Big Cigar (IRE)
Big Cigar is 2 from 7 with both wins at Class 4 level. He won the John Smiths Nursery at York in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 84 on good to firm ground and a maiden at Newcastle on the all-weather in May 2026, both over 6f to 7f. The colt, by Havana Grey, has raced prominently in most of his starts and finished 6 of 6 at Doncaster in Oct 2026 when last seen off an official rating of 92. He has won once from three starts at York.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 2 (28.6%)Placed
- −0.50£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 2.49Fair A/E n=6 · 1.84 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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 110
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 110A | 88 | 3 runs · 110 / 88 |
| Soft | 2 | 88A | 80 | 2 runs · 88 / 80 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 110A | 87 | 6 runs · 110 / 87 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 25 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 May 2026
- Prominent 3 (43%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (29%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.3% from 104. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.2% from 411.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | +14 | — |
| Good to Firm | 924 | 144 | 15.6% | +2.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 1,103 | 148 | 13.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 415 | 44 | 10.6% | −2.7 | — |
| Soft | 432 | 54 | 12.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 88 | 7 | 8% | −5.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,567 | 203 | 13% | −0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,367 | 218 | 15.9% | +2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,658 | 329 | 12.4% | −0.9 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 411 | 42 | 10.2% | −3.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 104 | 17 | 16.3% | +3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Under 6f | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 26+13d | Doncaster | William Hill Extra Places Every Day Nursery Handicap Stakes mid-pack early - under pressure over 2f out - soon faded out of contention - finished 6th | 6/6 | 6½ | 9-9 | 92 | 72C | 67C | Oisin Orr | 15/2 |
| 10 Oct 26+52d | York | Sky Bet Rockingham Stakes (Listed Race) Prominent early - pushed along 2f out - faded inside final furlong to finish 7th | 7/10 | 2½ | 9-3 | 93 | 88A | 81A | Oisin Orr | 7/1 |
| 19 Aug 26+20d | York | Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3) drifted right at the break - settled at the back of the field - lost touch and toiled from 2f out - drifted left under pressure inside final furlong and had no more to give | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 94 | 63A | 86A | Oisin Orr | 33/1 |
| 30 Jul 26+19d | Goodwood | Markel Richmond Stakes (Group 2) Tracked mid-pack early - urged for effort with 2f left but unable to land a challenge - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish seventh | 7/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 93 | 110A | 93A | Oisin Orr | 22/1 |
| 11 Jul 26+42d | York | John Smith's Nursery Sat behind the pace - came under a drive to go on over 1f out - wandered left but driven out to continue firmly to the line | 1/8 | 9-9 | 84 | 88A | 109A | Oisin Orr | 5/2F | |
| 30 May 26+11d | Beverley | Beverley Two Year Old Trophy EBF Conditions Stakes Settled towards the back - boxed in 2f out then eased through middle of track to close a touch approaching final furlong - lost placings and dropped away close home | 5/9 | 1¼ | 9-6 | — | 82A | 96A | Oisin Orr | 11/2 |
| 19 May 26 | Newcastle (AW) | Sunday Lunch At The Border Minstrel Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Slid left at the off - settled mid-pack - roused into action with 2f left - surged through inside final 2f and swung left as pressed into the front spot entering the last furlong - stayed on strongly to score | 1/7 | 9-7 | — | 86A | 92B | Oisin Orr | 2/1F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Big Cigar won?
- Big Cigar (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trains Big Cigar?
- Big Cigar (IRE) is trained by Richard & Peter Fahey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 October 2026.
- Who is Big Cigar's sire?
- Big Cigar (IRE) is by Havana Grey (GB) out of Barbanera (GER), whose sire is Showcasing.
- What going does Big Cigar prefer?
- Big Cigar (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Big Cigar's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 23 October 2026. The highest on record is 94.
- What is Big Cigar's sire's record?
- Havana Grey (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.3% from 104. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.2% from 411.