First Assault (2022) Horse
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About
First Assault is a 4yo bay gelding (male) from trained by Keith Dryden & Libby Snowden, who is based at Canberra. He is sired by the stallion Tagaloa out of the dam Melaleuca. First Assault is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 1 attempt. During his most recent race at Nowra on 5th Apr 2026, First Assault was ridden by Jeff Penza and finished 4th, behind the winner Stern Reminder.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nowra 05-Apr-26 1200m HEAVY 8 R4 CTRY MDN-SW $1,475 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.980, SP: 3.30 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st Stern Reminder ( N Heywood 59 ) 2nd Will The Thinker ( A Collett 58.5 ) 2.30L 3rd Heligan ( J Martin 58.5 ) 3.60L 4th First Assault ( J Penza 58.5 ) 3.80L See full results | J Penza 58.5kg 3.80L | 4 (7) |
| Canberra 25-Mar-26 900m SOFT 5 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.770 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.650 1st Slay Queen ( A Layt ) 2nd One More Bout ( C Keatings ) 1.15L 3rd First Assault ( J Brookes ) 1.69L | J Brookes 1.69L | 3 (10) |
| Goulburn 10-Mar-26 800m SOFT 7 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.750 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.110 1st Brutal Belle ( E Ellison ) 2nd Elasand ( A Layt ) 4.12L 3rd Petomai ( N Heywood ) 4.58L 6th First Assault ( J Brookes ) 7.08L | J Brookes 7.08L | 6 (10) |