Monitor Closely (IRE)
Monitor Closely (IRE) is 2 from 16, including a Group 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Ladbrokes Great Voltigeur Stakes at York (Aug 2009). Hasn't won since Aug 2009. Last raced off 106, 10lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a sire, Monitor Closely (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 151 runs since Jan 2008 (20 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.1 |
| Good | 33 | 5 | 15.2% | +7.3 |
| Good to Soft | 28 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 |
| Soft | 50 | 4 | 8% | +0.1 |
| Heavy | 20 | 1 | 5% | −2.9 |
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −1.2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +3.2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 49 | 3 | 6.1% | −1.8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 52 | 4 | 7.7% | −0.2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | +1.6 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +6.4 |
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
- 2–16Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 6 (37.5%)Placed
- +14.73£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.96Fair A/E n=16 · 0.81 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 64dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 18,001 runs since Jan 2008 (1,509 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 482. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 150 | 26 | 17.3% | +5.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,275 | 437 | 13.3% | +1.5 | 1 from 8 |
| Good | 3,829 | 427 | 11.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,824 | 202 | 11.1% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,781 | 163 | 9.2% | −2.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 482 | 41 | 8.5% | −3.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,658 | 820 | 12.3% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,101 | 294 | 14% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 7,716 | 932 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,387 | 520 | 11.9% | +0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,667 | 282 | 10.6% | −1.2 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 790 | 56 | 7.1% | −4.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 272 | 30 | 11% | −0.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 64 | 3 | 4.7% | −7.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
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
11 siblings in the archive, 9 winners — best of them Mount Nelson (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Mount Nelson (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nelson (GB) | 8 | 3 | 7f–1m2f | Group 1 |
| Stone of Scone (GB) | 5 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | Class 3 |
| Singersongwriter (GB) | 5 | 2 | 7f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Graffiti Master (GB) | 6 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 4 |
| Easy Victory (GB) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Off Message (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m1½f | Class 5 |
| Dreaming Beauty (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m1½f | Class 5 |
| Valence (GB) | 9 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Apparel (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Abrasive (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Istiqlaal (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 1 | 13% | +21.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +19.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| York | 4 | 1 | 25% | +25.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 1 | 9% | +18.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Munro | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.27 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 4 | 1 | 25% | +25.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Baker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adrian Nicholls | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +22.00 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
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 Monitor Closely (IRE) won?
- Monitor Closely (IRE) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 6 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Monitor Closely (IRE)?
- Monitor Closely (IRE) was trained by Michael Bell on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 30 April 2011.
- Who is Monitor Closely (IRE)'s sire?
- Monitor Closely (IRE) is by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Independence (GB), whose sire is Selkirk.
- What going does Monitor Closely (IRE) prefer?
- Monitor Closely (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 8 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 Monitor Closely (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 30 April 2011. The highest on record is 116.
- What is Monitor Closely (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Oasis Dream (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 18,001 runs since Jan 2008 (1,509 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 482. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.
- Who are Monitor Closely (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Independence (GB), Monitor Closely (IRE) has 11 other produce in our archive, 9 of them winners. Most wins: Mount Nelson (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Mount Nelson (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Monitor Closely (IRE) sired winners?
- As a sire, Monitor Closely (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 151 runs since Jan 2008 (20 horses), Flat and jumps together.