First Approval
(AUS)About
First Approval is an 11-year-old bay gelding from Australia trained by Caspar Fownes. He is sired by Northern Meteor out of Exhibit. First Approval has secured two wins in his career. On August 20, 2016, at Kembla Grange, First Approval achieved his most notable victory, winning the $27,000 Class 1 Handicap. First Approval has retired from racing, with his final race on November 5, 2017, at Sha Tin.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 05-Nov-17 1400m GOOD R9 (of $1,310,000) Barrier 5 | B Prebble 56kg, Cd 0 | UPD (13) |
| Sha Tin 08-Oct-17 1200m GOOD R8 Cls 3 (of $1,310,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.260, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.530 | N Rawiller 57.5kg 5.00L | 7 (13) |
| Sha Tin 24-Sep-17 1200m GOOD R7 Cls 3 (of $1,310,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.420, SP: 49.00 In-running: Settled 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.010 | N Rawiller 58.5kg 3.30L | 6 (14) |
| Happy Valley 09-Sep-17 1200m GOOD R2 Btria Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.010, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:24.000 | V Ho 0 3.50L | 4 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 13-Feb-17 1600m GOOD 4 R6 G3 Spring stk $3,750 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.430, SP: $4.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940 | T Angland 56.5kg 6.60L | 5 (10) |
| Caulfield 26-Jan-17 1600m GOOD 3 R6 3y bm70 $14,400 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.230, SP: $4.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.770 2L back, 3 wide no cover, got front 200m, peaked | K M Evoy 59.5kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 07-Jan-17 1400m HEAVY 8 R2 3y bm70 $9,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.470, SP: $4.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.970 Back on rails and went through the line nicely | K M Evoy 58.5kg 3.50L | 3 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 26-Dec-16 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3y bm70 $10,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.110, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 Back 4L, hooked out turn, fought home hard late. | N Heywood 57kg 0.40L | 2 (4) |
| Royal Randwick 13-Dec-16 1050m GOOD R8 Btria Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.500, SP: 0 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 | N Heywood 0 3.50L | 3 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 20-Aug-16 1400m GOOD 3 R8 Cl1 $15,325 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.240, SP: $2.20F In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 | N Heywood 55.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Kembla Grange 30-Jul-16 1300m SOFT 5 R2 2y mdn-sw $15,325 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:19.050, SP: $1.65F In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.690 | M Bell 57kg | 1 (11) |
| Kembla Grange 16-Jul-16 1200m SOFT 5 R3 2y mdn $5,275 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.700, SP: $8.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 | N Heywood 55.5kg 0.20L | 2 (12) |
| Royal Randwick 24-Jun-16 1045m SOFT R4 Btria Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:03.800, SP: 0 | S Clipperton 0 0.00L | 6 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 09-Jun-16 735m HEAVY R12 Btria Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:44.100, SP: 0 | N Heywood 0 0.00L | 8 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 29-Feb-16 900m GOOD R9 Btria Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:52.800, SP: 0 | B Shinn 0 0.00L | 4 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 15-Feb-16 900m GOOD R11 Btria Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:53.200, SP: 0 | H Bowman 0 0.00L | 4 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 16-Nov-15 740m HEAVY R10 Btria Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:44.700, SP: 0 | K M Evoy 0 0.50L | 3 (6) |