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Horse profile

Big Chief (IRE)

Westerner (GB) × Eastertide (IRE) (Alphabatim (USA))
Sex
gelding
Foaled
2015
Colour
bay

See also: Big Chief (GB) · Mike Sowersby · 20 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
23 Feb 2021, Taunton (PU/14)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
PUPU

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
23 Feb 21TauntonPU/14125/1Conor O'FarrellNigel HawkeAspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Maiden HurdleClass 4Hurdle2m½fHeavy11-2The Widdow Maker (GB)£3,769182/12
5 Feb 21ChepstowPU/1066/1David NoonanNigel HawkeFree Horse Racing Tips At tipstersempire.co.uk Novices' HurdleClass 4Hurdle2m7½fHeavy10-12Young Buck (IRE)£3,769-0/9
  • PU/1423 Feb 21 · Taunton125/1

    Aspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Maiden Hurdle

    Class 42m½fHeavy

    All fields
    Date
    23 Feb 21
    Course
    Taunton
    Pos
    PU/14
    SP
    125/1
    Race
    Aspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Maiden Hurdle
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m½f
    Going
    Heavy
    Wgt
    11-2
    Winner prize
    £3,769
    Days
    18
    Future form
    2/12
  • PU/105 Feb 21 · Chepstow66/1

    Free Horse Racing Tips At tipstersempire.co.uk Novices' Hurdle

    Class 42m7½fHeavy

    All fields
    Date
    5 Feb 21
    Course
    Chepstow
    Pos
    PU/10
    SP
    66/1
    Race
    Free Horse Racing Tips At tipstersempire.co.uk Novices' Hurdle
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m7½f
    Going
    Heavy
    Wgt
    10-12
    Winner / 2nd
    Young Buck (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £3,769
    Days
    -
    Future form
    0/9

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
23 Feb 21TauntonAspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Maiden HurdlePU/14The Widdow Maker (GB)115 Mar 21TauntonLondon Racing Club - "All Are Welcome" Handicap Hurdle
23 Feb 21TauntonAspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Maiden HurdlePU/14Young O'Leary (IRE)223 Mar 21TauntonInvest Southwest Novices' Handicap Chase
  • PU/1423 Feb 21 · Taunton

    Aspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Maiden Hurdle

    All fields
    Date
    23 Feb 21
    Course
    Taunton
    Race
    Aspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Maiden Hurdle
    This horse
    PU/14
    Winner next time
    The Widdow Maker (GB)
    Their pos
    1
    Won on
    15 Mar 21
    Race won
    London Racing Club - "All Are Welcome" Handicap Hurdle
  • PU/1423 Feb 21 · Taunton

    Aspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Maiden Hurdle

    All fields
    Date
    23 Feb 21
    Course
    Taunton
    Race
    Aspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Maiden Hurdle
    This horse
    PU/14
    Winner next time
    Young O'Leary (IRE)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    23 Mar 21
    Race won
    Invest Southwest Novices' Handicap Chase

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Nigel Hawke5 Feb 2123 Feb 21PU/1020000.0%0.0%£0€0
Nigel Hawke
First run
5 Feb 21
Last run
23 Feb 21
First run for yard
PU/10
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
National Hunt20000.0%0.0%£0€05 Feb 2123 Feb 21
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
5 Feb 21
Last run
23 Feb 21

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchWesterner (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireWesterner (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireDanehill (USA)
  2. Sire's damWalensee (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchEastertide (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. DamEastertide (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireAlphabatim (USA)
  2. Dam's damHallelujah (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireThe Parson (GB)
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Westerner (GB)
Eastertide (IRE)
Danehill (USA)
Walensee (GB)
Alphabatim (USA)
Hallelujah (IRE)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
The Parson (GB)
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBig Chief (IRE)
Sexgelding
Foaled2015
SireWesterner (GB)
DamEastertide (IRE)
DamsireAlphabatim (USA)
Sire's sireDanehill (USA)
Sire's damWalensee (GB)
2nd damHallelujah (IRE)
2nd dam's sireThe Parson (GB)
Dam's produce2 winners from 5 runners
Notable siblingStilletto (IRE)

Female line

  1. Eastertide (IRE) · by Alphabatim (USA) · 2 winners from 5 runners
  2. Hallelujah (IRE) · by The Parson (GB) · 0 winners from 3 runners
  3. Maximum Bonus (GB) · 0 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireBreederFoaledColourSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Westerner (GB)Eastertide (IRE)Alphabatim (USA)Miss Lucy Latta12 Apr 15baygeldingFlat 11.4f · NH 2m4fFlat 11.3f · NH 2m2½f
Westerner (GB)
Breeder
Miss Lucy Latta
Foaled
12 Apr 15
Colour
bay
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 11.4f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 11.3f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Westerner (GB) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs11,1931,3723,39412.3%30.3%20
At 2m to 2m1f3,7704461,11911.8%29.7%10
On Heavy going1,61220651612.8%32.0%20
At 2m to 2m1f on Heavy going5757018712.2%32.5%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
11,193
Wins
1,372
Placed
3,394
Win %
12.3%
Place %
30.3%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f
Runs
3,770
Wins
446
Placed
1,119
Win %
11.8%
Place %
29.7%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Heavy going
Condition
On Heavy going
Runs
1,612
Wins
206
Placed
516
Win %
12.8%
Place %
32.0%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f on Heavy going
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f on Heavy going
Runs
575
Wins
70
Placed
187
Win %
12.2%
Place %
32.5%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Westerner (GB) × Alphabatim (USA) mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt6466.7%187132714.9%£373,172€16,947
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
6
Winners
4
Winners %
66.7%
Black-type winners
1
Runs
87
Wins
13
2nd/3rd
27
Win %
14.9%
Prize GB (£)
£373,172
Prize IRE (€)
€16,947

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsBest winPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Cole Harden (IRE)2462Group/Grade 1£329,397€0
Stilletto (IRE)1030-£24,418€0
Wade Harper (IRE)4030-£19,357€5,288
Small Farm (IRE)1010-£0€11,659
Miss Mae West (IRE)100-£0€0
Big Chief (IRE)200-£0€0
Cole Harden (IRE)
Runs
24
Wins
6
Black-type wins
2
Best win
Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£)
£329,397
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Stilletto (IRE)
Runs
10
Wins
3
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£24,418
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Wade Harper (IRE)
Runs
40
Wins
3
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£19,357
Prize IRE (€)
€5,288
Small Farm (IRE)
Runs
10
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€11,659
Miss Mae West (IRE)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Big Chief (IRE)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Eastertide (IRE)

G1 winners
0
Produce
2 winners from 5 runners

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Witness Box (USA)

By Yeats (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1Eastertide (IRE) · by Alphabatim (USA)
  2. 2Hallelujah (IRE) · by The Parson (GB)
  3. 3Maximum Bonus (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Maximum Bonus family

In brief

When was Big Chief foaled?

Big Chief (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 12 April 2015.

Who are the sire and dam of Big Chief?

Big Chief (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Eastertide (IRE), a daughter of Alphabatim (USA), and was bred by Miss Lucy Latta.

Who trained Big Chief?

Big Chief (IRE) was trained by Nigel Hawke and owned by Keiran Johns at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Big Chief's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Big Chief (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Big Chief still racing?

Big Chief (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 23 February 2021 at Taunton in the Aspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Maiden Hurdle (result: pulled up, 14 ran), and has not run there since.

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