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Horse profile

Nearest To Perfect (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Jan 2009) · Last trainer Timothy Doyle · Last owner Mrs Claire Doyle
by Rudimentary (USA) out of Queen Of Country (IRE) (Alphabatim)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Jan 2009 — 6,514 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2009 · 15th of 16 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Nearest To Perfect (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 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 81C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 12 Dec 2008 Official rating 83 at the last run, 3 Jan 2009

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 9 figures · best 87C · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy585C82—
Soft387C80—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m484C82—
2m1f – 2m4f387C81—
2m5f – 3m285C82.5—

Of 10 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 · 9 figures from 10 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
Rudimentary (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,114 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2428.3%−0.9—
Good to Firm1842111.4%+2.2—
Good5315710.7%+1.5—
Good to Soft2662710.2%+10 from 1
Soft645578.8%−0.40 from 4
Heavy445306.7%−2.50 from 5
Standard (AW)1900%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f200%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f24312.5%+3.3—
1m5f – 2m643558.6%−0.60 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f801729%−0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m5215510.6%+1.40 from 2
Over 3m12297.4%−1.8—

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
Queen Of Country (IRE) (Alphabatim)

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
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 5 0 0% −5.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Power 2 0 0% −2.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Darcy 1 0 0% −1.00
T G M Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
P W Flood 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B S Carey 1 0 0% −1.00
John Allen 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
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
2009 · 1 run
03 Jan 09+13d Cork McCarthy Insurance Group (Mares) Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m4f · Yielding · 16 ran 15/16 1½ 10-3 8375C Niall P Madden 20/1
2008 · 3 runs
21 Dec 08+9d Thurles Holy Cross Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m6½f · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 8 10-8 8480C Michael Darcy 50/1
12 Dec 08+154d Gowran Park Under Mistletoe Mares Handicap Hurdle (rated 81-116) 2m4f · Heavy · 19 ran 8/19 10 9-10 8681C T G M Ryan 33/1
11 Jul 08+198d Cork EPS Pumping & Treatment Mares Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m4f · Yielding · 21 ran 14/21 nk 10-13 8887C P W Flood 16/1
2007 · 5 runs
26 Dec 07+10d Limerick Signplus Maiden Hurdle 2m6f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 8/15 29 11-0 —85C Mr B S Carey 33/1
16 Dec 07+10d Cork J.B.C. Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 22 ran F/22 — 11-7 —— John Allen 66/1
06 Dec 07+21d Clonmel Nire Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m · Heavy · 18 ran 17/18 1 10-13 —82C Andrew J McNamara 50/1
15 Nov 07+313d Clonmel Cahir Inh Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 10/13 4 11-4 —82C Mr D Murphy 33/1
06 Jan 07+27d Cork Coolagown Stud Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran 20/24 hd 11-7 —84C Robbie Power 33/1
2006 · 1 run
10 Dec 06 Cork J.B.C. Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 21 ran 9/21 nk 11-2 —80C Robbie Power 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nearest To Perfect won?
Nearest To Perfect (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2006 and 2009.
Who trained Nearest To Perfect?
Nearest To Perfect (IRE) was trained by Timothy Doyle on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 3 January 2009.
Who is Nearest To Perfect's sire?
Nearest To Perfect (IRE) is by Rudimentary (USA) out of Queen Of Country (IRE), whose sire is Alphabatim.
What is Nearest To Perfect's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 3 January 2009. The highest on record is 88.
What is Nearest To Perfect's sire's record?
Rudimentary (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,114 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 2006. 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.