Big Country Horse Racing Form | York 15:05 15th July 2017

Big Country' Form | 15th July 2017

15th July 2017 58TH JOHN SMITH'S CUP HANDICAP (2)

Age
4
Weight
8-7
Trainer
M Appleby
(Last 14 Days: 2-36, 5.56%)
Owner
Melbourne 10 Racing
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Mrs Jacqueline O'Brien
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2013-02-17
Is Big Country Improving?
Does Big Country 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 Country 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 2017-07-08 15:15 Haydock / 2 / 1m 3f 175y / Flat Turf / 62.25K
Cup, Handicap
9-4 Good To Firm 8 /16 - btn 5.05 Dylan Mouth 9-10 2m 30.4s

chased leaders, 3rd 4f out, effort and pushed along 3f out, 2nd 2f out, ridden and weakened 1f out

M Appleby
Josephine Gordon
6 8.13
2.5
98
1 2017-06-16 14:20 York / 3 / 1m 2f 56y / Flat Turf / 12.45K
Handicap
9-7 Good To Firm 1 /13 - win 0.3 Burguillos 9-5 2m 11s

tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ridden to take narrow advantage entering final furlong, soon driven and edged left, held on well towards finish

M Appleby
Andrea Atzeni
3.25 3.37
1.85
94
2 2017-05-07 13:50 Newmarket / 2 / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 31.13K
Handicap
9-3 Good To Firm 4 /12 - btn 3.8 Frontiersman 9-10 2m 33.72s

chased leader until led over 3f out, headed and driven over 1f out, unable to match pace of winner inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong and lost 2 places final 50yds

M Appleby
S De Sousa
4.5 5.08
2.14
94
3 2017-04-01 15:15 Kempton / 2 / 1m 3f 0y / Flat AW / 28.01K
Handicap
8-6 Standard 1 /14 - win 1.5 Wild Hacked 9-5 2m 18.27s

led 2f, tracked leader, led again just over 2f out and sent for home, ridden out final furlong, never threatened and readily

M Appleby
S De Sousa
5 5.41
2.33
84
4 2017-02-11 19:15 Wolverhampton / 5 / 1m 4f 50y / Flat AW / 3.4K
Maiden, Stakes
9-5 Standard 1 /6 - win 7 Ceyhan 9-8 2m 38.29s

mid-division, smooth headway 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, soon led, ridden clear, eased well inside final furlong, easily

M Appleby
Luke Morris
1.8 1.86
1.28
75
5 2016-10-19 17:25 Navan / 1m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 6.77K
Maiden
9-5 Yielding To Soft 5 /16 - btn 9.35 Vigil 9-13 3m 5.077s

C O'Brien
D P McDonogh
8.5 10.19
3.2
78
6 2016-08-21 17:15 Curragh / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 7.69K
Maiden
9-5 Yielding 4 /11 - btn 1.7 Big Ben 9-5 2m 17.265s

C O'Brien
D P McDonogh
15 22.59
4.1
76
7 2016-06-19 15:45 Gowran Park / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 7.07K
Maiden
9-0 Soft 3 /10 - btn 1.8 Arch Sting 9-5 1m 44.47s

C O'Brien
T Madden
9 9.29
2.5
8 2016-05-22 17:15 Curragh / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 9.23K
Maiden
9-5 Yielding To Soft 8 /13 - btn 4.65 The Major General 9-5 2m 18.283s

C O'Brien
W J Lee
51 153.57
19.62
9 2016-05-11 19:10 Naas / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 6.77K
Maiden
9-5 Yielding To Soft 8 /13 - btn 18.2 Flying Bullet 9-5 2m 27.08s

C O'Brien
D P McDonogh
34 184.13
27.55