First Ascent (2021) Horse
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First Ascent is a five-year-old bay gelding, by Blue Point out of Zibelina. Trained by G Elliott and owned by A M Egan & R Stokes, the horse has started 13 times, securing one victory, placing two seconds and three thirds, and earning $15,451 in prize money. His most recent start was at Navan on 21 October 2026, finishing 5th of 12 runners. His latest win came at Kilbeggan on 3 September 2026.
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Cheltenham • Navan • Listowel • Kilbeggan • Ballinrobe • Sligo • Roscommon • Galway • Down Royal • CorkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 14-Nov-26 3298m GOOD R6 Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race), SP: 67.00 | Josh Williamson 5L | 14 (16) |
| Navan 21-Oct-26 2816m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 16/1 Rear of mid division, headway on outer to go 7th over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went moderate 5th close home | Chris Hayes 63.5kg 2 1/2l | 5 (12) |
| Listowel 24-Sep-26 4023m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 11/1 Led and disputed, led 2nd, joined after 3 out, ridden and headed before straight, no extra and weakened | James Smith 72.6kg 8 1/2l | 12 (15) |
| Kilbeggan 03-Sep-26 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Made all, 5l clear over last, stayed on well | Danny Gilligan 71.7kg | 1 (11) |
| Kilbeggan 22-Aug-26 3219m GOOD R1 MdH $1,967 (of $19,672), Winning Time: 03:53.200, SP: 3.75 1st Puppet Master ( E Finegan 163 , Cd 158 ) 2nd Kimi De Mai ( D Mullins 159 ) 0.50L 3rd First Ascent ( J Kennedy 158 ) 2.00L See full results | J Kennedy 71.7kg 2.00L | 3 (17) |
| Kilbeggan 09-Aug-26 3219m SOFT R1 MdH $3,931 (of $11,796), Winning Time: 03:45.000, SP: 3.00 1st Facile Ocean ( E Finegan 158 ) 2nd First Ascent ( J Kennedy 158 ) 14.00L 3rd Not In A Hurry ( S Torrens 155 ) 0.50L See full results | J Kennedy 71.7kg 14.00L | 2 (11) |
| Ballinrobe 22-Jul-26 3501m GOOD R2 MdH $978 (of $11,741), Winning Time: 03:19.600, SP: 4.00 1st No Mon No Fun ( P Donovan 158 ) 2nd Sharu ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 0.50L 3rd World As One ( S O'keeffe 158 ) 1.00L 4th First Ascent ( J Kennedy 158 ) 6.50L See full results | J Kennedy 71.7kg 6.50L | 4 (13) |
| Sligo 13-May-26 3572m GOOD R1 MdH $683 (of $22,754), Winning Time: 04:25.800, SP: 4.50 1st Hey Now ( A Kelly 158 ) 2nd Lilac Lady ( A King 151 , Cd 147 ) 3.75L 3rd Game Point ( P Cody 152 , Cd 148 ) 4.25L 5th First Ascent ( J Williamson 158 , Cd 156 ) 19.50L See full results | J Williamson 71.7kg, Cd 70.8kg 19.50L | 5 (16) |
| Roscommon 29-Sep-25 3140m SOFT R1 MdH (of $10,729), Winning Time: 03:44.900, SP: 4.50 1st Rakki ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd Hobart ( D Gilligan 161 ) 4.75L 3rd Hopeful Hero ( D Meyler 161 ) 0.30L First Ascent ( J Kennedy 161 ) 0.00L | J Kennedy 73kg 0.00L | UPD (16) |
| Galway 02-Aug-25 2377m YIELDING Flat, SP: 16/1 Towards rear for most, never a factor | Declan McDonogh 63kg 3 1/4l | 14 (18) |
| Down Royal 21-Jun-25 2603m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/2 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and disputed lead 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong and dropped to 3rd closing stages | Robbie Colgan 61.2kg 1/2 length | 3 (6) |
| Down Royal 30-May-25 2111m GOOD Flat, SP: 16/1 Led, ridden and pressed 3f out, joined 2f out, edged ahead inside final 100 yards, strongly pressed close home and headed at line | Robbie Colgan 61.2kg Nose | 2 (8) |
| Roscommon 19-May-25 2069m GOOD Flat, SP: 12/1 Slowly into stride and in rear, 3rd and pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | Robbie Colgan 66.7kg 1/2 length | 3 (4) |
| Cork 19-Apr-25 2103m SOFT Flat, SP: 18/1 Mid-division, 8th halfway and soon pushed along, ridden early straight and no impression under 2f out, no extra | Robbie Colgan 66.7kg 4 1/4l | 7 (18) |