 14 | Connor Beasley | 50/1 |
| steadied and switched right start, held up in last pair, never involved | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2024 | Chester | Good | 7f 127y | 4 | Native King | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 11 | Connor Beasley | 18/1 |
| prominent, slightly impeded by rival after 1f, raced keenly, lost position 3f out, gradually weakened from 1f out | |||||||||
| 25 May 2024 | Haydock | Soft | 6f | 5 | Nariko | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 15 | P Mulrennan | 16/1 |
| steadied start, held up towards rear, never on terms | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2024 | Pontefract | Heavy (Soft in places) | 6f | 5 | Close Connection | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | Connor Beasley | 12/1 |
| mid-division, switched and pushed along well over 1f out, headway 1f out, led over 110 yards out, readily | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2023 | Carlisle | Good to Firm | 5f 182y | 2 | That's For Sure | 9st 4lbs | 8 of 11 | Connor Beasley | 66/1 |
| prominent, ridden 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2023 | Redcar | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 5f 217y | 5 | Brave Empire | 9st 4lbs | 12 of 14 | Phil Dennis | 16/1 |
| dwelt, rear mid-division, ridden and beaten over 2f out | |||||||||


