Shoot First (2016) Horse
About
Shoot First is a 9yo b unknown from trained by C Byrnes, who is based at Limerick. It is sired by the stallion Westerner out of the dam Keeps Sake. Shoot First has managed to win 3 races in its career so far. On 23rd Nov 2024 at Haydock, Shoot First scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $98370.00 Cl1 Hcph. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Shoot First throughout its career you'd have achieved a 134% return on investment.
Raced At
Clonmel
• Haydock
• Tipperary
• Sandown
• Galway
• Cheltenham
• Listowel
• Down Royal
• KilbegganRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Clonmel 02-Dec-25 4430m HEAVY R3 H $1,600 (of $15,999), SP: 17.00 1st Staffordshire Knot ( C P Millar 154 , Cd 159 ) 2nd French Dynamite ( P M O'brien 154 , Cd 159 ) 10.00L 3rd Shoot First ( P Byrnes 154 ) 18.50L See full results | P Byrnes 69.9kg 18.50L | 3 (5) |
| Haydock 22-Nov-25 4880m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpH (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:54.730, SP: 23.00 1st Electric Mason ( F Gordon 155 ) 2nd Hartington ( S Bowen 145 ) 0.30L 3rd Phantomofthepoints ( J Tudor 152 ) 3.75L Shoot First ( B Macey 168 , Cd 175 ) 0.00L See full results | B Macey 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 0.00L | UPD (17) |
| Tipperary 05-Oct-25 3240m SOFT R5 CL1 H $1,125 (of $37,501), Winning Time: 03:56.000, SP: 29.00 1st Gaucher ( P Townend 164 ) 2nd Jesse Evans ( D Meyler 162 ) 5.00L 3rd Enniskerry ( S Flanagan 155 ) 5.50L 5th Shoot First ( P Byrnes 155 ) 56.75L See full results | P Byrnes 70.3kg 56.8kgL | 5 (7) |
| Sandown 01-Feb-25 4720m HEAVY R5 CL1 HcpH (of $98,370), SP: 8.50 1st Red Dirt Road ( J O Jr 156 ) 2nd Henri The Second ( H Cobden 156 ) 8.00L 3rd Goshen ( N F Houlihan 161 ) 0.75L UPL Shoot First ( P Byrnes 168 , Cd 171 ) 0.00L See full results | P Byrnes 76.2kg, Cd 77.6kg 0.00L | UPD (13) |
| Ascot 21-Dec-24 4920m SOFT R4 CL1 H (of $122,962), Winning Time: 06:06.840, SP: 13.00 Chased leader until after 2nd, in touch, closed 3 out, losing place when blundered badly 3 out 1st Crambo ( J J Burke 161 ) 2nd Hiddenvalley Lake ( D O'keeffe 161 ) 0.20L 3rd Beauport ( S Twiston-davies 161 ) 1.25L 9th Shoot First ( P Byrnes 161 ) 35.95L See full results | P Byrnes 73kg 35.95L | 9 (10) |
| Haydock 23-Nov-24 4880m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpH $56,950 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 06:36.100, SP: 23.00 Held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway 9th, challenged 3 out, led before not fluent 2 out, stayed on gamely 1st Shoot First ( A Harvey 164 ) 2nd One Big Bang ( C Hogan 149 ) 2.75L 3rd Phantomofthepoints ( J Tudor 149 ) 1.75L See full results | A Harvey 74.4kg | 1 (15) |
| Galway 26-Oct-24 4410m SOFT R5 HcpH $660 (of $22,001), Winning Time: 05:33.010, SP: 34.00 In rear, slightly detached at 4th, joined up on field after 6th, 10th after 7th, progress before last, kept on run-in, never nearer 1st Four Clean Aces ( P Townend 150 ) 2nd Zeeband ( J G Gilligan 164 ) 0.50L 3rd Iceberg Theory ( S Flanagan 152 ) 6.00L 5th Shoot First ( P Byrnes 166 ) 11.50L See full results | P Byrnes 75.3kg 11.50L | 5 (10) |
| Cheltenham 22-Oct-22 4820m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpH $13,008 (of $24,593), Winning Time: 05:54.400, SP: 3.25 Mid-division, closed 7th, led 2 out, hung left flat, stayed on well 1st Shoot First ( P Byrnes 152 ) 2nd Botox Has ( J E Moore 163 ) 2.00L 3rd An Tailliur ( J O Jr 159 ) 0.75L See full results | P Byrnes 68.9kg | 1 (15) |
| Listowel 21-Sep-22 4830m GOOD R3 CLHcpH (of $17,500), Winning Time: 05:54.050, SP: 4.33 Rear, slight mistake at 4th, 12th after 6th, some headway before 2 out, no impression before last, never a factor 1st Macgiloney ( D King 166 ) 2nd Perceval Legallois ( M P Walsh 159 ) 0.00L 3rd Riggs ( S D Torrens 155 ) 2.75L 8th Shoot First ( P Byrnes 160 , Cd 167 ) 14.50L See full results | P Byrnes 72.6kg, Cd 75.8kg 14.50L | 8 (14) |
| Galway 28-Jul-22 4530m GOOD R2 HcpH $3,400 (of $8,571), Winning Time: 05:24.100, SP: 4/1 Held up towards rear early, mid-division halfway, progress into 8th after 3 out, ridden into 5th entering straight, 3rd last, kept on into 2nd run-in, no chance with winner 1st Rock Road ( P Townend 160 ) 2nd Shoot First ( P Byrnes 162 ) 6.50L 3rd Noble Birth ( J W Kennedy 156 ) 4.50L See full results | P Byrnes 73.5kg 6.50L | 2 (17) |
| Tipperary 01-Jul-22 4020m SOFT R4 MdH $6,000 (of $5,042), Winning Time: 05:04.800, SP: 11/2 Mid-division, ridden into moderate 6th after 3 out, closer in 4th and slight mistake 2 out, stayed on to challenge last, led run-in, soon asserted, comfortably 1st Shoot First ( A Mccurtin 158 ) 2nd Mr Saxobeat ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 3.25L 3rd Time Marches On ( D F O'regan 158 ) 0.75L See full results | A Mccurtin 71.7kg | 1 (17) |
| Down Royal 02-May-22 3310m SOFT R1 MdH $500 (of $5,042), Winning Time: 04:09.500, SP: 18/1 In rear, progress 3 out, pushed along in 6th 2 out, kept on without threatening run-in 1st Gaelic Arc ( N T Prendergast 166 ) 2nd Flaming Moon ( J B Kane 166 ) 1.50L 3rd Showbusiness ( N Moore 158 ) 1.00L 4th Shoot First ( A Mccurtin 158 , Cd 0 ) 7.00L See full results | A Mccurtin 71.7kg, Cd 0 7.00L | 4 (22) |
| Kilbeggan 23-Apr-22 3820m SOFT R3 MdH (of $5,798), Winning Time: 04:52.900, SP: 11/1 Towards rear when cocked jaw and ran out through wing at 1st 1st Amirite ( R Blackmore 158 ) 2nd The Waltzer ( J W Kennedy 158 ) 30.00L 3rd Clounts Pride ( G B Noonan 158 ) 11.00L UPL Shoot First ( D J Mcinerney 158 , Cd 0 ) See full results | D J Mcinerney 71.7kg, Cd 0 | UPD (19) |
| Tipperary 02-Jul-21 4020m SOFT R5 CLMdH $1,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:09.000, SP: 25/1 Mid-division early, slight mistake 4th, headway to chase leaders from 3 out, no impression approaching straight, kept on without threatening after 1st Tucson Train ( D E Mullins 160 ) 2nd Narynkol ( K J Brouder 168 ) 6.00L 3rd Shoot First ( M P Byrnes 160 ) 9.50L | M P Byrnes 72.6kg 9.50L | 3 (13) |
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