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Horse profile

First Conquest (GB)

5yo gelding · Trainer Charlie Appleby · Owner Godolphin
8 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Newmarket Off 123 days · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 111
KTB Profile

First Conquest won both his starts at Newmarket in 2024, taking a Class 2 maiden over 1m to 1m1f on good ground in April and the Bet365 Mile Handicap over the same trip and going in July off an official rating of 91. The gelding has two wins and two places from eight runs on turf, all at Class 2 or below except for his last run. He finished 9 of 9 in the Queen Anne Stakes at Ascot in Jun 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 111.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 2 OR at career high
Official rating111At career-high mark
111 91–111

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 9 Aug 2025

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 123A · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good4123A86.5—
Good to Firm3112A911 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7114C911 · —
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 11 Oct 2025 Official rating 111 at the last run, 16 Jun 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 107A · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good4107A100.5—
Good to Firm3100B981 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7107A981 · —
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 10,068 runs since Jan 2008 (907 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7% from 625.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4149.8%−2.7—
Good to Firm1,51021814.4%+1.90 from 3
Good2,62234213%+0.52 from 4
Good to Soft1,12913812.2%−0.30 from 1
Soft1,62618511.4%−1.1—
Heavy5285510.4%−2.1—
Standard (AW)2,60931212%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f40615%+2.5—
6f – 7f1,29415411.9%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f2,10626312.5%02 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f3,75851213.6%+1.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,97425613%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f625447%−5.5—
2m5f – 3m229187.9%−4.6—
Over 3m4237.1%−5.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

9 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them State Crown (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Listed (Key Victory (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
State Crown (IRE)2042m½f–2m1fClass 3
Key Victory (IRE)927f–1m2fListed
Blair House (IRE)921m–1m½fClass 3
Chief of Staff (GB)1726f–7fClass 5
Palmarian (GB)1911mClass 6
Lover's Knot (GB)516fClass 2
Cotopaxi Moon (GB)30——
Moving Colours (IRE)70——
Picture Palace (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 2 50% +14.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 3 2 67% +15.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 5 2 40% +13.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 2 29% +11.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Buick 4 2 50% +14.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Cosgrave 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% +0.00
Hood 3 1 33% +10.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 4 2 50% +14.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
16 Jun 26+248d Ascot Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) (Str) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Up with the early pace - nudged for effort 3f out - veered right and faded badly 2f out - well adrift at the finish 9/9 3¼ 9-2 11156C70C Ryan Moore 40/1
11 Oct 25+63d Newmarket Too Darn Hot Darley Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 9f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Held up towards the back - driven up to make ground over 2f out - into 3rd inside the final furlong - kept going but lacked the speed to get closer - finished 3rd 3/6 1 9-5 111112A100B William Buick 4/1
09 Aug 25+116d Haydock Betfred Rose Of Lancaster Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 10.5f · Good · 7 ran Settled towards the back - improved position outside 2f out under pressure - stayed on at one gait through the last furlong - finished 4th 4/7 shd 9-10 109123A99A David Probert 14/1
15 Apr 25+276d Newmarket bet365 Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 9f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled towards the back early - made progress wide of rivals with 2f left - pushed along and unable to close in 3rd inside the final furlong - stayed on for third 3/5 2½ 9-5 109114C93B James Doyle 6/1
13 Jul 24+21d Newmarket Bet365 Mile Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 9-1 9194C107A William Buick 12/1
22 Jun 24+36d Newmarket Bedford Lodge Supports Racing Welfare EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 9-10 9191C98A Pat Cosgrave 8/1
17 May 24+29d York Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 8f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 5½ 9-10 —64A82B William Buick 7/2
18 Apr 24 Newmarket Bet365 Wood Ditton Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 8f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-7 —79A102A William Buick 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has First Conquest (GB) won?
First Conquest (GB) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains First Conquest (GB)?
First Conquest (GB) is trained by Charlie Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 June 2026.
Who is First Conquest (GB)'s sire?
First Conquest (GB) is by Teofilo (IRE) out of Patroness (GB), whose sire is Dubawi.
What going does First Conquest (GB) prefer?
First Conquest (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is First Conquest (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 111, from the run on 16 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is First Conquest (GB)'s sire's record?
Teofilo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 10,068 runs since Jan 2008 (907 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7% from 625.
Who are First Conquest (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Patroness (GB), First Conquest (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: State Crown (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Key Victory (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.