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Horse profile

Close To Paradise (IRE)

2yo filly (at last run, Oct 2007) · Last trainer Ed Dunlop · Last owner Mrs G A Rupert
by Clodovil (IRE) out of Tropical Paradise (USA) (Manila)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Oct 2007 — 6,961 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2007 · 11th of 12 Won at Leicester Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Close To Paradise (IRE) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2007.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

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 67C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 12 Sep 2007 Official rating 76 at the last run, 14 Oct 2007

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 6 figures · best 78C · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good378C57—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f678C62—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 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
Clodovil (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 6,513 runs since Jan 2008 (415 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 13.5% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm51815.7%+6—
Good to Firm1,073999.2%−0.50 from 1
Good1,4551409.6%−0.10 from 3
Good to Soft7038011.4%+1.71 from 1
Soft878718.1%−1.60 from 1
Heavy2622710.3%+0.6—
Standard (AW)2,09121010%+0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f899879.7%0—
6f – 7f2,8962879.9%+0.21 from 6
1m – 1m1f1,46815110.3%+0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f719588.1%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m330278.2%−1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1552113.5%+3.8—
2m5f – 3m4449.1%−0.6—
Over 3m200%−9.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tropical Paradise (USA) (Manila)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cayo Costa (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +1.62

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.62
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 2 1 50% +0.62
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jamie Spencer 2 1 50% +0.62
Tom Queally 1 0 0% −1.00
Ted Durcan 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Fessey 1 0 0% −1.00
Kerrin McEvoy 1 0 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 6 runs
14 Oct 07+20d Goodwood European Breeders' Fund "Finale" Nursery Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 5 8-13 7645C Tom Queally 25/1
24 Sep 07+12d Leicester Aston Flamville Fillies' Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 shd 9-1 7743C Ted Durcan 11/4F
12 Sep 07+42d Doncaster Carrie Red Fillies' Nursery Handicap Class 2 · 6½f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 8/19 nk 7-12 7767C Paul Fessey 33/1
01 Aug 07+12d Leicester EBF Leicester Bearings Median Auction Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-0 —77C Jamie Spencer 13/8F
20 Jul 07+28d Newmarket Hills Drinks Distributors Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 18 ran 4/18 1 9-0 —78C Kerrin McEvoy 8/1
22 Jun 07 Newmarket Unicorn Asset Management July Course Series Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 6f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 nk 8-12 —57C Jamie Spencer 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Close To Paradise won?
Close To Paradise (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts in 2007, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Close To Paradise?
Close To Paradise (IRE) was trained by Ed Dunlop on the most recent run on record, at Goodwood on 14 October 2007.
Who is Close To Paradise's sire?
Close To Paradise (IRE) is by Clodovil (IRE) out of Tropical Paradise (USA), whose sire is Manila.
What is Close To Paradise's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 14 October 2007. The highest on record is 77.
What is Close To Paradise's sire's record?
Clodovil (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 6,513 runs since Jan 2008 (415 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 13.5% from 155.
Who are Close To Paradise's siblings?
Out of Tropical Paradise (USA), Close To Paradise (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.