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.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win 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% |