First Encounter (2021)
About
First Encounter, a 4yo gelding trained by J Gallagher, is by the stallion Le Brivido out of the mare Miss Meticulous. It has recorded three wins so far. Its most important victory came on 27 July 2025 at Salisbury, where it captured the $7,378.00 Class 6 handicap.
Raced At
Chelmsford City
• Brighton
• Beverley
• Ffos Las
• Leicester
• Salisbury
• Chepstow
• Nottingham
• Pontefract
• Wetherby
• Ripon
• Redcar
• Goodwood
• Haydock
• NewburyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City 24-Oct-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp $1,719 (of $6,886) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.350, SP: 12.00 | D Muscutt 60.3kg 7.50L | 2 (12) |
| Brighton 08-Oct-25 2000m SOFT R5 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:04.220, SP: 5.50 | J Doughty 61.2kg 33.30L | 10 (10) |
| Beverley 17-Sep-25 1700m SOFT R5 CL6 Hcp (of $7,526) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:50.400, SP: 6.00 | L Morris 61.2kg 10.50L | 7 (12) |
| Ffos Las 10-Sep-25 1480m HEAVY R7 CL6 Hcp $810 (of $6,492) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.090, SP: 6.50 | E Greatrex 58.1kg 4.50L | 3 (6) |
| Leicester 10-Aug-25 2010m GOOD R2 CL6 Hcp (of $6,886) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:05.400, SP: 12.00 | D Tudhope 61.2kg 19.00L | 10 (12) |
| Salisbury 27-Jul-25 1610m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $3,926 (of $7,378) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.490, SP: 11.00 Mid-division, switched left and pushed along for headway well over 1f out, ridden and led over 1f out, stayed on well and drew clear | E Greatrex 58.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Chepstow 12-Jul-25 1620m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:33.270, SP: 21.00 Prominent, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon beaten | W Cox 57.2kg 16.55L | 12 (13) |
| Nottingham 12-Jun-25 2060m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp (of $6,394) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:09.870, SP: 10.00 Chased clear leader, ridden under 3f out, weakened 2f out | P J Mcdonald 57.2kg 41.00L | 7 (9) |
| Leicester 11-May-25 2010m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:08.430, SP: 7.50 Led after 2f, ridden over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened quickly 1f out | D Keenan 57.6kg 13.65L | 8 (9) |
| Pontefract 30-Apr-25 1610m GOOD R7 CL6 HcpNHF $430 (of $6,886) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:45.190, SP: 7.00 Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ran on one pace | P J Mcdonald 57.6kg 1.70L | 4 (11) |
| Nottingham 13-Apr-25 1680m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $6,394) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:45.560, SP: 17.00 Held up towards rear, some headway inside 2f out, never dangerous | C Horgan 58.5kg, Cd 60.8kg 6.80L | 7 (11) |
| Nottingham 25-Oct-24 2060m SOFT R7 CL6 Hcp $199 (of $6,394) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:24.820, SP: 6.00 Handy, led 5f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and slightly hampered approaching final furlong, weakened quickly | D Keenan 55.8kg 10.70L | 5 (6) |
| Chelmsford City 04-Oct-24 2010m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $3,664 (of $6,886) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:07.010, SP: 8.50 Prominent early, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out | J Leavy 55.3kg, Cd 54kg | 1 (15) |
| Brighton 17-Sep-24 2000m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:00.950, SP: 9/1 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, well beaten final furlong | D Keenan 55.3kg, Cd 0 17.75L | 8 (11) |
| Chepstow 02-Sep-24 1620m GOOD R6 Hcp $174 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 01:35.300, SP: 9/2 Close up towards rear, outpaced 3f out and soon well behind | W Cox 56.7kg, Cd 0 20.50L | 5 (7) |
| Leicester 11-Aug-24 2010m GOOD R6 Hcp $1,965 (of $4,187), Winning Time: 02:09.680, SP: 5/1 Prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, every chance towards finish, bumped close home, just held | W Cox 54kg 0.15L | 2 (8) |
| Leicester 25-Jul-24 1660m GOOD R1 Hcp $3,140 (of $3,140), Winning Time: 01:44.030, SP: 4/1 Got warm in the preliminaries, raced in second, disputed 3f out, ridden 2f out, led narrowly final 110 yards, ran on and always doing enough towards finish | D Keenan 57.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Leicester 07-Jul-24 2010m GOOD R2 Hcp $430 (of $3,664), Winning Time: 02:09.690, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on but always held | W Cox 54kg, Cd 0 3.75L | 4 (11) |
| Wetherby 12-Jun-24 1610m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $3,926), Winning Time: 01:42.500, SP: 8/1 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | D Keenan 54.9kg, Cd 0 7.50L | 10 (11) |
| Ripon 30-May-24 1610m SOFT R3 Hcp $1,719 (of $3,664), Winning Time: 01:46.330, SP: 9/2 Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong | D Keenan 57.2kg 1.75L | 2 (9) |
| Redcar 02-May-24 1610m SOFT R1 Hcp $1,756 (of $3,742), Winning Time: 01:45.240, SP: 25/1 Close up far side, ridden 2f out, soon chased leader, kept on but no impression | D Keenan 57.2kg 3.75L | 2 (12) |
| Chelmsford City 12-Nov-23 2010m GOOD R2 (of $4,004) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:06.700, SP: 50/1 Led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out | W Cox 54.4kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 7 (7) |
| Chelmsford City 07-Nov-23 1610m GOOD R7 (of $4,004) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.060, SP: 250/1 Held up, driven along over 2f out, soon outpaced, ran on well final furlong, no impact | W Cox 55.3kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 7 (9) |
| GOODwood 15-Oct-23 1820m SOFT R5 Nv (of $8,100) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:04.030, SP: 150/1 Always in rear, pushed along and struggling halfway, tailed off | D Keenan 60.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 7 (7) |
| Haydock 23-Jul-23 1400m SOFT R3 CL4 Nv (of $9,837) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:33.570, SP: 81.00 Bumped start, rear of mid-division, pushed along 5f out, well beaten final 3f | D Keenan 60.3kg 0.00L | 9 (9) |
| Newbury 07-Jun-23 1310m GOOD R3 CL4 Md (of $9,837) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:18.520, SP: 126.00 Slowly away and hampered start, in rear, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out | R Clutterbuck 60.3kg 36.25L | 10 (10) |