Close Encounter (2022) Horse
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About
Close Encounter is a 4yo colt (male) trained by Mike/Mathe Kock. He is by the stallion Vercingetorix out of the dam Cavalleria. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 7 starts. In his most recent race at Greyville on 10 Oct 2026, he was ridden by K De Melo and finished third behind the winner Cali Bullet.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Greyville 10-Oct-26 2001m SYNTHETIC R4 Md $742 (of $7,419) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:03.210, SP: 1.62 1st Cali Bullet ( A Boolkah 128 , Cd 119 ) 2nd After The Fire ( C Dicken 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Close Encounter ( K D Melo 129 ) 3.00L See full results | K D Melo 58.5kg 3.00L | 3 (12) |
| Greyville Polytrack 10-Oct-26 2000m STANDARD R4 E OPEN MAIDEN $742 (of $7,808) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:03.210, SP: 72-100 1st Cali Bullet ( A Boolkah 58 , Cd 54 ) 2nd After The Fire ( C Dicken 55.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Close Encounter ( K D Melo 58.5 ) 3.10L See full results | K D Melo 58.5kg 3.10L | 3 (12) |
| Turffontein 12-Sep-26 1450m GOOD R1 D MAIDEN HANDICAP $698 (of $4,360) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:31.640, SP: 6.50 1st Elisa Mbali ( C Habib 132 ) 2nd Steel Pier ( B Marx-jacobson 131 ) 1.00L 3rd Close Encounter ( C Ngcobo 56.5 ) 3.60L See full results | C Ngcobo 56.5kg 3.60L | 3 (8) |
| Durbanville 14-Feb-26 1600m GOOD R3 Md $421 (of $5,252) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.640, SP: 23.00 1st Bonelli ( A Domeyer 136 ) 2nd Ready For The Road ( S Bungane 119 ) 0.30L 3rd O'fellow ( N Yuen 116 ) 1.50L 4th Close Encounter ( B Plaatjies 116 ) 2.00L See full results | B Plaatjies 52.6kg 2.00L | 4 (11) |
| Kenilworth 13-Jan-26 1400m GOOD R4 Md (of $7,552) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.390, SP: 41.00 1st District Master ( G V Niekerk 132 ) 2nd Klein Karoo ( R Piechulek 132 ) 2.25L 3rd Super Viking ( A Domeyer 130 ) 0.30L 10th Close Encounter ( M Mjoka 130 ) 9.50L See full results | M Mjoka 59kg 9.50L | 10 (16) |