First Illusion (IRE)
First Illusion is a gelding by Westerner out of a Flemensfirth mare who failed to win in six starts on turf between Dec 2020 and Jan 2023. He raced at up to Class 5 level and reached an official rating of 86. All six runs came on soft or good to soft going with no placed efforts. His last run at Newcastle in Jan 2023 was his first for Stuart Coltherd and came off a mark of 78.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 153dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 88C | 79.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 88C | 62.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,835 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 3,407 | 430 | 12.6% | +0.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,110 | 252 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 3,780 | 452 | 12% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 2,109 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,367 | 395 | 11.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,284 | 537 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,978 | 375 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dowson | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ross Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colm McCormack | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 07 Jan 23+472d | Newcastle | At The Races App Form Study Handicap Chase | PU/8 | — | 10-6 | 78 | — | — | Ross Chapman | 7/2 |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Sep 21+212d | Perth | Scottish Game Fair In Scone Parklands Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 10/10 | 25 | 10-13 | 86 | 37C | 77C | Thomas Dowson | 13/2 |
| 22 Feb 21+42d | Carlisle | MansionBet's Watch And Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/12 | 14 | 11-4 | — | 88C | 103C | Thomas Dowson | 150/1 |
| 11 Jan 21+23d | Doncaster | Sky Bet Extra Place Races Every Day Maiden Hurdle | PU/16 | — | 11-6 | — | — | — | Thomas Dowson | 200/1 |
| 2020 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 20+14d | Newcastle | Quinnbet Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/14 | 1 | 10-9 | — | — | 87C | Colm McCormack | 100/1 |
| 05 Dec 20 | Wetherby | racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/11 | 7 | 10-12 | — | 71C | 92C | Thomas Dowson | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has First Illusion won?
- First Illusion (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2020 and 2023.
- Who trained First Illusion?
- First Illusion (IRE) was trained by Stuart Coltherd on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 7 January 2023.
- Who is First Illusion's sire?
- First Illusion (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of No Manners Molly (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What is First Illusion's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 7 January 2023. The highest on record is 86.
- What is First Illusion's sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,835 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.