Horse profile
Huntsmans Close (GB)
8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2018) · Last trainer David C Griffiths · Last owner Jason Adlam Eros Bloodstock
by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Badminton (GB) (Zieten)
49 runs · 21 courses · from Jul 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Nov 2018 — 2,888 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2018
4 wins · Windsor, Ayr & Yarmouth
Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile
Huntsmans Close (GB) is 4 from 49. Hasn't won since Jun 2015. All 4 wins have come on turf — 0 from 9 on the all-weather. All 4 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 63, 39lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 49 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 39lb off peak
- 4–49Wins / Runs
- 8.2%Strike rate
- 17 (34.7%)Placed
- −11.50£1 level staken=49 at SP
- 0.81Fair A/E n=48 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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.
Official rating63↓ 39lb off peak
63
63–102
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 91
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 108A | 91 | — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 103A | 87 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 94A | 76.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 103B | 88.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 103A | 90 | — |
| Under 6f | 5 | 108A | 94 | — |
Of 19 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 19 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
Sire
Elusive Quality (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 591 | 69 | 11.7% | −0.6 | 2 from 16 |
| Good | 720 | 90 | 12.5% | +0.2 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 280 | 22 | 7.9% | −4.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 377 | 38 | 10.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 91 | 7 | 7.7% | −4.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,303 | 188 | 14.4% | +2.1 | 0 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 319 | 51 | 16% | +3.7 | 0 from 10 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,333 | 162 | 12.2% | −0.1 | 4 from 39 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 942 | 121 | 12.8% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 540 | 58 | 10.7% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 149 | 19 | 12.8% | +0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 75 | 3 | 4% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 29 | 3 | 10.3% | −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
Dam
Badminton (GB) (Zieten)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Burghley (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Burghley (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burghley (GB) | 8 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Creek Walk (USA) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Battledore (USA) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 16 | 2 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | +9.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 18 | 2 | 11% | −4.50 |
| Class 3 | 14 | 1 | 7% | +7.00 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Yarmouth | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Goodwood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Windsor | 4 | 2 | 50% | +20.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 4 | 10% | −1.50 |
| Under 6f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Doyle | 10 | 3 | 30% | +24.50 |
| Louis Steward | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| George Baker | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Luke Morris | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Phil Dennis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Winston | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| George Downing | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Eoin Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stevie Donohoe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Allan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Beschizza | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 35 | 3 | 9% | −18.50 |
| Hood | 14 | 1 | 7% | +7.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +23.00 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 18+18d | Southwell (AW) | Play 4Toscore At Betway Handicap | PU/8 | — | 9-2 | 63 | — | — | Phil Dennis | 11/2 |
| 12 Nov 18+47d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Dash Handicap | 2/13 | 4½ | 9-2 | 63 | 49B | 95A | Phil Dennis | 33/1 |
| 26 Sep 18+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | sportnation.bet Home Of Rewards Handicap (Div 1) | 9/12 | 1½ | 9-5 | 66 | 68A | 60A | Jason Watson | 16/1 |
| 08 Sep 18+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | sportnation.bet Claiming Stakes | 7/12 | nk | 9-6 | 70 | 91A | 74A | Stevie Donohoe | 40/1 |
| 29 Aug 18+41d | Catterick | Racing Again 11th September Handicap | 10/10 | 3 | 9-10 | 75 | 53A | 52A | Ben Curtis | 12/1 |
| 19 Jul 18+32d | Doncaster | Sky Vegas Anything Could Happen Handicap | 8/8 | hd | 8-13 | 79 | 87A | 53A | Andrew Elliott | 50/1 |
| 17 Jun 18+48d | Doncaster | Owlerton Greyhound Stadium Sheffield Handicap | 9/11 | ½ | 9-2 | 83 | 78A | 65A | David Allan | 50/1 |
| 30 Apr 18+185d | Thirsk | Racing UK HD On Sky 432 Handicap | 14/15 | ½ | 9-7 | 85 | 59C | 57A | David Probert | 33/1 |
| 2017 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 17+59d | Newbury | Thatcham Butchers Handicap | 8/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 87 | 95C | 80A | Phillip Makin | 40/1 |
| 29 Aug 17+28d | Epsom Downs | Terry Mills & John Akehurst Handicap | 5/7 | hd | 9-9 | 88 | 90A | 79A | Robert Winston | 8/1 |
| 01 Aug 17+19d | Yarmouth | Shirley Gill Memorial Handicap | 3/9 | 3½ | 9-6 | 89 | 103A | 86A | George Downing | 11/1 |
| 13 Jul 17+22d | Epsom | Watch Racing UK On Virgin 536 Handicap | 2/8 | shd | 9-13 | 86 | 103B | 99A | Robert Winston | 7/1 |
| 21 Jun 17+10d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Totepool Live Info Download The App Handicap | 8/9 | ¾ | 9-2 | 90 | 91A | 69A | George Downing | 25/1 |
| 11 Jun 17+172d | Nottingham | Merlin Inflatables Uk Handicap | 6/9 | ½ | 9-2 | 85 | 94A | 82A | Phillip Makin | 25/1 |
| 2016 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 16+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Sprint Handicap | 8/8 | 3¾ | 8-8 | 92 | 96A | 53A | Luke Morris | 25/1 |
| 02 Dec 16+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap | 12/12 | 2½ | 9-6 | 93 | 90A | 57A | Luke Morris | 11/2 |
| 21 Nov 16+30d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Toteswinger Three Ways To Win Handicap | 3/12 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 93 | 108A | 86A | Luke Morris | 25/1 |
| 22 Oct 16+17d | Doncaster | Sunbets.co.uk Top Price Templegate Tips Handicap | 19/21 | 1 | 8-9 | 95 | 74C | 62A | Eoin Walsh | 50/1 |
| 05 Oct 16+29d | Kempton (AW) | ebfstallions.com Conditions Stakes | 7/8 | 3¼ | 8-13 | 98 | 99A | 68A | Eoin Walsh | 33/1 |
| 06 Sep 16+8d | Leicester | Ebf Stallions Prestwold Conditions Stakes | UR/7 | — | 8-9 | 98 | — | — | Adam Beschizza | 8/1 |
| 29 Aug 16+72d | Epsom Downs | Indigenous Handicap | 5/10 | nk | 9-10 | 98 | — | 93A | James Doyle | 10/1 |
| 18 Jun 16+29d | Ascot | Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 21/28 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 100 | — | 74A | James Doyle | 16/1 |
| 20 May 16+19d | Goodwood | Lewin Down Stakes (Handicap) | 2/7 | 1 | 9-12 | 100 | — | 89A | James Doyle | 7/1 |
| 01 May 16+256d | Newmarket | longholes.com Rehab And Pre-Training Handicap | 11/16 | ½ | 9-7 | 102 | — | 80A | James Doyle | 10/1 |
| 2015 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Aug 15+18d | York | Symphony Group Handicap | 17/20 | ½ | 9-7 | 102 | — | 67A | George Baker | 8/1J |
| 01 Aug 15+35d | Goodwood | Qatar Stewards' Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 6/27 | ¾ | 9-2 | 102 | — | 99A | George Baker | 8/1 |
| 27 Jun 15+55d | Windsor | Unibet Live Ashes Betting On Every Ball Handicap | 1/13 | 9-7 | 98 | — | 101A | James Doyle | 5/2F | |
| 03 May 15+225d | Newmarket | Havana Gold Handicap | 2/22 | shd | 9-0 | 94 | — | 101A | James Doyle | 10/1 |
| 2014 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Sep 14+8d | Ayr | William Hill Ayr Silver Cup (Handicap) | 1/26 | 9-2 | 87 | — | 109A | James Doyle | 9/1 | |
| 12 Sep 14+17d | Doncaster | Coopers Marquees Handicap | 3/10 | 3¾ | 8-5 | 87 | — | 87A | Jack Garritty | 12/1 |
| 26 Aug 14+24d | Epsom Downs | John Akehurst Handicap | 2/6 | 3¾ | 9-7 | 87 | — | 96B | George Baker | 9/4F |
| 02 Aug 14+30d | Goodwood | 32RedSport.com Handicap (Consolation Race For The 32Red Cup) | 6/18 | nk | 9-3 | 87 | — | 92A | William Buick | 16/1 |
| 03 Jul 14+18d | Epsom Downs | Totepool Supporting The Sport You Love Handicap | 3/8 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 87 | — | 86A | George Baker | 6/1 |
| 15 Jun 14+13d | Doncaster | Raf Falcons Handicap | 12/13 | shd | 9-7 | 88 | — | 74A | James Doyle | 14/1 |
| 02 Jun 14+49d | Windsor | Unibet By Players For Players Handicap | 6/9 | nk | 9-0 | 88 | — | 78A | James Doyle | 3/1F |
| 14 Apr 14+170d | Windsor | Unibet - By Players For Players Handicap | 1/16 | 9-0 | 83 | — | 102A | James Doyle | 20/1 | |
| 2013 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 13+37d | Doncaster | Universal Recycling Apprentice Handicap | 11/11 | 1½ | 9-2 | 84 | — | 52C | Louis Steward | 9/1 |
| 19 Sep 13+26d | Yarmouth | Bartholomews Jewellers Handicap | 3/7 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 84 | — | 81A | Louis Steward | 11/2 |
| 24 Aug 13+12d | York | Qipco Future Stars Apprentice Handicap | 8/13 | ¾ | 8-0 | 84 | — | 69A | Louis Steward | 6/1 |
| 12 Aug 13+18d | Thirsk | Market Cross Jewellers Handicap | 3/6 | ½ | 8-12 | 83 | — | 82B | Louis Steward | 11/4 |
| 25 Jul 13+31d | Doncaster | James Pearson 80th Birthday Handicap | 2/8 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 80 | — | 95A | Louis Steward | 4/1 |
| 24 Jun 13+16d | Windsor | Download Coral Mobile From The App Store Handicap | 4/6 | hd | 9-5 | 82 | — | 72B | Richard Hughes | 6/1 |
| 08 Jun 13+29d | Haydock | Download The BetVictor App Now Handicap | 8/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | 85 | — | 66A | Hayley Turner | 6/1 |
| 10 May 13+199d | Ascot | Ascot Racecourse Handicap | 6/7 | 1 | 8-9 | 86 | — | 71A | Hayley Turner | 8/1 |
| 2012 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 12+33d | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 1/6 | 9-3 | 81 | — | 102B | Hayley Turner | 2/1F | |
| 20 Sep 12+14d | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.b.f. Sprint Maiden Stakes | 2/11 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 81 | — | 94A | Jamie Spencer | 10/3F |
| 06 Sep 12+37d | Haydock | Betfred Mobile Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 2/14 | 2¾ | 9-0 | — | — | 86A | Jamie Spencer | 11/4F |
| 31 Jul 12+14d | Goodwood | Casino At Bet365 E.b.f. Maiden Stakes | 10/17 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | — | 68A | Jamie Spencer | 7/2J |
| 17 Jul 12 | Yarmouth | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F./4Head Maiden Stakes | 2/8 | ½ | 9-3 | — | — | 82A | Jamie Spencer | 5/2J |
Quick answers
- How many races has Huntsmans Close won?
- Huntsmans Close (GB) won 4 of 49 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 8.2%. Placed 17 times in total (34.7% of starts).
- Who trained Huntsmans Close?
- Huntsmans Close (GB) was trained by David C Griffiths on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 30 November 2018.
- Who is Huntsmans Close's sire?
- Huntsmans Close (GB) is by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Badminton (GB), whose sire is Zieten.
- What going does Huntsmans Close prefer?
- Huntsmans Close (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 16 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Huntsmans Close's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 30 November 2018. The highest on record is 102.
- What is Huntsmans Close's sire's record?
- Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
- Who are Huntsmans Close's siblings?
- Out of Badminton (GB), Huntsmans Close (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Burghley (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Burghley (GB)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.