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Close Brothers Motor Finance Handicap · 7f · Good to Firm (Firm in places)
£4,449 to winner · 3yo only · 0-75 · rated 63-74
🎯 Draw: no strong draw bias (low 32% v high 38% of wins · 117 races)
🏁 Result won by 1 ¾ · time 1m 30.44sProminent, challenged over 2f out, soon led, ridden and edged left 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
📍 Course guide
Favours front-runners on flat and jumps, especially the sprint course where draw helps.
Flat · top trainers
J & T Gosden 20% (81) · A M Balding 13% (116) · W J Haggas 20% (66) · R M Beckett 18% (67)
Flat · top jockeys
Oisin Murphy 16% (139) · W Buick 18% (115) · Rossa Ryan 15% (103) · R L Moore 22% (60)
3-year course record · attheraces guides

1 Lyra Lea (1)
9st-9lb · OR 74 · 3yo
Lewis Edmunds · B R Millman
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1st/6 ran 2/1
form 873-422

5 Norfolk Blue (4)
9st-2lb · OR 67 · 3yo
Cieren Fallon · W J Knight · p
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2nd/6 ran +1 ¾ 3/1
form 05-4425

3 Unionville (6)
9st-4lb · OR 69 · 3yo
Kieren Fox · M J Attwater
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3rd/6 ran +1 ½ 16/1
form 4-21788

2 Decalogue (3)
9st-7lb · OR 72 · 3yo
William Carver · J A Osborne
4th/6 ran +1 8/1
form 86-8

4 Berkshire Boom (5)
9st-3lb · OR 68 · 3yo
Jason Watson · A M Balding
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5th/6 ran 5/2
form 81-7632

6 King Cherry (2)
8st-12lb · OR 63 · 3yo
Marco Ghiani · S C Williams · t
Race note