Big Eared Fran (IRE)
Big Eared Fran (IRE) is 2 from 10, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the E.B.F. Paddy Power 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final at Sandown (Mar 2009). Hasn't won since Mar 2009. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 128, 9lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–10Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 4 (40%)Placed
- +2.50£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.66Fair A/E n=10 · 1.31 incl. margin
- 137Highest OR
- 90dBetween runs (median)longest 983 d
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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 831 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.4% from 298. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 20.7% from 217. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.5% from 168.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 159 | 19 | 11.9% | +0.3 | — |
| Good | 167 | 18 | 10.8% | −0.8 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 80 | 4 | 5% | −6.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 84 | 5 | 6% | −5.6 | — |
| Heavy | 27 | 2 | 7.4% | −4.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 298 | 46 | 15.4% | +3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | −9.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 168 | 11 | 6.5% | −5.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 150 | 12 | 8% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 217 | 45 | 20.7% | +9.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 164 | 21 | 12.8% | +1.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 67 | 3 | 4.5% | −7.1 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | −2.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +21.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Spifer (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6½f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Spifer (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spifer (IRE) | 38 | 3 | 1m2f–1m4f | Class 3 |
| Bardd (IRE) | 44 | 2 | 1m5½f–2m | Class 4 |
| The New Black (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 6½f–7f | Class 4 |
| Spieta (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Plymouth Rock (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Bells Life (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 2 | 100% | +10.50 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Farrelly | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew J McNamara | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Tom Scudamore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Killoran | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Big Eared Fran won?
- Big Eared Fran (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2007 and 2012, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Big Eared Fran?
- Big Eared Fran (IRE) was trained by E J O'Grady on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 5 May 2012.
- Who is Big Eared Fran's sire?
- Big Eared Fran (IRE) is by Danehill (USA) out of Zarawa (IRE), whose sire is Kahyasi.
- What going does Big Eared Fran prefer?
- Big Eared Fran (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Big Eared Fran's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 5 May 2012. The highest on record is 137.
- What is Big Eared Fran's sire's record?
- Danehill (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 831 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.4% from 298. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 20.7% from 217. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.5% from 168.
- Who are Big Eared Fran's siblings?
- Out of Zarawa (IRE), Big Eared Fran (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Spifer (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Spifer (IRE)). The wins came over 6½f–2m. As at Nov 2026.