Inching Closer (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

19-Aug-16
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Akeed Mofeed

Dam

Insurgent

Prize Money

248200

Trainer

Mark Dale

Owners

M A Dale, H J Davis, C K Synnott, Miss A J Synnott, Mrs M D Griffin, M J Griffin & S J Hawkes

About

Inching Closer is a 9yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Mark Dale in Cairns. He is by the stallion Akeed Mofeed out of the dam Insurgent. To date he has claimed 17 race victories. On 12 May 2021 at the Gold Coast he earned his most notable win, collecting the $35000.00 Bm72 Hcp. He has been a profitable choice for punters, offering a 57% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Cairns • Innisfail • Atherton

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Cairns 23-Jul-26 1250m SOFT 7 R10 HCP $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.120, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.290 1st Spirit Meister ( M Abe 54 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Almighty Jab ( L Morrison 55 ) 0.95L 3rd Lean Eagle ( R Wiggins 57.5 ) 1.47L 8th Inching Closer ( W D'avila 54 ) 6.05L See full resultsW D'avila 54kg 6.05L8 (9)
Innisfail 20-Jun-26 900m HEAVY 10 R2 SW (of $10,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:52.570, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.380 1st Yes Dream ( L J Morrison 61.5 ) 2nd Speed Legend ( A Holt 61.5 ) 1.02L 3rd Desert Grit ( K R Swaffer 57.5 ) 2.34L 9th Inching Closer ( W D'avila 61.5 ) 7.43L See full resultsW D'avila 61.5kg 7.43L9 (9)
Cairns 29-May-26 1250m SOFT 5 R6 HCP $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.790, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.350 1st Desert Grit ( K R Swaffer 54 ) 2nd Spirit Meister ( M Abe 57 ) 0.14L 3rd Armour Force ( R Wiggins 60 ) 1.74L 9th Inching Closer ( W D'avila 57.5 ) 6.54L See full resultsW D'avila 57.5kg 6.54L9 (9)
Cairns 16-Feb-26 1250m HEAVY 8 R6 BM75 $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.060, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.190 1st Desert Grit ( K R Swaffer 54 ) 2nd Yamabushi ( L A Guernier 55 , Cd 56 ) 1.43L 3rd Chartwell ( L J Morrison 55 ) 3.94L 6th Inching Closer ( W D'avila 61 ) 6.96L See full resultsW D'avila 61kg 6.96L6 (8)
Atherton 17-Jan-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R5 HCP (of $10,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.600, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.300 1st Bella Bianca ( N Yadi 55 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Recruiter ( L J Morrison 57.5 ) 1.57L 3rd Crystal Chief ( R B Shred 55 ) 1.59L 5th Inching Closer ( M Mcdonald 61 ) 3.27L See full resultsM Mcdonald 61kg 3.27L5 (6)