First Encounter (IRE)

Dam of Nearly Before Time (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Alzao (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 1 of 3 runners (33%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 1 from 14 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £2,912 GB · €300 IRE
Best progeny OR: 59
Foaled: 1995 · out of Final Verdict (IRE)

Race record

Her own record


Flat	11	1	1	0	9.1%	18.2%	75

Her runs


19 Aug 98	Dundalk (IRE)	10/14	10/1	5¼	Neil Mulholland	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Handicap (unclassified)	Millgrove Handicap	1m1f	Good to Firm	8-10	Tinerana Law (IRE)	68
12 Aug 98	Gowran Park (IRE)	6/7	8/1	10¼	P J Scallan	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Handicap (unclassified)	Shell Pura Handicap	1m	Good	7-13	Darina (IRE)	72
16 May 98	Cork (IRE)	4/8	10/1	5½	P J Scallan	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Handicap (unclassified)	McCarthy Lynch Partnership Handicap	1m2f	Good	8-12	Ivory Isle (IRE)	75
25 Apr 98	Navan (IRE)	11/17	7/1	14¾	P J Scallan	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Handicap (unclassified)	Webster Handicap	1m	Soft to Heavy	9-3	Rahika Rose (GB)	75
30 Oct 97	Gowran Park (IRE)	1/15	6/1	won	P J Scallan	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Handicap (unclassified)	Lower Grange E.B.F. Nursery	7f	Good to Firm	8-10	Right Job (IRE)	-
25 Oct 97	Down Royal (IRE)	5/13	7/2	5¼	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Lisburn European Breeders Fund Maiden	7f	Good to Firm	8-11	Say Wonderful (IRE)	-
23 Oct 97	Fairyhouse (IRE)	2/17	12/1	½	P J Scallon	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Handicap (unclassified)	European Breeders Fund Nursery	7f	Good	8-5	Musk Lime (USA)	-
15 Oct 97	Gowran Park (IRE)	7/17	4/1F	10	C Roche	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Handicap (unclassified)	Royal Oak European Breeders Fund Nursery	1m1f	Yielding to Soft	8-11	Persian Isle (IRE)	-
15 Jun 97	Cork (IRE)	5/14	16/1	5½	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Non-handicap (unclassified)	European Breeders Fund Maiden	7f	Good	8-11	Impressionist I (IRE)	-
8 Jun 97	Roscommon (IRE)	7/10	20/1	5¾	Colm O'Donoghue	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Non-handicap (unclassified)	European Breeders Fund Maiden	7f	Good to Yielding	8-1	Retention (IRE)	-
18 May 97	Naas (IRE)	9/11	14/1	6¾	P V Gilson	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Woodlands European Breeders Fund Maiden	6f	Yielding	8-11	Kitza (IRE)	-

Quick answers

How many winners has First Encounter produced?: First Encounter (IRE) is the dam of 3 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 1 of them winners, with 1 win from 14 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of First Encounter?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of First Encounter (IRE) is Nearly Before Time (IRE), by Orpen (USA), with a best official rating of 59; the top win came in the Dine At Dunstall Park Selling Stakes Class G at Wolverhampton (AW) on 6 June 2003.
How much prize money have First Encounter's offspring won?: The offspring of First Encounter (IRE) have earned £2,912 in Britain and €300 in Ireland since 1990.
What is First Encounter's pedigree?: First Encounter (IRE) is by Alzao (USA) out of Final Verdict (IRE).
Did First Encounter race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 11 runs, 1 win. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has First Encounter been mated with?: The known produce of First Encounter (IRE) is by 2 different stallions, most often Dilshaan (GB) (2 foals).
Which family does First Encounter belong to?: First Encounter (IRE) belongs to the Catopetl (USA) female family.

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