Closing Ceremony (IRE)
Closing Ceremony (IRE) is 5 from 22, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Betfred 'Still Treble Odds On Lucky 15's' Hurdle at Haydock (Feb 2015). Hasn't won since Jan 2019. 4 of 7 starts at Haydock have ended in wins. All 5 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m. Last raced off 120, 26lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–22Wins / Runs
- 22.7%Strike rate
- 8 (36.4%)Placed
- +12.41£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 1.68Fair A/E n=22 · 1.49 incl. margin
- 146Highest OR
- 135dAvg 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 113
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 113A | 107 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 113A | 106 | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 9 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 11.8% of 17,280 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 38 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 522 | 50 | 9.6% | −2.2 | — |
| Good | 4,053 | 441 | 10.9% | −0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,932 | 354 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 5,876 | 751 | 12.8% | +1 | 3 from 13 |
| Heavy | 3,817 | 449 | 11.8% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,484 | 547 | 12.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,080 | 724 | 11.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,257 | 622 | 11.8% | 0 | 5 from 18 |
| Over 3m | 1,432 | 153 | 10.7% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Highland Lodge (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Highland Lodge (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Lodge (IRE) | 27 | 5 | 2m3f–3m2f | Grade 3 |
| Toss Of A Coin (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 2m4½f–2m7½f | Class 3 |
| Caesar Rock (IRE) | 45 | 2 | 2m6f–3m | — |
| Itsnotinit (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 2m5f–3m | — |
| Bobmahley (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 3m | Class 5 |
| Push The Button (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Minmore Lodge (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 3 | 23% | +9.41 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 8 | 4 | 50% | +13.41 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 1 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock | 7 | 4 | 57% | +25.50 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 18 | 5 | 28% | +16.41 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie McLernon | 5 | 2 | 40% | +11.00 |
| Ben Jones | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Adam Wedge | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Aidan Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nick Scholfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leighton Aspell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dominic Elsworth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +7.41 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 5 | 25% | +14.41 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Closing Ceremony won?
- Closing Ceremony (IRE) won 5 of 22 archived starts between 2013 and 2020, a strike rate of 22.7%. Placed 8 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trained Closing Ceremony?
- Closing Ceremony (IRE) was trained by Emma Lavelle on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 18 December 2020.
- Who is Closing Ceremony's sire?
- Closing Ceremony (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Supreme Von Pres (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Closing Ceremony prefer?
- Closing Ceremony (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Closing Ceremony's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 18 December 2020. The highest on record is 146.
- What is Closing Ceremony's sire's record?
- Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,280 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Closing Ceremony's siblings?
- Out of Supreme Von Pres (IRE), Closing Ceremony (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Highland Lodge (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Highland Lodge (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.