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Horse profile

Big Bang De Loire (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2019) · Last trainer Giles Smyly · Last owner David Maxwell
by Califet (FR) out of Grischa (FR) (Septieme Ciel)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Feb 2019 — 2,806 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2019 Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Big Bang De Loire (FR) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 4th of 8 at Plumpton (Nov 2017). Last raced off 96, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating96↓ 19lb off peak
96 96–115

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Fontwell, 17 May 2018

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 3 figures · best 86A · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f272A62—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 17 May 2018 Official rating 96 at the last run, 27 Feb 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 3 figures · best 94A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f294B91—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 7 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
Califet (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,802 runs since May 2008 (399 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.2—
Good to Firm451124.4%+12.6—
Good1,01913112.9%+1.10 from 3
Good to Soft7028712.4%+0.60 from 2
Soft1,37014310.4%−1.40 from 2
Heavy6217111.4%−0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)3912.6%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f6116.7%+4.9—
1m – 1m1f18316.7%+4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f651523.1%+11.3—
1m5f – 2m1,20614812.3%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1,66118611.2%−0.60 from 4
2m5f – 3m6937310.5%−1.30 from 4
Over 3m1522214.5%+2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grischa (FR) (Septieme Ciel)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Espoir De Loire (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m1½f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Espoir De Loire (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Espoir De Loire (FR)822m4½f–2m5fClass 4
Vertige De Loire (FR)1112m1½f—
All In De Loire (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Enghien (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr David Maxwell 7 0 0% −7.00
Alain De Chitray 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 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
2019 · 2 runs
27 Feb 19+10d Wincanton Frome Scaffolding Group Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-4 96—— Mr David Maxwell 16/1
17 Feb 19+80d Huntingdon Download The MansionBet App Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-3 96—— Mr David Maxwell 16/1
2018 · 3 runs
29 Nov 18+196d Warwick Play The Saturday 7 At colossusbets.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-9 101—— Mr David Maxwell 25/1
17 May 18+12d Fontwell Westbourne Racing Club Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m5½f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 3 12-0 11186A94A Mr David Maxwell 8/1
05 May 18+139d Hexham Eve Aitchison Heart Of All England 'Grassroots' Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 12-0 111—— Mr David Maxwell 16/1
2017 · 2 runs
17 Dec 17+27d Southwell Suzanne Gilbert 50th Birthday Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 4 11-6 11172A94B Mr David Maxwell 14/1
20 Nov 17+994d Plumpton Watch Race Replays On Attheraces.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 33 11-5 11552C88C Mr David Maxwell 25/1
2015 · 1 run
02 Mar 15 Enghien (FR) Prix Avranchin (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1f · Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 ¾ 10-6 ——— Alain De Chitray 36/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Bang De Loire won?
Big Bang De Loire (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2015 and 2019.
Who trained Big Bang De Loire?
Big Bang De Loire (FR) was trained by Giles Smyly on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 27 February 2019.
Who is Big Bang De Loire's sire?
Big Bang De Loire (FR) is by Califet (FR) out of Grischa (FR), whose sire is Septieme Ciel.
What is Big Bang De Loire's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 27 February 2019. The highest on record is 115.
What is Big Bang De Loire's sire's record?
Califet (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,802 runs since May 2008 (399 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big Bang De Loire's siblings?
Out of Grischa (FR), Big Bang De Loire (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Espoir De Loire (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Espoir De Loire (FR)). The wins came over 2m1½f–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2015. 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.