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Horse profile

Big Bold Ben (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2005) · Last trainer Mrs Annette McMahon-Reidy · Last owner Ceolans Syndicate
by Ridgewood Ben (GB) out of Classic Difference (IRE) (Classic Secret I)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Sep 2005 — 7,698 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2005 Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Big Bold Ben (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 77C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Cork, 12 Jun 2005 Official rating 78 at the last run, 29 Sep 2005

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 2 figures · best 77C · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 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
Ridgewood Ben (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 146 runs since Jan 2008 (22 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−9.6—
Good to Firm1700%−9.60 from 2
Good5723.5%−6.1—
Good to Soft29620.7%+11.10 from 1
Soft25416%+6.40 from 1
Heavy17211.8%+2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m63914.3%+4.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f5747%−2.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m2414.2%−5.40 from 1
Over 3m200%−9.6—

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
Classic Difference (IRE) (Classic Secret I)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Donnellan (IRE)50——
Rinnwood Lass (IRE)100——
Rinnwood Bobby (IRE)20——
Rinnwood Jack (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adrian Lane 2 0 0% −2.00
Alan Crowe 1 0 0% −1.00
G T Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie + visor 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 4 runs
29 Sep 05+43d Thurles Holycross Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 16f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-4 78— Alan Crowe 25/1
17 Aug 05+54d Sligo Londis Supermarket Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 16f · Soft · 15 ran 14/15 25 11-1 8173C G T Hutchinson 20/1
24 Jun 05+12d Limerick Dark Horse Pub Patrickswell Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 10/18 20 11-9 —— Adrian Lane 33/1
12 Jun 05 Cork Low Low Novice Hurdle 20f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 20 10-11 —77C Adrian Lane 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Bold Ben won?
Big Bold Ben (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Big Bold Ben?
Big Bold Ben (IRE) was trained by Mrs Annette McMahon-Reidy on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 29 September 2005.
Who is Big Bold Ben's sire?
Big Bold Ben (IRE) is by Ridgewood Ben (GB) out of Classic Difference (IRE), whose sire is Classic Secret I.
What is Big Bold Ben's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 29 September 2005. The highest on record is 81.
What is Big Bold Ben's sire's record?
Ridgewood Ben (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 146 runs since Jan 2008 (22 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big Bold Ben's siblings?
Out of Classic Difference (IRE), Big Bold Ben (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2005. 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.