Closest To Heaven (IRE)
Closest To Heaven is a filly by Leading Light out of an Ellies dam who was yet to win from five starts on turf between Mar 2022 and May 2022. She raced at four different tracks and finished 9 of 16 in an FBD Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe in May 2022 off an official rating of 90, which was also her highest ever mark. All five runs came on soft or good to soft going over trips from 1m5f to 3m.
- 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
- 90Highest OR
- 14dBetween runs (median)
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 76
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 52C | 51 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 52C | 39 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 8.2% of 2,209 runs since Sep 2018 (225 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 23 | 8 | 34.8% | +26.6 | — |
| Good | 769 | 80 | 10.4% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 527 | 38 | 7.2% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 636 | 44 | 6.9% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 241 | 11 | 4.6% | −3.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 613 | 37 | 6% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 842 | 74 | 8.8% | +0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 586 | 56 | 9.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 141 | 14 | 9.9% | +1.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2018 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Transmission (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 3m1f–3m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Transmission (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission (IRE) | 25 | 4 | 3m1f–3m7½f | Class 2 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L P Dempsey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick M O'Brien | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 May 22+24d | Ballinrobe | FBD Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 9/16 | 7 | 11-1 | 90 | 51C | 76C | L P Dempsey | 28/1 |
| 06 May 22+28d | Downpatrick | Downpatrick Racecourse Helping Festina Lente Find A New Home Maiden Hurdle | 11/12 | 11 | 10-5 | — | 52C | 77C | L P Dempsey | 125/1 |
| 08 Apr 22+8d | Ballinrobe | Bowers Bar & Restaurant Mares Maiden Hurdle | PU/15 | — | 10-5 | — | — | — | Conor McNamara | 50/1 |
| 31 Mar 22+14d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle | 13/20 | 2 | 10-11 | — | 76B | 80A | Sean Flanagan | 125/1 |
| 17 Mar 22 | Down Royal | Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle | 14/19 | hd | 9-8 | — | 26C | 74C | Patrick M O'Brien | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Closest To Heaven won?
- Closest To Heaven (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2022.
- Who trained Closest To Heaven?
- Closest To Heaven (IRE) was trained by Gavin Cromwell on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 30 May 2022.
- Who is Closest To Heaven's sire?
- Closest To Heaven (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of Ellie (IRE), whose sire is Winged Love.
- What is Closest To Heaven's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 30 May 2022. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Closest To Heaven's sire's record?
- Leading Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,209 runs since Sep 2018 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
- Who are Closest To Heaven's siblings?
- Out of Ellie (IRE), Closest To Heaven (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Transmission (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Transmission (IRE)). The wins came over 3m1f–3m7½f. As at Nov 2026.