Oscar Close (IRE)
Owner: Mr Wayne Hennessey Trainer: D G Bridgwater Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Oscar / Upham Close (Oats)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places (Watered)) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places on round course) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | ||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places ) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Hurdles: Good to Yielding, Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2013 | Worcester | Good | 2m 4f | 4 | Another Hero | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 5 | T Scudamore | |
| 03 Jul 2013 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places (Watered)) | 2m 7f | 4 | Adrenalin Flight | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 11 | T Scudamore | 11/2 |
| held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, ridden and weakened before last | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2013 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m 4f | 4 | Leath Acra Mor | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 15 | T Scudamore | 10/1 |
| in touch in mid-division, headway 7th, strong challenge from 2 out, stayed on, just held | |||||||||
| 22 May 2013 | Huntingdon | Good to Firm | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Oscar Close | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 9 | T Scudamore | 14/1 |
| held up, headway 3 out, challenged last, ridden to lead flat, ran on | |||||||||
| 03 May 2013 | Fontwell | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 2f | 4 | Fiftyonefiftyone | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 7 | T Scudamore | 11/2 |
| led to 1st, soon mid-division, ridden and weakened from 4 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2012 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 3 | Triangular | 10st 8lbs | PulledUp of 12 | T E Whelan | |
| 19 Jan 2012 | Ludlow | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 5 | Esteem | 12st 5lbs | 4 of 9 | T E Whelan | 9/4 |
| held up, bumped 4th, headway 11th, ridden after next, went 3rd 2 out, no impression, slightly short of room and demoted to 4th flat | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2012 | Huntingdon | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Oscar Close | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | T E Whelan | 11/2 |
| held up, headway on inside from 11th, not fluent 3 out, led before next, soon clear, easily | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2011 | Bangor | Soft (Heavy in places ) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Quincy Des Pictons | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 11 | S Thomas | |
| 28 Nov 2011 | Ffos Las | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 4 | Super Directa | 11st 1lbs | Fell of 4 | Gerard Tumelty | |
| 09 Nov 2011 | Bangor | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 1f 110y | 4 | Peddlers Cross | 11st 1lbs | of 4 | Andrew Tinkler | |
| 07 Nov 2011 | Southwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 4 | Saddlers Deal | 11st 4lbs | of 7 | Trevor Whelan | |
| 09 Oct 2011 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places on round course) | 2m | 5 | Epsom Salts | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 13 | Gerard Tumelty | 14/1 |
| in touch, headway 4f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 May 2011 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Life Of A Luso | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 9 | Paul Moloney | 6/1 |
| mid-division, headway on outside 11th, outpaced when pecked 4 out, no chance with leaders from next | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2011 | Chepstow | Good | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | Digital Media | 11st 9lbs | of 10 | Trevor Whelan | |
| 30 Mar 2011 | Hereford | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | Royal Riviera | 11st 1lbs | of 11 | Trevor Whelan | |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Plumpton | Soft | 2m | 4 | Beau Lake | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 9 | Trevor Whelan | 9/4 |
| mid-division, headway to track leading leading pair before 3 out until before 2 out, rallied to go again 3rd last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2011 | Chepstow | Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | Sherwani Wolf | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 16 | Trevor Whelan | 16/1 |
| in touch, headway to lead 6th, headed 4 out, chased winner until mistake 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2010 | Exeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 110y | 4 | Victors Serenade | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 13 | Andrew Tinkler | 20/1 |
| held up in rear, never on terms | |||||||||
| 12 May 2010 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f 110y | 4 | Harvest Song | 11st | 3 of 9 | Andrew Tinkler | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders on outer, led approaching 2nd, headed 3rd, chased winner approaching 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied from last, kept on | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2010 | Folkestone | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 7f 92y | 5 | Swordsman | 9st 12lbs | 4 of 6 | Matthew Davies | 5/1 |
| held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2010 | Leicester | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 3f 183y | 5 | Oscar Close | 10st | 1 of 4 | Matthew Davies | 2/5 |
| made all, set steady pace, ridden over 1f out, edged right 1f out, asserted towards finish | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Whodoyouthink | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 14 | Andrew J McNamara | 8/1 |
| always prominent, 3rd from 3 out, soon no impression, went moderate 2nd and kept on same pace from last | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2009 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Roi Du Mee | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 20 | Andrew J McNamara | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden into 3rd 2 out, stayed on to 2nd last, no impression leader, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2009 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 2f | 0 | Instinctive | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 6 | Kevin Thomas Coleman | 16/1 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, close up and disputed after 3 out, ridden in 2nd before last, no extra run-in and kept on same pace (poor visibility) | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2009 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Rigour Back Bob | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 18 | D E Splaine | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, moderate 3rd 4 out, ridden and no impression before straight, 4th 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2009 | Punchestown | Yielding (Hurdles: Good to Yielding, Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Blazing Beacon | 11st 7lbs | 9 of 25 | Kevin Thomas Coleman | 33/1 |
| in rear, mistake 6th, kept on same pace from 3 out | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2009 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Coliseum | 11st 8lbs | 9 of 19 | Kevin Thomas Coleman | 25/1 |
| mid-division on outer, ridden and no impression straight | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2009 | Kilbeggan | Soft | 2m 3f | 0 | Tripolovitch | 11st 9lbs | 11 of 15 | Mr D M Spillane | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th over 4f out, soon lost place and no extra | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2009 | Sligo | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Tyrur Ted | 11st 2lbs | of 12 | Reserve 1 | |
| 10 May 2009 | Killarney | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Arkose | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 18 | J J Gerrard | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd 5f out, ridden in 2nd 2 1/2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2009 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Rossdara | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 18 | Mr D M Spillane | 25/1 |
| mid-division, progress from 4f out, ridden in 6th 2 1/2f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2009 | Limerick | Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Universal Truth | 11st 2lbs | 9 of 17 | Mr D M Spillane | 50/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, 2nd approaching straight, soon weakened | |||||||||


