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CLOSE COMBAT (IRE)

Age, Colour, Sex 5 ch g (9 Mar 2021) Trainer Nigel Hawke Owner Mr Samuel Jefford Pedigree KESSAAR (IRE) WINDY LANE DUBAI DESTINATION (USA)

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Results

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Date		Crs/Class /Type	Result Res	Btn	Type	Or	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR
17 Feb 26		Nwb C4 Hcap (0-110)	pu/12		Hurdle	109	20.5f	Heavy		Murray Dodd (7)	8/19
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52 day break
27 Dec 25		Chp C4 Hcap (0-115)	7/13	14	Hurdle	111	16.1f	Gd/Frm		James Davies	25/126
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30 Nov 25		Lei C4 Hcap (0-115)	7/8	14.5	Hurdle	113	15.5f	Soft		Bryan Carver	11/112
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282 day break
21 Feb 25		Exe C4 Novice	1/7	0.5	Hurdle	N	16.7f	Heavy		Lorcan Murtagh	12/113
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28 Jan 25		Chp C4 Stks	2/6	2.5	Hurdle	W	16.1f	Heavy		David Noonan	14/115
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13 Jan 25		Exe C4 Novice	6/14	24	Hurdle	N	16.7f	Heavy		David Noonan	150/1151
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83 day break
22 Oct 24		Exe C5 Stks	7/12	19.5	NH Flat	W	13.2f	Gd/Sft		David Noonan	66/167
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Future Entries

Date	Course Crs	Time	Race	Dis
16 Mar 2026	Ffl	16:30	BLACKMORES HANDICAP HURDLE (4)	20f
17 Mar 2026	Exe	14:20	ODDSCHECKER HANDICAP HURDLE (4)	21.6f

Statistics

Code	Runs	Wins	Places	ISP P/L	Best TFR
Hurdle	6	1	1	+7
Bumper	1	0	0	-1

CLOSE COMBAT (IRE)

CLOSE COMBAT (IRE) is a chestnut gelding. He is 5 years old (foaled 09 March 2021). The owner of CLOSE COMBAT (IRE) is Mr Samuel Jefford and his current trainer is Nigel Hawke. The pedigree for CLOSE COMBAT (IRE) is: KESSAAR (IRE) - WINDY LANE - DUBAI DESTINATION (USA).

CLOSE COMBAT (IRE) last ran at Newbury on 17 February 2026, in the FINLI LIVE YOUR BEST FINANCIAL LIFE HANDICAP HURDLE (4) over a distance of 2M 4F 118Y. Ridden by Murray Dodd, CLOSE COMBAT (IRE) finished pu of 12 runners. The Industry Starting Price (ISP) for CLOSE COMBAT (IRE) was 8/1 (Betfair SP 9.80).

CLOSE COMBAT (IRE) currently has entries in the following races:

BLACKMORES HANDICAP HURDLE (4) at Ffos Las on 16 March 2026
ODDSCHECKER HANDICAP HURDLE (4) at Exeter on 17 March 2026