The Big Dog

10-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 2 wins from 9 runs who runs best on soft, spongy ground.
Quick facts
Age
10 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Mahler
Mother
Saddlers Leader
Owner
Damien J Kelly & Colin Kelly
Official rating
160

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
9
Career races
2
Wins
22.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
44.4%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1306 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 1079-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Race level
Class 1 (elite)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Apr
5th
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 40 runners
4 Feb
DNF
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 7 runners
27 Dec
3rd
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
27 Nov
🏆 Won
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
23 Oct
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
13 Feb
6th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 13 runners
27 Dec
DNF
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 20 runners
4 Dec
17th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
25 Oct
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 5 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
66.7%
Win rate
2/3
Wins / rides
Mr J J Codd
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
Aidan Coleman Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Navan
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 27 Nov 50%
Chepstow
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 27 Dec 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 win 23 Oct 100%
Aintree
Galloping
1 1 other 15 Apr 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 third 25 Oct 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 4 Feb 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 13 Feb 0%