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Close Combat

Horse Form Profile

Age: 5 years

Trainer: Nigel Hawke

Owner: Samuel Jefford

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

4

16th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Ffos Las

Close Combat

11st 10lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Nigel Hawke

Won 2m novice last season but safely held in first two handicaps this term (1m7f/2m), then pulled up when upped to 2m4f last month; needs to get career back on track.

16/1

4

17th Feb 2026

2m 4f 118y

Class 4

16:30 Newbury

Close Combat

11st 13lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Nigel Hawke

Exeter novice winner (2m, heavy); hasn't looked on a good mark in his two handicaps and that could still be the case, though Murray Dodd claiming 7lb will help in that respect.

20/1

1st

8

21st Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:00 Exeter

Close Combat

10st 7lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Nigel Hawke

Never really got competitive when 150-1 for C&D maiden on last month's hurdling debut but kept on well for second against own age-group at Chepstow (2m, heavy) a fortnight later and has scope for further progress.

16/1

2nd

1

28th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

13:45 Chepstow

Close Combat

11st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Nigel Hawke

Took on older horses when sixth on recent hurdling debut at Exeter (2m, soft) but never really got competitive there and needs to improve.

33/1

2nd

1

28th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

13:45 Chepstow

Close Combat

11st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Nigel Hawke

Took on older horses when sixth on recent hurdling debut at Exeter (2m, soft) but never really got competitive there and needs to improve.

33/1