Big Buck's (FR)
Owner: The Stewart Family Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: Gelding Age: 22
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| Good (Good to soft in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 3 | ||
| Good (National Course;Good to Soft,Good in places, Mildmay;Good ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 5 | 4 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Hurdle; Soft, Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 27 | 21 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | More Of That | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 12 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, driven 2 out, ridden and one pace before last, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2014 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Knockara Beau | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/5 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd 9th, soon challenged, led after 3 out, ridden and hard pressed last, kept on, headed final 50 yards, 3rd and held towards finish | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2012 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 4 | Ruby Walsh | 1/12 |
| made most, cantered clear on bit from 2 out, effortless | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2012 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 2/9 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd after 4 out, led next, pushed clear from 2 out, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to soft in places ) | 3m | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 13 | Ruby Walsh | 5/6 |
| tracked leaders on inside, joined leader 9th, led before 2 out, hard driven between last 2, switched left approaching last, ridden and pressed when edged right flat, stayed on well, in command final 50 yards | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2012 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 6 | Ruby Walsh | 1/4 |
| held up in 4th, headway after 3 out, shaken up after next, switched left to challenge approaching last, driven to lead flat, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2011 | Ascot | Soft | 3m 1f | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | 3/10 |
| mid-division, headway to go 3rd halfway, shaken up to lead approaching 2 out, soon clear, impressive | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2011 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 3m 110y | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 6 | Ruby Walsh | 1/8 |
| held up towards rear but well in touch, closed 5th, led before next, shaken up to assert last, clear flat, eased close home | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2011 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 3m 110y | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 11 | Ruby Walsh | 4/6 |
| held up mid-division, took keen hold, smooth headway to track leaders before 7th, led on bit before 3 out, shaken up final 150 yards to draw clear, very easily | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 14 | Ruby Walsh | 10/11 |
| always prominent, disputed 2nd 3 out, driven to lead between last 2, ridden and hard pressed when rider dropped whip approaching last, edged left flat, stayed on well and in command towards finish | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2010 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | A P McCoy | 2/13 |
| tracked clear leader, closed up 7th, led narrowly after 4 out until before next, poised to challenge soon after, in lead and travelling strongly on bit as field came into view final 110 yards | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2010 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 3m 110y | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 6 | A P McCoy | 2/7 |
| held up in last pair, staedy headway on outside 6th, chased leaders 8th, 3rd travelling well before 3 out, soon challenging, led soon after 2 out, pushed along and stayed on strongly flat | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2010 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 9 | Ruby Walsh | 3/10 |
| held up in touch, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led approaching last, always in command on flat, pushed out | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 14 | Ruby Walsh | 5/6 |
| held up in mid-division, smooth headway to track leaders 3 out, cruised through to join leader between last 2, led narrowly when not fluent last, asserted to go clear flat | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2009 | Newbury | Heavy | 3m 110y | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 1/2 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 3 out, headway to lead after 2 out, pushed out run-in, readily | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2009 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | 2/5 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd going well before 3 out, led on bit approaching last and slight peck, hard held | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2009 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 10 | Ruby Walsh | 5/6 |
| held up, pushed along after 4 out, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd 2 out, led after last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 14 | Ruby Walsh | 6/1 |
| held up towards rear, hit 7th, headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd after 2 out, challenging when mistake last, led flat, edged left towards finish, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2009 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st | 1 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 7/2 |
| held up in last pair, ridden and headway after 2 out, took very narrow advantage last, stayed on strongly, ridden out | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m | 2 | Big Buck's | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 11 | Ruby Walsh | 9/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 9th, challenged well before last, soon slight lead, idled flat, driven out | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2008 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Madison Du Berlais | 11st 7lbs | UnseatedRider of 15 | S Thomas | |
| 04 Apr 2008 | Aintree | Good (National Course;Good to Soft,Good in places, Mildmay;Good ) | 3m 1f | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 11/4 |
| held up, hit 14th, pushed along 4 out, headway from 3 out, led last, driven out | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Finger Onthe Pulse | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 20 | Mr N Scholfield | 16/1 |
| towards rear, hampered 8th, blundered 10th, ridden and headway 4 out, one pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2008 | Warwick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Kruguyrova | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 6 | Christian Williams | 4/1 |
| held up, jumped slowly 5th, headway when jumped slowly 7th, went 3rd approaching 4 out, ridden after 3 out, edged left approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace last | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2008 | Newbury | Soft (Hurdle; Soft, Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | Big Buck's | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 4 | Ruby Walsh | 8/11 |
| tracked leader, jumped slightly left from 4 out, ridden into narrow advantage last, edged left, driven out | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2007 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 2f 110y | 3 | Moon Over Miami | 11st | 2 of 5 | Ruby Walsh | 4/7 |
| disputed until 5th, tracked leader, hit 6th, jumped left 9th until blundered 4 out, soon ridden, kept on from last, held near finish | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2007 | Newbury | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | Big Buck's | 10st 8lbs | 1 of 4 | S Thomas | 1/2 |
| raced inside, went 2nd 6th, challenged from 2 out, upsides and jumped left last, switched right flat, driven and stayed on to lead towards finish | |||||||||


