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Big Interest

There's a lot to like about Big Interest on paper, even if the horse has been making its the yard work hard lately. Across 11 races in total, it has won twice and finished in the frame four more times — that's a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 outings, which is a perfectly solid record at this level. At seven years old, it's a horse that knows its job.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Brown
Father
Soldier Of Fortune
Mother
Rainbow Gale
Owner
R Nicholas

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
11
Career races
2
Wins
18.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
36.4%
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
Auto-Generated

The first win came at Down Royal on Boxing Day 2024, which is always a well-attended fixture and a decent place to get off the mark. The second, and most recent, came at Fairyhouse in April 2025 — though depending on when you're reading this, that's now somewhere around twelve months ago. Since then, Big Interest has gone six races without adding to the tally, with only a third-place finish to show for it. The recent form figures make for fairly quiet reading.

The most interesting relationship in this horse's career is with amateur rider Mr B O'Neill. In six races together, they've won twice — that's a win rate of 1 in 3, or 33%, which is a genuinely impressive return. For context, most partnerships at this level would be happy with half that. When those two click, something clearly works.

Big Interest is trained by D M Christie, a small yard based in Derrylin, County Fermanagh. With just one winner sent out this season so far, this isn't a high-volume operation, which makes every run count a little more. The horse raced just yesterday, so the yard are clearly keeping it busy and looking for the right opportunity to get back to winning ways.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
1 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 runners
5 Apr
3rd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
18 Jan
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
26 Dec
8th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
21 Nov
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 9 runners
2 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
22 Apr
🏆 Won
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
17 Mar
3rd
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
8 Mar
DNF
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
8 Feb
4th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
33.3%
Win rate
2/6
Won / Rode
Mr D Doyle
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr R James
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Fairyhouse
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 third, 1 other 5 Apr 33.3%
Down Royal
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 third, 1 other 26 Dec 33.3%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 2 other 1 May 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 8 Feb 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 8 Mar 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 18 Jan 0%