Big Time Rascal
Big Time Rascal is a horse that has figured out exactly what suits it, and trainer
Simon Hodgson seems to have worked that out too. The five-year-old has won three times from 31 races—a modest 10% win rate overall—but the details tell a different story. When Big Time Rascal races on fast, dry ground, it wins roughly 1 in every 5 times, and more tellingly, it absolutely dominates at Brighton, where it has racked up three wins from just 11 races there. That's nearly 27%—the kind of record that makes a trainer pack the horse off to the same track whenever conditions allow.
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
Recent form has been encouraging. Over its last six races, Big Time Rascal has won twice, including a victory at Brighton eight weeks ago, and it raced just a day ago, showing it remains an active part of the yard's plans. The horse typically competes in Class 6 races, the lower reaches of the sport, which is the appropriate level for a horse with its overall record. Hodgson's Dogmersfield yard has sent out eight winners this season, and Big Time Rascal represents exactly the kind of reliable, course-savvy performer that keeps a stable ticking over—not a star in the making, but a horse that knows its game and delivers wins when conditions align. If Hodgson keeps running it at Brighton on dry ground, there will be more victories ahead.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 2 wins from 11 starts (18%)
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
✔ Course specialist at Brighton: 3 wins from 11 starts (27%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Bath in 6 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Sep
11th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · 12 runners
13 Sep
14th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 17 runners
23 Aug
4th
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 16 runners
7 Aug
🏆 Won
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
7 Jul
5th
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
30 Jun
🏆 Won
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
9 Jun
4th
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
22 May
2nd
Bath
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
30 Apr
2nd
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
24 Mar
6th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 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 |
|---|
| Brighton Undulating |
11 |
3 wins, 1 second, 7 other |
23 Aug |
27.3% |
| Bath Undulating |
6 |
1 second, 1 third, 4 other |
13 Sep |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 thirds |
30 Apr |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
24 Mar |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
28 Apr |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jul |
0% |