Horse profile
First Encounter (GB)
by Le Brivido (FR) out of Miss Meticulous (GB) (Bahamian Bounty)
41 runs · 21 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Ran 18 days ago · 7th of 8
Last raced off OR 44
KTB Profile
First Encounter is 5 from 41 with all wins at Class 6 level, four of them over 1m – 1m1f and three on Standard (AW). He has won at Lingfield (AW), Wolverhampton (AW), Leicester, Salisbury and Chelmsford City (AW). Ridden prominently in seven of 11 analysed runs, the gelding finished 7 of 8 at Wolverhampton (AW) in Sep 2026, last raced off OR 44 which was 11lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 5–41Wins / Runs
- 12.2%Strike rate
- 11 (26.8%)Placed
- −8.12£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.14Fair A/E n=41 · 0.97 incl. margin
- 55Highest OR
- 30dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating44↓ 11lb off peak
44
44–55
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 88
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 99A | 81 | 14 · 99 / 83.5 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 90C | 69 | 2 · 88 / 58.5 |
| Good | 7 | 81A | 78 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 82A | 55.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 28 | 99A | 80 | 16 · 99 / 83.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 95B | 61.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 62A | 3 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 41 runs · as at 7 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.
Run style from 11 analysed runs
- Prominent 7 (64%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (27%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (9%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 459 runs since Jan 2008 (67 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 11.1% from 126. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 4.1% from 146.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 40 | 10 | 25% | +16.9 | 2 from 9 |
| Good | 65 | 6 | 9.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 58 | 1 | 1.7% | −6.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 86 | 6 | 7% | −1.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 184 | 12 | 6.5% | −1.6 | 3 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 146 | 6 | 4.1% | −4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 130 | 13 | 10% | +1.9 | 4 from 28 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 126 | 14 | 11.1% | +3 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +8.6 | — |
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
Miss Meticulous (GB) (Bahamian Bounty)
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Intercessor (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Intercessor (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercessor (GB) | 50 | 7 | 7f–1m2f | Class 2 |
| Dinah Myte (GB) | 22 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Class 6 |
| Runner Bean (GB) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Swiss Miss (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| A Chance To Be Me (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Inspiring Love (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 3 | 18% | −0.12 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 2 | 22% | +7.00 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 38 | 5 | 13% | −5.12 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Leicester | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Brighton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Nottingham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 28 | 4 | 14% | −3.62 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh Keenan | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.00 |
| Luke Morris | 7 | 2 | 29% | +1.38 |
| William Cox | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| P J McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ashley Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Whiteley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Doughty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Leavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 17 | 3 | 18% | +2.38 |
| Cheekpieces | 17 | 2 | 12% | −3.50 |
| Visor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −3.62 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.50 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 26+55d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Stakes (Div II) on outer early and pushed up to front after 1f - urged 2f out - overtaken over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong before fading late to finish 7th | 7/8 | 16 | 9-0 | 44 | 46C | 33C | Luke Morris | 6/1 |
| 05 Aug 26+18d | Brighton | Jenningsbet In Deal Classified Stakes Settled in the pack - pressed forward approaching final 2f - faded thereafter - finished eighth | 8/9 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 45 | 88B | 44A | Ashley Lewis | 8/1 |
| 18 Jul 26+11d | Doncaster | Follow @attheraces On Instagram Handicap Stakes Struggled to get involved and towards the rear throughout the race | 11/11 | 14 | 8-11 | 48 | 29C | 35C | Rhys Clutterbuck | 18/1 |
| 07 Jul 26+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cavani Sartorial Classified Stakes (Div 1) raced up eagerly and close to the pace early - made ground to hit the front over 4f out - opened a two length gap 2f out - pushed along but overtaken entering the final furlong - found nothing more and dropped back two spots towards the finish | 4/9 | ¾ | 9-9 | 49 | 71A | 73A | Luke Morris | 3/1J |
| 16 Jun 26+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Classified Stakes Drifted left at the off - fought for control early - settled mid-pack - pushed along with 2f left - progress into the last furlong but stayed at one level to the line | 5/10 | shd | 9-9 | 50 | 86A | 68A | Darragh Keenan | 12/1 |
| 02 Jun 26+64d | Newcastle (AW) | Penny Hotels Handicap Tracked pace - nudged into front spot approaching 2f out before yielding it - drifted left and found nothing more from 1f out to finish well held | 10/13 | 1 | 8-12 | 51 | 88B | 58A | Conor Whiteley | 11/1 |
| 30 Mar 26+33d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Settled close to the pace - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - lost momentum in the closing furlong - finished 6th | 6/11 | 1 | 9-5 | 51 | 81A | 61A | Luke Morris | 13/2 |
| 25 Feb 26+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Classified Stakes Raced fiercely early up front - lost the advantage after 2f - roused to regain command with 2f left - pushed out approaching the final furlong - stayed on to assert - won going away | 1/8 | 9-9 | 49 | 92A | 72A | Luke Morris | 15/8F | |
| 10 Feb 26+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Classified Stakes (Div 1) Settled just behind the pace early - went in front briefly with a furlong left while drifting right - pushed along inside the final furlong - lacked the response once overtaken and just held for second | 2/7 | nk | 9-9 | 49 | 72A | 72A | Luke Morris | 6/4F |
| 30 Jan 26+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Classified Stakes (Div 2) Tracked the pace from the front rank early - hit the front with over 2f to run - pushed along inside the last furlong - fended off a strong late rally close home to prevail by a whisker | 1/10 | 9-9 | 48 | 72A | 74A | Luke Morris | 9/2 | |
| 14 Jan 26+12d | Kempton (AW) | Get Daily Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap Handy early - roused to hit the front two out then overtaken approaching final furlong - faded late to finish sixth | 6/11 | nk | 9-3 | 49 | 90A | 58A | Edward Greatrex | 11/2 |
| 02 Jan 26+25d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifying Handicap Went straight to the front - pressed for effort and lost command inside the final two furlongs - dropped away in the closing stages to finish eighth | 8/9 | 1 | 9-0 | 51 | 78A | 55A | Darragh Keenan | 12/1 |
| 08 Dec 25+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Tucked in on the rail early - driven with two furlongs remaining and battled on - weakened inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/11 | 1 | 9-6 | 52 | 94A | 67A | Rossa Ryan | 7/2 |
| 27 Nov 25+7d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Moved left early to hit the front - driven up 2f out then drifted left approaching the final furlong - overtaken with 150yds left - held on but couldn't quicken to the line | 2/8 | 2 | 9-1 | 52 | 99A | 74A | Edward Greatrex | 9/2 |
| 20 Nov 25+28d | Southwell (AW) | Set Deposit Limits At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Handy early with front group - asked for effort 2f out and driven inside final furlong - faded close home to finish seventh | 7/13 | 4 | 9-1 | 52 | 73B | 63A | P J McDonald | 15/2 |
| 23 Oct 25+16d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Safer Gambling Tools Handicap Pulled hard early in behind the front group - drifted wide approaching the straight - moved into second inside the final furlong but held to finish 2nd | 2/12 | 7½ | 9-7 | 52 | 95A | 75A | Daniel Muscutt | 11/1 |
| 07 Oct 25+20d | Brighton | JenningsBet In Bracknell Handicap Race up with the pace early - pressed on into the effort where urged 2f out - lost touch inside final furlong to finish well beaten | 10/10 | 12 | 9-9 | 53 | 37C | 49C | Jack Doughty | 9/2 |
| 17 Sep 25+8d | Beverley | Westwood Handicap Fought for control early - sat close to the pace then just off the front pair - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground steadily inside the final furlong to finish seventh | 7/12 | 3½ | 9-9 | 54 | 82A | 58A | Luke Morris | 5/1 |
| 09 Sep 25+30d | Ffos Las | 3A's Motorhomes Handicap Settled in 4th - slipped a place 6f from home - made ground on the inner approaching 2f out - moved into 3rd inside the final 2f - stayed on to close on the runner-up but no more | 3/6 | ½ | 9-2 | 54 | 62A | 76B | Edward Greatrex | 11/2 |
| 10 Aug 25+15d | Leicester | Red Lion Burbage Handicap Sat close up on the rail early - pushed into a near-share of the lead 2f out before finding nothing more - dropped away and pulled back late finishing well held | 10/12 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 55 | 60C | 52C | Daniel Tudhope | 11/1 |
| 26 Jul 25+15d | Salisbury | Symonds Event Catering Handicap Settled midpack early - angled left and driven to advance approaching final furlong before hitting front - kept finding under pressure to score decisively | 1/10 | 9-3 | 45 | 86B | 90A | Edward Greatrex | 10/1 | |
| 11 Jul 25+29d | Chepstow | betwright.com Bangers N'Cash Handicap Handy early - pushed along and dropped away 2f out - well held at the finish | 12/13 | 5 | 9-0 | 45 | 90C | 38C | William Cox | 20/1 |
| 12 Jun 25+33d | Nottingham | pricedup.bet Boosts Handicap Held in second early - pressed for effort 3f out - dropped away 2f out - well held at the line | 7/9 | 20 | 9-0 | 46 | 50C | 52C | P J McDonald | 9/1 |
| 10 May 25+10d | Leicester | King Power Raceday 26th May Book Now Handicap Hit front after 2f - pressed for effort and lost command 2f out - dropped away rapidly inside final furlong | 8/9 | 4 | 9-1 | 47 | 63A | 40A | Darragh Keenan | 13/2 |
| 30 Apr 25+18d | Pontefract | Trustees Of The National Horseracing College Handicap Sat close behind front group early - roused for effort with 2f left - stayed on without extra finishing 4th | 4/11 | hd | 9-1 | 47 | 79A | 64A | P J McDonald | 6/1 |
| 12 Apr 25+170d | Nottingham | Conference And Events At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Settled towards the back - crept into contention approaching 2f out - couldn't threaten the front end - finished seventh | 7/11 | 2½ | 8-12 | 48 | 81A | 54A | Cian Horgan | 16/1 |
| 24 Oct 24+21d | Nottingham | Join Us Next Raceday 30th October Handicap Sat close to the pace early - hit the front 5f from home - driven out with two furlongs left - lost the advantage and knocked off stride entering the last furlong - dropped away rapidly to finish fifth | 5/6 | 2½ | 8-11 | 48 | 43A | 50B | Darragh Keenan | 5/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+16d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Exchange Selling Handicap Handy early - sat close to the pace - improved into second with 2f left - hit the front inside the final furlong - kept going to assert under pressure | 1/15 | 8-7 | 46 | 95B | 64A | Joe Leavy | 15/2 | |
| 17 Sep 24+15d | Brighton | Thank You Anne Duchess Of Westminster Handicap Up with the pace - came under pressure 2f out and dropped away before the final furlong - finished a distant 8th | 8/11 | 7 | 8-10 | 47 | 78C | 37C | Darragh Keenan | 9/1 |
| 02 Sep 24+22d | Chepstow | AK BETS Chat To A Trader Handicap Up with the backmarkers - dropped away 3f out and finished a distant 5th | 5/7 | 7 | 8-13 | 48 | 74C | 35C | William Cox | 9/2 |
| 11 Aug 24+18d | Leicester | Best Ticket Deals Online At Leicester-Racecourse.Co.Uk Handicap Handy early - hit front 4f out - lost lead inside final furlong - drifted left approaching last stages - fought back strongly and bumped nearing line - denied by a whisker for 2nd | 2/8 | nse | 8-7 | 47 | 69B | 61A | William Cox | 5/1 |
| 24 Jul 24+18d | Leicester | Reddington Homes Handicap | 1/9 | 9-0 | 46 | 72B | 59A | Darragh Keenan | 4/1 | |
| 06 Jul 24+25d | Leicester | Mercer Handicap | 4/11 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 46 | 77B | 55A | William Cox | 10/1 |
| 11 Jun 24+12d | Wetherby | TL Dallas Insurance Handicap | 10/11 | 1½ | 8-9 | 46 | 81A | 41A | Darragh Keenan | 8/1 |
| 30 May 24+28d | Ripon | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 2/9 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 45 | 77B | 66A | Darragh Keenan | 9/2 |
| 02 May 24+173d | Redcar | Racing TV Club Day Here Today Handicap | 2/12 | 3¾ | 9-0 | 45 | 68B | 63A | Darragh Keenan | 25/1 |
| 11 Nov 23+4d | Chelmsford City (AW) | CCR Supports The Royal British Legion Nursery | 7/7 | 3 | 8-8 | 45 | 54A | 33A | William Cox | 50/1 |
| 07 Nov 23+23d | Chelmsford City (AW) | CCR Supports RBL Poppy Appeal Nursery | 7/9 | ¾ | 8-10 | 45 | 76A | 43A | William Cox | 250/1 |
| 15 Oct 23+85d | Goodwood | Goodwood Education Trust British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/7 | 36 | 9-7 | — | -25C | 48C | Darragh Keenan | 150/1 |
| 22 Jul 23+45d | Haydock | Marcus Dunning Big 60th EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/9 | 23 | 9-7 | — | -20C | 40C | Darragh Keenan | 80/1 |
| 07 Jun 23 | Newbury | Get A Run For Your Money At BetVictor Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 10/10 | 23 | 9-7 | — | 3C | 43C | Rhys Clutterbuck | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has First Encounter (GB) won?
- First Encounter (GB) won 5 of 41 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.2%. Placed 11 times in total (26.8% of starts).
- Who trains First Encounter (GB)?
- First Encounter (GB) is trained by John Gallagher, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 September 2026.
- Who is First Encounter (GB)'s sire?
- First Encounter (GB) is by Le Brivido (FR) out of Miss Meticulous (GB), whose sire is Bahamian Bounty.
- What going does First Encounter (GB) prefer?
- First Encounter (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is First Encounter (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 44, from the run on 29 September 2026. The highest on record is 55.
- What is First Encounter (GB)'s sire's record?
- Le Brivido (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 459 runs since Jan 2008 (67 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 11.1% from 126. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 4.1% from 146.
- Who are First Encounter (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Miss Meticulous (GB), First Encounter (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Intercessor (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Intercessor (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.