First Time (2023) Horse
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
First Time, a three-year-old bay gelding sired by Mohaather out of Redhawk, is trained by R A Fahey and owned by P D Smith Holdings Ltd. In 13 starts he has secured one victory, placed second four times and third twice, accruing $48,926 in earnings. His most recent race was at York on 9 October 2026, where he finished second out of 20 runners. He previously won at Newmarket on 8 August 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| York 09-Oct-26 1408m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 15/2 Midfield, made smooth headway to press leaders 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held and no extra towards finish | Warren Fentiman 61.7kg 3/4 length | 2 (20) |
| Chester 19-Sep-26 1409m SOFT R6 CL4 Hcp $2,275 (of $37,052) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:32.260, SP: 6.00 1st Andesite ( D Keenan 136 ) 2nd Blue Prince ( J F Egan 138 ) 0.50L 3rd Homestrait ( T Kiely-marshall 130 , Cd 127 ) 0.80L 4th First Time ( O Mcsweeney 131 ) 1.10L See full results | O Mcsweeney 59.4kg 1.10L | 4 (11) |
| York 06-Sep-26 1408m GOOD R6 CL3 Hcp $3,407 (of $29,076) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.160, SP: 26.00 1st Power Fizz ( C Fallon 141 ) 2nd Quest For Fun ( D Allan 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Mr Noble ( C Lee 132 ) 0.30L 4th First Time ( B Mchugh 124 ) 2.10L See full results | B Mchugh 56.2kg 2.10L | 4 (15) |
| Doncaster 01-Aug-26 1414m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $631 (of $10,811) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.780, SP: 3.25 1st Suspicious Mindz ( S Farmer 134 ) 2nd Shadow Run ( K T O'neill 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Haaderr ( O J Orr 135 ) 1.00L 5th First Time ( B Mchugh 132 ) 3.75L See full results | B Mchugh 59.9kg 3.75L | 5 (6) |
| Doncaster 19-Jul-26 1414m GOOD R3 CL3 Hcp $4,350 (of $18,554) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.490, SP: 11.00 1st Egoli ( R Clutterbuck 132 ) 2nd Yorkshire ( K Stott 143 ) 0.00L 3rd First Time ( B Mchugh 128 ) 1.10L See full results | B Mchugh 58.1kg 1.10L | 3 (9) |
| Chester 27-Jun-26 1409m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp $8,105 (of $34,546) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.450, SP: 9.50 1st Start Me Up ( G Wood 125 ) 2nd Sovereign Ocean ( L Catton 135 ) 0.50L 3rd First Time ( E Tindall 129 , Cd 124 ) 2.75L See full results | E Tindall 58.5kg, Cd 56.2kg 2.75L | 3 (10) |
| York 13-Jun-26 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 100/1 Held up in touch, asked for effort 2f out, progress final furlong, stayed on | Barry McHugh 53.1kg Neck | 6 (22) |
| York 13-May-26 1408m GOOD CL3 Flat, SP: 25/1 Midfield, asked for effort over 2f out, soon held | Barry McHugh 57.2kg 1 3/4 length | 11 (14) |
| Newcastle 02-Oct-25 1421m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 9/4 Raced in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, went 2nd final stride | Callum Rodriguez 61.2kg 3/4 length | 2 (6) |
| Newmarket 08-Aug-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 11/4 Raced near side of group tracking leader, led 2f out, ridden and ran on when pressed inside final furlong, just did enough | T E Whelan 60.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Ffos Las 16-Jul-25 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/10 Took keen hold, prominent, shaken up 2f out, ridden in 2nd over 1f out, kept on, not able to trouble winner | T E Whelan 60.3kg 1 1/2 length | 2 (11) |
| Salisbury 15-Jun-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 66/1 Prominent, headway on far rail from 2f out, pressed winner final furlong, all out towards finish, just failed | T E Whelan 59kg Head | 2 (10) |
| Haydock 22-May-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 22/1 Held up in rear, never on terms | T E Whelan 60.3kg 3 3/4l | 8 (8) |