Bigger And Better (GB)
Owner: Lyreen Syndicate Trainer: A J Martin Sex: colt Age: 11
Breeding: Fastnet Rock / Interlace (Pivotal)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places, back straight Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Standard | 2 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2019 | Naas | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Halimi | 9st 11lbs | 11 of 11 | O J Orr | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression towards outer 3f out, soon no extra, eased closing stages | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2019 | Gowran Park | Soft | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Bigger And Better | 10st 6lbs | 1 of 20 | C D Timmons | 9/4 |
| soon chased leaders, closed travelling smoothly straight, led over 2f out, soon pushed along, went on from over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2019 | Fairyhouse | Yielding to Soft | 7f | 0 | Bigger And Better | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 21 | P A Harnett | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden to assert and 4 lengths clear over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2019 | Listowel | Soft | 1m | 0 | Franklyn | 9st 13lbs | 2 of 19 | R C Colgan | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden into 8th 1 1/2f out, 6th 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2019 | Gowran Park | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 1m | 0 | Bigger And Better | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 19 | Reserve 1 | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway entering straight and pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden to assert and 3 lengths clear 1f out, kept on well, easily | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2019 | Gowran Park | Yielding | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Highway To Heaven | 9st 11lbs | 9 of 20 | R C Colgan | 20/1 |
| mid-division and 11th from halfway, ridden from 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2019 | Tipperary | Soft to Heavy | 1m 4f 115y | 0 | Duchess Ravenwaves | 10st 7lbs | of 15 | Miss L A Hourigan | 0/0 |
| 03 Aug 2019 | Galway | 1m 3f 180y | 0 | One Cool Poet | 8st 7lbs | of 21 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 | |
| 09 Feb 2019 | Naas | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Advantage Point | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 25 | E O'Connell | 40/1 |
| mid-division, no impression after 3 out, no extra, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | City Island | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 18 | N P Madden | 66/1 |
| mid-division early, 11th approaching halfway, fell 3 out | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Crossingoz | 10st 2lbs | of 17 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 23 Oct 2018 | Gowran Park | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Art Of America | 9st 13lbs | 13 of 20 | R C Colgan | 20/1 |
| towards rear for most, ridden and no impression over 2f out | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2018 | Limerick | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 7f 15y | 0 | Nothing To Lose | 9st 9lbs | 15 of 19 | R C Colgan | 12/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, no extra under 2f out | |||||||||
| 12 May 2018 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Inscribe | 8st 4lbs | 10 of 18 | S P Davis | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, slightly hampered after 1f, never a factor, pushed along and no impression early straight, kept on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2018 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 1m 1f | 0 | Grand Canyon | 9st 6lbs | 4 of 16 | O J Orr | 6/1 |
| held up, 12th approaching straight, soon pushed along and headway, kept on without threatening final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2017 | Navan | Heavy | 1m | 0 | Il Piccolo Grande | 10st 4lbs | 9 of 21 | O J Orr | 9/2 |
| soon mid-division, effort straight, one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2017 | Navan | Soft | 1m | 0 | Warp Factor | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 21 | O J Orr | 10/1 |
| held up, rear of mid-division, ridden and progress into 6th 2f out, 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong without reaching winner | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2016 | Salisbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 1f 198y | 5 | Bigger And Better | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 12 | S M Levey | 5/1 |
| held up, mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, led 1f out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2016 | Haydock | Good | 1m 2f 95y | 5 | Hardington | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 17 | Megan Nicholls | 12/1 |
| soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd approaching final furlong, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd post | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2016 | Goodwood | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 4f | 4 | Guns of Leros | 8st 9lbs | 7 of 10 | S M Levey | 8/1 |
| always in rear, ridden and struggling 2f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2016 | Chepstow | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 23y | 5 | Rosie Royale | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 8 | P J Dobbs | 1/1 |
| close up, headway on outer 3f out, pressed winner over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2016 | Chepstow | Good to Firm (Good in places, back straight Firm in places) | 1m 2f 36y | 5 | Panko | 9st 1lbs | of 8 | K T O'Neill | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2016 | Nottingham | Soft | 1m 2f 50y | 4 | Lord Franklin | 8st 4lbs | 2 of 7 | K T O'Neill | 9/2 |
| took keen hold, tracking leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, switched left inside final 2f, ridden to challenge and edged left final furlong, joined runner up post | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2016 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 3f | 5 | Sixties Groove | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 14 | P J Dobbs | 7/2 |
| prominent, joined leader over 6f out, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 27 May 2016 | Bath | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 2f 46y | 6 | Bigger And Better | 9st | 1 of 7 | S M Levey | 5/4 |
| tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, just held on close home | |||||||||
| 18 May 2016 | Bath | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 2f 46y | 6 | Rockliffe | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 13 | S M Levey | 12/1 |
| chased leader, led 2f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 May 2016 | Windsor | Good | 1m 67y | 5 | Morando | 9st 1lbs | 7 of 14 | S M Levey | 16/0 |
| off the pace in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, one pace final 2f, never involved | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2015 | Newmarket | Good to Firm (Watered) | 7f | 2 | Gifted Master | 9st 3lbs | 13 of 14 | Fran Berry | 100/0 |
| dwelt towards rear, never on terms | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2015 | Newmarket | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f | 4 | Crazy Horse | 9st | 10 of 16 | S M Levey | 50/0 |
| dwelt held up, ridden 2f out, never nearer | |||||||||