Horse Details

Big Gossey (IRE)

83 Runs 10 Wins (12.0%) 22 Places (26.5%)
8 years old gr IRE
Sire: Gutaifan
Dam: Toy Show
Damsire: Danehill
Past Runs (83 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
11/10/25
15:50
Naas (IRE) 6f W J Lee Charles O'Brien 5 1:13.88 .75 108 9-10 6/1
Midfield towards near side - hung left up the centre over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
28/09/25
15:12
Curragh (IRE) 6f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 10 1:16.13 0.3 108 9-7 16/1
Midfield - weakened from under 2f out(op 11/1)
14/09/25
13:30
Curragh (IRE) 6f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:15.44 .5 104 9-11 22/1
Prominent towards near side - ridden and led narrowly 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on(op 18/1)
30/08/25
16:37
Curragh (IRE) 1m Ronan Whelan Charles O'Brien 8 1:39.26 0.1 105 10-0 18/1
Midfield - lost ground over 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 22/1)
09/08/25
15:25
Curragh (IRE) 6f Ronan Whelan Charles O'Brien 8 1:9.99 1 107 9-7 33/1
Never better than midfield(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
20/07/25
15:40
Curragh (IRE) 7f Ronan Whelan Charles O'Brien 5 1:28.68 .5 108 9-10 18/1
Towards rear but in touch with leaders on inner - switched left and ran on inside final furlong(op 20/1)
19/07/25
14:00
Curragh (IRE) 6½f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 12 1:18.33 2.5 108 10-0 9/1
Prominent - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 10/1)
29/06/25
14:25
Curragh (IRE) 6f Gary Carroll Charles O'Brien 4 1:13.09 .75 108 9-10 11/2
Led group to near side - led overall after 2f - headed and lost position 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 8/1)
24/05/25
15:05
Curragh (IRE) 6f W J Lee Charles O'Brien 3rd 1:11.60 0.3 105 9-5 33/1
Held up in midfield - not clear run 2f out - soon switched right - in touch with leaders when not clear run inside final furlong - soon switched left and ran on well - went third final strides(op 28/1)
18/05/25
17:03
Naas (IRE) 5f W J Lee Charles O'Brien 5 0:58.64 .75 106 9-12 10/1
Prominent - outpaced from over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
28/04/25
18:40
Naas (IRE) 5f W J Lee Charles O'Brien 4 1:1.54 .5 106 9-12 13/2
Towards rear - not clear run 1f out - ran on well and went fourth inside final 110yds(op 7/1)
29/03/25
16:00
Curragh (IRE) 7f W J Lee Charles O'Brien 1st 1:31.62 Won 106 9-9 7/1
Raced in third - headway and led narrowly under 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - ridden out(op 11/2 tchd 8/1)
16/03/25
14:40
Curragh (IRE) 6f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 3rd 1:18.56 .5 105 10-2 17/2
In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader over 1f out - led inside final furlong - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
07/03/25
19:30
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1m W J Lee Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:38.28 4.25 102 9-5 11/2
In touch with leaders - dropped to rear halfway - kept on from over 1f out - went second but no chance with winner final 110yds(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
21/02/25
17:00
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f W J Lee Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:0.42 0.2 101 10-6 10/1
Prominent - headway 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - kept on well towards finish(op 13/2)
07/02/25
16:50
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 6f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 3rd 1:15.56 2.75 102 9-10 9/2
Pressed leaders - dropped to last when ridden and switched left over 1f out - kept on and went third again towards finish - no match for first two(op 5/2)
03/11/24
12:55
Curragh (IRE) 7f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 1st 1:32.06 Won 105 9-7 5/6F
Started quickly - made all - going easily halfway - pushed along and faced challenge over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds - won going away(op 10/11 tchd Evens)
12/10/24
15:50
Naas (IRE) 6f Gary Carroll Charles O'Brien 3rd 1:12.68 0.3 107 9-7 5/1
Prominent - led over 2f out - faced challenges inside final furlong - headed and ran on final 110yds(tchd 13/2)
29/09/24
15:15
Curragh (IRE) 6f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:16.11 .75 107 9-7 9/1
Led - faced challenges inside final furlong - headed final 110yds - kept on(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
15/09/24
15:35
Curragh (IRE) 5f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 9 0:58.08 .75 107 9-6 50/1
Raced centre - prominent - weakened inside final furlong - 5th of 9 in group(tchd 66/1)
31/08/24
16:35
Curragh (IRE) 1m Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 5 1:39.08 1.75 107 9-13 33/1
Raced near side - in touch with leaders - midfield halfway - kept on well inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 25/1 tchd 40/1)
10/08/24
15:25
Curragh (IRE) 6f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 4 1:9.28 0.1 105 9-7 16/1
Raced near side - prominent - midfield under 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong - lost third final strides - 2nd of 4 in group(op 18/1)
20/07/24
14:35
Curragh (IRE) 6½f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 1st 1:14.97 Won 96 9-5 12/1
In touch with leaders - prominent halfway - pushed along to lead under 2f out - kept on well final furlong(tchd 11/1 and 14/1)
30/06/24
14:50
Curragh (IRE) 5f Gary Carroll Charles O'Brien 6 0:59.00 .75 98 9-7 11/1
In touch with leaders on near side of group - kept on final 110yds - never near to challenge(op 10/1)
25/05/24
14:30
Curragh (IRE) 6f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 9 1:13.79 .75 100 9-5 80/1
Prominent early - lost position but in touch with leaders before halfway - outpaced under 2f out - switched right and brief headway 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 66/1)
29/04/24
18:20
Naas (IRE) 5f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 6 1:4.16 0.2 102 9-9 33/1
Prominent - challenging towards near side under 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - soon no impression(op 25/1)
21/04/24
16:00
Curragh (IRE) 7f W J Lee Charles O'Brien 4 1:32.50 0.3 104 9-9 20/1
Prominent - not clear run from 2f out - soon waiting for room and lost position - switched right and headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong
10/04/24
15:15
Leopardstown (IRE) 1m Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 5 1:57.15 13 106 9-7 33/1
Walked to post - ducked right start - prominent - weakened gradually from over 2f out(op 20/1)
18/03/24
14:05
Curragh (IRE) 5f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 10 1:9.16 1 107 10-2 20/1
Prominent towards near side early - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 25/1)
20/12/23
17:15
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 7f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 4 1:27.55 0.05 99 9-9 28/1
Soon pressed leader - challenging towards near side 2f out - edged left inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 22/1)
29/11/23
17:00
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 6f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 6 1:13.90 2.75 102 9-9 4/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced from 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
05/11/23
12:40
Curragh (IRE) 7f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 1st 1:33.32 Won 109 9-5 11/4
Prominent - ridden under 2f out - went second over 1f out - ran on well to lead final 110yds - pushed out towards finish(tchd 3/1)
27/10/23
19:00
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 7 0:58.92 .5 106 10-0 18/1
Midfield - some headway towards far side over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(tchd 22/1)
14/10/23
15:25
Naas (IRE) 6f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 3rd 1:16.01 0.3 109 9-7 5/2J
Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway and went third over 1f out - chased clear leader inside final furlong - kept on but lost second final strides(op 3/1 tchd 7/2)
06/10/23
17:30
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 4 0:59.85 .5 109 9-7 11/4
In touch with leaders - ridden and ran on well from under 2f out - disputed lead over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 3/1 tchd 5/2)
24/09/23
15:00
Curragh (IRE) 6f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:17.30 .5 105 9-7 10/1
Prominent - led against near rail over 2f out - headed inside final furlong - rallied and went clear with winner final 110yds - kept on well
10/09/23
13:50
Curragh (IRE) 6f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 1st 1:15.33 Won 98 9-2 16/1
Raced near side - midfield - ridden and good headway over 1f out - hung right but ran on challenging final 110yds - soon led - pushed out towards finish
20/08/23
15:00
Curragh (IRE) 6f Robert Whearty Charles O'Brien 3rd 1:13.44 3 101 9-8 5/1
Reared start - slowly into stride - in rear early - headway and prominent on near side of group before halfway - challenging under 2f out - no extra final 110yds (jockey said gelding reared up in the stalls)(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
12/08/23
15:25
Curragh (IRE) 6f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 6 1:12.70 .5 102 9-7 14/1
Slowly away - in rear - outpaced 2f out - kept on final 110yds - never dangerous(op 22/1)
22/07/23
14:35
Curragh (IRE) 6½f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 9 1:20.16 0.3 102 9-9 20/1
Edged left and hampered rival soon after start - prominent - ridden and challenging from over 2f out - soon edged left - weakened inside final furlong(op 25/1)
02/07/23
15:00
Curragh (IRE) 5f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 4 0:57.82 0.1 100 9-11 9/1
In touch with leaders towards far side - prominent 2f out - ridden and challenging inside final furlong - kept on(op 11/1)
27/05/23
14:30
Curragh (IRE) 6f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:12.81 4.75 98 9-5 25/1
Prominent on far side of group - pushed along over 2f out - went second when ridden over 1f out - kept on well but no chance with winner inside final furlong(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)
21/05/23
14:15
Naas (IRE) 5f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 7 0:59.08 1.25 99 9-9 20/1
Prominent early - pushed along and lost position from 2f out - dropped to midfield when ridden and no impression over 1f out(op 33/1)
24/04/23
18:40
Naas (IRE) 5f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 4 1:4.49 .5 97 9-9 33/1
Prominent - pushed along on near side of group under 2f out - outpaced when ridden over 1f out - kept on towards finish(op 28/1)
16/04/23
16:20
Curragh (IRE) 6f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 8 1:21.80 1.75 99 9-11 22/1
In touch with leaders - prominent halfway - pressed leader going okay over 2f out - ridden and every chance over 1f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 25/1)
25/03/23
15:25
Curragh (IRE) 1m Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 25 1:56.15 1.5 99 9-5 40/1
Soon in touch with leaders towards near side - pushed along over 2f out - outpaced and lost position when ridden and weakened under 2f out - eased towards finish(op 33/1)
23/10/22
15:10
Curragh (IRE) 6f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:19.68 3.75 97 9-7 14/1
Prominent towards near side - ridden over 1f out - kept on well final furlong - went second towards finish - no match for winner(tchd 16/1)
08/10/22
15:10
Curragh (IRE) 5f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 4 1:1.79 .5 97 9-13 8/1
Travelled strongly - prominent - pushed along from 2f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
11/09/22
13:15
Curragh (IRE) 6f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 14 1:18.18 0.2 97 9-3 8/1
Prominent up the centre - went third halfway - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1)
06/08/22
17:25
Curragh (IRE) 5f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 1st 0:58.84 Won 94 9-6 15/8F
Travelled strongly - prominent - went second halfway - led over 1f out - ridden and quickened 2 lengths ahead 1f out - ran on well(op 2/1 tchd 7/4)
16/07/22
14:35
Curragh (IRE) 6½f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:18.05 0.2 93 9-0 17/2
Prominent up the centre - pushed along 2f out - ridden and pressed leader inside final furlong - kept on well towards finish - made strong challenge towards near side final 110yds - kept on - always held(op 10/1)
26/06/22
15:10
Curragh (IRE) 5f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:1.01 .5 90 8-10 16/1
Prominent - pressed leaders from over 2f out - pushed along when led over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - no extra and headed towards finish(op 18/1)
10/06/22
17:55
Fairyhouse (IRE) 6f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:16.44 0.3 87 9-7 9/2
Prominent - nudged along on outer 2f out - ridden from over 1f out - kept on strongly and went second final 110yds - just failed(op 11/2)
22/05/22
16:20
Curragh (IRE) 6f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 5 1:12.63 0.1 90 9-2 18/1
Prominent - raced centre - pushed along towards far side over 2f out - ridden and made challenge from over 1f out - no extra but kept on final 110yds - lost fourth post(op 16/1)
25/04/22
17:15
Naas (IRE) 6f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 3rd 1:11.98 1.5 90 9-11 11/1
Prominent on outer - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 10/1)
10/04/22
16:12
Curragh (IRE) 6f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 14 1:17.20 0.3 92 9-8 33/1
Raced far side - towards rear of midfield - hung right under 2f out - ridden and chased leaders over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 25/1)
26/03/22
13:56
Curragh (IRE) 5f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 10 1:4.61 2.5 93 9-7 10/1
Raced far side - close up - tracked leaders when ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 9/1)
29/10/21
17:45
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 6f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 6 1:10.99 0.3 94 9-13 15/2
Tracked leaders - soon went third - pushed along under 2f out - ridden 1f out - no impression final 110yds - kept on(op 12/1)
12/09/21
13:45
Curragh (IRE) 6f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 1st 1:12.68 Won 87 8-11 33/1
Tracked leaders towards far side - pushed along halfway - soon headway - led from 2f out - soon ridden - edged left over 1f out - faced challenge but kept on well towards near side final 110yds (trainer's representative said - regarding improvement in form - gelding is a temperamental individual that has had behavioural issues down at the start and as a result of this - is on the starters list for loading late. she said that although the rider was dislodged down at the start today - the animal behaved well and broke smart from the stalls. she added that they had removed the tongue tie today in order to help settle her charge and also pointed out that Big Gossey was dropped 2lbs since its last run)(op 40/1)
27/08/21
18:15
Curragh (IRE) 6f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 7 1:13.45 1 89 9-5 11/1
Chased leaders towards far side - ridden over 2f out - soon outpaced - brief headway over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong - 4th of 9 in group(op 9/1)
15/08/21
15:50
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 6f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 12 1:12.04 0.3 89 9-3 10/1
Slowly into stride - in rear and pushed along briefly - took keen hold - soon midfield on inner - pushed along over 2f out - switched left when ridden and minor headway under 2f out - chased leaders but no extra 1f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding reared up leaving stalls)(op 11/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1)
02/08/21
15:00
Naas (IRE) 6f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:11.89 2.25 89 9-12 12/1
Midfield - headway going easily over 2f out - ridden and every chance over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no extra and outpaced final 110yds(op 16/1)
17/07/21
16:00
Curragh (IRE) 6½f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 4 1:16.29 .5 89 9-0 80/1
Chased leaders on near side of group - ridden from over 1f out - kept on final furlong - went fourth towards finish - not reach leaders(op 50/1)
07/07/21
18:55
Fairyhouse (IRE) 7f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 6 1:28.90 .75 89 9-8 66/1
Tracked leader and disputing second early - 1 length second halfway - pressed leader when pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden - no extra and lost second inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 33/1)
27/06/21
15:05
Curragh (IRE) 5f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 15 1:1.59 .5 90 9-2 28/1
Raced far side - midfield - nudged along 3f out - pushed along when slightly hampered 2f out - ridden and weakened inside final furlong - 12th of 14 in group(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
18/04/21
13:10
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Gearoid Brouder Charles O'Brien 5 0:59.89 .5 92 10-0 11/4F
Slowly into stride - detached in rear early - switched left over 2f out - soon pushed along and headway towards far side - pressed leaders when ridden over 1f out - no extra and weakened inside final 110yds - lost fourth final strides(tchd 9/4)
21/03/21
14:00
Curragh (IRE) 5f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 9 1:5.60 0.2 92 9-1 9/2
Held up in behind leaders towards near side - close up when pushed along under 2f out - soon ridden and no extra - weakened final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2)
12/03/21
16:55
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:0.44 .75 90 9-8 7/2
Raced freely - prominent - went second after 1f - ridden from over 1f out - made challenge inside final furlong - kept on well but no impression towards finish(op 5/1)
19/02/21
17:30
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 6f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 1st 1:11.72 Won 85 8-13 10/1
Briefly led - soon chased leader and disputing second - pushed along and headway 2f out - ridden when bumped rival and led 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
05/02/21
16:00
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Gearoid Brouder Charles O'Brien 4 0:59.22 0.1 86 9-8 5/1
Tracked leaders - pushed along 2f out - ridden 1f out - kept on but always held(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
22/01/21
19:30
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 6f Gearoid Brouder Charles O'Brien 11 1:13.06 0.3 87 9-9 10/1
Prominent - soon led at fast pace - joined halfway - soon headed but close up - ridden towards near side 2f out - no extra and weakened from 1f out(op 17/2)
11/12/20
19:00
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 6f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 7 1:12.85 0.1 89 9-6 12/1
Held up in midfield - ridden and some headway over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(tchd 14/1)
07/11/20
13:25
Naas (IRE) 5f Mikey Sheehy Charles O'Brien 6 1:2.59 2 89 9-7 4/1
Led narrowly or disputed lead early - led narrowly 2f out - pushed along and joined over 1f out - soon ridden - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(tchd 9/2)
06/11/20
19:45
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 6f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 7 1:11.49 .75 89 9-7 9/1
Led - ridden and headed over 1f out - lost second 1f out - no extra and weakened inside final 110yds(op 8/1)
30/10/20
19:30
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 6f Sam Ewing Charles O'Brien 5 1:11.19 0.3 89 8-12 5/1
Soon disputed lead - dropped to 2nd over 3f out - ridden over 2f out and led entering final furlong - soon hung left - headed final 150yds and no extra(op 9/2 tchd 11/2)
16/10/20
19:45
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 5 0:58.49 1.75 88 9-13 22/1
Chased leaders - 2nd after 2f - ridden over 2f out and kept on well under pressure - dropped to 5th and no extra inside final furlong(op 20/1)
13/09/20
14:00
Curragh (IRE) 6f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 19 1:17.30 6 88 8-9 17/2
Chased leaders stands' side - ridden and not quicken under 2f out - soon no extra - eased final 100yds(op 8/1)
26/07/20
16:40
Curragh (IRE) 5f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 3rd 1:1.47 .5 90 9-2 4/1J
Tracked leader in 2nd - ridden and no impression in 2nd final 150yds - kept on same pace in 3rd final 100yds
27/06/20
17:15
Curragh (IRE) 6f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 1st 1:11.68 Won 82 9-6 14/1
Tracked leader in 2nd on stands' side - led over 2f out - stayed on well inside final furlong(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)
20/12/19
16:45
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 1st 0:59.72 Won 9-2 2/1F
Took keen hold early to press leader in 2nd - on terms under 2f out and soon led - quickened clear entering final furlong - kept on well(op 3/1)
15/11/19
17:15
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 2nd 1:0.12 0.1 9-5 13/8F
Led and disputed - ridden on terms over 1f out and headed narrowly near side well inside final furlong - kept on well near finish - just held(op 5/2)
01/11/19
17:15
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 2nd 0:59.35 3.75 9-0 8/1
Tracked leaders in 3rd - closer in 2nd at halfway - no impression on winner inside final furlong - kept on same pace(tchd 9/1)
13/10/19
13:35
Curragh (IRE) 6f Michael Hussey Charles O'Brien 7 1:20.73 0.3 9-5 33/1
Chased leaders near side - driven behind leaders after halfway and soon switched right - took closer order briefly under pressure from 2f out - no extra over 1f out - one pace after