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Close Connection

4-year-old gelding with a 12% win rate over 5f – 6½f.
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Cracksman
Mother
Too Familiar
Owner
M J K Dods
Rating
62

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
8
Career races
1
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
12.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
229 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Returning from a 229-day absence

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
Loves
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Aug
10th
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
21 Jul
9th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
27 Jun
11th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
14 Jun
7th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
25 May
9th
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Soft · 15 runners
2 Apr
🏆 Won
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 9 runners
8 Jul
8th
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
24 Jun
12th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Connor Beasley Current Jockey
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Phil Dennis
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Carlisle
Undulating
2 2 other 12 Aug 0%
Pontefract
Undulating
1 1 win 2 Apr 100%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 other 25 May 0%
Redcar
Galloping
1 1 other 24 Jun 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 other 27 Jun 0%
Ayr
Galloping
1 1 other 21 Jul 0%
Chester
Tight
1 1 other 14 Jun 0%