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Big Gossey: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Big Gossey is a 9-year-old gelding by Gutaifan, trained by Charles O'Brien. He has won 7 of 50 starts and placed in 15 more, for £54,601 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 4 wins from 10 is a 40% strike rate against 8% at every other distance. He was last seen finishing second at Naas (IRE) on 10 October 2026, and has no declared entry. His best performance rating is 122, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 7
  • Placed 22
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £54,601
  • Best rating 122
  • Official rating 104

Big Gossey form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
10 Oct 26 Naas (IRE) RFL Steels Stakes (Listed) Class 1 6f Soft 2 4 6/1 Robert Whearty 104
4 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Coolmore Sioux Nation Concorde Stakes (Listed) Class 1 7f Soft 5 6 6/1 Robert Whearty 104
27 Sep 26 Curragh (IRE) Qatar Racing And Equestrian Club Renaissance Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 6f Heavy 2 .75 12/1 Robert Whearty 104
13 Sep 26 Curragh (IRE) BAR 1 Betting Flying Five Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 5f Yielding 10 7 40/1 W J Lee 106
29 Aug 26 Curragh (IRE) Tote Irish Cambridgeshire 1m Good 9 11.5 25/1 Sam Coen 107
9 Aug 26 Curragh (IRE) FBD Hotels And Resorts Phoenix Sprint Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 6f Good To Firm 5 21.5 7/2 W J Lee 107
19 Jul 26 Curragh (IRE) Glenroyal Hotel And Shoda Café Minstrel Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 7f Good To Firm 2 1.5 15/2 W J Lee 107
28 Jun 26 Curragh Jebel Ali Racecourse & Stables Dash Stakes (Listed) 6f Good 1 — 5/2F W J Lee 107
23 May 26 Curragh Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 2) 6f Good 2 2 18/1 W J Lee 107
27 Apr 26 Naas Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Woodlands Stakes (Listed) 5f Good 9 4.25 40/1 Robert Whearty 107
28 Mar 26 Curragh 1xBet.ie Supports Irish Racing Gladness Stakes (Listed) 7f Soft To Heavy 1 — 25/1 W J Lee 107
15 Mar 26 Curragh Nua Healthcare Irish Lincolnshire (Premier Handicap) 1m Heavy 22 39 40/1 W J Lee 108
17 Dec 25 Dundalk (AW) BAR 1 Betting Gift Vouchers Available In Shop Handicap 7f Standard 2 1.25 11/1 W J Lee 100
11 Oct 25 Naas RFL Steels Stakes (Listed) 6f Yielding 5 3 6/1 W J Lee 108
28 Sep 25 Curragh Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Renaissance Stakes (Group 3) 6f Soft 10 11.75 16/1 Robert Whearty 108
14 Sep 25 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bold Lad Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6f Yielding 2 .5 22/1 Robert Whearty 104
30 Aug 25 Curragh Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Ireland Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) 1m Good To Yielding 8 2 18/1 Ronan Whelan 105
9 Aug 25 Curragh FBD Hotels And Resorts Phoenix Sprint Stakes (Group 3) 6f Good 8 6.5 33/1 Ronan Whelan 107
20 Jul 25 Curragh Romanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2) 7f Good To Yielding 5 2.25 18/1 Ronan Whelan 108
19 Jul 25 Curragh Kwiff Supercharged Betting Scurry Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6.5f Good 12 10.5 9/1 Robert Whearty 108
29 Jun 25 Curragh Jebel Ali Racecourse & Stables Dash Stakes (Listed) 6f Good 4 2 11/2 Gary Carroll 108
24 May 25 Curragh Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 2) 6f Good 3 .5 33/1 W J Lee 105
18 May 25 Naas Sole Power Sprint Stakes (Listed) 5f Good 5 4.75 10/1 W J Lee 106
28 Apr 25 Naas Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Woodlands Stakes (Listed) 5f Good To Yielding 4 5 13/2 W J Lee 106
29 Mar 25 Curragh Lester Piggott Gladness Stakes (Listed) 7f Soft 1 — 7/1 W J Lee 106
16 Mar 25 Curragh Nua Healthcare Handicap 6f Soft 3 .75 17/2 Robert Whearty 105
7 Mar 25 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Race 1m Standard 2 4.25 11/2 W J Lee 102
21 Feb 25 Dundalk (AW) Racing TV Club Day Handicap 5f Standard 2 .25 10/1 W J Lee 101
7 Feb 25 Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Race 6f Standard 3 7.5 9/2 Robert Whearty 102
3 Nov 24 Curragh Cavalor Equine Nutrition Race 7f Yielding To Soft 1 — 5/6F Robert Whearty 105
12 Oct 24 Naas RFL Steels Stakes (Listed) 6f Yielding 3 1 5/1 Gary Carroll 107
29 Sep 24 Curragh SBK Renaissance Stakes (Group 3) 6f Good 2 .75 9/1 Robert Whearty 107
15 Sep 24 Curragh Bar One Racing Flying Five Stakes (Group 1) 5f Good 9 5 50/1 Robert Whearty 107
31 Aug 24 Curragh Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) 1m Good 5 3.5 33/1 Robert Whearty 107
10 Aug 24 Curragh FBD Hotels And Resorts Heritage Hotel Phoenix Sprint Stakes (Group 3) 6f Good To Firm 4 .75 16/1 Robert Whearty 105
20 Jul 24 Curragh David Power Memorial Premier Handicap 6.5f Good 1 — 12/1 Robert Whearty 96
30 Jun 24 Curragh Dubai Duty Free Rockingham Handicap (Premier Handicap) 5f Yielding 6 3.25 11/1 Gary Carroll 98
25 May 24 Curragh Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 2) 6f Good 9 7.75 80/1 Robert Whearty 100
29 Apr 24 Naas Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Woodlands Stakes (Listed) 5f Yielding 6 5.5 33/1 Robert Whearty 102
21 Apr 24 Curragh Lester Piggott Gladness Stakes (Listed) 7f Soft To Heavy 4 4.25 20/1 W J Lee 104
10 Apr 24 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Heritage Stakes (Listed) 1m Heavy 5 16 33/1 Robert Whearty 106
18 Mar 24 Curragh La Celia Wines Handicap 5f Heavy 10 11.25 20/1 Robert Whearty 107
20 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 7f Standard 4 2 28/1 Robert Whearty 99
29 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 6f Standard 6 8 4/1 Robert Whearty 102
5 Nov 23 Curragh Sheehy Motors Volkswagen Race 7f Heavy 1 — 11/4 Robert Whearty 109
27 Oct 23 Dundalk (AW) Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Pat Smullen Mercury Stakes (Group 3) 5f Standard 7 4 18/1 Robert Whearty 106
14 Oct 23 Naas RFL Steels Stakes (Listed) 6f Soft To Heavy 3 4.25 5/2J Robert Whearty 109
6 Oct 23 Dundalk (AW) Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Race 5f Standard 4 1.5 11/4 Robert Whearty 109
24 Sep 23 Curragh Westgrove Hotel Renaissance Stakes (Group 3) 6f Soft 2 .5 10/1 Robert Whearty 105
10 Sep 23 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 'Bold Lad' Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6f Good 1 — 16/1 Robert Whearty 98

Last time out

Finished 2 in the RFL Steels Stakes (Listed) at Naas (IRE) on 10 October 2026. Prominent from the middle of the field - urged over 2f out then up to 3rd with 1 1/2f to run - took 2nd 150 yards out - unable to threaten the winner and stayed on at one speed for 2nd.

Big Gossey by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
6f 21 2 10% —
5f 11 0 0% —
7f 10 4 40% —
8f 6 0 0% —
6.5f 2 1 50% —

Big Gossey by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 15 3 20% —
Standard 8 0 0% —
Soft 6 1 17% —
Yielding 6 0 0% —
Heavy 5 1 20% —
Good To Firm 3 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 3 1 33% —
Good To Yielding 3 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 1 1 100% —

Big Gossey by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Curragh 27 7 26% —
Dundalk (AW) 8 0 0% —
Naas 7 0 0% —
Curragh (IRE) 6 0 0% —
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Leopardstown 1 0 0% —

Big Gossey breeding

  • Sire Gutaifan (IRE)
  • Dam Toy Show (IRE)
  • Damsire Danehill (USA)
  • Breeder Mr E Heary
  • Foaled 22 March 2017

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