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Horse profile

Talley Close (GB)

2yo colt (at last run, Nov 2010) · Last trainer Richard Fahey · Last owner Skeltools Ltd
by Danbird (AUS) out of No Candles Tonight (GB) (Star Appeal)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2010
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Nov 2010 — 5,821 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2010 · 1st of 5 Won last time out 4 wins · Lingfield (AW), Catterick & Redcar Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Talley Close (GB) is 4 from 6. Won last time out at Lingfield (AW) (Class 3). All 4 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 89.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating89At career-high mark
89 78–89

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 101A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 5 Oct 2010 Official rating 89 at the last run, 13 Nov 2010

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 101A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3101A90—
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f6101A94—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Danbird (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 751 runs since Jan 2008 (49 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11327.3%+20.5—
Good to Firm183137.1%+0.31 from 3
Good191105.2%−1.6—
Good to Soft10243.9%−2.91 from 1
Soft8167.4%+0.61 from 1
Heavy24312.5%+5.7—
Standard (AW)159127.5%+0.71 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f225188%+1.2—
6f – 7f236229.3%+2.54 from 6
1m – 1m1f8133.7%−3.1—
1m2f – 1m4f6845.9%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m7522.7%−4.1—
2m1f – 2m4f5323.8%−3—
2m5f – 3m1200%−6.8—
Over 3m100%−6.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
No Candles Tonight (GB) (Star Appeal)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dark Society (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Dark Society (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dark Society (GB)1821m2f–2mClass 4
Redesdale (GB)50——
Lend A Light (GB)80——
First Candlelight (GB)10——
Cuban Night (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +8.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +2.00
Soft 1 1 100% +3.50
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +2.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 2 100% +12.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +1.25
Class 4 1 1 100% +3.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 2 2 100% +5.75
Lingfield (AW) 1 1 100% +2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 1 100% +10.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Hanagan 3 2 67% +4.75
Phillip Makin 1 1 100% +2.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Brennan 1 1 100% +10.00

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
13 Nov 10+39d Lingfield (AW) Jacksbridge Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-3 8992B Phillip Makin 2/1F
05 Oct 10+31d Catterick Eat Sleep Drink At Nags Head Pickhill Nursery Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-7 85101A Paul Hanagan 7/2F
04 Sep 10+28d Haydock Betfred '10 Best Odds Races Daily' Nursery Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 6/13 1¼ 9-4 8590A Paul Mulrennan 6/1
07 Aug 10+17d Redcar Northgate Vehicle Hire Nursery Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 8-11 78101A Ian Brennan 10/1
21 Jul 10+27d Catterick European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-3 7896A Paul Hanagan 9/4F
24 Jun 10 Newcastle Coopers Marquees Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 9-3 —72A Paul Hanagan 11/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Talley Close (GB) won?
Talley Close (GB) won 4 of 6 archived starts in 2010, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Talley Close (GB)?
Talley Close (GB) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 13 November 2010.
Who is Talley Close (GB)'s sire?
Talley Close (GB) is by Danbird (AUS) out of No Candles Tonight (GB), whose sire is Star Appeal.
What going does Talley Close (GB) prefer?
Talley Close (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Talley Close (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 13 November 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Talley Close (GB)'s sire's record?
Danbird (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 751 runs since Jan 2008 (49 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Talley Close (GB)'s siblings?
Out of No Candles Tonight (GB), Talley Close (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dark Society (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Dark Society (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2010. 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.