Close House (GB)
Owner: Mr Charles R Clark Trainer: P A Kirby Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Generous / Not Now Nellie (Saddlers' Hall)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Cross Country: Good, Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places; Cross Country: Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 May 2017 | Fakenham | Good to Firm | 3m 38y | 6 | Master Workman | 12st 4lbs | 4 of 8 | Mr John Dawson | 9/4 |
| held up in touch, hit 13th, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2017 | Perth | Good | 2m 7f 180y | 5 | Close House | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 10 | Mr John Dawson | 3/1 |
| in touch, chased leaders 3rd, led before 3 out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2014 | Aintree | Good | 3m 110y | 1 | Doctor Harper | 11st 3lbs | 19 of 22 | Thomas Bellamy | 28/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Present View | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 20 | T Scudamore | |
| 30 Jan 2014 | Wincanton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 3 | Brick Red | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 4 | T Scudamore | 3/1 |
| sweating, tended to jump right, held up last, pushed along outpaced and no chance when blundered 3 out | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2014 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Oscar Whisky | 11st | 3 of 4 | P J Brennan | 10/1 |
| held up in touch in last, not that fluent, headway from after 10th, close 3rd before last, soon beaten, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2013 | Cheltenham | Good (Cross Country: Good, Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f | 2 | Oscar Whisky | 11st | Fell of 5 | T Scudamore | |
| 16 Nov 2013 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 1 | Return Spring | 11st 4lbs | 9 of 19 | T Scudamore | 16/1 |
| mid-division on inside, tracked leaders after 4 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2013 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 2 | Big Easy | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 20 | T Scudamore | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden and every chance approaching last, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2013 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Battle Group | 11st 10lbs | of 22 | T Scudamore | |
| 14 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places; Cross Country: Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Holywell | 11st 7lbs | 19 of 24 | T Scudamore | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 4th, outpaced 3 out, blundered next, weakened and eased before last | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2012 | Wincanton | Heavy | 2m 6f | 2 | Close House | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 21 | P J Brennan | 11/4 |
| tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, hard pressed from next, all out | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2012 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 5f | 3 | Double Ross | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 22 | T Scudamore | 5/1 |
| in touch, went 2nd 3 out, ridden last, kept on same pace, no impression with winner | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Simonsig | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 19 | T Scudamore | 33/1 |
| held up rear of mid-division, mistake 4th, 9th and driven before 2 out, stayed on approaching last, went 4th flat, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2011 | Towcester | Good to Soft | 2m | 5 | Close House | 11st | 1 of 16 | T Scudamore | 1/1 |
| tracked leading pair, led 3 out, hard pressed next, edged left approaching last, ridden and stayed on flat | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2011 | Exeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Moorland Sunset | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 14 | T Scudamore | 15/8 |
| chased leaders, mistake 4th, went 3rd approaching 3 out, soon ridden, no impression on leading pair when stumbled badly and rider lost iron briefly 2 out, weakened and went right last | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2011 | Doncaster | Good | 2m 110y | 2 | Montbazon | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 18 | T Scudamore | 4/1 |
| tracked leader, led halfway, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2011 | Ayr | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 6f | 6 | Close House | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | G Lee | 8/13 |
| tracked leader, led over 6f out, came clear with one other over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, held on under pressure final furlong, stayed on towards finish | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2010 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 6f | 5 | Broughtons Star | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 16 | Brian Harding | 20/1 |
| prominent, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, just held | |||||||||