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Horse profile

Big Sess

Flemensfirth (USA) × Akayid (GB) (Old Vic (GB))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2014
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 15 Apr 2019, Hexham (10/13)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
15 Apr 19	Hexham	10/13	28/1	dist	Colm McCormack	Tim Fitzgerald	Smooth Radio Plays Adele And Robbie Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m	Good	10-11	Shanroe (GB)	£2,274	2/11

10/1315 Apr 19 · Hexham28/1
Smooth Radio Plays Adele And Robbie Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52mGood
All fields
Date
15 Apr 19
Course
Hexham
Pos
10/13
SP
28/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Colm McCormack
Trainer
Tim Fitzgerald
Race
Smooth Radio Plays Adele And Robbie Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
10-11
Winner / 2nd
Shanroe (GB)
Winner prize
£2,274
Future form
2/11

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

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
15 Apr 19	Hexham	Smooth Radio Plays Adele And Robbie Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	10/13	Shanroe (GB)	1	14 May 19	Sedgefield	Paxtons For Milwaukee Power Tools Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
15 Apr 19	Hexham	Smooth Radio Plays Adele And Robbie Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	10/13	Miah Grace (GB)	3	12 Oct 19	Hexham	Campbell & Rowley Sporting Event Specialists Novices' Hurdle

10/1315 Apr 19 · Hexham
Smooth Radio Plays Adele And Robbie Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
15 Apr 19
Course
Hexham
Race
Smooth Radio Plays Adele And Robbie Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
10/13
Winner next time
Shanroe (GB)
Their pos
1
Won on
14 May 19
At
Sedgefield
Race won
Paxtons For Milwaukee Power Tools Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
10/1315 Apr 19 · Hexham
Smooth Radio Plays Adele And Robbie Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
15 Apr 19
Course
Hexham
Race
Smooth Radio Plays Adele And Robbie Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
10/13
Winner next time
Miah Grace (GB)
Their pos
3
Won on
12 Oct 19
At
Hexham
Race won
Campbell & Rowley Sporting Event Specialists Novices' Hurdle

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

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Tim Fitzgerald	15 Apr 19	15 Apr 19	10/13	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Tim Fitzgerald

Trainer: Tim Fitzgerald
First run: 15 Apr 19
Last run: 15 Apr 19
First run for yard: 10/13
Runs: 1
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)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	15 Apr 19	15 Apr 19

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 15 Apr 19
Last run: 15 Apr 19

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

Pedigree

Sire branchFlemensfirth (USA)

Parent · 1

SireFlemensfirth (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireAlleged (USA)
Sire's damEtheldreda (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchAkayid (GB)

Parent · 1

DamAkayid (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireOld Vic (GB)
Dam's damPsylla (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Flemensfirth (USA)

Akayid (GB)

Alleged (USA)

Etheldreda (USA)

Old Vic (GB)

Psylla (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBig Sess (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2014

SireFlemensfirth (USA)

DamAkayid (GB)

DamsireOld Vic (GB)

Sire's sireAlleged (USA)

Sire's damEtheldreda (USA)

2nd damPsylla (GB)

Dam's produce3 winners from 8 runners

Notable siblingThe Minch (IRE)

Female line

Akayid (GB) · by Old Vic (GB) · 3 winners from 8 runners
Psylla (GB) · 7 winners from 9 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Flemensfirth (USA)	Akayid (GB)	Old Vic (GB)	Exors Of The Late Eamonn Garrett	12 Jun 14	bay	gelding	Flat 15.8f · NH 2m4f	Flat 11.3f · NH 2m4f

Flemensfirth (USA)

Sire: Flemensfirth (USA)
Dam: Akayid (GB)
Damsire: Old Vic (GB)
Breeder: Exors Of The Late Eamonn Garrett
Foaled: 12 Jun 14
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 15.8f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.3f · NH 2m4f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	18,774	2,194	5,527	11.7%	29.4%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	5,700	707	1,786	12.4%	31.3%	1
On Good going	4,959	536	1,330	10.8%	26.8%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	1,442	167	423	11.6%	29.3%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 18,774
Wins: 2,194
Placed: 5,527
Win %: 11.7%
Place %: 29.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 5,700
Wins: 707
Placed: 1,786
Win %: 12.4%
Place %: 31.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 4,959
Wins: 536
Placed: 1,330
Win %: 10.8%
Place %: 26.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 1,442
Wins: 167
Placed: 423
Win %: 11.6%
Place %: 29.3%
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.

Flemensfirth (USA) × Old Vic (GB) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	41	24	58.5%	4	565	88	159	15.6%	£908,677	€1,098,780
Flat	2	0	0.0%	0	5	0	0	0.0%	£1,076	€0
All runs	41	24	58.5%	4	570	88	159	15.4%	£909,753	€1,098,780

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 41
Winners: 24
Winners %: 58.5%
Black-type winners: 4
Runs: 565
Wins: 88
2nd/3rd: 159
Win %: 15.6%
Prize GB (£): £908,677
Prize IRE (€): €1,098,780

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,076
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 41
Winners: 24
Winners %: 58.5%
Black-type winners: 4
Runs: 570
Wins: 88
2nd/3rd: 159
Win %: 15.4%
Prize GB (£): £909,753
Prize IRE (€): €1,098,780

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

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Ballyburn (IRE)	15	8	4	Group/Grade 1	£167,913	€345,825
Minella Cocooner (IRE)	19	5	1	Group/Grade 1	£145,302	€193,865
Queenohearts (IRE)	10	5	3	Group/Grade 2	£67,688	€0
Shrapnel (IRE)	36	5	1	Group/Grade 3	£688	€66,920
West To The Bridge (IRE)	65	11	0	-	£134,071	€0
Zhiguli (IRE)	26	5	0	-	£55,959	€0
Stand Up And Fight (IRE)	26	5	0	-	£1,277	€60,853
Noble Endeavor (IRE)	28	5	0	-	£20,775	€168,375
Minella Daddy (IRE)	29	5	0	-	£113,204	€0
Planet Nine (IRE)	14	4	0	-	£26,065	€6,160
Fortysecond Street (IRE)	16	4	0	-	£29,928	€0
Captain Quint (IRE)	19	4	0	-	£38,278	€0

Ballyburn (IRE)

Horse: Ballyburn (IRE)
Runs: 15
Wins: 8
Black-type wins: 4
Best win: Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£): £167,913
Prize IRE (€): €345,825

Minella Cocooner (IRE)

Horse: Minella Cocooner (IRE)
Runs: 19
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£): £145,302
Prize IRE (€): €193,865

Queenohearts (IRE)

Horse: Queenohearts (IRE)
Runs: 10
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 3
Best win: Group/Grade 2
Prize GB (£): £67,688
Prize IRE (€): €0

Shrapnel (IRE)

Horse: Shrapnel (IRE)
Runs: 36
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£): £688
Prize IRE (€): €66,920

West To The Bridge (IRE)

Horse: West To The Bridge (IRE)
Runs: 65
Wins: 11
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £134,071
Prize IRE (€): €0

Zhiguli (IRE)

Horse: Zhiguli (IRE)
Runs: 26
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £55,959
Prize IRE (€): €0

Stand Up And Fight (IRE)

Horse: Stand Up And Fight (IRE)
Runs: 26
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,277
Prize IRE (€): €60,853

Noble Endeavor (IRE)

Horse: Noble Endeavor (IRE)
Runs: 28
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £20,775
Prize IRE (€): €168,375

Minella Daddy (IRE)

Horse: Minella Daddy (IRE)
Runs: 29
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £113,204
Prize IRE (€): €0

Planet Nine (IRE)

Horse: Planet Nine (IRE)
Runs: 14
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £26,065
Prize IRE (€): €6,160

Fortysecond Street (IRE)

Horse: Fortysecond Street (IRE)
Runs: 16
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £29,928
Prize IRE (€): €0

Captain Quint (IRE)

Horse: Captain Quint (IRE)
Runs: 19
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £38,278
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Akayid (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 3 winners from 8 runners

Full siblings

The Minch (IRE)0W · 5R

Half siblings

Female line

1Akayid (GB) · by Old Vic (GB)
2Psylla (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Psylla family

In brief

When was Big Sess foaled?

Big Sess (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 12 June 2014.

Who are the sire and dam of Big Sess?

Big Sess (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Akayid (GB), a daughter of Old Vic (GB), and was bred by Exors Of The Late Eamonn Garrett.

Who trained Big Sess?

Big Sess (IRE) was trained by Tim Fitzgerald and owned by Andrew Nicholls at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Big Sess' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Big Sess (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Big Sess still racing?

Big Sess (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 15 April 2019 at Hexham in the Smooth Radio Plays Adele And Robbie Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race, finishing 10th of 13, and has not run there since.

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Updated 2019-04-15

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Big Sess

Form

Race record

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

Trainer changes

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Pedigree

Pedigree

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Breeding card

Female line

Sire, dam and damsire

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

Flemensfirth (USA) × Old Vic (GB) mares (the cross)

Best of the cross

Family

Dam summary

Full siblings

Half siblings

By College Chapel (GB)

By Petardia (GB)

By Revoque (IRE)

By Presenting (GB)

By Beneficial (GB)

Female line

Notable relatives

In brief

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