First Dare (2018)

Foal Date
01-Jan-18
Colour
chestnut
Prize Money
$67531
Trainer
Liz Doyle
Owners
Mrs Avril Doyle
About

First Dare is a 7yo horse trained by Liz Doyle. Its sire is Beat Hollow and its dam is Dare To Be Wild. So far it has secured three wins. The standout performance came on 16 Sep 2023 at Navan, when it claimed the $9,159 Bar One Racing Ladies Handicap Hurdle. The horse has consistently been profitable for bettors, offering a 17% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Wexford 09-Aug-25 3383m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $20,000), SP: 14/1E Staples 69.9kg, Cd 73kgUPD (10)
Bellewstown 06-Jul-25 3456m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $36,000), Winning Time: 04:03.300, SP: 16/1 Mid division, pushed along in 8th after 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened from nextB T Stone 69.9kg, Cd 0 30.25L12 (16)
Listowel 02-Jun-25 3218m GOOD R4 HcpH $5,000 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 03:52.200, SP: 15/2 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, went 4th again after 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in to go 2nd closing stagesT P Harney 68.9kg 1.25L2 (8)
Killarney 11-May-25 3419m SOFT R4 HcpH $800 (of $24,000), SP: 9/1 Mid-division for most, ran freely early, ridden and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace from before lastT P Harney 70.3kg, Cd 0 6.75L6 (9)
Bellewstown 12-Apr-25 3456m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $8,700), Winning Time: 04:10.400, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders disputing 3rd, not fluent at 1st, fell at 4thR A Berry 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (5)
Naas 10-Nov-24 4023m SOFT R5 HcpH $900 (of $28,409), Winning Time: 04:54.100, SP: 18/1 Rear of mid-division, progress to 4th after 5th, 5th before 4 out, effort in 4th before last where mistake, weakened final furlongP Hanlon 64.4kg, Cd 0 7.25L6 (11)
Punchestown 16-Oct-24 3272m SOFT R2 HcpH $290 (of $9,154), Winning Time: 03:57.000, SP: 5/2 Tracked leaders, ran freely early, 4th halfway, close 3rd 3 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra before lastT P Harney 75.3kg, Cd 0 7.00L6 (9)
Tramore 19-Sep-24 3346m GOOD R5 HcpH $6,600 (of $6,944), Winning Time: 04:02.070, SP: 6/1 Soon tracked leader, in touch before 3rd, 4th after 6th, took closer order after 3 out, improved to 2nd before 2 out, stayed on to lead before last where not fluent, kept on well run-inT P Harney 73.9kg1 (13)
Down Royal 22-Jun-24 2574m GOOD R7 Md (of $6,944), Winning Time: 02:49.530, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 5th 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlongD W O'connor 59kg, Cd 0 11.75L7 (8)
Ballinrobe 29-May-24 3287m SOFT R4 HcpH $494 (of $10,417), Winning Time: 04:05.300, SP: 15/2 Tracked leaders early, soon mid-division, 5th halfway, mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, stayed on into 3rd entering straight, pressed leaders on inner briefly, no extra closing stages, kept on same paceT P Harney 70.3kg, Cd 0 3.75L5 (10)
Bellewstown 25-Apr-24 3419m SOFT R3 HcpH $3,000 (of $9,470), Winning Time: 04:12.700, SP: 9/1 Held up, hampered 1st, soon moderate 4th, closer 3 out, ridden in 5th before 2 out, under pressure in 4th last, stayed on run-in, not reach winnerT P Harney 71.2kg 1.25L2 (7)
Punchestown 11-Oct-23 3264m SOFT R2 HcpH $3,000 (of $9,159), Winning Time: 04:07.200, SP: 7/4 Mid division, 4th halfway, went 3rd after 4 out, pushed along after 2 out, ridden to go 2nd entering straight, kept on one pace from last, no impression on winnerT P Harney 71.7kg 19.00L2 (11)
Navan 16-Sep-23 3127m SOFT R3 HcpH $9,000 (of $9,159), Winning Time: 03:46.200, SP: 3/1 Mid-division on inner, headway on inner after 2 out, improved to lead and pushed along at last, stayed on well under hands and heels, comfortablyM O'sullivan 67.6kg1 (13)
Tramore 19-Aug-23 3218m SOFT R4 HcpH $2,300 (of $7,022), Winning Time: 04:17.700, SP: 5/1 Chased leader, led 5 out, pushed along on outer before 2 out, ridden and joined approaching last, kept on, headed inside final 100 yardsT P Harney 74.4kg 0.75L2 (16)
Downpatrick 18-Jun-23 3771m SOFT R3 HcpH $925 (of $11,296), Winning Time: 04:27.600, SP: 9/1 Mid-division, bumped on inner on bend after 5th, 9th and pushed along 3 out, ridden next, 7th at last, went 4th entering straight, no impression on leaders in 4th when rider lost irons inside final furlongL A Mckenna 69.9kg, Cd 0 16.50L4 (14)
Ballinrobe 31-May-23 3255m GOOD R4 HcpH $1,099 (of $13,434), Winning Time: 04:06.000, SP: 15/2 Held up towards rear, ridden in rear after 2 out, ran on well inside final furlongS W Flanagan 66.7kg, Cd 0 2.75L4 (11)
Kilbeggan 13-May-23 3218m SOFT R2 HcpH $575 (of $7,022), Winning Time: 03:58.900, SP: 20/1 Towards rear, 12th after 4th, 10th 2 out, stayed on before last, ridden in 5th final 150 yards, kept on to 4th close home, never nearerJ P O'sullivan 72.6kg, Cd 0 4.25L4 (17)
Wexford 06-Mar-23 3218m SOFT R3 NvHcpH (of $6,900), Winning Time: 04:03.800, SP: 28/1 Towards rear, moderate 10th after 5th, progress before 4 out, no impression last where not fluent, no extra run-inR Deegan 73kg, Cd 0 10.50L12 (14)
Thurles 04-Nov-22 4100m SOFT R5 HcpH $290 (of $8,261), Winning Time: 05:12.000, SP: 9/1 Held up, ran freely early, progress into 4th before straight, ridden in 5th entering straight, no extra 2 outS F O'keeffe 65.3kg, Cd 0 14.00L6 (10)
Tramore 13-Oct-22 3218m SOFT R1 MdH $6,000 (of $5,697), Winning Time: 04:08.500, SP: 16/1 Prominent on outer and ran freely, mid-division after 2nd, 7th after 6th, headway 2 out, improved to 2nd before last, ridden and strongly challenged leader run-in, led close homeS W Flanagan 71.7kg1 (14)
Tipperary 02-Oct-22 3218m SOFT R8 NHF (of $5,982), Winning Time: 03:49.800, SP: 28/1 Towards rear, 16th over 6f out where clipped heels and unseated riderJ L Gleeson 72.1kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (17)
Tramore 14-Aug-22 3218m GOOD R7 NHF $330 (of $6,267), Winning Time: 03:52.900, SP: 18/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one paceM J M O'sullivan 73.5kg, Cd 0 8.00L5 (15)
Limerick 22-Jul-22 3218m GOOD R7 NHF $345 (of $6,552), Winning Time: 03:57.400, SP: 13/2 Held up towards rear, progress under 4f out, ridden into close 3rd 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one paceF Maguire 70.8kg, Cd 0 11.50L5 (11)