Casual Encounter (2022) Horse

Foal Date

27-Feb-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Passing Glance

Prize Money

4470

Trainer

F Brennan

Owners

Mr F J Brennan

About

Casual Encounter is a 4yo horse trained by F Brennan. He is by the stallion Passing Glance out of the dam Cape Spirit. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 12 starts. In its most recent run at Wolverhampton on 9 May 2026, ridden by Matthew Slater, he finished sixth, behind the winner Rubellite.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Wolverhampton 09-May-26 2815m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp (of $6,100) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:13.000, SP: 67.00 1st Rubellite ( C J Whiteley 135 ) 2nd Havachoc ( D Murphy 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Apache Eagle ( F Bassett 122 , Cd 115 ) 1.25L 6th Casual Encounter ( M Slater 122 , Cd 119 ) 6.65L See full resultsM Slater 55.3kg, Cd 54kg 6.65L6 (7)
Fakenham 21-Dec-25 3221m SOFT R1 CL5 NvHcpH (of $6,395), Winning Time: 04:05.750, SP: 19.00 1st Hello Sweety ( C Hammond 156 ) 2nd Yanka Blue ( R T Dunne 165 ) 19.00L 3rd Crackerjack Queen ( J Andrews 162 ) 11.00L Casual Encounter ( I Ryder 146 , Cd 139 ) 0.00L See full resultsI Ryder 66.2kg, Cd 63kg 0.00LUPD (8)
Ludlow 09-Oct-25 3170m GOOD R3 CL4 MdH $502 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 03:43.560, SP: 51.00 1st Kate O'Riley ( S Twiston-davies 154 ) 2nd Love Sonnet ( J Davies 154 ) 4.00L 3rd Oasis Sunrise ( C Ring 154 ) 10.00L 4th Casual Encounter ( I Ryder 154 , Cd 161 ) 15.00L See full resultsI Ryder 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 15.00L4 (6)
Market Rasen 28-Sep-25 3330m GOOD R1 CL4 MdH (of $7,377), Winning Time: 04:08.110, SP: 101.00 1st Lady Tadita ( G Sheehan 159 ) 2nd Settle Down Jill ( H Skelton 161 ) 8.00L 3rd Centurion's Sister ( D Mcmenamin 161 ) 0.75L 6th Casual Encounter ( I Ryder 143 , Cd 150 ) 37.25L See full resultsI Ryder 64.9kg, Cd 68kg 37.25L6 (10)
Newton Abbot 30-Aug-25 3370m GOOD R1 CL4 MdH $257 (of $8,362), SP: 29.00 1st Manyana Blue ( S Twiston-davies 143 ) 2nd Never Told Me ( J J Burke 162 ) 8.00L 3rd Irisante ( K Woods 159 ) 15.00L 5th Casual Encounter ( I Ryder 143 , Cd 150 ) 36.00L See full resultsI Ryder 64.9kg, Cd 68kg 36.00L5 (5)
Lingfield 10-Aug-25 2620m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp $202 (of $6,492) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:50.040, SP: 13.00 1st Autumn's Breeze ( A Lewis 141 ) 2nd Fram Castle ( B Ffrench-davis 136 ) 12.00L 3rd Pomeriggio ( E Gale 132 ) 0.75L 5th Casual Encounter ( K T O'neill 116 ) 14.75L See full resultsK T O'neill 52.6kg 14.75L5 (7)
Chepstow 03-Jul-25 3220m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp $202 (of $6,492) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:41.020, SP: 2.25 Tracked leader, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, rallied 2f out, weakened final furlong 1st Black Smoke ( E Greatrex 139 ) 2nd Star Of Jupiter ( F Marsh 135 ) 0.75L 3rd Sneaky Blinder ( F Daly 140 ) 0.50L 5th Casual Encounter ( R Hornby 120 ) 5.00L See full resultsR Hornby 54.4kg 5.00L5 (7)
Lingfield 22-Jun-25 2330m GOOD R2 CL6 $810 (of $6,492) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:37.910, SP: 2.88 Held up behind leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace 1st Irezumi ( L Catton 135 ) 2nd Rupert The Prince ( L Pearson 121 ) 4.50L 3rd Casual Encounter ( N Currie 121 ) 5.25L See full resultsN Currie 54.9kg 5.25L3 (7)
Lingfield 04-Jun-25 2410m GOOD R2 CL6 $190 (of $6,100) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:34.200, SP: 4.33 Prominent, led briefly over 10f out, driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out 1st Jack Langley ( H Davies 120 ) 2nd It's Life ( G Mangan 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Drouthy Neebor ( D Egan 135 ) 2.25L 5th Casual Encounter ( N Currie 120 ) 4.05L See full resultsN Currie 54.4kg 4.05L5 (13)
Chelmsford City 20-Dec-24 1610m GOOD R4 CL4 Nv (of $8,853) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.080, SP: 101.00 Mid-division, pushed along and no impression final 2f 1st Rajeko ( H Crouch 137 ) 2nd Port Light ( L Morris 137 ) 0.30L 3rd Dojin ( B Sanderson 125 ) 8.00L 9th Casual Encounter ( I Chalmers 123 ) 17.75L See full resultsI Chalmers 55.8kg 17.75L9 (13)
Lingfield 03-Dec-24 1610m GOOD R3 CL5 Md (of $6,197) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.280, SP: 81.00 Wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, went 4th 2f out, plugged on one pace 1st Marhaba Ghaiyyath ( R Kingscote 133 ) 2nd Circus Of Rome ( F Marsh 133 ) 0.15L 3rd Ravens King ( R Ryan 131 ) 11.15L 5th Casual Encounter ( C Hutchinson 126 ) 14.45L See full resultsC Hutchinson 57.2kg 14.45L5 (10)
Chelmsford City 15-Nov-24 1410m GOOD R1 CL5 Md (of $7,870) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.450, SP: 17.00 Slowly away, in rear, passed a few late on, never involved 1st English Lady ( K T O'neill 128 ) 2nd Mrs Dowley ( H Crouch 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Antalya ( D E Hogan 128 ) 1.05L 9th Casual Encounter ( C Hutchinson 128 ) 9.30L See full resultsC Hutchinson 58.1kg 9.30L9 (14)