Close At Hand (AUS) Horse
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Close At Hand is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Peter Fernie. His sire is the stallion Impending and his dam is Miss Supersonic. He has accumulated seven wins in his career. On 10 Jan 2024 at Belmont he captured his most important victory, winning the $35,000 3yo Rst 0 Met Win‑ly Handicap. The horse has proven profitable for bettors, delivering a 13% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont 27-Jun-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R7 RTG 66+ $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:27.280, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.850 1st Urquharts Bluff ( L Staples 55.5 ) 2nd Territory Man ( W Pike 56.5 ) 0.37L 3rd Statewide ( L Ramoly 54.5 ) 0.52L 9th Close At Hand ( Z Johnston-porter 60 , Cd 58 ) 7.88L See full results | Z Johnston-porter 60, Cd 58kg 7.88L | 9 (11) |
| Kalgoorlie 14-Jun-26 1300m SOFT 5 R5 RTG 70+ $4,464 (of $24,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.520, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.240 1st Dont Wait For Luck ( N Faithfull 60.5 ) 2nd Close At Hand ( C Martinan 62.5 , Cd 61 ) 0.56L 3rd Playing Games ( H J Nottle 54 ) 2.35L See full results | C Martinan 62.5kg, Cd 61kg 0.56L | 2 (9) |
| Kalgoorlie 24-May-26 1100m SOFT 5 R5 RTG 70+ $13,152 (of $24,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:04.940, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Close At Hand ( L Fiore 61 ) 2nd The Showvinist ( J Mcnaught 55 ) 0.14L 3rd Science Degree ( C Cooper 57.5 ) 0.58L See full results | L Fiore 61kg | 1 (10) |
| Kalgoorlie 10-May-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 RTG 70+ $2,112 (of $24,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.070, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 1st Boab Boy ( B M Gaerth 57 ) 2nd Just Famous ( H J Nottle 57.5 ) 0.23L 3rd Close At Hand ( J Tsang 61 , Cd 59 ) 0.86L See full results | J Tsang 61kg, Cd 59kg 0.86L | 3 (11) |
| Kalgoorlie 25-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 4 R1 2UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:06.510 1st Close At Hand ( T Faithfull ) 2nd Eevalina ( B M Gaerth ) 1.14L 3rd Sabino ( M K Cheung ) 2.02L | T Faithfull | 1 (4) |