First Encounter (2021) Horse
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About
First Encounter is a 5yo gelding trained by J Gallagher. The horse is by Le Brivido out of Miss Meticulous. It has won five races so far. On 31st Jan 2026 at Wolverhampton, First Encounter earned its biggest prize, the $8853.00 Cl6.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton 30-Sep-26 1739m SYNTHETIC R9 CL6 Hcp (of $11,539) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:59.960, SP: 7.00 1st African Spirit ( B Loughnane 131 ) 2nd Dumfries ( J P Sullivan 131 ) 0.20L 3rd Spring ( L Coughlan 130 , Cd 127 ) 2.20L 7th First Encounter ( L Morris 126 ) 22.75L See full results | L Morris 57.2kg 22.75L | 7 (9) |
| Brighton 05-Aug-26 1606m GOOD R2 CL6 (of $8,050) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.870, SP: 9.00 1st River Wharfe ( M Gunn 135 ) 2nd Rovinia ( O Lewis 135 ) 0.15L 3rd Rainbow Sign ( P Cosgrave 135 ) 1.50L 8th First Encounter ( A Lewis 135 , Cd 132 ) 8.95L See full results | A Lewis 61.2kg, Cd 59.9kg 8.95L | 8 (9) |
| Doncaster 19-Jul-26 1603m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp (of $7,259) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.850, SP: 19.00 1st Relevant Range ( E Croot 135 ) 2nd Palmarian ( J P Sullivan 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Princess Niyla ( D Nolan 135 ) 0.50L 11th First Encounter ( R Clutterbuck 123 ) 41.55L See full results | R Clutterbuck 55.8kg 41.55L | 11 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 08-Jul-26 1739m SYNTHETIC R4 CL6 $1,064 (of $9,066) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:51.190, SP: 4.00 1st Ignition ( Z Lewis 135 ) 2nd Masqool ( M Coppins 135 ) 3.00L 3rd Gloriola ( G Mangan 125 ) 0.75L 4th First Encounter ( L Morris 135 ) 4.50L See full results | L Morris 61.2kg 4.50L | 4 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 17-Jun-26 1739m SYNTHETIC R6 CL6 $361 (of $6,163) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:49.310, SP: 13.00 1st Rockafeller Skank ( G Wood 136 ) 2nd Gloriola ( G Mangan 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Manton Road ( K Fox 135 ) 1.00L 5th First Encounter ( D Keenan 135 ) 2.70L See full results | D Keenan 61.2kg 2.70L | 5 (12) |