The Big Lad (GB)
Owner: Mr Don Churston & Mr Ray Greatorex Trainer: R Hughes Sex: gelding Age: 13
Breeding: Kheleyf / Cultured Pride (King's Best)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places on the round course) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Standard / Slow | 2 | |||
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2017 | Southwell | Standard | 4f 214y | 6 | Roaring Rory | 8st 11lbs | 3 of 8 | Nicola Currie | 4/6 |
| dwelt close up, pushed along and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2017 | Windsor | Soft | 6f 12y | 5 | Ballesteros | 8st 11lbs | 2 of 8 | S W Kelly | 12/1 |
| always prominent, every chance 2f out, ridden and chased winner approaching final furlong, kept on same pace inside final furlong, just held on for 2nd | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2017 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 6f | 5 | Red Trooper | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 12 | S W Kelly | 11/1 |
| pushed along early, towards rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never on terms | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2017 | Southwell | Standard | 6f 16y | 5 | Tricky Dicky | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 10 | Finley Marsh | 6/1 |
| in touch, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 10 Aug 2017 | Brighton | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5f 60y | 5 | Upavon | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 6 | Nicola Currie | 2/1 |
| led early, prominent, ridden over 1f out, not quicken entering final furlong, beaten after | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2017 | Windsor | Good to Soft | 5f 21y | 3 | Atletico | 9st | 6 of 10 | Nicola Currie | 16/1 |
| sweating, always behind, never on terms | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2017 | Sandown | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5f 10y | 4 | Rio Ronaldo | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 12 | S W Kelly | 8/1 |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2017 | Bath | Good to Firm | 5f 10y | 5 | Major Valentine | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | Nicola Currie | 9/2 |
| towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not quite able to challenge winner | |||||||||
| 15 May 2017 | Brighton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 5f 60y | 5 | Taajub | 10st | 2 of 5 | Nicola Currie | 11/8 |
| raced wide, tracked leaders, headway to chase winner when hung left over 1f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 10 May 2017 | Bath | Firm | 5f 160y | 5 | Powerful Dream | 10st 1lbs | of 8 | Nicola Currie | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 05 May 2017 | Lingfield | Standard | 5f 6y | 4 | Brother Tiger | 8st 13lbs | 3 of 9 | Nicola Currie | 15/2 |
| behind, good headway between horses inside final furlong, ran on well towards finish, went 3rd last strides | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2017 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 20y | 5 | Invincible Ridge | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 8 | Nicola Currie | 9/2 |
| slow into stride in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, just failed | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2017 | Southwell | Standard | 5f | 4 | Dungannon | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 10 | Nicola Currie | 8/1 |
| outpaced, headway entering final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2017 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 5 | Zipedeedodah | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 11 | S W Kelly | 5/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway on outside when impeded over 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 05 Jan 2017 | Southwell | Standard | 5f | 4 | The Big Lad | 8st 11lbs | 1 of 7 | Nicola Currie | 8/1 |
| close up, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, just held on | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2016 | Lingfield | Standard | 5f 6y | 5 | The Big Lad | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 10 | S W Kelly | 11/4 |
| went right start, close up, switched left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2016 | Lingfield | Standard | 5f 6y | 5 | Heiba | 9st 4lbs | of 10 | S W Kelly | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2016 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 6f | 5 | Bold | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 12 | S W Kelly | 6/1 |
| mid-division, effort 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, no impression on leaders | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2016 | Lingfield | Standard | 6f 1y | 5 | Kindly | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 12 | S W Kelly | 5/1 |
| in touch, pushed along and kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2016 | Sandown | Good to Firm | 7f 16y | 5 | Able Jack | 10st | 7 of 8 | S W Kelly | 8/1 |
| steadied start, held up, in last trio, never on terms | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2016 | Kempton | Standard | 6f | 4 | Lightning Charlie | 9st 9lbs | 8 of 11 | S W Kelly | 9/2 |
| towards rear, some late headway, never on terms | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2016 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places on the round course) | 7f | 4 | Pastoral Player | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 8 | S J Cummins | 8/1 |
| led, headed over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 May 2016 | Kempton | Standard | 6f | 3 | Magnus Maximus | 8st 11lbs | 10 of 12 | S W Kelly | 7/2 |
| mid-division on outside, ridden 2f out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 23 May 2016 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f | 5 | Baby Gal | 8st 11lbs | of 12 | S W Kelly | |
| 07 May 2016 | Ascot | Good to Firm (Watered) | 6f | 4 | Normandy Barriere | 9st 7lbs | 17 of 22 | S W Kelly | 3/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2016 | Kempton | Standard | 6f | 5 | The Big Lad | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 12 | S W Kelly | 11/0 |
| badly hampered over 5f out, tracked leaders racing keenly, went 2nd over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2015 | Kempton | Standard | 6f | 5 | The Big Lad | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 12 | S W Kelly | 7/0 |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 6f 1y | 6 | The Big Lad | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | S W Kelly | 4/0 |
| held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, soon joined leader, led approaching final furlong, ridden out | |||||||||


