First Time
First Time has spent the last 14 months chasing that early promise. The three-year-old broke its duck at Newmarket back in August 2025, but that one win from 12 races tells the story of a horse that has found it hard to get back to the winner's circle. With a win rate of just 1 in 12 races overall, First Time has picked up six places to show it belongs in competitive company — it simply hasn't quite managed to win since that first outing.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
P D Smith Holdings Ltd
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse runs best over middle distances, between 5 and 6½ furlongs, where it has won 1 of its 5 races. That's a respectable 20 percent win rate at those trips, suggesting there is genuine ability there when conditions and opposition align. Recent form has been frustrating, though. In its last six races, First Time has not finished better than third, with a run of finishes reading 4-4-5-3-3-6. That fourth-place finish came just a day ago, so the horse is clearly still being campaigned regularly. Richard and Peter Fahey's yard at Musley Bank has been in good form this season with 23 winners, so there is no shortage of support or expertise, but First Time continues to search for that second win that could change the narrative of its season.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
2nd
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
19 Sep
4th
Chester
7f – 1m · Heavy · 11 runners
6 Sep
4th
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners
1 Aug
5th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
18 Jul
3rd
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
27 Jun
3rd
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
13 Jun
6th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 22 runners
13 May
11th
York
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
2 Oct
2nd
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 6 runners
8 Aug
🏆 Won
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| York Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
9 Oct |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
8 Aug |
100% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 May |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
15 Jun |
0% |