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First Encounter: horse profile, stats, records and next races

First Encounter is a 5-year-old gelding by Le Brivido, trained by John Gallagher. He has won 5 of 40 starts and placed in 7 more, for £32,270 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 0.5f, where 1 win from 6 is a 17% strike rate against 12% at every other distance. He runs next in the 8:30 at Wolverhampton (AW) on 29 September. His best performance rating is 64, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 40
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 12
  • Strike rate 13%
  • Prize money £32,270
  • Best rating 64
  • Official rating 45

Where First Encounter runs next

Time Course Race Best price
8:30 Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Stakes (Div II) —

First Encounter form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
5 Aug 26 Brighton Jenningsbet In Deal Classified Stakes Class 6 1m Good To Firm 8 9 8/1 Ashley Lewis 45
18 Jul 26 Doncaster Follow @attheraces On Instagram Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m Good To Firm 11 41.5 18/1 Rhys Clutterbuck 48
7 Jul 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Cavani Sartorial Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 4 4.5 3/1J Luke Morris 49
16 Jun 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Classified Stakes Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 5 2.75 12/1 Darragh Keenan 50
2 Jun 26 Newcastle (AW) Penny Hotels Handicap Class 6 1m Standard 10 4 11/1 Conor Whiteley 51
30 Mar 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 6 3.25 13/2 Luke Morris 51
25 Feb 26 Lingfield (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Classified Stakes Class 6 1m Standard 1 — 15/8F Luke Morris 49
10 Feb 26 Lingfield (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 1m Standard 2 .25 6/4F Luke Morris 49
30 Jan 26 Wolverhampton (AW) BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Classified Stakes (Div 2) Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 1 — 9/2 Luke Morris 48
14 Jan 26 Kempton (AW) Get Daily Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap Class 6 1m Standard To Slow 6 5.5 11/2 Edward Greatrex 49
2 Jan 26 Chelmsford City (AW) Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifying Handicap Class 6 1m Standard 8 7 12/1 Darragh Keenan 51
8 Dec 25 Lingfield (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 1m Standard 4 3.5 7/2 Rossa Ryan 52
27 Nov 25 Chelmsford City (AW) Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Class 6 1m Standard 2 2 9/2 Edward Greatrex 52
20 Nov 25 Southwell (AW) Set Deposit Limits At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 1m Standard 7 7.75 15/2 P J McDonald 52
23 Oct 25 Chelmsford City (AW) Betfair Safer Gambling Tools Handicap Class 6 1m Standard 2 7.5 11/1 Daniel Muscutt 52
7 Oct 25 Brighton JenningsBet In Bracknell Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Good To Soft 10 33.25 9/2 Jack Doughty 53
17 Sep 25 Beverley Westwood Handicap Class 6 1m 0.5f Soft 7 10.5 5/1 Luke Morris 54
9 Sep 25 Ffos Las 3A's Motorhomes Handicap Class 6 7.5f Heavy 3 4.5 11/2 Edward Greatrex 54
10 Aug 25 Leicester Red Lion Burbage Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Good To Firm 10 19 11/1 Daniel Tudhope 55
26 Jul 25 Salisbury Symonds Event Catering Handicap Class 6 1m Good To Firm 1 — 10/1 Edward Greatrex 45
11 Jul 25 Chepstow betwright.com Bangers N'Cash Handicap Class 6 1m Good To Firm 12 16.5 20/1 William Cox 45
12 Jun 25 Nottingham pricedup.bet Boosts Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Good 7 41 9/1 P J McDonald 46
10 May 25 Leicester King Power Raceday 26th May Book Now Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Good To Firm 8 13.75 13/2 Darragh Keenan 47
30 Apr 25 Pontefract Trustees Of The National Horseracing College Handicap Class 6 1m Good 4 1.75 6/1 P J McDonald 47
12 Apr 25 Nottingham Conference And Events At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Class 6 1m 0.5f Good 7 6.75 16/1 Cian Horgan 48
24 Oct 24 Nottingham Join Us Next Raceday 30th October Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Soft 5 10.75 5/1 Darragh Keenan 48
3 Oct 24 Chelmsford City (AW) Betfair Exchange Selling Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Standard To Slow 1 — 15/2 Joe Leavy 46
17 Sep 24 Brighton Thank You Anne Duchess Of Westminster Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Good 8 18 9/1 Darragh Keenan 47
2 Sep 24 Chepstow AK BETS Chat To A Trader Handicap Class 6 1m Good 5 20.5 9/2 William Cox 48
11 Aug 24 Leicester Best Ticket Deals Online At Leicester-Racecourse.Co.Uk Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Good To Firm 2 — 5/1 William Cox 47
24 Jul 24 Leicester Reddington Homes Handicap Class 6 1m Good To Firm 1 — 4/1 Darragh Keenan 46
6 Jul 24 Leicester Mercer Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Good 4 3.75 10/1 William Cox 46
11 Jun 24 Wetherby TL Dallas Insurance Handicap Class 6 1m Good 10 7.75 8/1 Darragh Keenan 46
30 May 24 Ripon Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 6 1m Soft 2 1.75 9/2 Darragh Keenan 45
2 May 24 Redcar Racing TV Club Day Here Today Handicap Class 6 1m Soft 2 3.75 25/1 Darragh Keenan 45
11 Nov 23 Chelmsford City (AW) CCR Supports The Royal British Legion Nursery Class 6 1m 2f Standard 7 8.25 50/1 William Cox 45
7 Nov 23 Chelmsford City (AW) CCR Supports RBL Poppy Appeal Nursery Class 6 1m Standard To Slow 7 4 250/1 William Cox 45
15 Oct 23 Goodwood Goodwood Education Trust British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 1f Soft 7 42.25 150/1 Darragh Keenan –
22 Jul 23 Haydock Marcus Dunning Big 60th EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 7f Soft 9 43.25 80/1 Darragh Keenan –
7 Jun 23 Newbury Get A Run For Your Money At BetVictor Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 6.5f Good To Firm 10 36.25 125/1 Rhys Clutterbuck –

Last time out

Finished 8 in the Jenningsbet In Deal Classified Stakes at Brighton on 5 August 2026. Settled in the pack - pressed forward approaching final 2f - faded thereafter - finished eighth.

First Encounter by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
8f 20 3 15% —
10f 10 1 10% —
8.5f 6 1 17% —
7.5f 1 0 0% —
9f 1 0 0% —
7f 1 0 0% —
6.5f 1 0 0% —

First Encounter by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 13 2 15% —
Good To Firm 9 2 22% —
Good 7 0 0% —
Soft 6 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 3 1 33% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —

First Encounter by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Chelmsford City (AW) 6 1 17% —
Leicester 5 1 20% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 4 1 25% —
Brighton 3 0 0% —
Lingfield (AW) 3 1 33% —
Nottingham 3 0 0% —
Chepstow 2 0 0% —
Doncaster 1 0 0% —
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% —

First Encounter breeding

  • Sire Le Brivido (FR)
  • Dam Miss Meticulous (GB)
  • Damsire Bahamian Bounty (GB)
  • Breeder Pinnacle Bloodstock Ltd
  • Foaled 8 March 2021

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