Close Call (AUS) Horse
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Close Call is a 3yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, trained by Steve Wolfe in Albany. He is by A Lot out of Lovely Lucy. The horse remains winless after seven starts. In his latest start at Albany on 15 May 2026, Troy Turner rode him to a third‑place finish, trailing winner Conducive.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Albany 15-May-26 1100m HEAVY 10 R1 MDN $1,820 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.390, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.340 1st Conducive ( W Pike 55.5 ) 2nd God'Ll Getya ( N Riordan 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.96L 3rd Close Call ( T Turner 57.5 ) 3.73L See full results | T Turner 57.5kg 3.73L | 3 (9) |
| Albany 26-Apr-26 1100m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $580 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:07.190, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.140 1st Miss Rompin ( J S Whiting 55.5 ) 2nd Blinding Luck ( L T Staples 55.5 ) 1.42L 3rd Spartan Lass ( H J Nottle 55.5 ) 2.35L 5th Close Call ( B Gaerth 57.5 ) 3.89L See full results | B Gaerth 57.5kg 3.89L | 5 (11) |
| Albany 16-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 5 R2 2UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.560 1st Flying Flynn ( N Faithfull ) 2nd Close Call ( R Mahony ) 1.08L 3rd Dolce Maschino ( N J Riordan ) 1.63L | R Mahony 1.08L | 2 (7) |
| Albany 12-Dec-25 1230m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $360 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:14.520, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.150 1st Lady Coco ( A Galati 56 ) 2nd Blinding Luck ( G C O'donnell 54.5 , Cd 50.5 ) 1.13L 3rd Noneofyourbusiness ( J S Whiting 54.5 ) 1.65L 6th Close Call ( T Faithfull 56.5 ) 3.58L See full results | T Faithfull 56.5kg 3.58L | 6 (12) |
| Albany 27-Nov-25 1500m GOOD 4 R1 MDN (of $20,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:33.500, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:39.400 1st Astonisher ( H J Nottle 54 , Cd 52 ) 2nd Arafisio ( C R Hunter 56 ) 0.21L 3rd Sea Of Galilee ( N Faithfull 58 ) 1.89L 10th Close Call ( R Mahony 56 , Cd 54 ) 11.29L See full results | R Mahony 56kg, Cd 54kg 11.29L | 10 (12) |
| Albany 15-Nov-25 1230m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $3,920 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.310, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.920 1st Size Matters ( J S Whiting 58 ) 2nd Close Call ( R Mahony 56 , Cd 54 ) 1.98L 3rd Blinding Luck ( N Faithfull 54 ) 2.45L See full results | R Mahony 56kg, Cd 54kg 1.98L | 2 (11) |
| Albany 02-Nov-25 1240m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $580 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.000, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080 1st Hyperreal ( N Faithfull 58 ) 2nd Questioneverything ( L M Campbell 58 ) 2.35L 3rd Bagger Prince ( A Galati 58 ) 5.85L 5th Close Call ( R Mahony 56 , Cd 54 ) 7.83L See full results | R Mahony 56kg, Cd 54kg 7.83L | 5 (10) |
| Kalgoorlie 02-Oct-25 1300m GOOD 4 R3 MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:18.250, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 1st Whatyoutalkinbout ( L F Fiore 56 ) 2nd Without Remorse ( C J Parnham 56 ) 1.82L 3rd Shine And Burn ( Z T Johnston-porter 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 3.96L 8th Close Call ( L Campbell 56 ) 7.90L See full results | L Campbell 56kg 7.90L | 8 (10) |
| Lark Hill 22-Sep-25 950m GOOD 4 R17 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.970 1st By The Wood ( W A Pike ) 2nd Wonderfully Made ( C J Parnham ) 0.63L 3rd Peaceful Ruler ( J A Gray ) 1.75L 5th Close Call ( B Louis ) 3.45L | B Louis 3.45L | 5 (9) |
| Lark Hill 08-Sep-25 950m SOFT 6 R10 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.970 1st Hellavamoment ( B M Parnham ) 2nd Great Reception ( L F Fiore ) 0.36L 3rd Bonditram ( S D Parnham ) 3.44L 8th Close Call ( S Mcgruddy ) 9.96L | S Mcgruddy 9.96L | 8 (9) |