First Ascent
First Ascent has yet to find the winner's enclosure in ten races, but the 5-year-old has shown enough consistency to suggest there may be a breakthrough ahead. The horse has placed in five of those ten outings, most recently finishing third just a day ago. Over the last six races, it has picked up second and third-place finishes, which points to a horse operating near the level it needs to win — it is not being outclassed, just coming up short against rivals who have that extra bit on the day.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Tomorrow
Kilbeggan
About 2 miles · Unknown · 13 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by Gordon Elliott at Longwood in County Meath, First Ascent is part of a yard in excellent form. Elliott has sent out 210 winners already this season, so the infrastructure and expertise are clearly there. Whether First Ascent can finally convert one of those placings into a win will depend on finding the right race and the right set of circumstances — a course that suits it, opposition it can match, ground conditions that play to its strengths. For now, it remains a work in progress, a horse that knows how to run a decent race but has not yet managed to get its head in front.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Aug
3rd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
8 Aug
2nd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
21 Jul
4th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
12 May
5th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
29 Sep
DNF
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
2 Aug
14th
Galway
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 21 runners
21 Jun
3rd
Down Royal
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
30 May
2nd
Down Royal
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
19 May
3rd
Roscommon
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 5 runners
19 Apr
7th
Cork
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 21 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
21 Jun |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
29 Sep |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Apr |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |