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Horse profile

Closer Now (USA)

Distant View (USA) × Stageira (CAN) (Halo (USA))

TrainerPeter Chapple-Hyam
OwnerR Barnett

Sex: colt
Foaled: 1997

See also: Closer Now (IRE) · J S Bolger · 5 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 20 Sep 1999, Kempton (10/11)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
20 Sep 99	Kempton	10/11	16/1	14¼	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	Flat Turf	1m	Heavy	9-0	Sandmason (GB)	£3,615	39	0/10
12 Aug 99	Sandown	10/13	10/1	10¼	Dane O'Neill	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Horsepower Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	Flat Turf	7f	Good to Soft	9-0	Autonomy (IRE)	£3,680	-	0/12

10/1120 Sep 99 · Kempton16/1
European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes Class D
Class 41mHeavy
All fields
Date
20 Sep 99
Course
Kempton
Pos
10/11
SP
16/1
Btn
14¼
Jockey
John Reid
Trainer
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Race
European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes Class D
Class
Class 4
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m
Going
Heavy
Wgt
9-0
Winner / 2nd
Sandmason (GB)
Winner prize
£3,615
Days
39
Future form
0/10
10/1312 Aug 99 · Sandown10/1
Horsepower Maiden Stakes Class D
Class 47fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
12 Aug 99
Course
Sandown
Pos
10/13
SP
10/1
Btn
10¼
Jockey
Dane O'Neill
Trainer
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Race
Horsepower Maiden Stakes Class D
Class
Class 4
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
9-0
Winner / 2nd
Autonomy (IRE)
Winner prize
£3,680
Days
-
Future form
0/12

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Peter Chapple-Hyam	12 Aug 99	20 Sep 99	10/13	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Peter Chapple-Hyam

Trainer: Peter Chapple-Hyam
First run: 12 Aug 99
Last run: 20 Sep 99
First run for yard: 10/13
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	12 Aug 99	20 Sep 99

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 12 Aug 99
Last run: 20 Sep 99

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchDistant View (USA)

Parent · 1

SireDistant View (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireMr Prospector (USA)
Sire's damSeven Springs (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchStageira (CAN)

Parent · 1

DamStageira (CAN)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireHalo (USA)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Distant View (USA)

Stageira (CAN)

Mr Prospector (USA)

Seven Springs (USA)

Halo (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseCloser Now (USA)

Sexcolt

Foaled1997

SireDistant View (USA)

DamStageira (CAN)

DamsireHalo (USA)

Sire's sireMr Prospector (USA)

Sire's damSeven Springs (USA)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Stageira (CAN) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Distant View (USA)	Stageira (CAN)	Halo (USA)	colt	Flat 7.4f · NH 2m2½f	Flat 9.4f · NH 2m3½f

Distant View (USA)

Sire: Distant View (USA)
Dam: Stageira (CAN)
Damsire: Halo (USA)
Sex: colt
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.4f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.4f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Distant View (USA) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	1,603	157	422	9.8%	26.3%	2
At 7f to 1m	627	63	172	10.0%	27.4%	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	182	11	35	6.0%	19.2%	1
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going	73	6	15	8.2%	20.5%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 1,603
Wins: 157
Placed: 422
Win %: 9.8%
Place %: 26.3%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 627
Wins: 63
Placed: 172
Win %: 10.0%
Place %: 27.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 182
Wins: 11
Placed: 35
Win %: 6.0%
Place %: 19.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 73
Wins: 6
Placed: 15
Win %: 8.2%
Place %: 20.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Distant View (USA) × Halo mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	3	1	33.3%	0	35	4	4	11.4%	£10,366	€900

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 35
Wins: 4
2nd/3rd: 4
Win %: 11.4%
Prize GB (£): £10,366
Prize IRE (€): €900

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Secret Vision (USA)	31	4	£10,366	€0
Closer Now (USA)	2	0	£0	€0
Quitte Ou Double (USA)	2	0	£0	€900

Secret Vision (USA)

Horse: Secret Vision (USA)
Runs: 31
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £10,366
Prize IRE (€): €0

Closer Now (USA)

Horse: Closer Now (USA)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Quitte Ou Double (USA)

Horse: Quitte Ou Double (USA)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Stageira (CAN)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Closer Now is the only foal out of Stageira (CAN) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Closer Now is the only foal out of Stageira (CAN) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Stageira (CAN)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

When was Closer Now foaled?

Closer Now (USA) was foaled in 1997.

Who are the sire and dam of Closer Now?

Closer Now (USA) is by Distant View (USA) out of Stageira (CAN), a daughter of Halo (USA).

Who trained Closer Now?

Closer Now (USA) was trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam and owned by R Barnett at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Closer Now's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Closer Now (USA) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Closer Now still racing?

Closer Now (USA) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 20 September 1999 at Kempton in the European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes Class D, finishing 10th of 11, and has not run there since.