Shoot First (2016) Horse
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About
Shoot First is a 10-year-old racehorse trained by C. Byrnes out of Limerick. He is by Westerner out of Keeps Sake and has earned three wins to date. On 23 November 2024 at Haydock, he captured his biggest victory, taking the $98,370 Class 1 Hcph prize. The horse has been a profit‑making performer for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 118% return on investment.
Raced At
Punchestown • Clonmel • Haydock • Tipperary • Sandown • Galway • Cheltenham • Listowel • Down Royal • KilbegganRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Punchestown 31-Dec-25 3856m SOFT R4 H $900 (of $18,001), Winning Time: 04:53.200, SP: 26.00 1st El Fabiolo ( D Mullins 158 ) 2nd Glen Kiln ( B Hayes 162 ) 8.50L 3rd Spillane's Tower ( M Walsh 158 ) 8.70L 4th Shoot First ( P Byrnes 158 ) 14.20L See full results | P Byrnes 71.7kg 14.20L | 4 (8) |
| Clonmel 02-Dec-25 4430m HEAVY R3 H $1,600 (of $15,999), SP: 17.00 1st Staffordshire Knot ( C Millar 154 ) 2nd French Dynamite ( P M O'brien 154 ) 10.00L 3rd Shoot First ( P Byrnes 154 ) 18.50L See full results | P Byrnes 69.9kg 18.50L | 3 (5) |
| Haydock 22-Nov-25 4880m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpH (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:54.730, SP: 23.00 1st Electric Mason ( F Gordon 155 ) 2nd Hartington ( S Bowen 145 ) 0.30L 3rd Phantomofthepoints ( J Tudor 152 ) 3.75L Shoot First ( B Macey 168 , Cd 175 ) 0.00L See full results | B Macey 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 0.00L | UPD (17) |
| Tipperary 05-Oct-25 3240m SOFT R5 CL1 H $1,125 (of $37,501), Winning Time: 03:56.000, SP: 29.00 1st Gaucher ( P Townend 164 ) 2nd Jesse Evans ( D Meyler 162 ) 5.00L 3rd Enniskerry ( S Flanagan 155 ) 5.50L 5th Shoot First ( P Byrnes 155 ) 56.75L See full results | P Byrnes 70.3kg 56.8kgL | 5 (7) |
| Sandown 01-Feb-25 4720m HEAVY R5 CL1 HcpH (of $98,370), SP: 8.50 1st Red Dirt Road ( J O Jr 156 ) 2nd Henri The Second ( H Cobden 156 ) 8.00L 3rd Goshen ( N F Houlihan 161 ) 0.75L UPL Shoot First ( P Byrnes 168 , Cd 171 ) 0.00L See full results | P Byrnes 76.2kg, Cd 77.6kg 0.00L | UPD (13) |
| Ascot 21-Dec-24 4920m SOFT R4 CL1 H (of $122,962), Winning Time: 06:06.840, SP: 13.00 Chased leader until after 2nd, in touch, closed 3 out, losing place when blundered badly 3 out 1st Crambo ( J J Burke 161 ) 2nd Hiddenvalley Lake ( D O'keeffe 161 ) 0.20L 3rd Beauport ( S Twiston-davies 161 ) 1.25L 9th Shoot First ( P Byrnes 161 ) 35.95L See full results | P Byrnes 73kg 35.95L | 9 (10) |
| Haydock 23-Nov-24 4880m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpH $56,950 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 06:36.100, SP: 23.00 Held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway 9th, challenged 3 out, led before not fluent 2 out, stayed on gamely 1st Shoot First ( A Harvey 164 ) 2nd One Big Bang ( C Hogan 149 ) 2.75L 3rd Phantomofthepoints ( J Tudor 149 ) 1.75L See full results | A Harvey 74.4kg | 1 (15) |
| Galway 26-Oct-24 4410m SOFT R5 HcpH $660 (of $22,001), Winning Time: 05:33.010, SP: 34.00 In rear, slightly detached at 4th, joined up on field after 6th, 10th after 7th, progress before last, kept on run-in, never nearer 1st Four Clean Aces ( P Townend 150 ) 2nd Zeeband ( J G Gilligan 164 ) 0.50L 3rd Iceberg Theory ( S Flanagan 152 ) 6.00L 5th Shoot First ( P Byrnes 166 ) 11.50L See full results | P Byrnes 75.3kg 11.50L | 5 (10) |
| Cheltenham 22-Oct-22 4820m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpH $13,008 (of $24,593), Winning Time: 05:54.400, SP: 3.25 Mid-division, closed 7th, led 2 out, hung left flat, stayed on well 1st Shoot First ( P Byrnes 152 ) 2nd Botox Has ( J E Moore 163 ) 2.00L 3rd An Tailliur ( J O Jr 159 ) 0.75L See full results | P Byrnes 68.9kg | 1 (15) |
| Listowel 21-Sep-22 4830m GOOD R3 CLHcpH (of $17,500), Winning Time: 05:54.050, SP: 4.33 Rear, slight mistake at 4th, 12th after 6th, some headway before 2 out, no impression before last, never a factor 1st Macgiloney ( D King 166 ) 2nd Perceval Legallois ( M P Walsh 159 ) 0.00L 3rd Riggs ( S D Torrens 155 ) 2.75L 8th Shoot First ( P Byrnes 160 , Cd 167 ) 14.50L See full results | P Byrnes 72.6kg, Cd 75.8kg 14.50L | 8 (14) |
| Galway 28-Jul-22 4530m GOOD R2 HcpH $3,400 (of $8,571), Winning Time: 05:24.100, SP: 4/1 Held up towards rear early, mid-division halfway, progress into 8th after 3 out, ridden into 5th entering straight, 3rd last, kept on into 2nd run-in, no chance with winner 1st Rock Road ( P Townend 160 ) 2nd Shoot First ( P Byrnes 162 ) 6.50L 3rd Noble Birth ( J W Kennedy 156 ) 4.50L See full results | P Byrnes 73.5kg 6.50L | 2 (17) |
| Tipperary 01-Jul-22 4020m SOFT R4 MdH $6,000 (of $5,042), Winning Time: 05:04.800, SP: 11/2 Mid-division, ridden into moderate 6th after 3 out, closer in 4th and slight mistake 2 out, stayed on to challenge last, led run-in, soon asserted, comfortably 1st Shoot First ( A Mccurtin 158 ) 2nd Mr Saxobeat ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 3.25L 3rd Time Marches On ( D F O'regan 158 ) 0.75L See full results | A Mccurtin 71.7kg | 1 (17) |
| Down Royal 02-May-22 3310m SOFT R1 MdH $500 (of $5,042), Winning Time: 04:09.500, SP: 18/1 In rear, progress 3 out, pushed along in 6th 2 out, kept on without threatening run-in 1st Gaelic Arc ( N T Prendergast 166 ) 2nd Flaming Moon ( J B Kane 166 ) 1.50L 3rd Showbusiness ( N Moore 158 ) 1.00L 4th Shoot First ( A Mccurtin 158 , Cd 0 ) 7.00L See full results | A Mccurtin 71.7kg, Cd 0 7.00L | 4 (22) |
| Kilbeggan 23-Apr-22 3820m SOFT R3 MdH (of $5,798), Winning Time: 04:52.900, SP: 11/1 Towards rear when cocked jaw and ran out through wing at 1st 1st Amirite ( R Blackmore 158 ) 2nd The Waltzer ( J W Kennedy 158 ) 30.00L 3rd Clounts Pride ( G B Noonan 158 ) 11.00L UPL Shoot First ( D J Mcinerney 158 , Cd 0 ) See full results | D J Mcinerney 71.7kg, Cd 0 | UPD (19) |
| Tipperary 02-Jul-21 4020m SOFT R5 CLMdH $1,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:09.000, SP: 25/1 Mid-division early, slight mistake 4th, headway to chase leaders from 3 out, no impression approaching straight, kept on without threatening after 1st Tucson Train ( D E Mullins 160 ) 2nd Narynkol ( K J Brouder 168 ) 6.00L 3rd Shoot First ( M P Byrnes 160 ) 9.50L | M P Byrnes 72.6kg 9.50L | 3 (13) |