Close Encounter (2022) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Wootton Bassett

Dam

Rain Or Shine

Trainer

C O'brien

Owners

Mrs John Magnier

About

Close Encounter is a 4yo bay horse trained by C O'Brien. Its sire is Wootton Bassett and its dam is Rain Or Shine. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having made three starts without a win. In its most recent run at Navan on 8 Oct 2025, ridden by Declan McDonogh, it finished 11th behind Chester Nimitz.

Raced At

Navan • Roscommon • Curragh

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Navan 08-Oct-25 1170m SOFT R2 Md (of $12,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.680, SP: 81.00 1st Chester Nimitz ( C Keane 134 ) 2nd Ballintogher ( R Whelan 134 ) 0.20L 3rd Glory To Be ( W Lordan 129 ) 0.95L 11th Close Encounter ( D Mcdonogh 129 ) 16.00L See full resultsD Mcdonogh 58.5kg 16.00L11 (12)
Roscommon 02-Jul-25 1490m SOFT R2 Md (of $14,501) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.660, SP: 41.00 In touch, a little keen, no impression in 6th over 1f out, no extra final furlong 1st Beyond Dreams ( C Hayes 129 ) 2nd Sweet Bay ( D Mcdonogh 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Lavender Breeze ( S Foley 129 ) 1.50L 7th Close Encounter ( N G Mccullagh 129 ) 7.75L See full resultsN G Mccullagh 58.5kg 7.75L7 (12)
Curragh 12-Apr-25 1210m GOOD R2 Md (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.110, SP: 26.00 Towards rear, pushed along and some headway in mid-division under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong 1st No Return ( C Keane 134 ) 2nd No Alibi ( W J Lee 129 ) 2.25L 3rd Cold Hearted ( S Foley 129 ) 1.25L 7th Close Encounter ( D Mcdonogh 129 ) 10.50L See full resultsD Mcdonogh 58.5kg 10.50L7 (14)