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Close Encounter
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Trained by K J Parker at Kembla Grange, Close Encounter is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Nicconi, out of the dam Splat.

He has won a total of 3 races from 19 starts for a win percentage of 16%. His career earnings are $106k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Kembla Grange on April 27th in 2024 when he won $21,000 in the Jim Beam Midway Mdn Hcp (a handicap race over 1,000 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-280.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $6k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$106k
Starts
19
Wins
3
Second
3
Third
1
Win %
16
Place %
37
Profit
-2.8
Conditions
Good
6
1-1-0
$6k
Soft
9
2-1-0
$6k
Heavy
4
0-1-1
$5k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1200m
8
0-2-0
-8
1300m
4
1-0-0
-0.5
1100m
2
1-0-0
+2.2
1000m
4
1-0-1
+4.5
900m
1
0-1-0
-1
Race Track
Randwick
1
0-0-0
-1
Newcastle
2
0-2-0
-2
Rosehill
2
0-0-0
-2
Nowra
1
1-0-0
+3.2
Kembla Grange
8
2-0-1
+4
Wyong
1
0-0-0
-1
Hawkesbury
2
0-0-0
-2
Moruya
1
0-1-0
-1
Gosford
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
NSW
19
3-3-1
-2.8

Race History

Aug-23 25
5/13
2.3
$16
Randwick
10
1200
Midway (Bm72)
$5k
$120k
A Adkins
54
72.95
35.99
9
9,8
+3
Aug-9 25
2/5
3.3
$2.6
Newcastle
10
1200
Rebuild Relief Provincial (Bm68)
$8k
$45k
B Ryan
57
74.36
35.68
3
3,4
+2
Jul-19 25
4/10
3.1
$12
Rosehill
5
1300
Midway (Bm72)
$6k
$120k
A Adkins
54½
78.45
33.88
6
6,6
+2
Jul-5 25
6/9
2.4
$10
Rosehill
7
1200
Midway (Bm72)
$4k
$120k
A Adkins
54½
72.96
36.13
8
8,9
+3
Jun-17 25
1/9
0.2
$4.2
Nowra
7
1100
South Coast Retreat Hcp (C3)
$14k
$27k
B Ryan
59
65.93
35.50
7
7,7
+6
Jun-3 25
3/9
2.3
$4.8
Kembla Grange
8
1000
Wollongong First Aid Conditional (Bm68)
$4k
$42k
J Ford
55½
57.85
33.86
9
9,8
+5
Spell of 125 Days
Jan-29 25
4/10
1.7
$18
Kembla Grange
4
1300
Kembla Classic Day March 14th (Bm68)
$2k
$42k
L Magorrian
56
76.86
33.81
3
3,3
-1
Jan-4 25
9/10
5.5
$19
Kembla Grange
4
1200
Coca-Cola Provincial (Bm68)
$1k
$45k
L Magorrian
56½
70.61
34.31
9
9,9
Dec-21 24
8/9
3.6
$15
Wyong
3
1200
The Olive Grove Wedding & Function Centre Conditional (Bm68)
$1k
$42k
L Magorrian
57
69.34
33.90
8
8,8
Dec-8 24
6/6
3.0
$2.45
Hawkesbury
5
1000
Fowler Civil Contracting Provincial (Bm64)
$1k
$45k
L Magorrian
59
58.00
33.73
6
6,6
Spell of 134 Days
Jul-27 24
1/10
0.5
$3.5
Kembla Grange
6
1300
Jim's Mowing Midway Hcp (C1)
$21k
$45k
L Magorrian
57
78.14
33.75
3
3,2
+1
Jul-18 24
5/12
2.1
$16
Kembla Grange
4
1300
Evergreen Turf Hcp (C1)
$1k
$42k
L Magorrian
57½
78.89
34.24
10
10,10
+5
Jun-28 24
2/14
0.4
$4.4
Moruya
6
1200
O'Briens Hcp (C1)
$5k
$27k
J Del Frari
58½
71.75
36.16
13
13,12
+10
May-28 24
6/9
4.0
$9.5
Kembla Grange
5
1200
The Seagull Chaser Midway Hcp (C1)
$1k
$45k
L Magorrian
58
70.02
33.60
7
7,7
+1
May-14 24
5/12
2.4
$9
Hawkesbury
7
1100
Workers Club Group Hcp (C1)
$2k
$45k
L Magorrian
58
64.33
34.53
8
8,7
+2
Apr-27 24
1/10
1.3
$8.5
Kembla Grange
4
1000
Jim Beam Midway Mdn Hcp
$21k
$45k
L Magorrian
57½
56.84
33.41
7
7,7
+6
Spell of 172 Days
Nov-7 23
6/6
9.6
$10
Kembla Grange
8
1200
i98 Feel Good Mdn Hcp
$1k
$42k
J Del Frari
54
71.43
35.50
2
2,4
-2
Oct-26 23
11/12
7.7
$9
Gosford
6
1000
Shamrock Joinery Midway Mdn Hcp
$0k
$45k
J Penza
58
59.20
35.37
7
7,6
-5
Oct-10 23
2/8
1.5
$9.5
Newcastle
4
900
PFD Food Services Mdn Hcp
$7k
$42k
J Penza
59
51.59
32.68
7
7
+5