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First Encounter

5yogeldingbby Le Brivido out of Miss Meticulous
Form
216054
oldest → newest
NotesDistance winnerBeaten favourite last time
OR
48
Official Rating
RPR
—
Racing Post Rating
TS
—
Topspeed
Last run
11d
days ago
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Jockey
Rhys Clutterbuck
Trainer
John Gallagher
0/7 winners last 14d · 0%
Owner
T J F Smith

Equipment

Currently:B

From our racecard archive — runs before our coverage window aren't included. Codes: B blinkers · P cheekpieces · V visor · H hood · T tongue tie.

Ownership history

  1. T J F SmithCurrent
  2. T J F Smithuntil 7 Jul 2026
  3. The Lam Partnershipuntil 23 Oct 2025

Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.

Breeding

Sire
Le Brivido
Dam
Miss Meticulous
Damsire
Bahamian Bounty

Career trajectory

ORRPRTSAI
2737475666486357301054·2 Jun16 Jun18 Jul

Solid lines: OR / RPR / AI. Dashed: TS. Dot = finishing position per run (oldest left → newest right). Missing values lift the pen rather than interpolating across gaps.

Form by going

  • Standard0/3 · 0%

Strike rate per going. Bars scale against the highest rate in the list — so a short bar means weaker form on that going, not zero.

Form by course

  • Wolverhampton (AW)0/2 · 0%
  • Newcastle (AW)0/1 · 0%

Past runs (tracked here)

DateRaceTypePosSPAI
18 Jul 2026Doncaster 20:25
Follow @attheraces On Instagram Handicap Stakes
Flat Class 6——30.2
7 Jul 2026Wolverhampton (AW) 18:40
Cavani Sartorial Classified Stakes (Div 1)
Flat Class 643/1J48.6
16 Jun 2026Wolverhampton (AW) 19:45
Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Classified Stakes
Flat Class 6512/150.3
2 Jun 2026Newcastle (AW) 20:45
Penny Hotels Handicap
Flat Class 61011/137.7

Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.

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