Stay Close (GB)
Stay Close (GB) is 2 from 5. Hasn't won since Feb 2005. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 79.
- 2–5Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- +3.12£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 2.76Fair A/E n=5 · 2.33 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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 6.6% of 152 runs since Jan 2008 (15 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +33.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | +3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 30 | 0 | 0% | −6.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −6.6 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −6.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −6.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 62 | 4 | 6.5% | −0.1 | 2 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 38 | 1 | 2.6% | −4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 55 | 2 | 3.6% | −3 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 20 | 4 | 20% | +13.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +93.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −6.6 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maraseel (USA) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.12 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Chalmers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Dwyer | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| J F Egan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.12 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 05+56d | Sandown | Astute Electronics Handicap | 8/12 | shd | 7-13 | 79 | 51C | Neil Chalmers | 33/1 |
| 07 May 05+16d | Newmarket | Totesport Handicap | 8/19 | 1 | 9-4 | 75 | 51C | Kieren Fallon | 8/1 |
| 21 Apr 05+79d | Beverley | Jaguar Centre Handicap | 4/7 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 76 | 73C | Liam Keniry | 11/2 |
| 01 Feb 05+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Call Bet Direct Handicap | 1/13 | 9-3 | 67 | 65C | Martin Dwyer | 9/2 | |
| 14 Jan 05 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 1/9 | 8-4 | — | 86C | J F Egan | 13/8 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Stay Close won?
- Stay Close (GB) won 2 of 5 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Stay Close?
- Stay Close (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 2 July 2005.
- Who is Stay Close's sire?
- Stay Close (GB) is by Belong To Me (USA) out of Cymbala (FR), whose sire is Assert.
- What is Stay Close's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 2 July 2005. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Stay Close's sire's record?
- Belong To Me (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 152 runs since Jan 2008 (15 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Stay Close's siblings?
- Out of Cymbala (FR), Stay Close (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.