The Big Chap (IRE)
Owner: Glenmore Goes Racing Syndicate Trainer: P W Flynn Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Policy Maker / Clairin River (Zaffaran)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 4 | 3 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 3 | |||
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Dec 2024 | Navan | Soft | 2m 4f 150y | 1 | Sa Fureur | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 19 | G Brouder | 80/1 |
| tracked leaders, led from 9th, ridden 3 out, headed and dropped to 3rd before next, kept on same pace in 3rd run-in | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2024 | Fairyhouse | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | The Folkes Tiara | 11st 6lbs | 7 of 10 | J W Kennedy | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden 3 out, weakened entering straight, soon behind | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2024 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2m | 0 | The Big Chap | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 4 | D J Gilligan | 5/2 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and headway to lead after 3 out, asserted before last and kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2024 | Down Royal | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f 120y | 1 | Found A Fifty | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 5 | K M Donoghue | 14/1 |
| prominent early, chased leaders and 4th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, soon no extra, eased, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2024 | Limerick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 50y | 0 | The Big Chap | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 9 | D J Gilligan | 11/2 |
| led or disputed lead, headed before 5th, 2nd halfway, headway to challenge entering straight and led 2 out, pushed along and asserted approaching last, kept on well run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2024 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 40y | 0 | Park Of Kings | 12st | 12 of 15 | C Stone-Walsh | 12/1 |
| prominent, ridden in 5th 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2024 | Killarney | Yielding | 2m 4f 180y | 1 | Walnut Beach | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 14 | K C Sexton | 14/1 |
| prominent, jumped right 1st, tracked leaders from next, 3rd at 5th, pushed along in 4th before 3 out, ridden and no impression 2 out, 3rd after last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2024 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 1f 165y | 0 | Mordor | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 8 | K C Sexton | 16/1 |
| close up, went second 3rd, lost position approaching 2 out, outpaced by front pair before last, rallied when pressed for position run-in, kept on but no impression final furlong flat | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2024 | Galway | Soft | 2m 2f 54y | 0 | Saint Roi | 10st 6lbs | 7 of 9 | K C Sexton | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 6th when not fluent 4 out, pushed along and no impression after next, weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2024 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f 60y | 0 | The Wallpark | 11st 6lbs | 12 of 15 | K C Sexton | 11/1 |
| mid-division on outer, took closer order to track leaders before 4 out, not fluent 2 out, soon lost place and weakened | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2024 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 1f | 1 | Madara | 11st 2lbs | 7 of 11 | D Meyler | 17/2 |
| tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead briefly 5 out, 3rd 3 out, pushed along and lost place after next, 7th and no impression before last, no extra | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2023 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | The Folkes Tiara | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 10 | S Fitzgerald | 16/1 |
| mid-division, 5th halfway, 3rd before 3 out, 2nd and pushed along early straight, jumped right last, ridden and kept on well run-in, no impression on winner close home | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 1f | 1 | Solness | 10st 10lbs | PulledUp of 13 | S W Flanagan | 13/2 |
| tracked leaders on outer, hampered and mistake 2nd, lost position 7th, weakened quickly 8th, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2023 | Galway | Soft | 2m 2f 54y | 0 | The Big Chap | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 9 | S W Flanagan | 7/2 |
| led, increased lead after 7th, reduced advantage before 2 out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, kept on best closing stages, held on | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 0 | The Big Chap | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | Mr S Cavanagh | 50/1 |
| prominent, closed in 2nd at 4th, 3rd before 6th, dropped to 5th after 3 out, headway and closed 2 out, challenged leader last, led closing stages, driven out | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2023 | Sligo | Soft | 2m 1f 120y | 0 | Lucid Dreams | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 10 | K C Sexton | 6/1 |
| prominent, unseated rider 2nd | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2023 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 1 | Man O Work | 10st | 16 of 19 | Rachael Blackmore | 20/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened after 3 out | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2023 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Tom Mcgreevy | 11st 7lbs | of 8 | K C Sexton | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2023 | Sligo | Good | 2m 194y | 0 | The Big Chap | 12st | 1 of 10 | A P Kelly | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, progress into 3rd after 3 out, headway to lead 2 out, pushed along to go 2 lengths clear entering straight, soon ridden and kept on well from last | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2023 | Roscommon | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f 154y | 0 | Rebel Rose | 10st 10lbs | PulledUp of 9 | B P Kennedy | 6/4 |
| tracked leaders, disputed halfway, led before 5 out, headed 4 out, pushed along and weakened approaching straight, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2023 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding (Good in Places) | 2m 3f 100y | 0 | Too Bright | 11st 12lbs | of 17 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 15 May 2023 | Killarney | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Prince Zaltar | 10st 10lbs | 3 of 19 | D Meyler | 11/2 |
| led narrowly, headed before 3rd, 3rd before 8th, lost place before 3 out, effort after 3 out, improved to 3rd last, ran on closing stages, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2023 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding | 1m 7f | 0 | The Big Chap | 12st | 1 of 17 | D J Gilligan | 5/1 |
| close up, raced 3rd behind leaders after 3 out, improved to 2nd before 2 out, led narrowly before last, ridden and kept on best under pressure run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2023 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Skinnider | 11st 12lbs | of 23 | K Callaghan | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2022 | Cork | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 2f 180y | 0 | Watch The Weather | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 22 | K C Sexton | 8/1 |
| prominent, soon led, not fluent at 5th, pressed 3 out, headed and ridden before 2 out,. no impression on leader in 3rd last, kept on in 2nd run-in, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2022 | Limerick | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Yulong Voice | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 14 | K C Sexton | 15/2 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead narrowly before 2 out, joined before last, reached for last and headed, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 30 Jun 2022 | Tipperary | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Moving Water | 10st 9lbs | 6 of 19 | K C Sexton | 17/2 |
| settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, improved to challenge and slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden in 4th, no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2022 | Roscommon | Good | 2m 4f 125y | 0 | Lady Iseult | 11st 1lbs | of 15 | G B Noonan | 0/0 |
| 26 May 2022 | Limerick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | The Big Chap | 12st | 1 of 19 | B Browne | 10/3 |
| soon prominent, disputed 2nd, led after 4th, headed before 6th, close up again 5 out, soon disputed, led entering straight, ridden after 2 out, pressed last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2022 | Tramore | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Alvaro | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 16 | B Browne | 25/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 8th before 5th, no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2022 | Limerick | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f | 0 | The Road To Fame | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 14 | B Browne | 20/1 |
| mid-division, bad mistake 1st, remote 8th 3 out, soon pushed along and no impression, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2021 | Down Royal | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 190y | 0 | Mighty Potter | 11st 13lbs | 6 of 22 | B Browne | 50/1 |
| mid-division, not fluent 1st, 10th from halfway, pushed along from 3 out and no impression before next, some late headway | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2021 | Gowran Park | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Vultan | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 14 | L P Dempsey | 50/1 |
| towards rear and well off pace halfway, ridden and no impression in moderate 9th entering straight, kept on one pace without threatening to go moderate 3rd close home, never a factor | |||||||||