Close To Midnight (AUS) Horse
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Close To Midnight is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by James Harding in Newcastle. He is by the stallion I Am Invincible out of the mare Thrillster. To date he has recorded one win. On 6 Sep 2024 at Mornington, he secured his most notable victory, capturing the $27000.00 3yo Maiden Set Weight.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 01-Aug-26 900m SOFT 5 R4 BM64 $7,450 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:51.780, SP: 4.20 In-running: 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.220 1st Grey Effects ( L Magorrian 57 ) 2nd Close To Midnight ( A Bullock 59 ) 1.27L 3rd Misty Veil ( J V Overmeire 57.5 ) 1.64L See full results | A Bullock 59kg 1.27L | 2 (11) |
| Scone 10-Jul-26 900m SOFT 7 R3 CL1 $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:52.420, SP: 5.00 In-running: 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.710 1st Nevermista ( D Northey 56.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Hanuman ( R Jones 56.5 ) 3.01L 3rd The Warrior ( D Dillon 59 ) 4.19L 6th Close To Midnight ( S Llewellyn 62 ) 5.96L See full results | S Llewellyn 62kg 5.96L | 6 (9) |
| Scone 01-Jul-26 800m HEAVY 8 R11 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.840 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.680 1st Fill A Promise ( B A Cray ) 2nd Nevermista ( D Northey ) 0.12L 3rd Close To Midnight ( A Farragher ) 0.14L | A Farragher 0.14L | 3 (8) |
| Port Macquarie 27-May-26 1000m HEAVY 9 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.340 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.630 1st Close To Midnight ( S Llewellyn ) 2nd Golden Copper ( J Watkins ) 0.22L 3rd Ghost Walker ( B Looker ) 1.01L | S Llewellyn | 1 (9) |
| Beaumont 04-May-26 800m GOOD 4 R7 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.790 1st Lune D'excellence ( A Gibbons ) 2nd Zouking ( R Hutchings ) 0.39L 3rd Sapling ( W Stanley ) 0.57L 8th Close To Midnight ( R Jones ) 2.35L | R Jones 2.35L | 8 (9) |