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First Encounter (GB)

Form & record 2023-06-07 to 2026-06-02 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John Gallagher.
36
Runs
5
Wins
13.9%
Strike rate
33.3%
Place rate
1.1
Actual / Expected
-8.7%
Level-stake ROI

Form — last 20 runs

DateCourseDist (f)FinishSPJockey
2026-06-02Newcastle (AW)8.01012.0Conor Whiteley
2026-03-30Wolverhampton (AW)8.567.5Luke Morris
2026-02-25Lingfield (AW)8.012.9Luke Morris
2026-02-10Lingfield (AW)8.022.5Luke Morris
2026-01-30Wolverhampton (AW)8.515.5Luke Morris
2026-01-14Kempton (AW)8.066.5Edward Greatrex
2026-01-02Chelmsford (AW)8.0813.0Darragh Keenan
2025-12-08Lingfield (AW)8.044.5Rossa Ryan
2025-11-27Chelmsford (AW)8.025.5Edward Greatrex
2025-11-20Southwell (AW)8.078.5P J McDonald
2025-10-23Chelmsford (AW)8.0212.0Daniel Muscutt
2025-10-07Brighton10.0105.5Jack Doughty
2025-09-17Beverley8.576.0Luke Morris
2025-09-09Ffos Las7.536.5Edward Greatrex
2025-08-10Leicester10.01012.0Daniel Tudhope
2025-07-26Salisbury8.0111.0Edward Greatrex
2025-07-11Chepstow8.01221.0William Cox
2025-06-12Nottingham10.0710.0P J McDonald
2025-05-10Leicester10.087.5Darragh Keenan
2025-04-30Pontefract8.047.0P J McDonald

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)25416.0%
Middle (10-12f)10110.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard14321.4%
Soft700.0%
Firm7228.6%
Good700.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Chelmsford (AW)6116.7%
Leicester5120.0%
Nottingham300.0%
Lingfield (AW)3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-06-07–2026-06-02. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.