Big Bear Hug Horse Racing Form | Epsom Downs 15:20 25th August 2025

Big Bear Hug' Form | 25th August 2025

25th August 2025 Betfred Nifty 50 Amateurs' Derby Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race)

Age
6
Weight
11-0
Trainer
J R Boyle
(Last 14 Days: 2-10, 20%)
Owner
Ownaracehorse And R Kent
Sex
mare
Breeder
D. R. Botterill
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2019-02-02
Is Big Bear Hug Improving?
Does Big Bear Hug Suit This Race
Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Big Bear Hug Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2025-07-24 17:40 Yarmouth / 4 / 1m 3f 104y / Flat Turf / 35K
Handicap
9-8
Cheekpieces
Soft 9 /12 - btn 7.8 Fantasy World 8-13 2m 31.91s

held up in rear, never on terms

J R Boyle
Finley Marsh
19 25
5.3
81
1 2025-07-02 19:58 Epsom Downs / 4 / 1m 4f 6y / Flat Turf / 11.5K
Handicap
10-4
Cheekpieces
Good 3 /6 - btn 8.75 Sudu 8-13 2m 40.05s

chased leaders, pushed along 3f out and closed, ridden disputing 2nd well over 1f out, faded inside last

J R Boyle
P Cosgrave
7.5 10
3.11
82
2 2025-06-06 20:19 Goodwood / 4 / 1m 3f 218y / Flat Turf / 12.65K
Apprentice, Handicap
9-11
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 1 /6 - win 0.1 Isle Of Sark 9-6 2m 45.78s

prominent, led 9f out, headed 8f out, led 4f out, clear over 1f out, reduced lead inside final furlong, held on

J R Boyle
Joe Leavy
3.5 3.57
1.97
80
3 2024-11-06 14:43 Nottingham / 4 / 1m 2f 50y / Flat Turf / 10.5K
Handicap
9-12
Cheekpieces
Soft 3 /11 - btn 2.75 Diffident Spirit 8-9 2m 17.538s

held up in rear, driven along over 2f out, switched right and ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish

A West
R Havlin
7.5 8.8
2.76
80
4 2024-10-25 17:11 Newbury / 4 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 14K
Fillies, Handicap
9-5
Cheekpieces
Heavy 2 /10 - btn 1 Ciara Pearl 9-10 2m 20.41s

rear mid-division, smooth headway when not clear run over 2f out, soon in clear and pushed along for headway over 1f out, ridden and went clear chasing leader 1f out, every chance but always held

A West
Jason Watson
7.5 10
2.98
76
5 2024-10-05 15:15 Newmarket / 2 / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 50K
Fillies, Handicap
8-7 Good To Soft 8 /11 - btn 10.8 Chorus 8-8 2m 37.72s

towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never involved

A West
J Quinn
15 21.55
5.02
76
6 2024-09-12 15:45 Epsom Downs / 4 / 1m 4f 6y / Flat Turf / 15K
Derby, Handicap, Hurdle
11-0 Heavy 2 /10 - btn 0.5 Miller Spirit 11-5 2m 48.925s

towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, steady headway over 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, ran on final 110 yards, not reach leader

A West
Lee Edwards
10 12
3.3
74
7 2024-08-26 16:25 Epsom Downs / 5 / 1m 0f 113y / Flat Turf / 8.5K
Handicap
10-1
Cheekpieces
Good 5 /6 - btn 5 Lunatick 10-4 1m 46.53s

slow into stride, in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer

A West
R Havlin
6.5 8.21
1.93
74
8 2024-08-01 18:00 Epsom Downs / 5 / 1m 2f 17y / Flat Turf / 8.5K
Apprentice, Handicap
9-4
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 3 /8 - btn 1.05 Expert Witness 9-9 2m 7.963s

held up in touch, headway under pressure over 2f out, disputed lead over 1f out, ran on well, headed final strides, denied 3rd post

A West
Alice Bond
5.5 7.72
2
74
9 2024-07-18 19:00 Epsom Downs / 5 / 1m 2f 17y / Flat Turf / 8.5K
Handicap
9-13
Cheekpieces
Good 1 /6 - win 1 Amancio 9-4 2m 10s

steadied start, held up in rear, headway on outside from 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, led well inside final furlong

A West
R Havlin
5.5 6.33
3.03
70
10 2024-04-27 14:05 Leicester / 2 / 1m 0f 53y / Flat Turf / 50K
Cup, Handicap
7-9
Cheekpieces
Soft 6 /9 - btn 3.05 Miss Cantik 9-3 1m 52.893s

midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong, weakened close home

A West
Alice Bond
23 30
5.9
70
11 2024-04-20 19:30 Nottingham / 5 / 1m 2f 50y / Flat Turf / 8K
Handicap
9-11
Cheekpieces
Soft 3 /8 - btn 0.6 Powerful Response 9-4 2m 20.53s

held up in rear, headway over 2f out, close up over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

A West
A J Farragher
1.83 1.94
1.18
70
12 2024-04-07 16:53 Bath / 5 / 1m 2f 37y / Flat Turf / 20K
Handicap
9-4
Cheekpieces
Heavy 3 /13 - btn 1.7 Loughville 9-3 2m 23.235s

tracked leaders, led going well 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, soon no extra in 3rd

A West
T E Whelan
4.5 5.47
2.14
70
13 2024-03-23 17:20 Doncaster / 5 / 1m 2f 43y / Flat Turf / 20K
Apprentice, Grand, Handicap, National
9-6 Soft 2 /11 - btn 3.25 Destinado 9-5 2m 22.202s

close up, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong

A West
Alice Bond
9.5 12.17
3.59
69
14 2023-11-20 16:30 Kempton / 5 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat AW / 8K
Apprentice, Handicap
9-5
Cheekpieces
Standard To Slow 7 /14 - btn 6.45 Miss Dolly Rocker 9-7 1m 39.7425s

midfield, pushed along over 2f out, no extra 1f out

A West
Luke Catton
15 22.15
5.57
69
15 2023-11-03 15:45 Newmarket / 5 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 10K
Handicap
9-7
Cheekpieces
Heavy 1 /15 - win 3 Poet's Dawn 9-8 1m 43.66s

dwelt in touch, headway between horses when edged left over 1f out and bumped rival, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on

A West
T E Whelan
26 43.45
6.65
63
16 2023-10-18 17:10 Bath / 5 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 7.4K
Fillies, Handicap
9-12 Heavy 3 /6 - btn 8.5 Tilt At Windmills 8-7 1m 53.055s

tracked winner until ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

A West
R Havlin
3.12 3.2
1.18
64
17 2023-06-13 16:00 Southwell / 5 / 1m 0f 13y / Flat AW / 7.4K
Handicap
9-3 Standard 6 /14 - btn 7 Star Zinc 9-8 1m 44.15s

tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, no impression after

A West
Thore Hammer Hansen
13 20.72
5.9
64
18 2023-05-13 20:40 Leicester / 6 / 1m 0f 53y / Flat Turf / 7K
Handicap
9-9 Soft 1 /5 - win 1.25 Distinction 8-11 2m 2.6s

tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear entering final furlong, ridden out

A West
T E Whelan
3.75 3.85
1.9
62
19 2023-04-29 16:50 Leicester / 6 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 7K
Handicap
9-7 Soft 4 /10 - btn 21.6 Silastar 9-9 2m 29.6s

tracked leader until 7f out, tracked leaders, chased clear leader again over 3f out until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

A West
T E Whelan
8 9
2.61
63
20 2023-04-12 16:55 Nottingham / 6 / 1m 0f 75y / Flat Turf / 7K
Handicap
9-6 Soft 2 /11 - btn 1.5 Nine Elms 9-3 1m 58.595s

held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, hung left and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not pace of winner

A West
R Havlin
4.5 4.44
1.97
62
21 2022-11-01 16:05 Redcar / 6 / 0m 7f 219y / Flat Turf / 7K
Apprentice, Handicap
9-11 Heavy 12 /18 - btn 16.75 Parys Mountain 9-6 1m 46.058s

switched gradually left to join main group, mid-division, weakened over 2f out

A West
Georgia Dobie
15 24.49
4.53
64
22 2022-09-25 16:55 Ffos Las / 5 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 9K
Handicap
9-3 Good 5 /11 - btn 4.35 Rival 9-10 1m 47.11s

mid-division, ridden over 2f out, ran on, never on terms

A West
Georgia Dobie
8 9.68
2.72
66
23 2022-09-14 17:10 Sandown / 5 / 1m 1f 209y / Flat Turf / 10K
Fillies, Handicap
9-7 Soft 6 /12 - btn 12 Miss Down Under 9-5 2m 20.32s

mid-division, ridden well over 2f out, soon well beaten

A West
T E Whelan
8 9.85
3.41
68
24 2022-09-08 16:35 Epsom Downs / 5 / 1m 0f 113y / Flat Turf / 10K
Handicap
8-13 Heavy 3 /7 - btn 1.85 Mount Kosciuszko 9-7 1m 54.452s

soon close up, wide and headway to lead over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace

A West
Georgia Dobie
8.5 9.85
4.8
68
25 2022-06-24 17:50 Newmarket / 5 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 8K
Fillies, Handicap
9-7
Tongue Strap
Good 8 /9 - btn 15.35 Meleri 9-0 2m 10.79s

always towards rear, never near to challenge

A West
Charlie Bennett
17 20.31
4.9
70
26 2022-05-16 20:10 Windsor / 5 / 1m 3f 99y / Flat Turf / 7.1K
Handicap
9-10
Tongue Strap
Good 6 /7 - btn 6.05 Haarar 9-5 2m 31.65s

held up in last trio, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms

A West
T E Whelan
7.5 9.79
2.3
71
27 2022-05-06 18:40 Nottingham / 5 / 1m 2f 50y / Flat Turf / 7.5K
Fillies, Handicap
9-9
Tongue Strap
Good 3 /8 - btn 1.85 Phantasy Mac 9-6 2m 13.63s

towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish

A West
T E Whelan
26 34.57
7.2
70
28 2022-04-23 15:15 Haydock / 5 / 0m 7f 212y / Flat Turf / 10.6K
Handicap
9-5
Tongue Strap
Good To Firm 12 /13 - btn 17.45 Aussie Banker 9-0 1m 43.67s

broke well, held up towards rear, well beaten final 2f

A West
R Havlin
13 19.5
5.45
73
29 2021-12-08 16:00 Kempton / 5 / 0m 7f 0y / Flat AW / 7K
Fillies, Novice, Stakes
9-0 Standard To Slow 3 /14 - btn 2.3 Cuban Beat 9-0 1m 28.425s

raced keenly, tracked leader until pushed along over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong

A West
R Havlin
9.5 13.5
3.3
30 2021-10-19 13:23 Yarmouth / 4 / 1m 0f 3y / Flat Turf / 10K
Fillies, Novice, Stakes
9-0 Good To Soft 4 /16 - btn 3.3 Shaara 9-0 1m 43.845s

raced wide in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

A West
J Mitchell
101 138.09
32.3
31 2021-06-14 14:10 Lingfield / 5 / 0m 7f 1y / Flat AW / 5.8K
Fillies, Novice, Stakes
9-0 Standard To Slow 5 /12 - btn 5.75 Melodramatica 8-12 1m 27.5975s

towards rear, hung badly right and wide home turn, late headway

A West
R Havlin
29 38.8
9.2