Big Time Rascal

At Brighton, something changes. From 9 races at the seaside track, Big Time Rascal has won twice — both of its career wins, in fact, came here, and nowhere else. The most recent was just last week, on 30 June 2026, which makes this horse very much a current story rather than a dusty one. Brighton's track is famously quirky, with a sharp turning course built into the hillside above the town, and certain horses simply take to it in a way that defies their record elsewhere. Big Time Rascal is a textbook example. Win 2 of 9 races anywhere else at Class 6 level and it would be unremarkable. Win 2 of 9 at one specific track and it starts to look like local knowledge.

The recent form backs this up nicely. The last six races read 5-1-4-2-2-6 — that "1" being last week's win at Brighton, sandwiched between a string of placed and near-miss efforts. This is a horse that is finishing in the frame regularly even when it does not win, which tells you it is in decent shape right now. It raced just yesterday, so the team at Michael Attwater's Epsom yard are keeping it busy.

Attwater has been in fine form this season with 27 winners sent out from his Surrey base, and a horse like Big Time Rascal — who finds a friendly course and runs there often — is a neat example of how a sharp trainer manages a horse's strengths. Career earnings of around this level will never make headlines, but at Brighton, on a good day, Big Time Rascal is a horse worth watching.