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Big Cheese

5-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 1 win from 11 runs who runs best on good ground over 1m6f – 2m.
Quick facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
New Approach
Mother
Kunegunda
Owner
Lord Halifax&the Late Sir Chips Keswick

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
11
Career races
1
Wins
9.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
45.5%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
916 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 14% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 692-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
1M6F – 2M
Loves
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
6 May
7th
Kempton Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
12 Apr
5th
Fakenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
23 Sep
3rd
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 5 runners
30 Aug
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Good · 11 runners
11 Jul
4th
Pontefract
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
21 Jun
2nd
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 4 runners
19 Apr
5th
Beverley
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
11 Apr
2nd
Pontefract
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 11 runners
26 Oct
7th
Nottingham
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 10 runners
24 Sep
4th
Ripon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
0%
Win rate
0/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Gavin Sheehan Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
Paul Hanagan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 third 23 Sep 50%
Pontefract
Undulating
2 1 second, 1 other 11 Jul 0%
Fakenham
Tight
1 1 other 12 Apr 0%
Beverley
Undulating
1 1 other 19 Apr 0%
Nottingham
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Oct 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 third 21 Jul 0%
Ripon
Sharp
1 1 other 24 Sep 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 second 21 Jun 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 6 May 0%