Look Closely (GB)
Look Closely (GB) is 3 from 8. Hasn't won since Aug 2020. All 3 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 99.
- 3–8Wins / Runs
- 37.5%Strike rate
- 4 (50%)Placed
- +9.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 2.17Fair A/E n=8 · 1.86 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 63dAvg 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 125
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 94A | 82.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 125A | 95 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 125A | 82.5 | — |
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
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 15.7% of 9,939 runs since Jan 2008 (1,111 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 453. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | 3 from 6 |
| Good | 2,646 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,238 | 205 | 16.6% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,525 | 186 | 12.2% | −3.5 | — |
| Heavy | 453 | 42 | 9.3% | −6.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,555 | 422 | 16.5% | +0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | −0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 772 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,096 | 335 | 16% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,411 | 757 | 17.2% | +1.5 | 3 from 8 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,889 | 262 | 13.9% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 584 | 73 | 12.5% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them River Eden (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Gold Aura (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Eden (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Gold Aura (GB) | 25 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
| Clarity of Thought (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 3 | 50% | +11.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.50 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Atzeni | 6 | 3 | 50% | +11.50 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.50 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Sep 20+27d | Ascot | Victoria Racing Club Handicap | 7/9 | nk | 9-12 | 99 | 125A | 84A | Andrea Atzeni | 9/2 |
| 08 Aug 20+14d | Ascot | Thames Hospice Handicap | 1/12 | 9-3 | 96 | 79A | 92A | Andrea Atzeni | 7/2 | |
| 25 Jul 20+50d | Ascot | Betfred.com Handicap | 1/10 | 9-12 | 88 | 94A | 101A | Andrea Atzeni | 7/1 | |
| 05 Jun 20+256d | Newmarket | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap | 9/12 | ½ | 9-7 | 90 | 68C | 72C | Andrea Atzeni | 9/2 |
| 23 Sep 19+20d | Leicester | Breeders Backing Racing Ebf Novice Stakes | 1/6 | 9-2 | 78 | 67A | 97B | Andrea Atzeni | 4/1 | |
| 03 Sep 19+47d | Goodwood | Every Race Live On Racing TV Novice Stakes | 2/8 | 1 | 9-2 | — | 86A | 88A | David Egan | 3/1 |
| 18 Jul 19+27d | Leicester | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes | 3/7 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 87A | 80A | Andrea Atzeni | 9/4 |
| 21 Jun 19 | Newmarket | Palace House Newmarket British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 5/7 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 65A | 79A | Jack Mitchell | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Look Closely (GB) won?
- Look Closely (GB) won 3 of 8 archived starts between 2019 and 2020, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Look Closely (GB)?
- Look Closely (GB) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 4 September 2020.
- Who is Look Closely (GB)'s sire?
- Look Closely (GB) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Lady Heidi (GB), whose sire is High Chaparral.
- What going does Look Closely (GB) prefer?
- Look Closely (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Look Closely (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 4 September 2020. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Look Closely (GB)'s sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,939 runs since Jan 2008 (1,111 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 453. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Look Closely (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Lady Heidi (GB), Look Closely (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: River Eden (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Gold Aura (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.