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Horse profile

Big City Roller (GB)

8yo gelding · Trainer Charlie Longsdon · Owner Old Gold Racing 17
by Cityscape (GB) out of Wise Little Girl (GB) (Singspiel)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 4 wins · 4 courses Last run 16 Mar 2026 · 1st of 8 Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile

Big City Roller is 4 from 7 on turf, with all four wins gained on a first visit to the course. He won the Class 3 Welsh Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Ffos Las in Mar 2026, making all four of his victories in handicaps or novices events between 2m1f and 3m on soft or heavy ground. The gelding, by Cityscape out of a Singspiel mare, won last time out at Ffos Las in Mar 2026 when prominent and last raced off his career-high mark of 125.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent OR at career high
Official rating125At career-high mark
125 115–125

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 116 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Carlisle, 26 Oct 2023

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 2 figures · best 116C · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 135C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 5 Feb 2026 Official rating 125 at the last run, 16 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 7 figures · best 141C · median 131
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Heavy3141C1351 run · —
Soft2131A1311 run · —
Good to Soft2126A121.52 runs · 126 / 121.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4141C1332 runs · 135 / 130.5
2m5f – 3m3131A1252 runs · 131 / 124

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 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 5 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Prominent 3 (60%) · 2 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (40%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Cityscape (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 2,992 runs since Jan 2008 (213 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm12216.7%+7.7—
Good to Firm396379.3%+0.3—
Good608416.7%−2.3—
Good to Soft378318.2%−0.80 from 2
Soft377277.2%−1.82 from 2
Heavy1141311.4%+2.42 from 3
Standard (AW)1,10711910.7%+1.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f781215.4%+6.4—
6f – 7f570518.9%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f799799.9%+0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f925849.1%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m451327.1%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f128107.8%−1.23 from 4
2m5f – 3m3725.4%−3.61 from 3
Over 3m400%−9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Wise Little Girl (GB) (Singspiel)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Wise Maiden (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Wise Maiden (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wise Maiden (GB)112m1fClass 4
Amidnightstar (GB)512m3½fClass 4
Hurricane's Girl (GB)60——
Fiance Fiasco (GB)60——
Behomebymidnight (GB)10——
A Midnight Kiss (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 2 67% +4.00
Soft 2 2 100% +14.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 3 75% +9.50
Class 3 3 1 33% +6.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +8.50
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 1 100% +3.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 1 100% +2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +5.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 3 75% +9.50
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +6.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 2 50% +5.50
Cheekpieces 3 2 67% +10.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 2 50% +9.50
2025 1 1 100% +2.00
2023 2 1 50% +4.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 3 75% +12.50
Hurdle 3 1 33% +3.50

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 · 4 runs
16 Mar 26+17d Ffos Las Sarnau Stables Joins Barry Murphy Racing 'Welsh Gold Cup' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran Handy early - went in front 2nd - lost front spot before 3rd - back in command but knocked about at 5th - scratchy jump 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - battled to the line and hung on by a whisker 1/8 11-10 125—131A Lilly Pinchin 17/2
27 Feb 26+22d Newbury Cheltenham Specials Made Simple At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed into third after the 9th before fading approaching 3 out - dropped away steadily and finished well beaten in 6th 6/9 7 11-9 125116C117C Lilly Pinchin 16/1
05 Feb 26+27d Lingfield Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 4 ran Pulled hard in the chasing pack - lost ground when the tempo lifted before the 9th - progress to challenge at the front 3 out - assumed sole command 2 out - drew away and kept on strongly up the run-in 1/4 12-2 122—135C Lilly Pinchin 3/1
09 Jan 26+317d Exeter Download The PricedUp App Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Up with the pace early - pressed aside before the 5th - dropped back and jumped poorly 2 out - closed on the winner approaching the last but blundered there - faded and fifth 5/10 6 11-12 123—126A Lilly Pinchin 8/1
2025 · 1 run
26 Feb 25+445d Bangor-on-Dee Bangor-On-Dee Occasion Package Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 4 ran Handy in 3rd - moved up to 2nd at the 5th - blundered 7th - pressing for the lead 4 out - in front after the 3rd last and quickly asserted - kept on well to win 1/4 11-2 115—141C Lilly Pinchin 2/1
2023 · 2 runs
09 Dec 23+44d Chepstow Coral Racing Club Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 19 11-7 ——125A Lilly Pinchin 9/2
26 Oct 23 Carlisle Rhino.Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-11 —116A131A Lilly Pinchin 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Big City Roller won?
Big City Roller (GB) won 4 of 7 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 57.1%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
Who trains Big City Roller?
Big City Roller (GB) is trained by Charlie Longsdon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 March 2026.
Who is Big City Roller's sire?
Big City Roller (GB) is by Cityscape (GB) out of Wise Little Girl (GB), whose sire is Singspiel.
What going does Big City Roller prefer?
Big City Roller (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Big City Roller's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 16 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Big City Roller's sire's record?
Cityscape (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 2,992 runs since Jan 2008 (213 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big City Roller's siblings?
Out of Wise Little Girl (GB), Big City Roller (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Wise Maiden (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Wise Maiden (GB)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2023. 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.