How many races has Close Of Play won?

Close Of Play (GB) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2022 and 2025.

Who trained Close Of Play?

Close Of Play (GB) was trained by Mark Usher on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 24 January 2025.

Who is Close Of Play's sire?

Close Of Play (GB) is by Assertive (GB) out of Free To Love (GB), whose sire is Equiano.

What is Close Of Play's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 24 January 2025. The highest on record is 61.

What is Close Of Play's sire's record?

Assertive (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,569 runs since Apr 2012 (84 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.3% from 159.

Who are Close Of Play's siblings?

Out of Free To Love (GB), Close Of Play (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sonic Si (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Sonic Si (GB)). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Close Of Play (GB)

5yo mare (at last run, Jan 2025) · Last trainer Mark Usher · Last owner The Mark Usher Racing Club

by Assertive (GB) out of Free To Love (GB) (Equiano)

13 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2022

As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 24 Jan 2025 — 649 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Jan 2025 · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 42

KTB Profile

Close Of Play is a maiden who was yet to win from 13 starts. Her best effort came when third of seven at Wolverhampton (AW) in Oct 2023. She raced over under 6f and 6f – 7f, mostly on standard (AW) surfaces, and last ran when eighth of 10 in a Class 6 at Lingfield (AW) in Jan 2025. She was aged 5 at her last run in Jan 2025 and raced off an official rating of 42, 19lb below her highest ever mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak

0–13Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
0 (0%)Placed
−13.00£1 level staken=13 at SP
0.00Fair A/E n=13 · 0.00 incl. margin
61Highest OR
21dBetween runs (median)longest 204 d

Official rating42↓ 19lb off peak

42 42–61

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 15 Jan 2025

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 →

Flat 13 figures · best 87^A · median 66

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)	10	87^A	66.5	—
Firm	1	—	—	—
Good	1	—	—	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Under 6f	8	87^A	65	—
6f – 7f	5	83^A	66	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 48^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 15 Jan 2025 Official rating 42 at the last run, 24 Jan 2025

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 13 figures · best 67^A · median 38

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)	10	67^A	42	—
Firm	1	—	—	—
Good	1	—	—	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Under 6f	8	56^A	35	—
6f – 7f	5	67^A	43	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Assertive (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,569 runs since Apr 2012 (84 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 11.3% from 159.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	30	1	3.3%	−3.9	0 from 1
Good to Firm	277	20	7.2%	0	0 from 1
Good	329	21	6.4%	−0.8	0 from 1
Good to Soft	162	10	6.2%	−1	—
Soft	159	18	11.3%	+4.1	—
Heavy	38	7	18.4%	+11.2	—
Standard (AW)	574	36	6.3%	−0.9	0 from 10

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	459	36	7.8%	+0.6	0 from 8
6f – 7f	849	62	7.3%	+0.1	0 from 5
1m – 1m1f	132	7	5.3%	−1.9	—
1m2f – 1m4f	90	6	6.7%	−0.5	—
1m5f – 2m	32	2	6.3%	−0.9	—
2m1f – 2m4f	6	0	0%	−7.2	—
2m5f – 3m	1	0	0%	−7.2	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2012 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Free To Love (GB) (Equiano)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sonic Si (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Sonic Si (GB)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Sonic Si (GB)	17	3	5f	Class 5

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	10	0%	−10.00
Firm	1	0%	−1.00
Good	1	0%	−1.00
Good to Firm	1	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 6	9	0	0%	−9.00
Class 5	4	0	0%	−4.00

Course	Runs	SR	£1
Wolverhampton (AW)	6	0%	−6.00
Bath	2	0%	−2.00
Lingfield (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Southwell (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Chelmsford City (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Salisbury	1	0%	−1.00
Kempton (AW)	1	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Under 6f	8	0	0%	−8.00
6f – 7f	5	0	0%	−5.00

Jockey	Runs	SR	£1
George Bass	3	0%	−3.00
George Rooke	3	0%	−3.00
William Cox	3	0%	−3.00
Tyler Heard	2	0%	−2.00
Liam Keniry	1	0%	−1.00
Nicola Currie	1	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	SR	£1
None	8	0%	−8.00
Tongue tie	2	0%	−2.00
Cheekpieces	1	0%	−1.00
Visor	1	0%	−1.00
Hood	1	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	SR	£1
2025	2	0%	−2.00
2024	5	0%	−5.00
2023	5	0%	−5.00
2022	1	0%	−1.00

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	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2025 · 2 runs
24 Jan 25+9d	Lingfield (AW)	Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Checked and drifted right early - fought for control settled at back of field - failed to threaten - finished 8th	8/10	1¾	9-6	42	74^A	43^A	George Bass	66/1
15 Jan 25+153d	Southwell (AW)	Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Classified Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran Sat close up early - driven to keep tempo by halfway - dropped away inside final two furlongs to finish well held	8/11	¾	9-6	43	87^A	48^A	George Bass	100/1
2024 · 5 runs
15 Aug 24+38d	Chelmsford City (AW)	It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran Reared exiting the stalls - fought for control early - settled mid-pack - head raised awkwardly under pressure a furlong out - weakened close home to finish eighth	8/10	1¾	9-3	45	65^A	38^A	Tyler Heard	40/1
08 Jul 24+14d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran	8/9	¾	9-0	45	67^A	41^A	George Rooke	40/1
24 Jun 24+20d	Bath	AK Bets Watch All UK Racing Classified Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Firm · 8 ran	8/8	4	9-9	46	51^A	22^A	George Rooke	25/1
04 Jun 24+20d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran	10/12	nk	9-3	49	83^A	45^A	Liam Keniry	66/1
15 May 24+204d	Bath	Bet 10 Get 10 At Yeeehaaa.Bet Handicap Class 6 · 5½f · Good · 15 ran	15/15	3	9-3	52	59^C	20^C	George Bass	66/1
2023 · 5 runs
24 Oct 23+21d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran	8/8	5	9-6	55	65^A	32^A	William Cox	40/1
03 Oct 23+18d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran	3/7	½	9-2	57	76^A	56^A	William Cox	125/1
15 Sep 23+126d	Salisbury	Symonds Event Catering Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran	10/10	5	9-5	61	66^C	30^C	William Cox	66/1
12 May 23+25d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran	8/9	2¼	9-2	—	60^A	30^A	Nicola Currie	150/1
17 Apr 23+168d	Kempton (AW)	Read Blogs At UnibetRacing Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran	9/10	½	8-13	—	55^C	31^C	George Rooke	66/1
2022 · 1 run
31 Oct 22	Wolverhampton (AW)	talkSPORT Powered By Fans EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran	4/13	¾	8-13	—	66^B	67^A	Tyler Heard	100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Close Of Play won?: Close Of Play (GB) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2022 and 2025.
Who trained Close Of Play?: Close Of Play (GB) was trained by Mark Usher on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 24 January 2025.
Who is Close Of Play's sire?: Close Of Play (GB) is by Assertive (GB) out of Free To Love (GB), whose sire is Equiano.
What is Close Of Play's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 24 January 2025. The highest on record is 61.
What is Close Of Play's sire's record?: Assertive (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,569 runs since Apr 2012 (84 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.3% from 159.
Who are Close Of Play's siblings?: Out of Free To Love (GB), Close Of Play (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sonic Si (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Sonic Si (GB)). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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