Big Fun

That one win came at Musselburgh on the first of July 2025, and it remains the defining moment of the career so far. Musselburgh is a tight, turning track on the east coast of Scotland that rewards horses who are sharp and well-balanced, and getting it right there suggests Big Fun is no passenger. The recent form figures of 4-7-1-2-2 — reading from most recent backwards — show a horse that had a rough patch in the middle but has been knocking on the door consistently either side of it.

The more intriguing challenge is what happens at the higher level. Big Fun has run three times in Class 2 company — races close to the top tier of British racing — and has not yet managed to win one, going 0 from 3 at that grade. That is not embarrassing; Class 2 races are genuinely competitive and plenty of decent horses take time to break through. But it does mean the next step up is still waiting to be taken.

Behind the horse is the yard of Kevin Ryan, based at Hambleton in North Yorkshire. Ryan is one of the sharper operators in the north of England and his team has sent out 45 winners already this season, which is the kind of output that tells you horses leave that yard fit and ready to perform. A trainer firing at that rate tends to know exactly where to place a horse, and the fact that Big Fun is still active — having raced just one day ago — suggests the team sees more chapters still to be written. At three years old, with its best racing likely still ahead of it, this is a horse worth keeping an eye on.