Big Ben (GB)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: J P O'Brien Sex: colt Age: 12
Breeding: Galileo / Flirtation (Pursuit Of Love)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2018 | Ballinrobe | Good (Watering) | 2m 4f 49y | 0 | Turasoir | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 19 | Mark Walsh | 12/1 |
| settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra before 2 out, weakened and tailed off | |||||||||
| 17 May 2018 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 3f 145y | 0 | Loupgarou | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 9 | Mark Walsh | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th entering straight, 4th and mistake 2 out, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2017 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Lex Talionis | 11st 2lbs | 18 of 20 | B J Geraghty | 5/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along and lost place after halfway, no impression before 2 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2017 | Listowel | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Makitorix | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 8 | Mark Walsh | 3/1 |
| disputed lead early at slow pace, soon raced in 2nd, not fluent 3rd, pushed along approaching straight, no impression in 3rd and kept on same pace from after 2 out | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2017 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Sayar | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 15 | Mark Walsh | 13/8 |
| prominent early before settling behind leaders and 4th before 4 out, improved into 2nd from 2 out and soon pushed along, no impression and kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2017 | Galway | Soft | 2m 150y | 0 | Aydoun | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 23 | B J Geraghty | 11/8 |
| prominent, 5th after 4th, improved to 4th after 3 out, headway to be on terms 2 out, close 2nd after 2 out, led approaching straight, headed at last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2016 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Landofhopeandglory | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 19 | Mark Walsh | 7/2 |
| soon chased leaders, moderate 7th from 3rd, slight mistake 4 out, closer in moderate 6th into straight, went 4th at last where slight mistake, kept on well without troubling winner run-in | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2016 | Curragh | Yielding | 1m 2f | 0 | Big Ben | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 12 | J A Heffernan | 13/8 |
| made virtually all, joined briefly 3f out, ridden from 2f out, clear when bumped rail and fly-jumped for a stride inside final furlong, stayed on well close home | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2016 | Curragh | Good to Firm (Watering) | 1m 4f | 0 | Stellar Mass | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 8 | P B Beggy | 9/4 |
| dwelt, tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace to go 3rd close home | |||||||||