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Horse profile

Big Bad Loans (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2020) · Last trainer Eamonn O'Connell · Last owner Katie Dalys Bar Syndicate
by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Criss Eria (FR) (Diableneyev)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jan 2020 — 2,495 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2020 · 8th of 17
KTB Profile

Big Bad Loans (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Killarney, 24 Aug 2019

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 2 figures · best 52C · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft252C46—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m252C46—
Flat 8 figures · best 101C · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft4101C94.5—
Good to Soft380A57—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4100C79.5—
1m5f – 2m2101C90.5—
1m – 1m1f283C70—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 90C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Cork, 4 Jan 2020

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 61A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 23 Oct 2019 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 28 Oct 2019

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 2 figures · best 90C · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft290C86—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m290C86—
Flat 8 figures · best 67C · median 53
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft461A55.5—
Good to Soft367C51—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f467C55.5—
1m5f – 2m261A56—
1m – 1m1f248C48—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Big Bad Bob (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Apr 2009 (314 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19315.8%+7—
Good to Firm665639.5%+0.7—
Good1,046908.6%−0.2—
Good to Soft4835210.8%+20 from 3
Soft863859.8%+10 from 6
Heavy299217%−1.80 from 1
Standard (AW)1,192907.6%−1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f193189.3%+0.5—
6f – 7f1,106867.8%−1—
1m – 1m1f1,0841019.3%+0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,03311010.6%+1.80 from 4
1m5f – 2m766587.6%−1.20 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f287227.7%−1.1—
2m5f – 3m9188.8%0—
Over 3m8112.5%+3.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Criss Eria (FR) (Diableneyev)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Elizabeth Flynn (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Elizabeth Flynn (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Elizabeth Flynn (IRE)1015fClass 5
Eve's Way (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan Persse 3 0 0% −3.00
E O'Connell 2 0 0% −2.00
Dylan Hogan 2 0 0% −2.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane B Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 7 0 0% −7.00
2018 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2020 · 1 run
04 Jan 20+37d Cork Buy Tickets Online Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 17 ran 8/17 6 11-3 —52C90C E O'Connell 150/1
2019 · 7 runs
28 Nov 19+31d Thurles Christmas Party Race Day Saturday 21st December Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 18 ran 10/18 ½ 10-9 —40C82C E O'Connell 66/1
28 Oct 19+5d Galway Reaney's Of Galway Supporting NUIG Volunteer Services Abroad Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m4f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 12/16 2¾ 8-12 4570C39A Declan McDonogh 5/1
23 Oct 19+22d Navan www.navanracecourse.ie Handicap (45-65) 1m6f · Yielding To Soft · 23 ran 6/23 nk 8-10 45101C61A Leigh Roche 25/1
01 Oct 19+38d Cork Buy Online And Save On Admission Tickets Handicap (45-65) 1m4f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 6/18 2¼ 8-6 45100C55A Alan Persse 33/1
24 Aug 19+71d Killarney ML Lynch Apprentice Handicap 1m6f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 6/9 ½ 8-0 4580A51A Alan Persse 33/1
14 Jun 19+12d Cork Hothouse Flowers Play After Racing Maiden 1m2f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 15/17 2 10-1 —54C67C Shane B Kelly 100/1
02 Jun 19+210d Listowel BetVictor Guaranteed Run For Your Money (C & G) Maiden 1m · Yielding · 8 ran 7/8 8½ 9-9 —83C48C Alan Persse 66/1
2018 · 2 runs
04 Nov 18+15d Naas JF Dunne Insurances Maiden 1m4f · Yielding · 15 ran 11/15 1 9-0 —89C56C Dylan Hogan 66/1
20 Oct 18 Leopardstown Tote Maiden 1m1f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 15/22 shd 9-0 —57C48C Dylan Hogan 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Bad Loans won?
Big Bad Loans (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2018 and 2020.
Who trained Big Bad Loans?
Big Bad Loans (IRE) was trained by Eamonn O'Connell on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 4 January 2020.
Who is Big Bad Loans's sire?
Big Bad Loans (IRE) is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Criss Eria (FR), whose sire is Diableneyev.
What is Big Bad Loans's official rating?
Big Bad Loans (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 45.
What is Big Bad Loans's sire's record?
Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Apr 2009 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big Bad Loans's siblings?
Out of Criss Eria (FR), Big Bad Loans (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Elizabeth Flynn (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Elizabeth Flynn (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2018. 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.