Horse Details

Shoot First (IRE)

14 Runs 3 Wins (21.4%) 3 Places (21.4%)
Owner: Dubai Cowboys Syndicate Silks Dubai Cowboys Syndicate Trainer: C Byrnes
9 years old b IRE
Sire: Westerner (GB)
Dam: Keeps Sake (IRE)
Damsire: Old Vic
Past Runs (14 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
02/12/25
13:05 		Clonmel (IRE) 2m6f Philip Byrnes C Byrnes 3rd 6:4.52 8.5 139 11-0 16/1
Raced in last - detached before 7th - headway before last - kept on and went third inside final 110yds(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
22/11/25
14:25 		Haydock 3m½f Benjamin Macey C Byrnes 99 - - 145 11-7 22/1
Always behind - pecked on landing 4 out - no chance when fell 2 out(op 18/1)
05/10/25
15:53 		Tipperary (IRE) 2m Philip Byrnes C Byrnes 5 4:8.61 43 – 11-1 28/1
Always behind(op 22/1)
01/02/25
15:07 		Sandown 2m7½f Philip Byrnes C Byrnes 99 - - 145 11-11 15/2
Held up in rear - headway home turn - went fourth 2 out - weakening when fell last(op 17/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1)
21/12/24
14:25 		Ascot 3m½f Philip Byrnes C Byrnes 9 6:14.84 9 145 11-7 12/1
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield halfway - soon weakened - bad mistake 2 out(tchd 11/1)
23/11/24
14:30 		Haydock 3m½f Alex Harvey C Byrnes 1st 6:34.60 Won 139 11-5 22/1
Held up in rear - headway after 6th - prominent 9th - led after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - stayed on - ridden out(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
26/10/24
16:13 		Galway (IRE) 2m6f Philip Byrnes C Byrnes 5 5:35.31 .5 135 11-12 33/1
Raced in last and detached - niggled along briefly after 4 out - headway when nudged along before 2 out - keeping on when tenderly handled run-in - nearest finish (inquiry into running and riding ; jockey said his instructions were to jump off towards the rear and get his mount into a good rhythm and come home as best he can; he further added that his mount has been off a long time and had a bit of a blow turning in before running on; trainer confirmed instructions given and further added that his charge has been off a long time and he was satisfied with the ride; vet said gelding was coughing post race)(op 16/1)
22/10/22
15:50 		Cheltenham 3m Philip Byrnes C Byrnes 1st 5:54.40 Won 129 10-7 9/4F
Midfield - headway when hit 3 out (usual 4 out) - led 2 out - hung left when ridden run-in - kept on well(tchd 15/8)
21/09/22
15:10 		Listowel (IRE) 3m Philip Byrnes C Byrnes 8 5:57.47 0.1 124 10-13 100/30F
In rear - mistake 4th - not fluent 3 out - soon nudged along and - minor headway when ridden briefly and hung right home turn - kept on after last - made no telling impression(op 11/4 tchd 7/2)
27/07/22
17:40 		Galway (IRE) 2m6½f Philip Byrnes C Byrnes 2nd 5:25.40 6.5 119 11-1 4/1
Towards rear of midfield - short of room and lost ground before 2 out - still plenty to do when switched left after 2 out - good headway approaching last - ridden and went second run-in - kept on strongly - did well in the circumstances(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
30/06/22
18:45 		Tipperary (IRE) 2m4f Ambrose McCurtin C Byrnes 1st 5:4.80 Won – 11-1 11/2
Midfield - minor headway when pushed along briefly after 4 out - pushed along when keeping on after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - ran on approaching last - led when went clear after last - comfortably(op 8/1)
02/05/22
14:00 		Down Royal (IRE) 2m½f Ambrose McCurtin C Byrnes 4 4:11.06 4.5 – 11-4 18/1
Towards rear - headway halfway - ridden approaching last - ran on well and went fourth run-in - not reach leaders(op 16/1)
22/04/22
17:30 		Kilbeggan (IRE) 2m3f Donal McInerney C Byrnes 99 - - – 11-4 11/1
In rear - ran out and crashed through wing 1st (jockey said the gelding cocked his jaw at the first hurdle and ran out through the outside wing)(tchd 10/1)
01/07/21
18:45 		Tipperary (IRE) 2m4f Philip Byrnes Cathal Byrnes 3rd 5:11.11 3.5 – 10-13 25/1
Towards rear of midfield - headway 3 out - ridden and went second before 2 out - no impression approaching last - kept on(op 28/1)