Big Dee
Big Dee is a 7-year-old who seems to have found his moment early in his career, then struggled to recapture that form. His sole win came at Down Royal on 11 November 2023 — nearly three years ago now — a long drought for a horse that has raced 13 times. With just that one victory and four places from those 13 attempts, he wins roughly once every 12 or 13 races, a modest record that tells you this is a horse better suited to the smaller prizes.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What's worth noting is his recent consistency at placing without winning. In his last six runs, he has picked up third place finishes twice while failing to land a race, suggesting he can still get into the frame but is finding that final step beyond the reach. Trained by Eoin Christopher McCarthy from Athea in Co. Limerick, Big Dee is part of a yard that has already sent out 15 winners this season, so the stable clearly knows how to get horses over the line — it just hasn't quite happened again for this one. He raced as recently as a day ago, so he remains active and in the fight, even if the victories have dried up over the past three years.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Oct
11th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
25 Sep
7th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
27 May
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
10 Feb
DNF
Limerick
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 14 runners
27 Dec
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
23 Nov
10th
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 18 runners
4 Nov
11th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 19 runners
5 Aug
10th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
5 May
DNF
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
2 May
8th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
5 May |
50% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
10 Feb |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Nov |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Nov |
0% |