Closely (IRE)
Closely is a filly by No Nay Never out of Nargys and has yet to win from five starts on turf. Her best effort came when fourth of 10 at Cork in Jun 2025. She has raced over 6f to 7f and 1m to 1m1f on good to heavy ground at five different courses. She finished fifth of 10 in a handicap at Killarney in Oct 2026, last raced off an official rating of 68.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 71Highest OR
- 123dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 82
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 79A | 71 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 79A | 68 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 82A | 72.5 | 2 · 82 / 72.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 13 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 from 4 analysed runs
- Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,300 runs since Jan 2008 (704 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 611. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 184.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 1,488 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 611 | 55 | 9% | −3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 840 | 109 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 276 | 36 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,142 | 252 | 11.8% | −0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 910 | 122 | 13.4% | +1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,368 | 436 | 12.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,174 | 129 | 11% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 582 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 184 | 14 | 7.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Global Conqueror (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Global Conqueror (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Conqueror (GB) | 10 | 2 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Open Champion (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 1m3f–1m4f | Class 5 |
| Varshini (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Naval Academy (GB) | 19 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Nespola (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| National Bank (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cleary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| W. M. Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 26+149d | Killarney (IRE) | Carry Out Off-Licence Handicap Raced in midfield - 6th at halfway - pushed along over 2f out and 5th 1f out - plodded on at same speed to finish 5th | 5/10 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 68 | 82A | 85A | W. M. Lordan | 25/1 |
| 09 May 26+42d | Naas | Gresham House Fillies Maiden Sat handy behind front group - hit second by halfway and shared advantage entering straight - third and pressed for effort 2f out - slipped back to sixth approaching final furlong and held on for seventh | 7/13 | 3 | 8-12 | 71 | 63C | 54A | Jack Cleary | 12/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+288d | Curragh | 1xBet.ie Supports Safe Gambling Fillies Maiden Sat close up in 2nd early - pushed along and slipped back to 5th with 2f left - unable to threaten late - finished well held in 7th | 7/12 | ¾ | 9-3 | — | 68A | 64A | Ryan Moore | 16/5 |
| 13 Jun 25+12d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Sat behind pace - up in 2nd at halfway - driven from over 2f out and slipped back to 3rd inside final furlong - flattened out to finish fourth | 4/10 | hd | 9-2 | — | 79A | 77A | Wayne Lordan | 20/1 |
| 01 Jun 25 | Listowel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Settled at the back of the field - drifted off a true line under pressure with 2f left - dropped away quickly - finished sixth | 6/6 | 6½ | 8-11 | — | 14A | 38B | Jack Cleary | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Closely (IRE) won?
- Closely (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Closely (IRE)?
- Closely (IRE) is trained by Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is Closely (IRE)'s sire?
- Closely (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Nargys (IRE), whose sire is Lawman.
- What is Closely (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 71.
- What is Closely (IRE)'s sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,300 runs since Jan 2008 (704 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 611. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 184.
- Who are Closely (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Nargys (IRE), Closely (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Global Conqueror (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Global Conqueror (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.