Ireland 5yo

First Encounter (GB)

T: John Gallagher · J: Ashley Lewis · O: T J F Smith

By Le Brivido (FR) out of Miss Meticulous (GB)

Form 6121605408

8/1 Current odds

5/40 W/R

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40 runs
5 wins
placed
12% strike
48 d off
63 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 6121605408 48 days off

8 0 4 5 0 6

At Brighton 0/3 0 wins · 0 placed

On Good to Firm 2/9 2 wins · 3 placed

Best RPR 63 Career peak

Best TS 57 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 42
Win %: 12%
Placed %: 30%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

21 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Chelmsford City (AW), Lingfield (AW) — well clear of the 30% career baseline.

Chelmsford City (AW) SPEC 50% 1-2-6
Leicester 40% 1-1-5
Wolverhampton (AW) 25% 1-0-4
Lingfield (AW) SPEC 67% 1-1-3
Brighton 0% 0-0-3
Nottingham 0% 0-0-3
Chepstow 0% 0-0-2
Ffos Las 100% 0-1-1
Redcar 100% 0-1-1
Ripon 100% 0-1-1
Salisbury 100% 1-0-1
Beverley 0% 0-0-1
Doncaster 0% 0-0-1
Goodwood 0% 0-0-1
Haydock 0% 0-0-1
Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Newbury 0% 0-0-1
Newcastle (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Pontefract 0% 0-0-1
Southwell (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Wetherby 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

14 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Darragh Keenan 27% 1-2-11
Luke Morris 50% 2-1-6
William Cox 17% 0-1-6
Edward Greatrex 75% 1-2-4
P. J. McDonald 0% 0-0-3
Rhys Clutterbuck 0% 0-0-2
Daniel Muscutt 100% 0-1-1
Joe Leavy 100% 1-0-1
Ashley Lewis NOW 0% 0-0-1
Cian Horgan(3) 0% 0-0-1
Conor Whiteley(5) 0% 0-0-1
Daniel Tudhope 0% 0-0-1
Jack Doughty 0% 0-0-1
Rossa Ryan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

John Gallagher NOW 30% 5-7-40

Going Record

40 classifiable runs

Mixed No clear going preference — moderate strike on every surface they've tried.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 33% 2-1-9
Good 25% 2-3-20
Good to Soft 25% 1-0-4
Soft 33% 0-2-6
Heavy 100% 0-1-1

Distance Record

40 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure seven horse — 100% in-the-money at 6½ – 7f.

Sprint ≤ 6f 0% 0-0-2
Seven 6½ – 7f 100% 0-2-2
Mile 7f – 1m1f 29% 4-4-28
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 25% 1-1-8
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

5 Aug 2026 Jenningsbet In Deal Classified Stakes Brighton Class 6 B 8th/9 1.75 Good To Firm 1m Ashley Lewis OR 45 8/1

18 Jul 2026 Follow @attheraces On Instagram Handicap Stakes Doncaster Class 6 B 11th/11 14 Good To Firm 1m Rhys Clutterbuck OR 48 18/1

7 Jul 2026 Cavani Sartorial Classified Stakes (Div 1) Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 B 4th/9 .75 Standard 1m142y Luke Morris OR 49 3/1J

16 Jun 2026 Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Classified Stakes Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 B 5th/10 0.1 Standard 1m1f Darragh Keenan OR 50 12/1

2 Jun 2026 Penny Hotels Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 6 B 10th/13 1 Standard 1m5y Conor Whiteley OR 51 11/1

30 Mar 2026 Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 B 6th/11 1 Standard 1m142y Luke Morris OR 51 13/2

25 Feb 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Classified Stakes Lingfield (AW) Class 6 B 1st/8 +0 Standard 1m1y Luke Morris OR 49 15/8F

10 Feb 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Classified Stakes (Div 1) Lingfield (AW) Class 6 B 2nd/7 0.3 Standard 1m1y Luke Morris OR 49 6/4F

30 Jan 2026 BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Classified Stakes (Div 2) Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 B 1st/10 +0 Standard 1m1f Luke Morris OR 48 9/2

14 Jan 2026 Get Daily Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap Kempton (AW) Class 6 V 6th/11 0.3 Standard To Slow 1m Edward Greatrex OR 49 11/2

Connections

Trainer: John Gallagher 9%
Jockey: Ashley Lewis 14%
Owner: T J F Smith
Sire: Le Brivido (FR)
Dam: Miss Meticulous (GB)
Dam sire: Bahamian Bounty
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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