Big Sip

The last six runs read 6-6-1-8-6-2, which shows a horse capable of mixing the frustrating with the promising. Two finishes outside the top six are sandwiched around a win and a runner-up spot, which is the kind of inconsistency that keeps the yard guessing — but also keeps hope alive. The most recent of those wins came at Wolverhampton in October 2025, and the runner-up spot suggests Big Sip has been knocking on the door even in defeat.

Ground matters with this horse. On normal conditions, Big Sip has won 2 of 6 races — a 33% win rate, which is genuinely impressive and means that when the track is riding as it should, this horse becomes a very different proposition. That's the kind of stat a knowledgeable punter files away: wait for the right conditions, and Big Sip becomes far more interesting.

Oisin Murphy, one of Britain's most respected jockeys, has been in the saddle for 6 of those 13 races, winning 1 of them — roughly 1 in every 6 rides together. That's not a dominant partnership, but Murphy isn't the type of jockey attached to a horse going nowhere, so his continued involvement says something about the regard the Botti yard has for Big Sip's ability. The horse has raced just once in the past two days, meaning it is right in the thick of a campaign right now.

One area where Big Sip has so far come up short is at Class 3 level — the step up in quality has produced zero wins from three attempts. That's worth noting. The wins have come at a lower grade, and until Big Sip can translate that ability into the better races, there's a ceiling here that the Botti team will be working to break through.