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First Encounter

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Age: 5 years

Owner: T J F Smith

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

8

(11)

2nd Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

20:45 Newcastle (AW)

First Encounter

9st 5lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: John Gallagher

Hit form, winning classified contests at Wolverhampton (8.5f) and Lingfield (1m) earlier this year; not far off those levels when last seen at Wolverhampton (sixth) two months ago; possible player on first visit to Newcastle with the promising Conor Whiteley booked.

13/2

6th

7

(2)

30th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

First Encounter

9st 5lb

J: Luke Morris

T: John Gallagher

His options have improved since eligible for classified events and he's 2-3 at that level of late, over C&D and 1m at Lingfield; needs more back in a handicap.

7/2

1st

2

(4)

25th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

16:12 Lingfield (AW)

First Encounter

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: John Gallagher

Successful in this grade at Wolverhampton last month (8.6f) and backed it up with a solid C&D second two weeks ago; no obvious reason why he wouldn't be in the thick of the action once again.

2/1

2nd

3

(8)

10th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

14:18 Lingfield (AW)

First Encounter

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: John Gallagher

Got first run and stuck on well to win an 8.6f classified at Wolverhampton 11 days ago; that panned out favourably and he's drawn wide here, but still has less to prove than most.

Evs

1st

3

(3)

30th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

First Encounter

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: John Gallagher

1m turf and 1m2f Polytrack winner; definite claims if able to reproduce his 2l second in a Chelmsford handicap in November but he has gone backwards since; visor swapped for blinkers; not written off.

11/2