Big Bard

What makes Big Bard interesting is how reliably it performs in specific conditions. On wet or muddy ground, it wins 2 races from every 6 it runs in — that 33% win rate is dramatically better than its overall average and tells you this horse genuinely transforms when the weather turns nasty. Most horses tolerate soft ground. Big Bard actively thrives on it.

Then there is Kempton Park. The all-weather track in Surrey has become something of a home from home, with 2 wins from 6 races there — and the most recent of those came just two months ago, in January 2026. Finding a horse that consistently performs at one particular track is genuinely useful information, and Big Bard has demonstrated a real affinity for Kempton's tight, turning layout. It raced just yesterday, so it is clearly in a busy spell right now.

The yard behind the horse is Gary and Josh Moore, based in Lower Beeding in West Sussex. With 99 winners already sent out this season, the Moore operation is one of the most productive in the country right now — the kind of yard that knows how to place a horse where it has a genuine chance. Tom Queally is the jockey most associated with Big Bard, though their partnership has produced just 1 win from 9 races together, an 11% win rate that suggests the combination has not yet fully clicked.

The recent form tells a more complicated story — finishing 10th, 6th, 7th, then winning, then 9th and 11th in the six most recent runs points to a horse that finds its moments rather than dominating consistently. But Big Bard found one of those moments at Kempton just eight weeks ago, and on the right day, in the right conditions, it clearly still knows exactly what it is doing.