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Horse profile

Inching Closer

Kyllachy (GB) × Bit By Bit (GB) (Rail Link (GB))

TrainerJames Tate
OwnerSheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2015
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 19 Oct 2018, Redcar (11/12)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
19 Oct 18	Redcar	11/12	8/1	15½	Robert Havlin	James Tate	Racing UK's Biggest Ever Flat Season Novice Stakes	Class 5	Flat Turf	6f	Soft	8-11	Bielsa (IRE)	£4,528	1/11

11/1219 Oct 18 · Redcar8/1
Racing UK's Biggest Ever Flat Season Novice Stakes
Class 56fSoft
All fields
Date
19 Oct 18
Course
Redcar
Pos
11/12
SP
8/1
Btn
15½
Jockey
Robert Havlin
Trainer
James Tate
Race
Racing UK's Biggest Ever Flat Season Novice Stakes
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Soft
Wgt
8-11
Winner / 2nd
Bielsa (IRE)
Winner prize
£4,528
Future form
1/11

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.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
19 Oct 18	Redcar	Racing UK's Biggest Ever Flat Season Novice Stakes	11/12	Bielsa (IRE)	1	18 May 19	Doncaster	Lexus Sheffield Novice Stakes

11/1219 Oct 18 · Redcar
Racing UK's Biggest Ever Flat Season Novice Stakes
All fields
Date
19 Oct 18
Course
Redcar
Race
Racing UK's Biggest Ever Flat Season Novice Stakes
This horse
11/12
Winner next time
Bielsa (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
18 May 19
At
Doncaster
Race won
Lexus Sheffield Novice Stakes

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
James Tate	19 Oct 18	19 Oct 18	11/12	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

James Tate

Trainer: James Tate
First run: 19 Oct 18
Last run: 19 Oct 18
First run for yard: 11/12
Runs: 1
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	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	19 Oct 18	19 Oct 18

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 19 Oct 18
Last run: 19 Oct 18

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

Pedigree

Sire branchKyllachy (GB)

Parent · 1

SireKyllachy (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sirePivotal (GB)
Sire's damPretty Poppy (GB)

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 branchBit By Bit (GB)

Parent · 1

DamBit By Bit (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireRail Link (GB)
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

Kyllachy (GB)

Bit By Bit (GB)

Pivotal (GB)

Pretty Poppy (GB)

Rail Link (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseInching Closer (GB)

Sexmare

Foaled2015

SireKyllachy (GB)

DamBit By Bit (GB)

DamsireRail Link (GB)

Sire's sirePivotal (GB)

Sire's damPretty Poppy (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Bit By Bit (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Kyllachy (GB)	Bit By Bit (GB)	Rail Link (GB)	Laundry Cottage Stud Farm	11 Mar 15	bay	mare	Flat 6.5f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 8.8f · NH 2m3½f

Kyllachy (GB)

Sire: Kyllachy (GB)
Dam: Bit By Bit (GB)
Damsire: Rail Link (GB)
Breeder: Laundry Cottage Stud Farm
Foaled: 11 Mar 15
Colour: bay
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.5f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.8f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Kyllachy (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	13,820	1,393	3,881	10.1%	28.1%	1
At 5f to 6f	8,082	889	2,436	11.0%	30.1%	1
On Soft going	1,108	116	293	10.5%	26.4%	1
At 5f to 6f on Soft going	605	73	162	12.1%	26.8%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 13,820
Wins: 1,393
Placed: 3,881
Win %: 10.1%
Place %: 28.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 8,082
Wins: 889
Placed: 2,436
Win %: 11.0%
Place %: 30.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 1,108
Wins: 116
Placed: 293
Win %: 10.5%
Place %: 26.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f on Soft going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on Soft going
Runs: 605
Wins: 73
Placed: 162
Win %: 12.1%
Place %: 26.8%
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.

Kyllachy (GB) × Rail Link (GB) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	2	0	0.0%	0	8	0	0	0.0%	£279	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 8
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £279
Prize IRE (€): €0

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

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Inching Closer (GB)	1	0	0	£0	€0
Sunshine Coast (GB)	7	0	0	£279	€0

Inching Closer (GB)

Horse: Inching Closer (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Sunshine Coast (GB)

Horse: Sunshine Coast (GB)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £279
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Bit By Bit (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Inching Closer is the only foal out of Bit By Bit (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Inching Closer is the only foal out of Bit By Bit (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Bit By Bit (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Inching Closer foaled?

Inching Closer (GB), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 11 March 2015.

Who are the sire and dam of Inching Closer?

Inching Closer (GB) is by Kyllachy (GB) out of Bit By Bit (GB), a daughter of Rail Link (GB), and was bred by Laundry Cottage Stud Farm.

Who trained Inching Closer?

Inching Closer (GB) was trained by James Tate and owned by Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Inching Closer's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Inching Closer (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Inching Closer still racing?

Inching Closer (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 19 October 2018 at Redcar in the Racing UK's Biggest Ever Flat Season Novice Stakes, finishing 11th of 12, and has not run there since.