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Horse profile

Big Bert (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer James Owen · Owner The Rogues Gallery
by Affinisea (IRE) out of Pedulia Alba (FR) (Beat Hollow)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Last run 24 Mar 2026 Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Big Bert is a maiden who has run seven times without winning but has placed twice. His best effort came when second of six at Huntingdon in Mar 2025. He last ran at Southwell in Mar 2026 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle, where he wore first-time headgear and raced off his career-high official rating of 98. All his starts have been on turf.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Carlisle, 1 Dec 2024

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 4 figures · best 115A · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft3115A101—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3115A88—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 110B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 2 Mar 2025 Official rating 98 at the last run, 24 Mar 2026

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 114A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft3114A100—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3114A110—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 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 from 7 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Prominent 4 (57%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Affinisea (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 1,262 runs since Jan 2008 (198 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm8225%+11.9—
Good4515712.6%−0.50 from 2
Good to Soft3234313.3%+0.20 from 2
Soft3434613.4%+0.30 from 3
Heavy1351712.6%−0.5—
Standard (AW)200%−13.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f8225%+11.9—
1m5f – 2m4655211.2%−1.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5447513.8%+0.70 from 5
2m5f – 3m2103014.3%+1.20 from 1
Over 3m35617.1%+4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pedulia Alba (FR) (Beat Hollow)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alex Chadwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Tudor 1 0 0% −1.00

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

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 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
2026 · 2 runs
24 Mar 26+17d Southwell Free Bets On attheraces.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 7 ran Settled towards the back - error 3 out after being asked for effort - lost touch soon after - eased out of contention before reaching 2 out PU/7 — 11-13 98—— Alex Chadwick 11/1
07 Mar 26+135d Hereford Download The Fairplay App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 12 ran Up with the front group early - drifted left and fell back to the middle of the field 3rd - off the bridle 3 out and fading before 2 out - soon well adrift - pulled up before the last PU/12 — 11-7 ——— James Bowen 10/1
2025 · 3 runs
23 Oct 25+235d Fontwell Bet Clever BetGoodwin Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled towards the back early - brought down at the 1st BD/11 — 11-4 ——— Sean Bowen 9/2
02 Mar 25+34d Huntingdon Vic Sweeney 80th Birthday Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Dwelt at the start and dropped to the back - took a strong hold in the early stages - made ground before 4 out and moved into 3rd - under pressure 3 out but could not get to the leading two 2 out - left in 2nd at the final flight - well held 2/6 16 11-7 —83B110B Sam Twiston-Davies 9/1
27 Jan 25+27d Plumpton Prince Albert Brighton Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran Sat close to the pace until the 5th - held third spot through the middle stages - dropped away from the pace three out - drifted wide and slipped back approaching the home turn - pushed along but faded to finish well beaten in 5th 5/6 nse 11-5 —88C100C Alex Chadwick 13/2
2024 · 2 runs
31 Dec 24+30d Warwick Happy New Year From Poundland Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran Race up with the pace early - urged for effort with 3f left - lost touch approaching final furlong and dropped away late 9/12 3¼ 11-2 —101A94A Jack Tudor 13/2
01 Dec 24 Carlisle Final Fixture 15th December Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 8 ran Sat behind the pace early - drifted back through the pack - moved up on the outside into 3rd approaching 4f out - asked for effort 2f out - edged in front just over a furlong out - overtaken close home and held for 2nd 2/8 1¾ 11-2 —115A114A Sam Twiston-Davies 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has Big Bert won?
Big Bert (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trains Big Bert?
Big Bert (IRE) is trained by James Owen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 March 2026.
Who is Big Bert's sire?
Big Bert (IRE) is by Affinisea (IRE) out of Pedulia Alba (FR), whose sire is Beat Hollow.
What is Big Bert's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 24 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Big Bert's sire's record?
Affinisea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 1,262 runs since Jan 2008 (198 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 2024. 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.