First Candidate (2020) Horse
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First Candidate is a 6yo ch trained by D Skelton. He is by the stallion Jack Hobbs out of Storm Patrol. He has won 2 races to date. On 4th Apr 2026 at Haydock, First Candidate earned his biggest victory, collecting $9837.00 in the Cl4 Mdh.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Haydock 04-Apr-26 3149m GOOD R1 CL4 MdH $5,446 (of $9,837), Winning Time: 03:45.900, SP: 1.25 1st First Candidate ( H Skelton 158 ) 2nd Atlantic City ( L Stones 158 , Cd 155 ) 9.50L 3rd Flash Bardot ( B Powell 158 ) 10.75L See full results | H Skelton 71.7kg | 1 (8) |
| Kelso 22-Mar-26 3265m SOFT R3 CL2 NvHcpH $23,650 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 03:59.220, SP: 12.00 1st Queenie St Clair ( F Keighley 159 ) 2nd First Candidate ( T Durrell 150 ) 1.00L 3rd Madame La Papillon ( A Stevens 144 ) 5.00L See full results | T Durrell 68kg 1.00L | 2 (16) |
| Ludlow 05-Feb-26 3172m SOFT R3 CL4 NvH $2,509 (of $9,837), Winning Time: 03:58.670, SP: 4.50 1st Sherminator ( B Carver 154 ) 2nd First Candidate ( H Skelton 147 ) 0.75L 3rd Kiwi Rush ( P O'brien 154 ) 7.50L See full results | H Skelton 66.7kg 0.75L | 2 (12) |
| Huntingdon 22-Dec-25 3174m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $212 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 03:55.950, SP: 19.00 1st Watamu ( H Cobden 156 ) 2nd Khrisma ( N D Boinville 163 ) 0.15L 3rd Annie Hathaway ( P Armson 156 ) 3.00L 5th First Candidate ( H Skelton 156 ) 8.40L See full results | H Skelton 70.8kg 8.40L | 5 (15) |
| Stratford 30-Oct-25 4430m GOOD R2 CL4 MdH (of $8,362), Winning Time: 05:22.630, SP: 4.00 1st A Path To Ronda ( G Sheehan 156 ) 2nd Followango ( I Williams 156 ) 5.50L 3rd Broadway Honey ( S Twiston-davies 156 ) 32.00L First Candidate ( H Skelton 156 ) 0.00L See full results | H Skelton 70.8kg 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Lisronagh 23-Feb-25 4828m HEAVY Md (of $4,807), SP: 2.75 1st First Candidate ( R James 165 ) 2nd Coolanna ( R Sugrue 160 ) 2.50L 3rd Who's The Dancer ( D Kiely 165 ) 12.00L | R James 74.8kg | 1 |
| Taylorstown 18-May-24 4828m GOOD Md (of $4,807), SP: 4.50 1st Smile Back ( N Mcparlan 165 ) 2nd Stylia ( B O'neill 165 ) 8.00L 3rd Bobbigrey ( J L Scallan 165 ) 2.00L First Candidate ( B Lawless 165 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | B Lawless 74.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |