Big Challenge (IRE)
Owner: P Sweeney Trainer: R Donohoe Sex: colt Age: 10
Breeding: Sea The Stars / Something Mon (Maria's Mon)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in Places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 3 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 3 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Standard / Slow | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2024 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Dreams Fled Away | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 14 | D W O'Connor | 11/1 |
| chased leader, 5th halfway, pushed along on stand side 2f out, 6th and not clear run 1f out, switched left and kept on one pace final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Picpoul | 9st | 4 of 14 | J A Powell | 11/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along on outer 2f out, soon ridden, 9th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Sioux Princess | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 17 | P A Harnett | 33/1 |
| mid-division on outer early, tracked leaders at halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2023 | Galway | Heavy | 1m 3f 180y | 0 | Grann's Boy | 9st 6lbs | 13 of 19 | R C Colgan | 80/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no threat from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2023 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Rough And Tough | 9st 8lbs | 15 of 16 | B M Coen | 40/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and no impression towards outer 2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2023 | Thurles | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1m 4f 108y | 0 | Alfalfa | 9st 9lbs | of 17 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2022 | Galway | Good to Yielding | 1m 4f | 0 | Star Image | 9st 13lbs | 16 of 21 | J Cleary | 12/1 |
| led or disputed, 2nd halfway, pushed along in 3rd 3f out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2022 | Ballinrobe | Good to Yielding | 1m 1f 96y | 0 | Mischief Star | 9st 2lbs | of 14 | J Cleary | 0/0 |
| 21 Jun 2022 | Sligo | Good | 1m 4f 140y | 0 | Gamigin | 9st 4lbs | of 7 | M P Sheehy | 0/0 |
| 02 Jun 2022 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 4f 180y | 0 | Startedwithakiss | 9st 1lbs | 12 of 15 | J Cleary | 40/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened entering straight | |||||||||
| 08 May 2022 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | Dublin Journal | 8st 9lbs | 10 of 17 | Siobhan Rutledge | 33/1 |
| mid-division, short of room 2f out and not recover thereafter | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2022 | Navan | Good (Good to Firm in Places ) | 1m 5f | 0 | Magnetic North | 9st 11lbs | 14 of 23 | J Cleary | 66/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along in mid-division over 2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2022 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | Moracana | 9st 8lbs | of 23 | S M Crosse | 0/0 |
| 31 Oct 2021 | Naas | Heavy | 1m 2f | 0 | Team Of Firsts | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 19 | Reserve 2 | 80/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, 8th 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2021 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Tudor City | 9st 12lbs | 17 of 23 | S Foley | 28/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2021 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Powerful Aggie | 8st 7lbs | 20 of 20 | D E Sheehy | 100/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along 4f out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2021 | Listowel | Yielding | 1m 4f | 0 | Rebellito | 9st 1lbs | 9 of 18 | D McMonagle | 20/1 |
| raced in 11th early, soon towards rear, pushed along approaching straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace without threatening from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2021 | Gowran Park | Good to Yielding | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Howling Wolf | 9st 13lbs | 2 of 14 | D McMonagle | 9/4 |
| soon led, pushed along over 2f out and soon ridden, pressed and headed over 1f out, soon dropped to 3rd, kept on again to go closing stages, not threatening winner | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2021 | Ballinrobe | Good | 1m 1f 96y | 0 | Big Challenge | 9st 11lbs | 1 of 10 | D McMonagle | 11/10 |
| made all, pushed along and clear 2 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well close home | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2021 | Bellewstown | Good | 1m 4f 24y | 0 | Dhabyah | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 12 | Ms L O'Neill | 17/2 |
| chased leader in 2nd, briefly challenged from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2021 | Sligo | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 4f 140y | 0 | Big Challenge | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 11 | D McMonagle | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, headway into 2nd halfway, pushed along and led 2f out, ridden to go 3 lengths clear 1f out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 26 Mar 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Kendred Soul | 10st 2lbs | of 13 | Sam Ewing | 0/0 |
| 06 Nov 2019 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m 3f 219y | 3 | Kitaabaat | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 7 | Cieren Fallon | 6/1 |
| held up in 5th, going for gap between horses and switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong headed final strides | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2019 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m 6f | 3 | The Pinto Kid | 9st 11lbs | 10 of 10 | Cieren Fallon | 9/2 |
| raced wide tracking leader, pushed along over 3f out, weakened and hung left over 1f out | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2018 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m 2f | 3 | Archetype | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 6 | Jason Watson | 9/4 |
| disputed close 3rd, pushed along in 3rd and unable to quicken over 2f out, no impression when hung left over 1f out | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2017 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 3f | 3 | Monarchs Glen | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 6 | Josephine Gordon | 6/4 |
| keen early, tracked winner, ridden and outpaced when pace quickened 2f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2016 | Nottingham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 75y | 5 | Big Challenge | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 17 | Josephine Gordon | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, led entering final 2f, quickened clear inside final furlong, comfortable | |||||||||