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Big Palooka (GB) silks

Horse profile

Big Palooka

Sex
gelding
Foaled
2002
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
11 Oct 2006, Wetherby (PU/10)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
13PU

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
11 Oct 06WetherbyPU/10125/1-Anthony RossBrian RothwellJimmy & Jane Fitzgerald Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Div II)Class 4Hurdle2m3½fGood to Soft10-12Lord Rosskit (IRE)£3,9042000/7
25 Mar 06Newbury13/1466/1distSimon ElliottJonathan GeakeWest Berkshire Racing Club Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div II)Class 5NH Flat2m½fGood to Soft10-4Jean Le Poisson (FR)£2,056-1/13
  • PU/1011 Oct 06 · Wetherby125/1

    Jimmy & Jane Fitzgerald Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Div II)

    Class 42m3½fGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    11 Oct 06
    Course
    Wetherby
    Pos
    PU/10
    SP
    125/1
    Btn
    -
    Race
    Jimmy & Jane Fitzgerald Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Div II)
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m3½f
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    10-12
    Winner / 2nd
    Lord Rosskit (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £3,904
    Days
    200
    Future form
    0/7
  • 13/1425 Mar 06 · Newbury66/1

    West Berkshire Racing Club Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div II)

    Class 52m½fGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    25 Mar 06
    Course
    Newbury
    Pos
    13/14
    SP
    66/1
    Btn
    dist
    Race
    West Berkshire Racing Club Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div II)
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    NH Flat
    Dist
    2m½f
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    10-4
    Winner prize
    £2,056
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/13

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
25 Mar 06NewburyWest Berkshire Racing Club Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div II)13/14Three Guesses (IRE)41 Nov 06Chepstowwbxtriplecrown.com Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race
  • 13/1425 Mar 06 · Newbury

    West Berkshire Racing Club Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div II)

    All fields
    Date
    25 Mar 06
    Course
    Newbury
    Race
    West Berkshire Racing Club Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div II)
    This horse
    13/14
    Winner next time
    Three Guesses (IRE)
    Their pos
    4
    Won on
    1 Nov 06
    Race won
    wbxtriplecrown.com Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race

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

TrainerMoved fromFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Brian RothwellJonathan Geake11 Oct 0611 Oct 06PU/1010000.0%0.0%£0€0
Jonathan Geake-25 Mar 0625 Mar 0613/1410000.0%0.0%£0€0
Brian Rothwell
Moved from
Jonathan Geake
First run
11 Oct 06
Last run
11 Oct 06
First run for yard
PU/10
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Jonathan Geake
First run
25 Mar 06
Last run
25 Mar 06
First run for yard
13/14
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Spells with each trainer in race order, latest first (a horse that returns to a trainer shows a new spell). From British and Irish runs since 1990.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
National Hunt20000.0%0.0%£0€025 Mar 0611 Oct 06
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
25 Mar 06
Last run
11 Oct 06

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchGreat Palm (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. SireGreat Palm (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireManila (USA)
  2. Sire's damHat Tab Girl (USA)

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 branchPenniless I (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. DamPenniless I (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireCommon Grounds (GB)
  2. Dam's damTizzy (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Tizzy (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBig Palooka (GB)
Sexgelding
Foaled2002
SireGreat Palm (USA)
DamPenniless I (IRE)
DamsireCommon Grounds (GB)
Sire's sireManila (USA)
Sire's damHat Tab Girl (USA)
2nd damTizzy (GB)
Dam's produce1 winners from 3 runners
Notable siblingBuster Brown (FR)

Female line

  1. Penniless I (IRE) · by Common Grounds (GB) · 1 winners from 3 runners
  2. Tizzy (GB) · 4 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Great Palm (USA)Penniless I (IRE)Common Grounds (GB)geldingFlat 9.7f · NH 2m2½fFlat 7.2f · NH 2m2f
Great Palm (USA)
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.7f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 7.2f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Great Palm (USA) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs2,0091343806.7%18.9%20
At 2m to 2m1f992591765.9%17.7%10
On Good to soft or yielding going36926757.0%20.3%20
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going17613357.4%19.9%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
2,009
Wins
134
Placed
380
Win %
6.7%
Place %
18.9%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f
Runs
992
Wins
59
Placed
176
Win %
5.9%
Place %
17.7%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
369
Wins
26
Placed
75
Win %
7.0%
Place %
20.3%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
176
Wins
13
Placed
35
Win %
7.4%
Place %
19.9%
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.

Great Palm (USA) × Common Grounds mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt100.0%02000.0%£0€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Big Palooka (GB)200£0€0
Big Palooka (GB)
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

Penniless I (IRE)

G1 winners
0
Produce
1 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Great Palm (USA) out of Penniless I (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Presidium (GB)

By Starborough (GB)

Female line

  1. 1Penniless I (IRE) · by Common Grounds (GB)
  2. 2Tizzy (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Tizzy family

In brief

When was Big Palooka foaled?

Big Palooka (GB) was foaled in 2002.

Who are the sire and dam of Big Palooka?

Big Palooka (GB) is by Great Palm (USA) out of Penniless I (IRE), a daughter of Common Grounds (GB).

Who trained Big Palooka?

Big Palooka (GB) was trained by Brian Rothwell and owned by J T Brown at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for Jonathan Geake.

What is Big Palooka's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Big Palooka (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Big Palooka still racing?

Big Palooka (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 11 October 2006 at Wetherby in the Jimmy & Jane Fitzgerald Memorial Novices' Hurdle (result: pulled up, 10 ran), and has not run there since.

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