Close Friend (IRE)
Close Friend (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 12dBetween runs (median)longest 156 d
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Of 3 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 3 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,009 runs since Oct 2019 (307 horses).
Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.8% from 196.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 28 | 8 | 28.6% | +19.1 | — |
| Good | 943 | 94 | 10% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 711 | 71 | 10% | +0.5 | — |
| Soft | 915 | 75 | 8.2% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 396 | 37 | 9.3% | −0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 791 | 65 | 8.2% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,099 | 98 | 8.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 906 | 95 | 10.5% | +1 | — |
| Over 3m | 196 | 27 | 13.8% | +4.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2019 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Optimised (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Optimised (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimised (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 3m | Class 6 |
| I See Fog (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bellamy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2020 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 08 May 21+156d | Warwick | racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/8 | 10 | 11-1 | — | 94C | Tom Bellamy | 20/1 |
| 2020 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 20+12d | Market Rasen | Follow MansionBet For Festive Prizes Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/8 | — | 10-9 | — | — | Paul O'Brien | 200/1 |
| 21 Nov 20 | Huntingdon | Tap The MansionBet App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 9/10 | 4¾ | 11-8 | 46C | 94C | James Davies | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Close Friend won?
- Close Friend (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2020 and 2021.
- Who trained Close Friend?
- Close Friend (IRE) was trained by Alan King on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 8 May 2021.
- Who is Close Friend's sire?
- Close Friend (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Apterous (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What is Close Friend's sire's record?
- Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,009 runs since Oct 2019 (307 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.8% from 196.
- Who are Close Friend's siblings?
- Out of Apterous (IRE), Close Friend (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Optimised (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Optimised (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Nov 2026.