Horse Details

Da Big Fella (IRE)

21 Runs 0 Wins (0.0%) 5 Places (23.8%)
Owner: Mrs Valerie Courtney Silks Mrs Valerie Courtney Trainer: Eamon Courtney
11 years old
Sire: Gold Well (GB)
Dam: Shuil Dara (IRE)
Damsire: Presenting
Past Runs (21 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
09/06/25
20:08 		Roscommon (IRE) 3m1f Miss J Townend Eamon Courtney PU - - 76 10-8 10/1
Midfield - weakened 4 out - pulled up 3 out
04/04/25
19:00 		Wexford (IRE) 2m3½f Kevin A Murphy Eamon Courtney 3rd 5:29.21 2.75 73 9-8 6/1
Pressed leader - lost second before 2 out - kept on run-in - no match for first two(op 17/2)
17/03/25
16:30 		Wexford (IRE) 2m3½f Kevin A Murphy Eamon Courtney 2nd 5:16.28 8 73 9-10 7/1
Prominent - raced in second before 3rd - led narrowly before 4 out - headed after 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - rallied before last - went second run-in - no match for winner(tchd 11/2)
27/02/25
14:15 		Clonmel (IRE) 2m7f Kevin A Murphy Eamon Courtney 3rd 6:34.65 7 72 9-7 18/1
Midfield - prominent 2nd - led 10th - faced challenge before 2 out - headed after 2 out - soon no extra(op 20/1)
17/01/25
14:50 		Cork (IRE) 2m4f Phillip Enright Eamon Courtney 11 5:19.85 3.5 74 11-12 125/1
Always behind - didn't always jump with fluency(tchd 100/1)
29/12/24
12:32 		Limerick (IRE) 2m6½f Mike O'Connor Eamon Courtney 99 - - 79 10-0 16/1
Led - headed and prominent before 1st - weakened quickly 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 14/1)
26/11/24
15:20 		Tramore (IRE) 2m5½f Michael O'Sullivan Eamon Courtney 6 6:10.50 .75 76 10-9 8/1
Prominent - in touch with leaders when jumped slightly right 5 out - weakened after 3 out(tchd 13/2)
27/10/24
14:35 		Galway (IRE) 2m6½f Michael O'Sullivan Eamon Courtney 5 6:23.40 0.3 76 10-3 6/1
In touch with leaders - good headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out - went third last - weakened run-in(op 7/1)
06/10/24
17:10 		Killarney (IRE) 2m7½f Ricky Doyle Eamon Courtney 3rd 6:17.88 11 77 10-5 11/1
Disputed lead - jumped right and bumped rival 1st - headed and prominent after 3rd - weakened from 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
22/04/24
18:40 		Tramore (IRE) 2m6f Ben Harvey Eamon Courtney 7 5:52.05 1.25 81 11-0 8/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders on near side of group 11th - lost touch after 3 out(op 17/2)
23/01/24
15:30 		Down Royal (IRE) 2m4½f P J O'Hanlon Eamon Courtney 7 5:47.96 2.5 83 10-13 17/2
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - prominent behind clear leader before 4th - weakened 3 out(op 10/1)
29/12/23
12:55 		Limerick (IRE) 2m6½f Sam Ewing Eamon Courtney 5 6:44.01 7 85 10-4 15/2
In touch with leaders - ridden 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 13/2)
16/11/23
12:20 		Punchestown (IRE) 3m½f Michael O'Sullivan Eamon Courtney 99 - - 85 10-11 9/2
Prominent - lost position 4 out - pulled up before 2 out - lost shoe (vet reported gelding to have pulled a right fore shoe in running)(op 7/2)
29/10/23
14:26 		Galway (IRE) 2m6½f P J O'Hanlon Eamon Courtney 2nd 6:22.93 .5 82 9-12 7/1
Prominent - switched left after last - soon challenging and hard ridden - went second and kept on well towards finish - just held(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
18/04/23
17:00 		Tipperary (IRE) 2m7½f J J Slevin Eamon Courtney 4 6:11.75 1.25 82 10-3 9/1
Prominent - pecked on landing 1st - ridden and outpaced before 2 out where jumped right - jumped right last - stayed on(tchd 10/1)
09/02/23
16:25 		Thurles (IRE) 2m7f Phillip Enright Eamon Courtney 10 5:55.47 2.5 88 11-7 10/1
In touch with leaders - jumped right and bumped rival 1st - jumped slightly right and nudged along 4 out - lost position when bit short of room after 3 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out(tchd 9/1)
22/11/22
15:15 		Limerick (IRE) 3m½f Ambrose McCurtin Eamon Courtney 5 6:58.56 1.5 90 11-9 12/1
Prominent - pressed leaders when pushed along after 3 out - ridden and no extra before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
14/07/22
19:00 		Killarney (IRE) 2m4f Phillip Enright Eamon Courtney 6 4:55.95 4 91 11-10 7/1
Prominent - led 8th - ridden and headed before 3 out - kept on until weakened approaching last(op 9/1)
01/02/22
14:10 		Limerick (IRE) 2m5f Gearoid Brouder Eamon Courtney 7 5:31.76 1.25 91 10-12 17/2
Disputed lead - led before 3 out - headed but close up after 5th - led again 8th - headed and lost position after 3 out - pushed along home turn - struggling before 2 out - not fluent last(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
02/03/21
16:20 		Gowran Park (IRE) 2m4f Kevin Brouder Eamon Courtney 8 5:50.85 3.75 – 12-0 250/1
Never better than mid-division - weakened 4 out(op 125/1)
27/02/20
14:00 		Clonmel (IRE) 2m3f Phillip Enright Eamon Courtney 6 5:54.05 12 – 11-4 100/1
Mid-division - no impression disputing moderate 8th after 4 out - kept on one pace in behind - never involved