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First Love (GB)

br g 1996

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First Love (GB)

br g 1996

Sire

Dam

First Romance

Dam's Sire

Royalty

Owner

The Queen

Trainer

Nicky Henderson

Breeder

Last Win

Wincanton Thu, 30th Mar, 06 5/2Fav, Mr J Snowden (7418 days)

Last Run

Sandown Fri, 7th Mar, 08 4th, 1/1Fav, Capt J Snowden (6710 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Hurdle GB

5

2

2

40%

£12,080

-1.87

Chase GB

14

5

3

36%

£30,962

0.12

NHF GB

4

2

2

50%

£4,544

1.75

Under Rules Total

23

9

7

39%

-0.01

Form Figures

21211-22122-121-PP7-69-111-4-4/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 21211-22122-121-PP7-69-111-4-4/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

07Mar08 San 24f Good 6y+ S(6K)

12-0[1/1Fav]bf4th/6, 36.25L behind You Do The Math

30Apr05 Utt 20f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(25K)

10-6[40/1]9th/18, 13.00L behind Nonantais

18Feb05 San 16f Good 5y+ HcapCh(15K)

10-13[12/1]6th/7, 29.50L behind L'Ange Au Ciel

28Dec04 Che 19f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(15K)

11-1[10/1]7th/8, 57.75L behind Almost Broke

24Apr04 San 20f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(25K)

13Apr04 Exe 19f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(7K)

13Mar04 San 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(12K)

11-3[9/2]pulled up in race won by Perfect Fellow

10Jan04 Asc 19f Good 5y+ HcapCh(25K)

10-5[10/3Fav]bfpulled up in race won by Supreme Catch

14May03 Per 24f Good 5y+ S(10K)

11-6[10/11Fav]1st/6, 2.5L to Mr Woodentop

08Mar03 San 16f Soft 5y+ NovCh(10K)

11-7[8/13Fav]bf2nd/3, 10L behind Ibal

11Feb03 Fol 21f Soft 5y+ NovCh(5K)

11-0[5/6Fav]1st/11, 17L to Saint Par

28Dec02 New 18f Soft 4y+ NovCh(9K)

11-2[4/5Fav]bf2nd/4, 15L behind Montalcino

28Nov02 Utt 16f Soft 4y+ S(7K)

11-5[8/15Fav]bf2nd/7, 7L behind Claymore

08Mar02 San 16f Good 4y+ H(6K)

11-5[2/5Fav]1st/15, 16L to General Gossip

21Feb02 Hun 20f Good 4y+ H(15K)

11-2[8/13Fav]bf2nd/10, 1L behind Another Chance

12Jan02 Asc 16f Good 5y+ H(7K)

11-5[1/1Fav]bf2nd/8, 5L behind Hitman

07Dec01 San 16f Good 4y+ H(6K)

11-0[8/11Fav]1st/7, 15L to Cool Monty

04Apr01 Asc 16f Soft 4-6y NHF(3K)

11-11[11/4Fav]1st/19, 1L to

17Feb01 Asc 16f Soft 4-6y NHF(3K)

11-11[3/1Fav]bf2nd/20, 4L behind

01Feb01 Tow 16f Heavy 4-7y NHF(2K)

11-4[1/1Fav]1st/16, 0.75L to

05Jan01 Lud 16f Good 4-6y NHF(2K)

11-4[7/2]2nd/17, hd behind

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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