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Optima RacingHorses › Big Challenge (IRE)

Big Challenge (IRE)

10yo gelding · Form & record 2016-11-02 to 2024-05-17 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by R Donohoe.
Pedigree Sea The Stars (IRE) × Something Mon (USA) (by Marias Mon)
OwnerP Sweeney
Ratings Official 47 · best RPR 96 · best TS 74
24
Runs
3
Wins
12.5%
Strike rate
37.5%
Place rate
1.0
Actual / Expected
-49.6%
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Full form — last 24 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2024-05-17 12d Leopardstown 12f Good 3/21 0.75 Cian MacRedmond 124 47 53 25 18/1
Flat Turf BoyleSports Daily Money Back Meetings Apprentice Handicap Midfield - in touch with leaders 3f out - headway from under 2f out - kept on inside final 110yds - no match for first two(op 14/1)
2024-05-05 107d Sligo 13f Soft 6/14 4.5 Keithen Kennedy 121 48 34 6/1
Flat Turf Tote Now Online At Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap Towards rear - midfield 6f out - headway and prominent when raced wide 3f out - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 9/1)
2024-01-19 37d Dundalk (AW) 12f Standard 5/14 0.75 Donagh OConnor 129 48 53 41 11/1
Flat AW View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II) Midfield - headway and raced in fourth behind clear leader under 3f out - weakening when short of room against near rail inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was tight for room 1f out)(op 9/1)
2023-12-13 26d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 4/14 1.25 Jamie Powell 123 49 51 43 11/1
Flat AW Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I) Soon towards rear - headway towards near side from 2f out - ran on and went fourth towards finish(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1)
2023-11-17 18d Dundalk (AW) 12f Standard 6/13 0.5 Paddy Harnett 130 52 55 36 33/1
Flat AW Bar One Racing Price Boosts Across All Channels Apprentice Handicap (Div I) Midfield - headway towards far side over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
2023-10-30 14d Galway 12f Heavy 13/17 0.3 Robbie Colgan 132 55 42 80/1
Flat Turf Galway Races Summer Festival 2024 Handicap (Div I) In touch with leaders early - dropped to midfield after 4f - weakened 2f out(tchd 100/1)
2023-10-16 445d Gowran Park 9.5f Heavy 15/16 1.5 Ben Coen 134 56 13 40/1
Flat Turf Paulstown Handicap (Div I) Midfield - outpaced towards near side 2f out(op 20/1)
2022-07-28 56d Galway 12f Good 16/18 J Cleary 132 67 44 26 12/1
Guinness 0.0% Handicap
2022-06-02 25d Leopardstown 13f Good 12/14 J Cleary 123 70 47 40/1
Leopardstown Apprentice Handicap
2022-05-08 15d Leopardstown 10f Good 10/14 Siobhan Rutledge 116 71 61 26 33/1
Visit The Kids Play Area At Leopardstown Handicap
2022-04-23 174d Navan 13f Good 14/20 J Cleary 130 72 56 27 66/1
Donaghmore Handicap
2021-10-31 8d Naas 10f Heavy 6/16 Robbie Colgan 129 73 68 30 80/1
Congratulations To The 2021 Flat Champions Handicap
2021-10-23 7d Leopardstown 10f Good 17/20 Shane Foley 138 76 64 50 28/1
Ardilea Handicap
2021-10-16 23d Leopardstown 12f Good 20/20 Danny Sheehy 116 78 68 10 100/1
Leopardstown October Handicap (Premier Handicap)
2021-09-23 43d Listowel 12f Soft 9/14 Dylan Browne McMonagle 124 80 79 20/1
Listowel Printing Works Handicap (Premier Handicap)
2021-08-11 23d Gowran Park 9.5f Good 2/13 Dylan Browne McMonagle 136 83 73 47 9/4
Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Claiming Race
2021-07-19 18d Ballinrobe 9.5f Good 1/10 Dylan Browne McMonagle 134 83 72 54 11/10
Ballinrobe Racecourse Centenary Claiming Race
2021-07-01 16d Bellewstown 12f Good 2/8 Ms L ONeill 161 85 69 12 17/2
Western Motors Drogheda (Q.R.) Race
2021-06-15 587d Sligo 12.5f Soft 1/10 Dylan Browne McMonagle 125 85 71 9 4/1
Strandhill Caravan Park A Splendid Location For Staycation Claiming Race
2019-11-06 39d Kempton (AW) 12f Standard 3 2/6 Cieren Fallon 126 88 93 46 6/1
32Red Handicap
2019-09-28 352d Chelmsford (AW) 14f Standard 3 10/10 Cieren Fallon 134 92 84 41 9/2
Bet In Play At totesport.com Handicap
2018-10-11 547d Chelmsford (AW) 10f Standard 3 3/4 Jason Watson 126 96 73 9/4
Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Conditions Stakes
2017-04-12 161d Kempton (AW) 11f Standard 3 2/6 Josephine Gordon 132 89 91 74 6/4
32Red Handicap (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier)
2016-11-02 DEB Nottingham 8.5f Good 5 1/13 Josephine Gordon 128 87 43 4/1
B&M Installations Maiden Stakes (Div II)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)400.0%
Normal (2-4wk)8112.5%
Freshened (1-2m)400.0%
Layoff (2-6m)300.0%
Long break (6m+)4125.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 3400.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)4250.0%
Middle (10-12f)1616.2%
Staying (13f+)400.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good11218.2%
Standard700.0%
Soft3133.3%
Heavy300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Leopardstown500.0%
Dundalk (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2016-11-02–2024-05-17. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.