The Big Dog (IRE)
Owner: Damien J Kelly/colin Kelly Trainer: Peter Fahey Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Mahler / Saddlers Leader (Saddlers' Hall)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 5 | 2 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Yielding to soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2023 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | Corach Rambler | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 40 | Aidan Coleman | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway tracking leaders before 13th, went 2nd 4 out until 2 out, hung left at the Elbow weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2023 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 3m 44y | 1 | Galopin Des Champs | 11st 10lbs | Fell of 7 | K M Donoghue | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 11th, improved to dispute lead 3 out, travelling fine disputing lead when fell 2 out | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2022 | Chepstow | Soft | 3m 6f 130y | 1 | The Two Amigos | 12st | 3 of 19 | Aidan Coleman | 11/2 |
| led, headed and tracked leader after 1st, strongly pressed leader 5 out, shaken up and led narrowly 4 out, ridden, mistake and headed 2 out, kept on, no extra and lost 2nd run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2022 | Navan | Soft (Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | The Big Dog | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 19 | K M Donoghue | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along and chased leader in 2nd 3 out, ridden and closer in 2nd at last, led inside final furlong, stayed on well close home | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2022 | Limerick | Soft (Yielding to soft in places) | 3m | 0 | The Big Dog | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 19 | K M Donoghue | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th at 10th, 3rd 3 out, 2nd entering straight, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, ridden before last where not fluent, challenged run-in, stayed on well, led post | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2022 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 4f 40y | 0 | Death Duty | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 13 | Mr J J Codd | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along after 4 out and went 2nd after next, ridden after 2 out, 5th and no impression approaching last where slow, no extra | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2021 | Chepstow | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 6f 130y | 1 | Iwilldoit | 10st 7lbs | PulledUp of 20 | J J Burke | 11/1 |
| mid-division, bad mistake 9th, soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2021 | Navan | Yielding (Good in places) | 3m 60y | 0 | Commander Of Fleet | 10st 13lbs | 17 of 23 | Mr J J Codd | 16/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2021 | Wexford | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 7f | 1 | Eklat De Rire | 10st 11lbs | 3 of 5 | Mr J J Codd | 2/1 |
| in touch, not fluent in 3rd at 8th, improved to 2nd after 10th, dropped to 3rd and weakened before 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2021 | Fairyhouse | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m 5f 50y | 1 | Freewheelin Dylan | 11st 2lbs | of 31 | Mr J J Codd | 0/0 |
| 14 Feb 2021 | Punchestown | Soft | 3m 4f | 0 | The Big Dog | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 21 | Mr J J Codd | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 6th, 3rd halfway, improved to dispute 4 out, soon led, slight mistake 3 out, slightly slow 2 out and ridden, strongly pressed last, soon joined, edged ahead closing stages, all out | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2021 | Navan | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Mr Hendricks | 12st | 3 of 9 | K C Sexton | 11/8 |
| disputed, not fluent 1st, led 3 out, pushed along and rejoined before next, headed 2 out, ridden and no impression in 3rd before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2021 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 3m 1f | 0 | Coko Beach | 10st 3lbs | of 21 | Reserve 3 | 0/0 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 1f 50y | 0 | Longhouse Poet | 12st | 3 of 8 | K C Sexton | 4/1 |
| close up, slightly bumped with rival 1st, slightly slow 4th, slightly impeded 7th, disputed 3rd after 9th, not fluent 10th, on terms 3 out, headed from next, no impression straight in 3rd until kept on without threatening run-in | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2020 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 1f 150y | 0 | Eklat De Rire | 12st | UnseatedRider of 7 | K C Sexton | 4/1 |
| disputed lead early, close up and disputed at times, bad mistake and unseated rider 8th | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2020 | Punchestown | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 2m 3f 150y | 0 | Colreevy | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 12 | K C Sexton | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd after 4th, slight mistake 11th, soon 4th, 5th approaching straight and under pressure, no extra when impeded 2 out, 3rd again and one pace after | |||||||||
| 01 May 2019 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Zero Ten | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 13 | D N Russell | 11/4 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, lost place 2 out and soon short of room, pushed along in 7th entering straight, headway into 3rd before last where slight mistake, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2019 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m 6f | 1 | Commander Of Fleet | 11st 10lbs | 9 of 16 | D J Mullins | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, 5th approaching halfway, slightly slow jump 7th, slight mistake 9th, soon pushed along, slight mistake final hurdle, no extra straight | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2019 | Gowran Park | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | The Big Dog | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 18 | D J Mullins | 1/1 |
| tracked leader, slight mistake 6th, 2nd halfway, headway to lead after 3 out, pushed along and not fluent next, ridden approaching last where mistake, kept on well to draw clear run-in | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Castlebawn West | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 11 | D J Mullins | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway 2 out and pushed along to briefly lead entering straight, ridden and joined approaching last, headed run-in, kept on under pressure, just failed | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2018 | Cork | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 3m | 1 | Derrinross | 11st | 4 of 7 | B J Geraghty | 8/1 |
| prominent, some slight mistakes, pushed along before straight, soon no impression, no extra from before 3 out | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2018 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Cuneo | 11st 10lbs | of 7 | R M Power | 0/0 |
| 28 Jan 2018 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | The Big Dog | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | Ms K Walsh | 7/1 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge over 3f out, disputed 2f out, kept on best final furlong, asserted closing stages | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2017 | Leopardstown | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Carefully Selected | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 12 | Mr D G Lavery | 16/1 |
| soon tracked leaders in 3rd, effort from before straight, soon one pace | |||||||||