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Ireland 9yo

Shoot First (IRE)

T: C Byrnes · O: Dubai Cowboys Syndicate
By Westerner (GB) out of Keeps Sake (IRE)
Form 81-519-F5F34
  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. F
  4. 5
  5. F
  6. 9
3/14 W/R
Resting
  • 14 runs
  • 3 wins
  • placed
  • 21% strike
  • 276 d off

Recent form

Form figures 81-519-F5F34 276 days off
4 31 Dec 2025 Make The Tote App Your New Year's R… Punchestown 3 2 Dec 2025 Jim Strang & Sons Kilsheelan (Peuge… Clonmel F 22 Nov 2025 Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (P… Haydock 5 5 Oct 2025 Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle (Grade … Tipperary F 1 Feb 2025 Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (… Sandown 9 21 Dec 2024 Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (… Ascot

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 14 runs · form score 0–100
1 Jul 2021 · Tipperary · 3rd/13 (btn 3.5) 2 May 2022 · Down Royal · 4th/17 (btn 4.5) 30 Jun 2022 · Tipperary · 1st/17 (won 0) 27 Jul 2022 · Galway · 2nd/17 (btn 6.5) 21 Sep 2022 · Listowel · 8th/12 (btn 0.1) 22 Oct 2022 · Cheltenham · 1st/15 (won 0) 26 Oct 2024 · Galway · 5th/10 (btn .5) 23 Nov 2024 · Haydock · 1st/15 (won 0) 21 Dec 2024 · Ascot · 9th/10 (btn 9) 1 Feb 2025 · Sandown · F () 5 Oct 2025 · Tipperary · 5th/7 (btn 43) 22 Nov 2025 · Haydock · F () 2 Dec 2025 · Clonmel · 3rd/5 (btn 8.5) 31 Dec 2025 · Punchestown · 4th/8 (btn 5.5)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
44
Win %
21%
Placed %
43%
Trend
Fading

Course Record

10 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Tipperary — well clear of the 43% career baseline.

  • Tipperary SPEC 67% 1-1-3
  • Galway 50% 0-1-2
  • Haydock 50% 1-0-2
  • Cheltenham 100% 1-0-1
  • Clonmel 100% 0-1-1
  • Ascot 0% 0-0-1
  • Down Royal 0% 0-0-1
  • Listowel 0% 0-0-1
  • Punchestown 0% 0-0-1
  • Sandown 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

4 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

  • Philip Byrnes NOW 40% 1-3-10
  • Ambrose McCurtin 50% 1-0-2
  • Alex Harvey 100% 1-0-1
  • Benjamin Macey 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • C Byrnes NOW 38% 3-2-13
  • Cathal Byrnes 100% 0-1-1

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
31 Dec 2025 Make The Tote App Your New Year's Resolution NYE Hurdle Punchestown 4th/8 5.5 Yielding 2m3f37y Philip Byrnes OR 138 25/1
2 Dec 2025 Jim Strang & Sons Kilsheelan (Peugeot) Hurdle Clonmel 3rd/5 8.5 Heavy 2m6f Philip Byrnes OR 139 16/1
22 Nov 2025 Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Haydock Class 1 F - Good To Soft 3m58y Benjamin Macey OR 145 22/1
5 Oct 2025 Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle (Grade 3) Tipperary 5th/7 43 Good To Yielding 2m20y Philip Byrnes OR 145 28/1
1 Feb 2025 Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Sandown Class 1 F - Heavy 2m7f98y Philip Byrnes OR 145 15/2
21 Dec 2024 Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Ascot Class 1 9th/10 9 Good To Soft 3m97y Philip Byrnes OR 143 12/1
23 Nov 2024 Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Haydock Class 1 1st/15 +0 Soft 3m58y Alex Harvey OR 139 22/1
26 Oct 2024 W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle Galway 5th/10 .5 Yielding To Soft 2m5f200y Philip Byrnes OR 135 33/1
22 Oct 2022 Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Cheltenham Class 2 1st/15 +0 Good 2m7f208y Philip Byrnes OR 129 9/4F
21 Sep 2022 Devon Inn Hotel Handicap Hurdle Listowel 8th/12 0.1 Good 3m Philip Byrnes OR 124 10/3F

Connections

Trainer
C Byrnes 12%
Owner
Dubai Cowboys Syndicate
Sire
Westerner (GB)
Dam
Keeps Sake (IRE)
Dam sire
Old Vic
Country
Ireland
Age
9yo

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