Big Gossey (2017) Horse
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The nine-year-old baybrown gelding called Big Gossey, by Gutaifan out of Toy Show, is under the care of trainer C O'Brien and belongs to Allegro Syndicate. Over 95 starts he has secured twelve victories and has placed 26 times, accumulating prize money of $908,771. His most recent outing took place at Naas on 10 October 2026, where he finished 2nd out of 9 runners. The latest win was recorded at Curragh on 28 June 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Naas 10-Oct-26 1193m SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 6/1 Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, 3rd and ridden 1 1/2f out, went 2nd 150 yards out, no impression on winner and kept on one pace | Robert Whearty 61.7kg 4l | 2 (9) |
| Curragh 04-Oct-26 1408m SOFT R3 CL1 $2,439 (of $81,312) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.960, SP: 7.00 1st King Cuan ( B Lee 133 ) 2nd Princess Child ( J M Sheridan 130 ) 3.50L 3rd Loughrea ( A Slattery 133 ) 4.00L 5th Big Gossey ( R Whearty 136 ) 6.00L See full results | R Whearty 61.7kg 6.00L | 5 (10) |
| Curragh 27-Sep-26 1207m SOFT R3 CL1 $22,712 (of $68,137) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:14.090, SP: 13.00 1st Soul Love ( P Jamin 128 ) 2nd Big Gossey ( R Whearty 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Power Blue ( B Lee 136 ) 4.00L See full results | R Whearty 60.3kg 0.75L | 2 (9) |
| Curragh 13-Sep-26 1006m SOFT R4 CL1 (of $388,416) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 00:58.800, SP: 41.00 1st Comanche Brave ( B Loughnane 132 ) 2nd American Affair ( D Tudhope 132 ) 1.25L 3rd Rumstar ( R Hornby 132 ) 0.50L 10th Big Gossey ( B Lee 132 ) 7.05L See full results | B Lee 59.9kg 7.05L | 10 (18) |
| Curragh 29-Aug-26 1609m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $97,320) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:38.430, SP: 26.00 1st Loughrea ( A Slattery 126 ) 2nd Manton Bay ( L Mcateer 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Pierre Royal ( A Caffrey 128 ) 4.50L 9th Big Gossey ( S Coen 142 , Cd 137 ) 11.60L See full results | S Coen 64.4kg, Cd 62.1kg 11.60L | 9 (18) |
| Curragh 09-Aug-26 1207m GOOD R5 CL1 $3,437 (of $68,702) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.360, SP: 4.50 1st Big Mojo ( T Marquand 133 ) 2nd Bucanero Fuerte ( D Egan 133 ) 1.25L 3rd James's Delight ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 0.50L 5th Big Gossey ( B Lee 133 ) 21.50L See full results | B Lee 60.3kg 21.50L | 5 (5) |
| Curragh 19-Jul-26 1408m GOOD TO FIRM CL1 Flat, SP: 15/2 Towards rear, dropped to 7th halfway, progress under 2f out, stayed on in 3rd inside final furlong, ran on closing stages to 2nd close home, not trouble winner | Billy Lee 61.7kg 1 1/2 length | 2 (7) |
| Curragh 28-Jun-26 1207m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 5/2 Mid-division, pushed along in 6th 2f out, ridden and closer in 4th 1f out, stayed on well to lead close home | Billy Lee 61.7kg | 1 (9) |
| Curragh 23-May-26 1207m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 18/1 Mid division, pushed along in 5th over 2f out, ridden to go 3rd over 150 yards out, kept on to go 2nd close home | Billy Lee 59.4kg 2l | 2 (10) |
| Naas 27-Apr-26 1006m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 40/1 Prominent, ridden 2f out, dropped to 6th 1f out, no impression | Robert Whearty 62.6kg Neck | 9 (15) |
| Curragh 28-Mar-26 1408m SOFT TO HEAVY CL1 Flat, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and strongly pressed leader 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well close home | Billy Lee 61.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Curragh 15-Mar-26 1609m HEAVY Flat, SP: 40/1 Tracked leader, lost place 3f out, weakened 2f out | Billy Lee 64.9kg 9l | 22 (25) |
| Dundalk 17-Dec-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/1 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, disputed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, kept on, no extra close home | Billy Lee 63.5kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (10) |
| Naas 11-Oct-25 1193m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, dropped to 5th close home | Billy Lee 61.7kg 3/4 length | 5 (10) |
| Curragh 28-Sep-25 1207m SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 16/1 Mid division, 8th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out | Robert Whearty 60.3kg Neck | 10 (11) |
| Curragh 14-Sep-25 1207m YIELDING Flat, SP: 22/1 Tracked leaders, disputed 3rd halfway, slightly hampered under 3f out, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, disputed briefly 1f out, 2nd and kept on final furlong, not match winner | Robert Whearty 63.5kg 1/2 length | 2 (23) |
| Curragh 30-Aug-25 1609m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 18/1 Mid division, 9th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong | Ronan Whelan 63.5kg Short Head | 8 (15) |
| Curragh 09-Aug-25 1207m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 33/1 Rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression | Ronan Whelan 60.3kg 1 length | 8 (12) |
| Curragh 20-Jul-25 1408m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 18/1 Towards rear on inner, pushed along over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong and kept on well without threatening, never nearer | Ronan Whelan 61.7kg 1/2 length | 5 (10) |
| Curragh 29-Jun-25 1207m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 11/2 Soon prominent and disputed, led before halfway, ridden and joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | Gary Carroll 61.7kg 3/4 length | 4 (11) |
| Curragh 24-May-25 1207m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 33/1 Chased leaders, 7th before halfway, soon headway travelling smoothly and not much room, switched left under 1f out, kept on well without reaching front pair closing stages | Billy Lee 59.4kg Neck | 3 (9) |
| Naas 18-May-25 1006m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders and 3rd on outer halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out and soon dropped to 4th, no extra and dropped to 5th inside final furlong | Billy Lee 62.6kg 3/4 length | 5 (7) |
| Naas 28-Apr-25 1006m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 13/2 Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, briefly short of room 1 1/2f out, moderate 6th 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on one pace | Billy Lee 62.6kg 1/2 length | 4 (7) |
| Curragh 29-Mar-25 1408m SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 7/1 Soon close up, 3rd 3f out, closed under 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on best under pressure closing stages | Billy Lee 61.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Curragh 16-Mar-25 1207m SOFT Flat, SP: 17/2 Mid-division, headway into 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, kept on, headed and dropped to 3rd close home | Robert Whearty 65.8kg 1/2 length | 3 (12) |
| Dundalk 07-Mar-25 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/2 Held up, rear halfway, ridden to close 2f out, disputed 2nd and no impression on leader over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | Billy Lee 59.4kg 4 1/4l | 2 (4) |
| Dundalk 21-Feb-25 1006m STANDARD Flat, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders in 3rd, switched left 2f out, ridden over 1f out, 2nd final 100 yards, kept on well to press winner close home, just held | Billy Lee 66.2kg Head | 2 (8) |
| Dundalk 07-Feb-25 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 9/2 Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | Robert Whearty 63kg 2 3/4l | 3 (4) |
| Curragh 03-Nov-24 1408m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 5/6 Broke well, made all, travelling well over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and pressed over 1f out, asserted inside final furlong, kept on well | Robert Whearty 61.7kg | 1 (8) |
| Naas 12-Oct-24 1193m YIELDING CL1 Flat, SP: 5/1 Disputed lead, ridden and led 2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, 3rd close home | Gary Carroll 60.3kg Neck | 3 (8) |
| Curragh 29-Sep-24 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 9/1 Edged right from stalls, soon led, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong and headed inside final 150 yards, no extra and kept on same pace close home | Robert Whearty 60.3kg 3/4 length | 2 (11) |
| Curragh 15-Sep-24 1006m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 50/1 Tracked leader of centre group, under pressure 1 1/2f out, lost place inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards | Robert Whearty 59.9kg 3/4 length | 9 (18) |
| Curragh 31-Aug-24 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 33/1 Mid-division on outer, pushed along over 2f out and soon ridden, progress and every chance from 1f out, no extra in 5th inside final 100 yards, kept on same pace | Robert Whearty 64.4kg 1 3/4 length | 5 (24) |
| Curragh 10-Aug-24 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 16/1 Prominent near side, hung right and ridden 2f out, ran on steadily, no quite pace to challenge | Robert Whearty 60.3kg Short Head | 4 (11) |
| Curragh 20-Jul-24 1265m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, improved to lead 2f out, soon ridden, kept on well final furlong | Robert Whearty 61.7kg | 1 (15) |
| Curragh 30-Jun-24 1006m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 11/1 In touch, progress 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong | Gary Carroll 60.3kg 3/4 length | 6 (16) |
| Curragh 25-May-24 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 80/1 Tracked leaders, ridden and dropped to 9th 2f out, weakened | Robert Whearty 59.4kg 3/4 length | 9 (12) |
| Naas 29-Apr-24 1006m YIELDING CL1 Flat, SP: 33/1 Prominent and pressed leaders, ridden in 4th 1 1/2f out, soon no impression and kept on one pace | Robert Whearty 61.2kg Head | 6 (10) |
| Curragh 21-Apr-24 1408m SOFT TO HEAVY CL1 Flat, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders in 3rd, 4th and pushed along under 2f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace in 4th final furlong, not trouble leaders | Billy Lee 61.2kg Neck | 4 (6) |
| Leopardstown 10-Apr-24 1609m HEAVY CL1 Flat, SP: 33/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place entering straight, soon ridden and no extra in rear under 2f out | Robert Whearty 60.3kg 13l | 5 (6) |
| Curragh 18-Mar-24 1006m HEAVY Flat, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along in 4th 2f out, soon ridden, dropped to 8th 1f out, weakened | Robert Whearty 66.7kg 1 length | 10 (13) |
| Dundalk 20-Dec-23 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 28/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, 2 2f out, dropped to 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th close home | Robert Whearty 63.5kg Nose | 4 (9) |
| Dundalk 29-Nov-23 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 4/1 Towards rear early, 5th halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression in 6th early final furlong, no extra | Robert Whearty 63.5kg 2 3/4l | 6 (7) |
| Curragh 05-Nov-23 1408m HEAVY (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 11/4 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, stayed on into 2nd 1f out, led inside final 150 yards, kept on well | Robert Whearty 61.7kg | 1 (5) |
| Dundalk 27-Oct-23 1006m STANDARD CL1 Flat, SP: 18/1 Mid-division, ridden and closer in 5th 2f out, 5th 1f out, no impression | Robert Whearty 63.5kg 1/2 length | 7 (12) |
| Naas 14-Oct-23 1193m SOFT TO HEAVY CL1 Flat, SP: 5/2 In touch in rear, pushed along and headway into 3rd 2f out, soon ridden, 3rd and no impression on winner 1f out, kept on one pace | Robert Whearty 60.3kg Neck | 3 (7) |
| Dundalk 06-Oct-23 1006m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/4 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and headway 2f out, soon ridden and led well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra inside final 100 yards | Robert Whearty 62.6kg 1/2 length | 4 (6) |
| Curragh 24-Sep-23 1207m SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 10/1 Broke well, tracked leader in 2nd, led travelling well 2 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, headed under 1f out, rallied in 2nd inside final furlong, kept on to line | Robert Whearty 60.3kg 1/2 length | 2 (9) |
| Curragh 10-Sep-23 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 16/1 Rear of mid-division, headway 1 1/2f out, closed final 150 yards, led final 100 yards, ran on well | Robert Whearty 60.3kg | 1 (22) |