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

Shoot First is a 10-year-old gelding by Westerner, trained by C Byrnes. He has won 3 of 15 starts and placed in 3 more, for £70,226 in prize money. His best trip is 3m 0.5f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 17% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:13 at Galway on 24 October. His best performance rating is 141, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 15
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 6
  • Strike rate 20%
  • Prize money £70,226
  • Best rating 141
  • Official rating 138

Where Shoot First runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:13 Galway W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle —

Shoot First form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
31 Dec 25 Punchestown Make The Tote App Your New Year's Resolution NYE Hurdle 2m 3f Yielding 4 14.25 25/1 Philip Byrnes 138
2 Dec 25 Clonmel Jim Strang & Sons Kilsheelan (Peugeot) Hurdle 2m 6f Heavy 3 18.5 16/1 Philip Byrnes 139
22 Nov 25 Haydock Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Good To Soft F - 22/1 Benjamin Macey 145
5 Oct 25 Tipperary Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m Good To Yielding 5 56.75 28/1 Philip Byrnes 145
1 Feb 25 Sandown Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 7.5f Heavy F - 15/2 Philip Byrnes 145
21 Dec 24 Ascot Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Good To Soft 9 36 12/1 Philip Byrnes 143
23 Nov 24 Haydock Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Soft 1 — 22/1 Alex Harvey 139
26 Oct 24 Galway W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle 2m 6f Yielding To Soft 5 11.5 33/1 Philip Byrnes 135
22 Oct 22 Cheltenham Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 3m Good 1 — 9/4F Philip Byrnes 129
21 Sep 22 Listowel Devon Inn Hotel Handicap Hurdle 3m Good 8 14.75 10/3F Philip Byrnes 124
27 Jul 22 Galway Sp Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Handicap Hurdle 2m 6.5f Good 2 6.5 4/1 Philip Byrnes 119
30 Jun 22 Tipperary Tipperary Town Maiden Hurdle 2m 4f Yielding 1 — 11/2 Ambrose McCurtin –
2 May 22 Down Royal Ballygowan Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Good To Yielding 4 7 18/1 Ambrose McCurtin –
22 Apr 22 Kilbeggan Kilbegganraces.com Maiden Hurdle 2m 3f Good To Yielding RO - 11/1 Donal McInerney –
1 Jul 21 Tipperary Tipperary Town Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m 4f Good To Yielding 3 9.5 25/1 Philip Byrnes –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Make The Tote App Your New Year's Resolution NYE Hurdle at Punchestown on 31 December 2025. Settled midpack early - slipped back to 7th after being 4th - found more approaching last to reach 6th - stayed on into 4th late but never a threat.

Shoot First by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
24.5f 3 1 33% —
19f 2 0 0% —
22f 2 0 0% —
24f 2 1 50% —
20f 2 1 50% —
16f 1 0 0% —
23.5f 1 0 0% —
22.5f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 0 0% —

Shoot First by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Yielding 4 0 0% —
Good 3 1 33% —
Yielding 2 1 50% —
Heavy 2 0 0% —
Good To Soft 2 0 0% —
Soft 1 1 100% —
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0% —

Shoot First by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Tipperary 3 1 33% —
Haydock 2 1 50% —
Galway 2 0 0% —
Punchestown 1 0 0% —
Clonmel 1 0 0% —
Sandown 1 0 0% —
Ascot 1 0 0% —
Cheltenham 1 1 100% —
Listowel 1 0 0% —
Down Royal 1 0 0% —

Shoot First breeding

  • Sire Westerner (GB)
  • Dam Keeps Sake (IRE)
  • Damsire Old Vic (GB)
  • Breeder Mrs D Cashman
  • Foaled 18 March 2016

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