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Horse profile

Close Escape (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2016) · Last trainer Keith Dalgleish · Last owner Middleham Park Racing Cxxi
by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Music School (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2015
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Aug 2016 — 3,709 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2016 · 13th of 13 Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Close Escape (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 5 at Southwell (Jun 2016). Last raced off a career-high mark of 95.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 7 Jun 2016 Official rating 95 at the last run, 31 Aug 2016

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 102B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good2102B89.5—
Soft297C84—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4102B87—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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

Sire
Robin Des Pres (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+10.8—
Good to Firm941819.1%+9.9—
Good1,0921019.2%00 from 4
Good to Soft525468.8%−0.4—
Soft735719.7%+0.50 from 2
Heavy333216.3%−2.9—
Standard (AW)1500%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m719659%−0.20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,1051059.5%+0.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m768688.9%−0.3—
Over 3m1902010.5%+1.3—

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

Dam
Music School (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Craig Nichol 4 0 0% −4.00
Nico de Boinville 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 4 runs
31 Aug 16+36d Southwell 18 To 30 Golf Membership Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 11 11-7 9577C Craig Nichol 12/1
26 Jul 16+26d Perth Strongbow Dark Fruit Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 16 10-12 —71B Craig Nichol 12/1
30 Jun 16+23d Perth Jmifa Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-0 —— Craig Nichol 9/1
07 Jun 16+194d Southwell New Steel Solutions Ltd 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 9 10-12 —102B Craig Nichol 5/1
2015 · 2 runs
26 Nov 15+33d Newbury bet365.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 34 11-0 —97C Nico de Boinville 11/1
24 Oct 15 Cheltenham Cheltenham Club Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 —— Nico de Boinville 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Close Escape won?
Close Escape (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2015 and 2016. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Close Escape?
Close Escape (IRE) was trained by Keith Dalgleish on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 31 August 2016.
Who is Close Escape's sire?
Close Escape (IRE) is by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Music School (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What is Close Escape's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 31 August 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Close Escape's sire's record?
Robin Des Pres (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from October 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.