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Horse profile

Big Bad Dream (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2021) · Last trainer Donald Whillans · Last owner The Brave Lads Partnership
by Mountain High (IRE) out of Stay At Home (IRE) (Blueprint)
17 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Apr 2021 — 2,032 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2021 Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Big Bad Dream (IRE) is yet to win from 17 starts, though has placed 5 times. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Kelso (Nov 2020). Last raced off 98, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating98↓ 9lb off peak
98 98–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 6 Dec 2020

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 139B · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft5108B103—
Good to Soft4122A76—
Heavy3139B89—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5122A75—
2m5f – 3m4108B98—
1m5f – 2m4139B105—

Of 17 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 6 Dec 2020 Official rating 98 at the last run, 11 Apr 2021

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 15 figures · best 122A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5122A116—
Soft5117B104—
Heavy4117A101—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5116A104—
2m5f – 3m5122A98—
1m5f – 2m5118A112—

Of 17 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 17 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mountain High (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,245 runs since Jul 2011 (184 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+40.5—
Good to Firm5635.4%−4.1—
Good7858611%+1.50 from 2
Good to Soft345339.6%+0.10 from 5
Soft663568.4%−1.10 from 6
Heavy360339.2%−0.30 from 4
Standard (AW)3412.9%−6.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1200%−9.5—
1m – 1m1f1815.6%−3.9—
1m2f – 1m4f3113.2%−6.3—
1m5f – 2m603488%−1.50 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f8349611.5%+20 from 5
2m5f – 3m612559%−0.50 from 7
Over 3m135128.9%−0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Stay At Home (IRE) (Blueprint)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tyre Hill (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 5 0 0% −5.00
Ayr 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Callum Whillans 10 0 0% −10.00
Craig Nichol 2 0 0% −2.00
Callum Bewley 2 0 0% −2.00
Billy Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00
Blair Campbell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Connor Wood 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 0 0% −15.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 6 0 0% −6.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 0 0% −13.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 2 runs
11 Apr 21+33d Kelso Watch On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-7 98—— Billy Garritty 10/1
09 Mar 21+78d Newcastle Quinnbet Casino Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 11/16 14 11-9 10066C83C Blair Campbell 17/2
2020 · 6 runs
21 Dec 20+15d Musselburgh williamhill.com 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional And Amateur Jockeys) Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 13/15 20 11-7 10358C95C Mr Connor Wood 11/2J
06 Dec 20+29d Kelso Jumping For Joy On Racing Tv Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m6½f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 14 11-11 104108B98A Craig Nichol 9/2J
07 Nov 20+238d Kelso Urwin Family Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 14 11-12 104—122A Callum Bewley 14/1
14 Mar 20+17d Newcastle Sports Betting At betuk.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 2¼ 10-10 104106A110B Callum Whillans 8/1
26 Feb 20+55d Musselburgh Meetings That Matter On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 11 ran UR/11 — 10-9 105—— Callum Whillans 11/1
02 Jan 20+25d Ayr Book For The Ayrshire Wedding Show Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 1 11-5 10693C97C Callum Whillans 4/1
2019 · 3 runs
08 Dec 19+35d Kelso Jumping For Joy On Racing TV Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 4 11-8 104103B117B Callum Whillans 11/1
03 Nov 19+234d Carlisle Jethros Sandwich Deli Of Haltwistle Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 2¾ 11-7 10775B104A Callum Whillans 12/1
14 Mar 19+95d Hexham Welcome To Sky Sports Racing Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 32 11-1 —89C90C Craig Nichol 13/2
2018 · 4 runs
09 Dec 18+25d Kelso New Jumps Season On Racing UK 'National Hunt' Auction Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 nk 10-11 —86C118A Callum Whillans 14/1
14 Nov 18+234d Ayr Book Now For The Coral Scottish Grand National Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 6 10-11 —32C87C Callum Whillans 12/1
25 Mar 18+27d Carlisle 188Bet Live Casino Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2 10-11 —122A116A Callum Whillans 14/1
26 Feb 18+307d Ayr Wise Betting At racinguk.com Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateurs) Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 3 ran 2/3 4 10-13 ——112C Callum Bewley 7/2
2017 · 2 runs
25 Apr 17+85d Hexham Heart Of All England Next Meeting Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good · 7 ran 5/7 ¾ 10-9 —121A89A Callum Whillans 9/2
30 Jan 17 Ayr Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 6 11-1 —139B117A Callum Whillans 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Bad Dream won?
Big Bad Dream (IRE) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2017 and 2021. Placed 5 times in total (29.4% of starts).
Who trained Big Bad Dream?
Big Bad Dream (IRE) was trained by Donald Whillans on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 11 April 2021.
Who is Big Bad Dream's sire?
Big Bad Dream (IRE) is by Mountain High (IRE) out of Stay At Home (IRE), whose sire is Blueprint.
What is Big Bad Dream's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 11 April 2021. The highest on record is 107.
What is Big Bad Dream's sire's record?
Mountain High (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,245 runs since Jul 2011 (184 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big Bad Dream's siblings?
Out of Stay At Home (IRE), Big Bad Dream (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.