Close Comet (IRE)
Close Comet (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 17 at Thurles (Mar 2011). Last raced off 78, 9lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–11Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (9.1%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=11 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 105dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 565 runs since Jan 2008 (73 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 3.8% from 106.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 149 | 13 | 8.7% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 57 | 7 | 12.3% | +4.5 | — |
| Soft | 182 | 13 | 7.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 106 | 4 | 3.8% | −4 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 3 | 18.8% | +11 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +9.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 138 | 13 | 9.4% | +1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 235 | 15 | 6.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 154 | 11 | 7.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | +2.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follow Ned (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Romeo's Bay (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Jones | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Andrew P Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr P J O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr L P Flynn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss A B O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ian McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| B J Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
Quick answers
- How many races has Close Comet won?
- Close Comet (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2009 and 2012. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
- Who trained Close Comet?
- Close Comet (IRE) was trained by S Braddish on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 9 April 2012.
- Who is Close Comet's sire?
- Close Comet (IRE) is by Close Conflict (USA) out of Brien's Lass (IRE), whose sire is Beau Sher.
- What is Close Comet's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 9 April 2012. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Close Comet's sire's record?
- Close Conflict (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 565 runs since Jan 2008 (73 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.8% from 106.
- Who are Close Comet's siblings?
- Out of Brien's Lass (IRE), Close Comet (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.