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Horse profile

Near To Tears (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Aug 2017) · Last trainer Lucinda Russell · Last owner Mr Mrs J Morrison Bell
by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Tears of Jade (IRE) (Presenting)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Jun 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Aug 2017 — 3,381 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2017 · 3rd of 14 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Near To Tears (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Hexham (May 2017).

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating86↓ 7lb off peak
86 86–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Perth, 2 Aug 2017

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 104B · median 68.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2104B63—
Good298C68.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m2104B63—
1m5f – 2m298C68.5—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 23 May 2017 Official rating 86 at the last run, 2 Aug 2017

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 116A · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good6116A86.5—
Good to Soft2106A92—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7100A83—
2m5f – 3m2106A92—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 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
Robin Des Pres (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+10.8—
Good to Firm941819.1%+9.9—
Good1,0921019.2%00 from 6
Good to Soft525468.8%−0.40 from 3
Soft735719.7%+0.50 from 1
Heavy333216.3%−2.90 from 1
Standard (AW)1500%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m719659%−0.20 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,1051059.5%+0.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m768688.9%−0.30 from 3
Over 3m1902010.5%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tears of Jade (IRE) (Presenting)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 5 0 0% −5.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Peter Buchanan 4 0 0% −4.00
Derek Fox 3 0 0% −3.00
Grant Cockburn 3 0 0% −3.00
Ryan Mania 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 4 runs
02 Aug 17+56d Perth Pitlochry Golf Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 3 11-0 86104B106A Derek Fox 50/1
07 Jun 17+15d Uttoxeter At uttoxetertwit Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m6½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-12 86—— Derek Fox 7/1
23 May 17+140d Hexham Northumberland County Show 2017 Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 dht 10-12 86—116A Derek Fox 33/1
03 Jan 17+30d Musselburgh Racing UK HD Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 40 10-8 9039C71C Grant Cockburn 9/1
2016 · 3 runs
04 Dec 16+31d Kelso Iain Livingstone 60th Birthday Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 68 10-7 9022C78C Grant Cockburn 7/1
03 Nov 16+269d Musselburgh Racing Uk On Hd Mares' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 4½ 10-9 9098C94C Grant Cockburn 2/1
08 Feb 16+51d Musselburgh totepool Supporting Scottish Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 4 10-8 90—88A Peter Buchanan 12/1
2015 · 3 runs
19 Dec 15+22d Newcastle Premier League Betting At 188bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 82 11-1 93—83C Peter Buchanan 5/2
27 Nov 15+21d Musselburgh Mitsubishi Electric Mares' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 8 10-12 ——100A Peter Buchanan 17/2
06 Nov 15+518d Musselburgh Simba Charity Fillies' & Mares' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 22 11-5 ——79A Peter Buchanan 33/1
2014 · 1 run
06 Jun 14 Market Rasen Ladies Day On Saturday 19 July Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m½f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 11 10-12 ——71B Ryan Mania 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Near To Tears won?
Near To Tears (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2014 and 2017. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Near To Tears?
Near To Tears (IRE) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 2 August 2017.
Who is Near To Tears's sire?
Near To Tears (IRE) is by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Tears of Jade (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Near To Tears's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 2 August 2017. The highest on record is 93.
What is Near To Tears's sire's record?
Robin Des Pres (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.