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Horse profile

Big Bad Tyson (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2016) · Last trainer F Costello · Last owner F Costello
by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Suspiria (IRE) (Glenstal)
18 runs · 11 courses · from Jul 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Dec 2016 — 3,611 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2016 · 12th of 14 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Big Bad Tyson (IRE) is yet to win from 18 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 16 at Fairyhouse (Sep 2010). Last raced off 45, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 17lb off peak
45 45–62

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Flat 2 figures · best 61C · median 52.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f261C52.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 36A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 12 Sep 2016 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 7 Dec 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 89C the best of the last 1 rated run · Tipperary, 7 Oct 2014

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 16 figures · best 76A · median 38
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft771A27—
Good to Soft365A48—
Standard (AW)228C27.5—
Good276A58—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1176A44—
Under 6f341C40—
1m – 1m1f233A30—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 18 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 18 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19315.8%+7—
Good to Firm665639.5%+0.70 from 1
Good1,046908.6%−0.20 from 3
Good to Soft4835210.8%+20 from 3
Soft863859.8%+10 from 8
Heavy299217%−1.80 from 1
Standard (AW)1,192907.6%−1.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f193189.3%+0.50 from 3
6f – 7f1,106867.8%−10 from 12
1m – 1m1f1,0841019.3%+0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,03311010.6%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m766587.6%−1.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f287227.7%−1.1—
2m5f – 3m9188.8%0—
Over 3m8112.5%+3.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Suspiria (IRE) (Glenstal)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Islanmore (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Situla (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Islanmore (IRE)2011m½f—
Situla (IRE)1417fClass 6
Miss Martinstown (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 4 0 0% −4.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 12 0 0% −12.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Karen Kenny 5 0 0% −5.00
Seamie Heffernan 5 0 0% −5.00
Ben Curtis 2 0 0% −2.00
Gavin Faulkner 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
E/S 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 17 0 0% −17.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2016 · 5 runs
07 Dec 16+76d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 1½ 8-4 4561C28C Karen Kenny 50/1
22 Sep 16+10d Curragh Racing Academy & Irish School Of Farriery Handicap (45-65) 6f · Soft · 27 ran 22/27 ¾ 8-1 4544C26C Karen Kenny 50/1
12 Sep 16+19d Listowel Feale Handicap (45-65) 6.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 2 8-1 45—36A Karen Kenny 50/1
24 Aug 16+22d Bellewstown Eva-tec Ltd Handicap (45-65) 8f · Yielding · 15 ran 13/15 1½ 8-1 45—27A Karen Kenny 66/1
02 Aug 16+654d Cork Follow Us On Twitter Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 6f · Yielding · 13 ran 12/13 6½ 8-1 45—13A Karen Kenny 66/1
2014 · 3 runs
18 Oct 14+11d Cork Social Package Handicap (47-65) 5f · Soft · 14 ran 13/14 ½ 8-13 47—26C Gavin Faulkner 25/1
07 Oct 14+18d Tipperary Join The Tipperary Supporter's Club 2015 (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 15 ran 14/15 15 11-4 ——89C Sean Flanagan 33/1
19 Sep 14+315d Listowel John & Terry Moriarty Memorial Handicap (47-65) 6.5f · Yielding · 14 ran UR/14 — 8-0 47—— Kieran Noonan 33/1
2013 · 1 run
08 Nov 13+869d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 6f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 3 8-10 47—27C Wayne Lordan 16/1
2011 · 2 runs
23 Jun 11+13d Tipperary Jogforjockeys.ie Handicap (47-65) 7.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 nk 8-12 57—65A Ben Curtis 20/1
10 Jun 11+242d Navan www.navangolfclub.ie Handicap (47-65) 8f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 14/18 4½ 9-2 57—33A Seamie Heffernan 20/1
2010 · 7 runs
11 Oct 10+12d Curragh Trm Excellence In Equine Nutrition Nursery Handicap (50-75) 7f · Yielding · 23 ran 17/23 hd 8-7 61—44A Chris Hayes 12/1
29 Sep 10+10d Sligo www.countysligoraces.com Nursery Handicap (50-70) 6.5f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 5/16 1 8-13 62—69A Seamie Heffernan 9/2J
19 Sep 10+9d Fairyhouse Enable Ireland North East Nursery Handicap (50-80) 7f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 1½ 8-1 59—71A Ben Curtis 25/1
10 Sep 10+19d Down Royal Lunn's The Jewellers Diamond Nursery Handicap (50-75) 7f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 10/14 shd 8-3 62—48A Sam James 12/1
22 Aug 10+21d Cork Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 5f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 2½ 9-3 62—40A Seamie Heffernan 9/1
01 Aug 10+11d Cork Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 6f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 5 9-3 ——76A Seamie Heffernan 50/1
21 Jul 10 Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 11/13 1¾ 9-3 ——41C Seamie Heffernan 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Bad Tyson won?
Big Bad Tyson (IRE) has yet to win, from 18 archived starts between 2010 and 2016. Placed 1 time in total (5.6% of starts).
Who trained Big Bad Tyson?
Big Bad Tyson (IRE) was trained by F Costello on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 7 December 2016.
Who is Big Bad Tyson's sire?
Big Bad Tyson (IRE) is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Suspiria (IRE), whose sire is Glenstal.
What is Big Bad Tyson's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 7 December 2016. The highest on record is 62.
What is Big Bad Tyson's sire's record?
Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big Bad Tyson's siblings?
Out of Suspiria (IRE), Big Bad Tyson (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Islanmore (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Situla (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.