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Only Dream Big

Only Dream Big is a 3-year-old who has found its stride at exactly the right moment. After a slow burn through the early part of its career, this horse has now won 2 of its last 6 races — a sharp turnaround that suggests something has clicked.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Filly
Colour
Bay
Father
Dream Ahead
Mother
River Song
Owner
Mrs Jennifer E Pallister
Rating
65

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
11
Career races
2
Wins
18.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
18.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The record across 11 races reads two wins and two places, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 or 6 outings. That is a solid return for a young horse still learning the job. The breakthrough came at Redcar on 19 June 2026, and then just three days later Only Dream Big backed it up with another win at Musselburgh on 22 June. Two wins in three days is the kind of form that makes people pay attention. When a horse finds that confidence, you want to keep rolling with it — and the team clearly did, with the horse racing again just yesterday.

The ground matters here. On normal conditions, this horse has won 2 of its 6 races — a win rate of 1 in 3, which is genuinely impressive. That one-in-three return on a surface it likes tells you this is not a horse that wins by accident. Put it on its preferred ground and it becomes a very different proposition.

Behind all of this is trainer Tim Easterby, based at Great Habton in North Yorkshire. With 128 winners already on the board this season, Easterby's yard is firing on all cylinders — and Only Dream Big looks like one of the horses benefiting from that momentum. A yard in that kind of form tends to have horses peaking at the right time, and the recent back-to-back wins suggest this one is being managed well.

At just 3 years old, there is still plenty of the season ahead. The recent form line of 5-5-1-1-8-5 shows a horse that has beaten a dip and come back swinging, which is often more interesting than one that just wins from the start. The question now is whether that winning burst was a purple patch or the beginning of something more sustained. Either way, Only Dream Big is worth watching closely while the confidence is running high.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 6 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
Ok
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
5F – 6½F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
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
14 Jun
8th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
29 May
5th
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
18 May
4th
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
30 Sep
8th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
9 Sep
7th
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
1 Sep
7th
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Jake Dickson(7)
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Carlisle
Undulating
4 4 other 29 May 0%
Redcar
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 19 Jun 50%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 win 22 Jun 100%
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
1 1 other 8 Jul 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Sep 0%
York
Galloping
1 1 other 10 Jul 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 other 14 Jun 0%