Is there a cunning plan behind the racehorse owned by TikTok star Big John that costs £60 a share?
A CUNNING plan behind a racehorse owned by TikTok star Big John could net her owners a tasty windfall – and make those who branded her ‘terrible’ after just three runs eat their words.
Syndicates are a brilliant way for wannabe owners to get into racing.
They can allow a relatively cheap horse to run against superstars of the sport.
Just look at Middleham Park Racing’s Lazy Griff this season.
He finished second in the Derby and third in the Irish Derby, earning his syndicate of owners just shy of half a million quid from three runs in 2025.
Shares in two-year-old filly Bosh Soldier cost a comparatively paltry £60 each and give you 0.05 per cent of the horse.
Viral sensation Big John, who has found fame for his colossal Chinese orders and ‘Bosh!’ catchphrase, has been used in promotion of the runner.
Wearing silks, a jockey cap and goggles, he appeared in one video championing the filly and said: “I’m Big John and I’m here to see the Bosh Soldier!”
But after being bought by 14-time Champion Jumps Trainer Paul Nicholls’ daughter Meg for a shade over £24,000, Bosh Soldier is yet to earn a penny on the track.
Trained by the respected George Boughey, who won the 1,000 Guineas with Cachet in 2022, Bosh Soldier has raced three times – with the goal in each being more and more experience.
She finished last of seven on debut at Yarmouth in May when sent off 18-1 under former Champion Apprentice jockey Billy Loughnane for a five furlong race.
Her next outing came a month later at Chelmsford when she finished last again over six furlongs at odds of 66-1.
Then, at Newmarket this month, Bosh Soldier was thrown into the deepest waters yet in a Class 2 maiden for fillies.
She was sent off 150-1 under jockey Grace McEntee for the seven furlong contest and finished tailed off, beaten 50 lengths.
To the eye it looks like the horse may not be up to much – but looks can be deceiving in racing.
After three runs, Bosh Soldier now qualifies for an official rating and there’s every chance she may well prove a totally different prospect thrown into handicaps.
Her pedigree certainly suggests brighter days could be just around the corner.
Bosh Soldier is by Sergei Prokofiev, the sire of Group 2-winning sprinter Arizona Blaze.
And shrewd trainer Boughey has shown in the past he knows exactly how to place one to win.
Bosh Soldier’s performances have caught the attention of some punters.
One said she had looked ‘terrible’ on the track while another wrote on X: “This filly has been running like Big John has been riding her himself.”
What the owners say about Bosh Soldier
Anyone can buy a share in Bosh Soldier, with prices starting at £60.
Here’s what Racing Club, who run the syndicate, have to say about the horse…
Calling all Bosh Soldiers! Introducing our first horse to be based in Newmarket, Bosh Soldier, who is in training with Classic winning trainer George Boughey.
This stunning chestnut filly is in collaboration with John Fisher, AKA Big John – hence the name Bosh Soldier!
The two-year-old has a striking pedigree, having been sired by Sergei Prokofiev, who was a Group 3 winner and placed in Group 2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Since being sent to stud, he has sired the likes of Arizona Blaze (Group 3 winner and Group 1 runner-up) and Enchanting Empress (Listed winner).
Sergei Prokofiev’s sire Scat Daddy was a two-time Grade 1 winner and has been a phenomenal source of producing horses with plenty of raw speed.
With plenty of pace in her pedigree, we’re confident that Bosh Soldier will have the speed to blitz her rivals!
Bosh Soldier is our first horse in training in Newmarket, which is considered the ‘headquarters’ of horse racing, as well as being our first horse with trainer George Boughey.
The Group 1-winning trainer has gone from strength to strength since saddling his first winner in 2019, and we cannot wait to see him train Bosh Soldier, who looks set for a productive two-year-old campaign in 2025.
The syndicate consists of 2,000 shares, with each share purchased equating to a 0.05 per cent shareholding in Bosh Soldier.
But, in fairness, Racing Club VIP, who run the syndicate, have made clear before each of Bosh Soldier’s runs that they have been about her getting used to racedays and running competitively.
Prior to her most recent outing, Boughey explained: “Bosh Soldier is yet to show on the track what she’s been showing us at home.
“She’s still a work in progress, but she’s got ability.”
As Sun Racing columnist Matt Chapman wrote recently, racing is all about dreaming and the smaller owners mixing it with the billionaire big boys.
Social media star Basher Watts proved just that when he ‘won’ the French 1,000 Guineas with syndicate horse Shes Perfect – before the result was overturned in the stewards’ room.
So while Bosh Soldier is yet to return a profit, there is certainly hope for the future.
And she has some eyecatching entries that suggest a turn in form could be coming sooner rather than later.
Bosh Soldier has been put in the Somerville Auction Stakes at Newmarket on August 23, where victory is worth more than £50,000.
And she could line up in October’s Tattersalls October Auction Stakes, where a win would net owners £80,000.
Either of those would certainly pay for a few takeaways.
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