First Thought (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

02-Nov-21

Sex

gelding

Colour

brown or black

Sire

So You Think

Dam

History Repeats

Prize Money

29670

Trainer

Ciaron Maher

Owners

Dynamic Syndications Racing (Mgr: D Watt), Ms D Hall, Mrs C Neil, Mrs J McRae, T Ellen, M Bottcher, C Mcmanus, S Shevki, S Minahan, A Cuthbertson, D Lynch, M Sheer, S Culley, Matrix Racing (Mgr: M Crismale), A Cranes, C J R Racing (Mgr:C Deeb), J Carter, Smyth Family Racing, Mrs K Mitchell & G Gill

About

First Thought is a 4yo brown or black gelding from Australia, trained by Ciaron Maher. He is by the stallion So You Think out of the dam History Repeats. He has secured one win in his career. On 7 Feb 2026 at Yarra Valley he earned his most notable victory, winning the $32,000 Maiden Plate.

Raced At

Moe • Yarra Valley • Nowra • Kensington • Warwick Farm • Pakenham Synthetic • Cranbourne • Hawkesbury • Randwick

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Moe 22-Feb-26 2400m GOOD 4 R5 BM56 $660 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:32.910, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Avenues ( B Kinninmont 63.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 2nd Intuitu ( J Maskiell 62.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Exabanoise ( N Daniels 61 , Cd 59 ) 2.75L 5th First Thought ( J Noonan 62 ) 5.81L See full results	J Noonan 62kg 5.81L	5 (12)
Yarra Valley 07-Feb-26 1950m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $17,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:03.650, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.900 1st First Thought ( J Noonan 59.5 ) 2nd Golden Mask ( S Wynne 59.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Ashina ( L Meech 57 ) 3.00L See full results	J Noonan 59.5kg	1 (11)
Newcastle 24-Jan-26 1850m GOOD 4 R4 SUPER MDN-SW $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:54.200, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.020 1st Tutto ( M Bell 56.5 ) 2nd Salt Spray ( C Lever 56.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Contemplates ( R Jones 55 ) 1.11L 8th First Thought ( A Farragher 59 ) 3.76L See full results	A Farragher 59kg 3.76L	8 (14)
Nowra 31-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.500, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.610 1st Sir Tua ( T Gould 57.5 ) 2nd What She's Having ( P Boudvillain 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.10L 3rd First Thought ( A Farragher 59 ) 0.90L See full results	A Farragher 59kg 0.90L	3 (11)
Kensington 18-Dec-25 1250m GOOD 4 R2 CL1 MDN BT, Winning Time: 01:16.910 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st Equinox Legend ( T Sherry ) 2nd Convergent ( D L Roux ) 0.30L 3rd Baulkham Hills ( M G Bourke ) 1.49L 6th First Thought ( R Bayliss ) 5.09L	R Bayliss 5.09L	6 (6)
Warwick Farm 08-Dec-25 796m GOOD 4 R13 4Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.700 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.130 1st El Qasabi ( J Ford ) 2nd Indigo Star ( J Collett ) 1.31L 3rd Aerostern Bro ( J Taylor ) 2.52L 6th First Thought ( Z Lloyd ) 3.16L	Z Lloyd 3.16L	6 (9)
Pakenham SYNTHETIC 07-Jul-25 2200m SYNTHETIC R4 MDN-SW $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:16.690, SP: 2.15 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.880 1st Rotating Soul ( J Mcneil 57.5 ) 2nd Desert Rose ( J L Melham 57.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Grassy Spur ( L King 59.5 ) 1.45L 5th First Thought ( B Allen 59.5 ) 2.95L See full results	B Allen 59.5kg 2.95L	5 (11)
Cranbourne 22-Jun-25 2025m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $3,375 (of $37,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:06.390, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.560 1st Fisherman's Beach ( T Stockdale 59.5 ) 2nd Siege Perilous ( J Mcneil 59.5 ) 2.50L 3rd First Thought ( D Bates 59.5 ) 2.56L See full results	D Bates 59.5kg 2.56L	3 (14)
Warwick Farm 22-May-25 1175m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:11.720 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090 1st Limburg ( N Rawiller ) 2nd Afloat ( P Gorton ) 0.15L 3rd Indie Mae ( B Ryan ) 0.26L 6th First Thought ( A Morgan ) 2.61L	A Morgan 2.61L	6 (8)
Newcastle 03-May-25 1890m HEAVY 10 R1 Mdn Set Weight (of $42,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:02.130, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.930 1st Golden Smile ( A Gibbons 57 ) 2nd Tempranillo ( G Buckley 56 ) 3.17L 3rd Dwayne ( M Stapleford 58 , Cd 55 ) 3.46L 12th First Thought ( K Latham 58 ) 14.61L See full results	K Latham 58kg 14.61L	12 (12)
Warwick Farm 16-Apr-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 3YO Mdn Hcp $3,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.380, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.690 1st Sacro Catino ( D Gibbons 54 ) 2nd Dark Stratum ( T Schiller 54 ) 0.18L 3rd Jason Darren ( L Day 58.5 ) 1.52L 6th First Thought ( N Rawiller 59 ) 3.85L See full results	N Rawiller 59kg 3.85L	6 (7)
Warwick Farm 21-Mar-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:14.060 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240 1st First Thought ( T Marquand ) 2nd Devils Daughter ( A J Calder ) 0.11L 3rd Twin Island ( T Berry ) 0.91L	T Marquand	1 (7)
Hawkesbury 24-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R7 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:59.670 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.350 1st Tillstrom ( T O'hara ) 2nd Outono ( E Ly ) 0.51L 3rd Unreal Expectation ( C Lever ) 1.84L 6th First Thought ( A Morgan ) 6.10L	A Morgan 6.10L	6 (6)
Randwick 09-Sep-24 1050m GOOD 4 R11 3YCG MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.640 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.980 1st Espinho ( T Berry ) 2nd Gorbachev ( R Hutchings ) 0.10L 3rd Apollo Ridge ( T Sherry ) 0.38L 6th First Thought ( A Hyeronimus 0 ) 14.71L	A Hyeronimus 0 14.71L	6 (6)
Hawkesbury 26-Aug-24 800m GOOD 4 R14 3YCG MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.510 1st Zouper Fellow ( R King ) 2nd Up The Front ( J Ford ) 3.45L 3rd Bertus ( T Schiller ) 4.17L 8th First Thought ( A Hyeronimus 0 ) 10.14L	A Hyeronimus 0 10.14L	8 (9)