Near Perfection (IRE)
Near Perfection is a filly by St Mark's Basilica out of a daughter of Exceed And Excel who has shown placed form from four starts. She has two placings from four runs and achieved her best effort when second of nine at Dundalk in Oct 2026. She has raced twice over 6f to 7f and twice over 1m2f to 1m4f on turf and all-weather surfaces. Her last run at Dundalk in Oct 2026 came off an official rating of 68.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (50%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 68Highest OR
- 30dBetween runs (median)longest 130 d
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 101
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 101B | 93 | 2 runs · 101 / 93 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 101B | 93 | 2 runs · 101 / 93 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 88C | 84.5 | 2 runs · 88 / 84.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 31 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 659 runs since Apr 2025 (147 horses).
Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 18% from 228.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 102 | 17 | 16.7% | +2.3 | — |
| Good | 152 | 14 | 9.2% | −5.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 75 | 19 | 25.3% | +10.9 | — |
| Soft | 110 | 17 | 15.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 20 | 3 | 15% | +0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 198 | 25 | 12.6% | −1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | −5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 281 | 35 | 12.5% | −1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 228 | 41 | 18% | +3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 107 | 14 | 13.1% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +10.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2025 · as at 8 Nov 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 Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Anthony Van Dyck (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) | 14 | 6 | 7f–1m4f | Group 1 |
| Twinkle (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | — |
| La Landonne (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| None | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 26+21d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Fillies Optional Claiming Race | 2/9 | 4½ | 9-11 | 68 | 85A | 83A | Paddy Harnett | 9/2 |
| 02 Oct 26+30d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | BAR 1 Betting 'Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight' Maiden | 3/13 | nk | 9-3 | — | 101B | 77A | Gavin Ryan | 25/1 |
| 02 Sep 26+130d | Navan (IRE) | Racing Again This Saturday Fillies Maiden Sat close to the pace early - 3rd at halfway - dropped to 5th under pressure 2f out and soon held no more | 17/21 | 1 | 9-3 | — | 81C | 49C | Gavin Ryan | 11/1 |
| 25 Apr 26 | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Settled around midfield early - improved into 4th by the 3f marker - pushed along and into 3rd with 2 1/2f left but unable to threaten - held no more from 1 1/2f out finishing 5th | 5/7 | 8 | 9-3 | — | 88C | 50C | Chris Hayes | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Near Perfection won?
- Near Perfection (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Near Perfection?
- Near Perfection (IRE) is trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 October 2026.
- Who is Near Perfection's sire?
- Near Perfection (IRE) is by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Believe'N'Succeed (AUS), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What is Near Perfection's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 23 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Near Perfection's sire's record?
- St Mark's Basilica (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 659 runs since Apr 2025 (147 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 18% from 228.
- Who are Near Perfection's siblings?
- Out of Believe'N'Succeed (AUS), Near Perfection (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Anthony Van Dyck (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.