Big Chou (IRE)
Big Chou won two of seven starts over hurdles between Nov 2023 and Dec 2024. Both wins came at Fairyhouse over 2m1f – 2m4f, on good ground in Oct 2024 and on soft ground in the Close Brothers Rated Novice Hurdle the following month off an official rating of 116. The gelding, by Youmzain out of an unraced Flemensfirth mare, was last seen when held off a career-high mark of 124 at Leopardstown in Dec 2024.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- +5.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 3.11Fair A/E n=7 · 2.48 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 69dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 115
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 123B | 119 | — |
| Good | 2 | 116B | 113.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 123B | 115.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 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 5 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 3 (60%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,738 runs since Jan 2008 (211 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 50 | 6 | 12% | +3.4 | — |
| Good | 385 | 43 | 11.2% | +2.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 264 | 15 | 5.7% | −2.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 434 | 33 | 7.6% | −1 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 197 | 17 | 8.6% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 407 | 36 | 8.8% | +0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +16.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 95 | 14 | 14.7% | +6.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 354 | 28 | 7.9% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 430 | 31 | 7.2% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 381 | 38 | 10% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 376 | 31 | 8.2% | −0.4 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 6 | 6.7% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +2.5 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Skerry Hill (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Skerry Hill (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skerry Hill (IRE) | 2 | 2 | 2m–2m1f | Class 2 |
| Mighty Meggsie (IRE) | 18 | 2 | 2m–2m1f | — |
| Baby Chou (IRE) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 2 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Ewing | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Mr Finn Tegetmeier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 24+29d | Leopardstown | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-130) Held a forward position early - settled just behind the pace then sixth at the 4th - stumbled and fell 2 out while under pressure in sixth | F/12 | — | 11-3 | 124 | — | — | Conor Stone-Walsh | 9/1 |
| 30 Nov 24+14d | Fairyhouse | Close Brothers Rated Novice Hurdle Sat handy behind the front group - moved into 4th turning for home - urged into 3rd two out - hit front approaching last - kept going strongly to score with ease | 1/12 | 10-13 | 116 | 115A | 132A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 6/1 | |
| 16 Nov 24+28d | Navan | Lisadell Equine Hospital Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Held in the pack early - unbalanced at the opener and blundered the 4th - driven on approaching 3 out - moved into third 2 out but unable to threaten leader - still fourth at the last - held to the finish without a fightback | 4/19 | 7 | 12-0 | 116 | 112B | 121A | Sam Ewing | 8/1 |
| 19 Oct 24+12d | Limerick | Focus Capital Novice Hurdle (Listed) Held up near the back and clumsy at the 1st and 5th - 7th at halfway - urged forward after 3 out - down in 6th before the final two - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth | 6/8 | 1½ | 10-12 | — | 111A | 111B | Sam Ewing | 8/1 |
| 07 Oct 24+303d | Fairyhouse | Buy Now & Save With The Winter Festival Real Deal Bundle Maiden Hurdle Handy in early stages - settled just off the pace through mid-race - improved into contention by the 7th - closed up after 5 out - into second 3 out - hit the front approaching the last two and stayed on strongly to the line | 1/14 | 11-4 | — | 116B | 131A | Sam Ewing | 4/1 | |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 23+27d | Navan | Timeless Sash Windows Flat Race | 5/10 | 15 | 11-7 | — | — | 96C | Mr Finn Tegetmeier | 7/1 |
| 12 Nov 23 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | 4/14 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | 123B | 132A | Sam Ewing | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Big Chou won?
- Big Chou (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trained Big Chou?
- Big Chou (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 29 December 2024.
- Who is Big Chou's sire?
- Big Chou (IRE) is by Youmzain (IRE) out of Angel Lopez (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What is Big Chou's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 29 December 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Big Chou's sire's record?
- Youmzain (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,738 runs since Jan 2008 (211 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Big Chou's siblings?
- Out of Angel Lopez (IRE), Big Chou (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Skerry Hill (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Skerry Hill (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.