No Big Deal (2020) Horse
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No Big Deal is a six-year-old bay gelding by Zoffany out of Round Of Applause. He races for trainer C O'Brien and is owned by John P McManus. In 25 starts he has secured a single victory, placed three times in second and once in third, accumulating earnings of $27,971. His most recent outing took place at Punchestown on 13 October 2026, where he finished 9th of a 17 runner field. The last win came at Clonmel on 23 October 2025.
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Punchestown • Gowran Park • Navan • Clonmel • Cork • Thurles • Roscommon • Wexford • Leopardstown • Limerick • Naas • Galway • CurraghRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Punchestown 13-Oct-26 4023m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Prominent, not fluent 4th (usual 6th), pushed along and weakened before 2 out, no danger | Mark Walsh 73.9kg 8l | 9 (17) |
| Gowran Park 02-Oct-26 4060m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd entering straight, pushed along and no impression approaching last, ridden and kept on run-in | Mark Walsh 73.5kg Neck | 4 (20) |
| Navan 19-Sep-26 3822m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $16,162), Winning Time: 04:40.200, SP: 8.00 1st Mother Ship ( P Hanlon 152 , Cd 147 ) 2nd Jurality ( D Meyler 165 ) 0.20L 3rd Goin' ( D King 164 ) 4.70L 8th No Big Deal ( J Gainford 163 ) 9.85L See full results | J Gainford 73.9kg 9.85L | 8 (19) |
| Clonmel 15-Apr-26 3416m SOFT R4 HcpHNHF (of $9,966), SP: 5.00 1st Le Diablo ( J J Slevin 159 ) 2nd Katzoff ( C Stone-walsh 140 ) 6.00L 3rd Space Warrior ( S Cleary-farrell 162 ) 0.75L 8th No Big Deal ( M Walsh 165 ) 17.55L See full results | M Walsh 74.8kg 17.55L | 8 (19) |
| Cork 20-Mar-26 3438m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $9,783), Winning Time: 04:17.600, SP: 21.00 1st Poets Oath ( P Enright 151 ) 2nd Gino Bella ( S Torrens 166 ) 0.30L 3rd Orlando Spirit ( J Kennedy 158 ) 16.00L 9th No Big Deal ( C O'dwyer 168 , Cd 163 ) 32.95L See full results | C O'dwyer 76.2kg, Cd 73.9kg 32.95L | 9 (25) |
| Clonmel 02-Dec-25 3320m HEAVY R2 HcpH (of $11,176), SP: 3.25 1st Finnicky Filly ( M Kenneally 146 ) 2nd Wild Wild Wind ( S O'keeffe 143 ) 1.50L 3rd Chemdawg ( P Enright 147 ) 3.50L 10th No Big Deal ( C Hogan 167 , Cd 160 ) 41.25L See full results | C Hogan 75.8kg, Cd 72.6kg 41.25L | 10 (16) |
| Thurles 20-Nov-25 3170m SOFT R7 HcpH $890 (of $17,796), Winning Time: 03:59.900, SP: 5.50 1st Hillstar Blues ( S O'keeffe 160 ) 2nd Freddie Robdal ( D O'keeffe 161 ) 0.15L 3rd Chemdawg ( P Enright 147 ) 5.65L 4th No Big Deal ( E Staples 167 , Cd 174 ) 8.15L See full results | E Staples 75.8kg, Cd 78.9kg 8.15L | 4 (17) |
| Clonmel 23-Oct-25 3406m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 10/11 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, improved to dispute entering straight, led narrowly 2 out, soon ridden and ran around slightly, jumped slightly left last, strongly pressed closing stages, all out | Josh Williamson 78kg | 1 (12) |
| Roscommon 29-Sep-25 3141m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, progress into 2nd halfway, pushed along after 3 out, ridden after next, soon no extra and kept on one pace from last | Gavin Brouder 72.1kg 3 3/4l | 2 (16) |
| Clonmel 11-Sep-25 3350m SOFT Flat, SP: 18/5 Mid-division, took closer order from 4f out, pushed along over 2f out and soon ridden, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner | Josh Williamson 74.4kg 4 3/4l | 2 (11) |
| Wexford 29-Aug-25 3392m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Mid-division, 7th 3 out, headway and pushed along entering straight, ridden in 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd run-in | Gavin Brouder 72.6kg 3/4 length | 3 (14) |
| Leopardstown 24-Jul-25 3018m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 5/1 Dwelt, in rear, pushed along in 8th 3f out, ridden and went 6th 2f out, 4th 1f out, closer in 2nd inside final furlong, kept on without reaching winner, never nearer | Keithen Kennedy 60.8kg 2 3/4l | 2 (9) |
| Navan 26-Apr-25 2615m SOFT Flat, SP: 28/1 Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along over 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | N G McCullagh 61.2kg Neck | 9 (18) |
| Clonmel 15-Jan-25 3403m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened | Mark Walsh 73.5kg 1 length | 13 (15) |
| Limerick 19-Nov-24 3219m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Rear, 10th after 5th, headway after 3 out, no impression in 5th before 2 out, kept on one pace to moderate 4th | J S McGarvey 76.2kg 1 1/2 length | 4 (11) |
| Navan 27-Apr-24 2615m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 33/1 Mid-division on outer, pushed along in 9th 2f out, soon no impression | N G McCullagh 60.8kg Neck | 12 (19) |
| Naas 04-Apr-24 3219m SOFT TO HEAVY (HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 40/1 Towards rear, 18th halfway, headway into 10th after 2 out soon ridden and kept on from last | Simon Torrens 72.1kg 1/2 length | 7 (25) |
| Naas 10-Mar-24 3124m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, pushed along in moderate 9th and no impression when not fluent 2 out, no extra | J S McGarvey 68.5kg Short Head | 13 (19) |
| Punchestown 16-Nov-23 3317m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Towards rear for most, slight mistake 4th, ridden and no impression before 2 out, never a factor | Simon Torrens 69.9kg 4l | 9 (13) |
| Galway 28-Oct-23 3301m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Mid-division, dropped towards rear at 3rd where not fluent, 7th halfway, no impression in 8th before 2 out, weakened before last where not fluent | Simon Torrens 69.9kg 10l | 8 (10) |
| Gowran Park 30-Sep-23 3219m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no threat after next, never a factor | Simon Torrens 69.9kg 3 3/4l | 8 (11) |
| Curragh 13-Aug-23 2012m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 33/1 Tracked leaders early, rear of mid-division halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear early straight, no extra | N G McCullagh 56.2kg 1 3/4 length | 13 (14) |
| Gowran Park 03-May-23 1408m YIELDING Flat, SP: 125/1 Dwelt, mid-division, pushed along in 7th 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | N G McCullagh 60.8kg 1 3/4 length | 7 (15) |
| Gowran Park 19-Apr-23 1408m YIELDING Flat, SP: 9/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd and brought to stands\' side entering straight, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 4th 1f out, weakened | N G McCullagh 60.8kg Short Head | 8 (10) |
| Leopardstown 05-Apr-23 2012m HEAVY Flat, SP: 66/1 Towards rear, 8th halfway, 7th and pushed along entering straight, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor | N G McCullagh 60.8kg 2 3/4l | 6 (9) |