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Horse profile

Closer Than Close (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2019) · Last trainer Jonathan Portman · Last owner Laurence Bellman
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Close At Hand (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Nov 2019 — 2,539 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2019 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 59
KTB Profile

Closer Than Close (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 14 at Windsor (Jul 2019).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating59↓ 6lb off peak
59 59–65

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 78 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Salisbury, 11 Jun 2019

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 8 figures · best 98C · median 57
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm398C61—
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Good1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f498C60—
1m – 1m1f255A37—
6f – 7f278A48.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 54C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 22 Aug 2019 Official rating 59 at the last run, 7 Nov 2019

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 71A · median 56.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm371A66—
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Good1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f471A56.5—
1m – 1m1f266B55—
6f – 7f261A52—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Lope De Vega (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,153 runs since Jan 2008 (1,099 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+8.4—
Good to Firm1,55923815.3%+1.50 from 3
Good2,75338313.9%+0.10 from 1
Good to Soft1,55618311.8%−20 from 1
Soft1,86725213.5%−0.30 from 1
Heavy7098311.7%−2.10 from 1
Standard (AW)3,68953114.4%+0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4767114.9%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,59251014.2%+0.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,58051414.4%+0.60 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3,27446614.2%+0.40 from 4
1m5f – 2m953899.3%−4.5—
2m1f – 2m4f245249.8%−4—
2m5f – 3m3213.1%−10.7—
Over 3m100%−13.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Close At Hand (GB) (Exceed And Excel)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blue Tempus (FR)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Windsor 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rob Hornby 3 0 0% −3.00
Daniel Muscutt 2 0 0% −2.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
Edward Greatrex 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 5 0 0% −5.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 7 0 0% −7.00
2018 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
07 Nov 19+24d Southwell (AW) Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 15 9-6 5919C44C P J McDonald 6/1
14 Oct 19+53d Yarmouth Best Odds Guaranteed At Mansionbet Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Heavy · 13 ran 11/13 1¼ 9-9 6159C52A Daniel Muscutt 12/1
22 Aug 19+10d Chepstow interbet.com Football Betting Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 8 9-7 6541C54C Daniel Muscutt 7/1
12 Aug 19+21d Windsor Windsor Racecourse Fireworks, Returns 2nd November Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 2 9-2 6561B59A Jason Watson 9/2
22 Jul 19+22d Windsor Jewel Runaway Bay Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 3/14 1¾ 9-7 6598C71A Rob Hornby 10/1
30 Jun 19+19d Windsor Royal Windsor Racecourse Panoramic 1866 Restaurant Novice Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 3¾ 9-5 —55A66B Rob Hornby 50/1
11 Jun 19+228d Salisbury Willton Homes Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 2 9-2 —78A61A Rob Hornby 50/1
26 Oct 18 Newbury RR Elite EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 15/16 ½ 9-5 —19C43C Edward Greatrex 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Closer Than Close (GB) won?
Closer Than Close (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2018 and 2019. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Closer Than Close (GB)?
Closer Than Close (GB) was trained by Jonathan Portman on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 7 November 2019.
Who is Closer Than Close (GB)'s sire?
Closer Than Close (GB) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Close At Hand (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Closer Than Close (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 7 November 2019. The highest on record is 65.
What is Closer Than Close (GB)'s sire's record?
Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,153 runs since Jan 2008 (1,099 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
Who are Closer Than Close (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Close At Hand (GB), Closer Than Close (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2018. 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.