Big Occasion (IRE)
Owner: The Old Betfairians Trainer: O Sherwood Sex: colt Age: 9
Breeding: Sadler's Wells / Asnieres (Spend A Buck)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2016 | Chepstow | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 131y | 2 | Shantou Bob | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 17 | Harrison Beswick | 50/1 |
| mid-division, lost place 2nd, hampered 5th, well behind before next, well tailed off before 4 out, soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2015 | Fontwell | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 3f 45y | 3 | Golden Chieftain | 11st 3lbs | PulledUp of 14 | C O'Farrell | 10/0 |
| in rear, pushed along before 8 out, tailed off 6 out, soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2013 | Ayr | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4m 110y | 1 | Godsmejudge | 10st 10lbs | 2 of 26 | Mikey Ennis | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway 18th, ridden to to chase winner before 2 out, kept on and no impression | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2013 | Uttoxeter | Heavy | 4m 1f 110y | 1 | Big Occasion | 10st | 1 of 14 | Mikey Ennis | 6/1 |
| held up in rear, headway before 5 out, soon chasing leaders, led next, driven 2 out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2013 | Lingfield | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 4f | 3 | Emperor's Choice | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 9 | C O'Farrell | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, blundered 14th, outpaced 16th, rallied to chase leaders 4 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, driven and stayed on same pace flat | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2013 | Wincanton | Heavy | 3m 1f 110y | 4 | Rhum | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | Conor O'farrell | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, awkward 2nd, hampered and dropped rear 5th, closed 9th, mistake 11th, ridden 4 out, went 3rd last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2012 | Chepstow | Heavy | 3m | 3 | Mountainous | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 6 | W T Kennedy | 11/4 |
| pressed leader, led narrowly 6th until after next, lost place and ridden after 13th, weakened before 5 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2012 | Carlisle | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 3 | Cloudy Too | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 10 | T Scudamore | 5/2 |
| with leader, led 7th, headed 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2012 | Carlisle | Heavy | 2m 4f | 4 | Rival D'estruval | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 7 | T Scudamore | 7/1 |
| tracked leader, effort 4 out, soon under pressure, never on terms | |||||||||
| 12 May 2012 | Haydock | Soft | 3m | 2 | American Spin | 10st 6lbs | 7 of 19 | Conor O'farrell | 7/1 |
| mid-division, headway on outer before 4 out, weakened from 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Brindisi Breeze | 11st 7lbs | 14 of 20 | T Scudamore | 50/1 |
| led, headed 9th, lost place approaching 2 out, soon bumped and weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2012 | Carlisle | Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | Big Occasion | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 12 | T Scudamore | 5/1 |
| made all, clear before last, pushed out, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2011 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 2f | 4 | Godsmejudge | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 10 | Christian Williams | 7/4 |
| took keen hold, tracked leader, not fluent 6th, ridden and lost 2nd approaching 3 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2011 | Chepstow | Heavy | 3m | 4 | Big Occasion | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | T Scudamore | 11/2 |
| always prominent, led approaching when not fluent 2 out, soon strongly challenged, forged clear after last, ridden out | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2011 | Newmarket | Good | 2m 2f | 2 | Never Can Tell | 9st 3lbs | 25 of 34 | Joseph O'Brien | 33/1 |
| in touch, ridden 5f out, soon lost place, beaten when eased 2f out | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2011 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 2m 2f | 2 | Cosimo De Medici | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 18 | Jim Crowley | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, led over 5f out, headed over 4f out, beaten over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2010 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 1m 6f | 0 | Big Occasion | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 21 | Joseph O'Brien | 11/4 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 3rd early straight, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong and kept on under pressure | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2010 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft | 1m 4f | 0 | Rock Medley | 10st | 2 of 13 | Joseph O'Brien | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along to lead 3f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra in 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2010 | Tipperary | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Big Occasion | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | Johnny Murtagh | 6/4 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led 5f out, driven along and strongly pressed from over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to assert closing stages | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2009 | Listowel | Soft | 1m | 0 | Pirans Rock | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 12 | J A Heffernan | 9/2 |
| soon prominent and disputed, narrow lead halfway, ridden and challenged 1 1/2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, headed close home | |||||||||