Look Closer (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Catherine Holden Trainer: Miss Ellmarie Holden Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: Danehill Dancer / Key Secure (Sadler's Wells)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2018 | Ballinrobe | Good | 1m 5f 55y | 0 | Bibliotheca | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 17 | O J Orr | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden to progress 2 1/2f out, moderate 5th 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2018 | Roscommon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 3f 203y | 0 | Newcross | 9st 7lbs | 10 of 19 | O J Orr | 10/1 |
| prominent on outer, dropped to 5th halfway, under pressure approaching straight, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 May 2018 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Sheila's Hope | 9st 12lbs | 11 of 20 | G P Halpin | 11/4 |
| mid-division, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2017 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Thomas O'Malley | 10st 1lbs | 11 of 14 | O J Orr | 7/1 |
| rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression entering straight, no extra, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2017 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 1m 6f | 0 | Laid Back Luke | 9st 5lbs | of 21 | O J Orr | 0/0 |
| 14 May 2017 | Killarney | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | St Stephens Green | 10st | PulledUp of 21 | D Meyler | 10/1 |
| chased leaders early, pushed along briefly 3rd, soon lost place and not a factor after, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 05 May 2017 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Look Closer | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 8 | Rachael Blackmore | 2/1 |
| soon raced in 4th, closer in 3rd from 4 out, pushed along into straight, on terms 3 out, soon led, ridden and went on approaching last, reduced lead and kept on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2017 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Look Closer | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 19 | Rachael Blackmore | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders, 5th from 4th, 4th from 4 out, closed up into straight to challenge travelling smoothly, led 3 out, soon asserted, slight mistake last, stayed on well run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2017 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | From Eden | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 11 | Rachael Blackmore | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, progress into 2nd before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, pressed leader before last, stayed on to dispute run-in, headed last strides | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2017 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Bleu Berry | 10st 12lbs | 10 of 28 | Rachael Blackmore | 50/1 |
| held up, raced in 17th early, kept on same pace from 3 out | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2017 | Naas | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | I See You Well | 11st 7lbs | 11 of 20 | D Meyler | 22/1 |
| soon mid-division, 9th after 3rd, chased leaders approaching 2 out, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2017 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m | 0 | Ex Patriot | 11st 7lbs | 12 of 17 | D Meyler | 25/1 |
| not fluent 1st, held up, 13th early, slight mistake 3 out, 9th approaching straight, soon no impression, no extra when mistake last | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Chestnut Fire | 9st 3lbs | 13 of 17 | P J Smullen | 14/1 |
| slowly into stride and always behind, no impression straight | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2016 | Limerick | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 7f | 0 | Youceeyouceecee | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 11 | P J Smullen | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2016 | Curragh | Soft | 2m | 1 | Twilight Payment | 8st 11lbs | 10 of 10 | L F Roche | 50/1 |
| chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead at halfway, ridden 6f out, headed 5f out, soon weakened quickly, tailed off | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2016 | Killarney | Good to Firm | 1m 70y | 0 | Look Closer | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 11 | L F Roche | 11/4 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden under 2f out, progress inside final furlong to lead 100 yards out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2016 | Navan | Good (Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | Coffee | 9st 5lbs | of 15 | P J Smullen | 0/0 |
| 28 May 2016 | Navan | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Lustrous Light | 9st 5lbs | of 14 | L F Roche | 0/0 |
| 06 Apr 2016 | Leopardstown | Soft to Heavy | 1m | 0 | Claudio Monteverdi | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 16 | P J Smullen | 13/0 |
| settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, closer in 6th 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression in 5th 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2015 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 7f | 0 | Tonkinese | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 7 | P J Smullen | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden over 2f out, strongly pressed 2nd 2f out, no impression on leader, 3rd and kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||