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Big Hope

Foaled 2007 · by Rock Of Gibraltar out of Benediction (Day Is Done)

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18Runs

0Wins

22nd / 3rd

–Best OR

£7,949Prize money

Form 08/77400/300 (latest on the right) · Flat · ran 27 May 10 – 16 Jun 13, last for N Bertran De Balanda

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
16 Jun 13	Chantilly (FR)Prix Longines Future Racing Stars (Claimer) (4yo+) (Young Jockeys & Apprentices) (Turf) · 1m1f · Good	1m1f	Good	10/14	–	Miss Aparna Das Battula
18 Apr 13	Longchamp (FR)Prix De La Place Vendome (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) · 1m · Good To Soft	1m	Good To Soft	10/18	–	Cesar Passerat
7 Apr 13	Longchamp (FR)Prix du Village (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) · 1m · Good	1m	Good	3/19	–	Cesar Passerat
27 Oct 12	Chantilly (FR)Prix du Halage (Handicap) (5yo+) (Polytrack) · 1m2½f · Standard	1m2½f	Standard	10/15	–	Maxime Guyon
4 Apr 12	Saint-Cloud (FR)Prix Des Pyrenees (Handicap) (Div I) (5yo+) (Turf) · 1m · Good	1m	Good	10/20	–	Franck Blondel
16 Mar 12	Deauville (FR)Prix De La Foret De Bord (Handicap) (5yo+) (Fibresand) · 7½f · Standard	7½f	Standard	4/16	–	Franck Blondel
3 Mar 12	Chantilly (FR)Prix De Baliviere (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) · 1m · Standard	1m	Standard	7/16	–	Franck Blondel
7 Jan 12	Deauville (FR)Prix De Creully (Handicap) (5yo+) (Fibresand) · 6½f · Standard	6½f	Standard	7/16	–	Mathieu Tavares Da Silva
22 Dec 11	Deauville (FR)Prix Du Breuil (Handicap) (4yo+) (Fibresand) · 6½f · Standard	6½f	Standard	8/14	–	Mathieu Tavares Da Silva
8 Nov 11	Saint-Cloud (FR)Prix De Gonneville (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) · 1m · Heavy	1m	Heavy	0/19	–	Mlle Alexandra Bouvier
7 Aug 11	Deauville (FR)Prix Gold River (Prix du Bourg Saint-Leonard) (Claimer) (4yo+) (Fibresand) · 7½f · Standard	7½f	Standard	10/16	–	Mathieu Tavares Da Silva
29 Jun 11	Maisons-Laffitte (FR)Prix De La Foret De Marly (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) · 1m · Good To Soft	1m	Good To Soft	10/16	–	Mathieu Tavares Da Silva

All 18 runs

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
24 Apr 11	Longchamp (FR)Prix De Versailles (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) · 1m · Good	1m	Good	6/20	–	Mathieu Tavares Da Silva
4 Apr 11	Longchamp (FR)Prix De L'Opera Bastille (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) · 1m · Heavy	1m	Heavy	7/18	–	Mathieu Tavares Da Silva
7 Mar 11	Saint-Cloud (FR)Handicap De Haute Normandie (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) · 7f · Very Soft	7f	Very Soft	0/20	–	Mathieu Tavares Da Silva
13 Oct 10	Maisons-Laffitte (FR)Prix Gris Perle (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) · 7f · Good To Soft	7f	Good To Soft	7/11	–	Anthony Crastus
3 Aug 10	Deauville (FR)Prix De Cricqueville (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Fibresand) · 7½f · Standard	7½f	Standard	5/10	–	Anthony Crastus
27 May 10	Longchamp (FR)Prix Du Musee Carnavalet (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) · 1m · Soft	1m	Soft	3/8	–	Anthony Crastus

Big Hope2007

Rock Of Gibraltar

Benediction

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Day Is Done

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Rock Of Gibraltar as a stallion

In our records: 1,093 runners, 520 winners (48%), 104 black-type winners including 16 at the top level, 102 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 2004–2023.

His best
Big Rock Group 1 OR 127 · Varenar Group 1 OR 121 · Eagle Mountain Group 1 OR 120 · Mount Nelson Group 1 OR 119 · Prince Gibraltar Group 1 · Society Rock Group 1 OR 117

The dam: Benediction by Day Is Done

No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 2 winners from 3 other runners.

Black type in the family
Bastet Listed half-sibling, by Giant's Causeway

The dam’s other foals

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
Blue Knight (FR) 2004 gelding · by Anabaa	3	1	–
Bastet (IRE) Listed 2002 filly · by Giant's Causeway	10	2	–
Blasting Power (IRE) 2001 gelding · by Peintre Celebre	1	0	–

Big Hope in the sale ring

Sale	Result	Bought by	Sold by
2010 Arqana Autumn SaleLot 47 · as a in training	€24,000LYON Alain	LYON Alain	Lellouche

The family at the sales — out of the same dam

Foal	Sale	Result
None colt by Anabaa	2007 Arqana Autumn SaleLot 51	€23,000CAPITTE Jean-Marc

From our racing database: every British and Irish result since 2005, and every Goffs, Tattersalls, Tattersalls Ireland and Arqana sale 2005 – 2026. Linked by the seller — always check the passport matches.