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Horse profile

Mountain Close (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2013) · Last trainer Mark Michael McNiff · Last owner Eamon Gilroy
by Kris Kin (USA) out of Proper Decision (IRE) (Old Vic)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Apr 2013 — 4,954 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2013 · 8th of 16 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Mountain Close (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 21 Aug 2012 Official rating 90 at the last run, 4 Apr 2013

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 98A · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good298A92—
Heavy291C89—
Good to Firm279C77.5—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f498A85.5—
1m5f – 2m391C85—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 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
Kris Kin (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7% of 732 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.8% from 141. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.7% from 219.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−7—
Good to Firm9155.5%−1.50 from 2
Good19394.7%−2.30 from 2
Good to Soft10265.9%−1.10 from 1
Soft150128%+10 from 1
Heavy123129.8%+2.80 from 2
Standard (AW)69710.1%+3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1100%−7—
1m – 1m1f3625.6%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f114108.8%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m21983.7%−3.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f17195.3%−1.70 from 4
2m5f – 3m1411812.8%+5.80 from 1
Over 3m40410%+3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Proper Decision (IRE) (Old Vic)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Streedagh Lady (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Streedagh Lady (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Streedagh Lady (IRE)1111m7½fClass 4
Unchago (IRE)220——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Derek Fox 4 0 0% −4.00
Ben Dalton 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Kennedy 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 2 runs
04 Apr 13+29d Thurles Clonoulty Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 22f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 4½ 11-2 9086C Ben Dalton 25/1
06 Mar 13+197d Downpatrick Square One Bar, Dromara Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 18f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 7/12 18 11-3 9384C Derek Fox 14/1
2012 · 3 runs
21 Aug 12+39d Sligo Follow Us On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 18 11-5 9587C Derek Fox 14/1
13 Jul 12+45d Downpatrick Downpatrick Family Day Fun Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 7½ 10-13 198A Ben Dalton 50/1
29 May 12+177d Ballinrobe Connacht Telegraph Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 1 10-13 —79C Paddy Kennedy 33/1
2011 · 3 runs
04 Dec 11+184d Fairyhouse O'Doherty's Audio & Video Production Ltd. (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 13/14 7½ 11-2 —91C Derek Fox 33/1
03 Jun 11+86d Tramore jogforjockeys.ie Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 11/14 30 10-6 —76C Derek Fox 33/1
09 Mar 11 Naas Naas Racecourse On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 25 ran 15/25 ¾ 10-9 —85A Paddy Kennedy 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Mountain Close won?
Mountain Close (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2011 and 2013.
Who trained Mountain Close?
Mountain Close (IRE) was trained by Mark Michael McNiff on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 4 April 2013.
Who is Mountain Close's sire?
Mountain Close (IRE) is by Kris Kin (USA) out of Proper Decision (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What is Mountain Close's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 4 April 2013. The highest on record is 95.
What is Mountain Close's sire's record?
Kris Kin (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7% of 732 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.8% from 141. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.7% from 219.
Who are Mountain Close's siblings?
Out of Proper Decision (IRE), Mountain Close (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Streedagh Lady (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Streedagh Lady (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.