Only Dream Big
Only Dream Big has had a quiet three months since last winning at Musselburgh, struggling to find form in six consecutive races without a victory. The three-year-old, trained by
Tim Easterby at his busy North Yorkshire yard, has won just twice from 17 races across its career—a win rate of roughly 1 in every 8 starts. Recent results read like a search for answers: sixth, seventh, second, fifth, third, and sixth again. That second-place finish three races back offers a glimmer of hope, but the pattern is clear: this is not a horse firing on all cylinders at the moment.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Mrs Jennifer E Pallister
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Where Only Dream Big does show genuine ability is on normal ground, where it has won twice from ten races—a respectable 20% win rate at those conditions. The horse also has a clear preference for distances between one mile one furlong and one mile two furlongs, winning 1 race from 3 attempts (33%) at that range. Both victories came within days of each other in late June 2026, with the debut win at Redcar followed swiftly by success at Musselburgh, but nothing has clicked since. For a horse in a yard sending out winners regularly this season, Only Dream Big remains a work in progress—still young, still capable, but currently searching for the right race and the right conditions to get back in the winner's circle.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Carlisle in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Sep
6th
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
9 Sep
7th
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
4 Sep
2nd
Haydock Park
7f – 1m · Heavy · 12 runners
25 Aug
5th
Musselburgh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
11 Aug
3rd
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
29 Jul
6th
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
10 Jul
5th
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
8 Jul
5th
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
22 Jun
🏆 Won
Musselburgh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 7 runners
19 Jun
🏆 Won
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Carlisle Undulating |
6 |
1 third, 5 other |
9 Sep |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
29 Jul |
33.3% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
25 Aug |
50% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jul |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
4 Sep |
0% |