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Horse profile

Big Fella Thanks (GB)

15yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer Tom George · Last owner T R George
by Primitive Rising (USA) out of Nunsdream (GB) (Derrylin)
41 runs · 14 courses · from Jan 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 May 2017 — 3,469 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 8 wins · 7 courses Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile

Big Fella Thanks (GB) is 8 from 41, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Raymond Mould Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Newbury (Mar 2010). Hasn't won since Apr 2016. Last raced off 125, 29lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 41 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 29lb off peak
Official rating125↓ 29lb off peak
125 116–154

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 65 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield, 20 Feb 2017

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 65B · median 61.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 135A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 6 Apr 2017 Official rating 125 at the last run, 5 May 2017

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 35 figures · best 155A · median 125
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft10146A136—
Soft10155A125—
Heavy9137C128—
Good6137A123.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m22155A125—
2m1f – 2m4f8146A132.5—
Over 3m5134A123—

Of 41 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 41 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
Primitive Rising (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 292 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.4—
Good to Firm38718.4%+6.8—
Good8778%−3.61 from 9
Good to Soft5823.4%−8.21 from 13
Soft611016.4%+4.84 from 10
Heavy47714.9%+3.32 from 9
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m3525.7%−5.9—
2m1f – 2m4f991414.1%+2.53 from 9
2m5f – 3m1121311.6%05 from 24
Over 3m46510.9%−0.70 from 8

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

Dam
Nunsdream (GB) (Derrylin)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nomadic Dreamer (GB)130——
Winning Habit (GB)60——
Inkpen (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 13 1 8% −4.00
Soft 10 4 40% +7.05
Good 9 1 11% −2.00
Heavy 9 2 22% −3.92

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 17 2 12% −2.50
Class 2 12 1 8% −5.00
Class 6 7 3 43% +5.08
Class 4 4 2 50% +0.55
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 10 0 0% −10.00
Cheltenham 5 1 20% +2.00
Newbury 5 1 20% +4.00
Wincanton 4 2 50% +4.83
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton 3 0 0% −3.00
Doncaster 2 1 50% +3.50
Taunton 2 1 50% −0.70
Chepstow 2 1 50% +1.25
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 1 100% +2.25
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 24 5 21% +0.05
2m1f – 2m4f 9 3 33% +5.08
Over 3m 8 0 0% −8.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Brennan 9 1 11% −2.00
Mr Noel George 7 2 29% +3.25
R Walsh 5 1 20% −3.70
Graham Lee 4 0 0% −4.00
Sam Thomas 4 1 25% −0.75
Christian Williams 3 1 33% +2.50
Barry Geraghty 2 1 50% +7.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr William Biddick 1 1 100% +0.83
Rhys Flint 1 0 0% −1.00
Aodhagan Conlon 1 0 0% −1.00
Alain Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dominic Elsworth 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 20 4 20% −0.92
None 18 4 22% +1.05
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 4 2 50% +6.25
2015 4 1 25% −2.17
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 6 1 17% +1.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 5 1 20% +4.00
2009 4 1 25% +1.50
2008 7 2 29% −2.45

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 38 6 16% −4.42
Hurdle 3 2 67% +1.55

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
2017 · 3 runs
05 May 17+29d Cheltenham GX Landrover Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m5f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-11 125—— Mr Noel George 9/4J
06 Apr 17+45d Aintree Randox Health Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 28 ran 3/28 1½ 12-0 11658B135A Mr Noel George 40/1
20 Feb 17+299d Lingfield TTS Networks 'Grassroots' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m4f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 3 12-1 12065B128B Mr Noel George 11/10F
2016 · 4 runs
27 Apr 16+28d Cheltenham Brian Babbage Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-9 120—127A Mr Noel George 6/1
30 Mar 16+28d Exeter Totnes And Bridgetown Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m3f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-9 127—122B Mr Noel George 9/4F
02 Mar 16+25d Wincanton Betfair Switching Saddles Hunters' Chase (For The Dick Woodhouse Trophy) Class 6 · 2m4f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 29 11-11 130—110B Mr Noel George 15/8
06 Feb 16+303d Wetherby Kenneth Foster 60th Birthday Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 3m · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 21 11-7 135—113B Mr Noel George 7/2
2015 · 4 runs
09 Apr 15+43d Aintree Crabbie's Fox Hunters' Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 29 ran 8/29 1¼ 12-0 138—111C Mr Derek O'Connor 8/1
25 Feb 15+32d Wincanton Dick And Sue Woodhouse Memorial Open Hunters' Chase (For The Dick Woodhouse Trophy) Class 6 · 2m4f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 12-8 138—137C Mr William Biddick 5/6F
24 Jan 15+21d Cheltenham freebets.com Trophy Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 2m5f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 ¾ 10-13 135—125A Paddy Brennan 25/1
03 Jan 15+274d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m4f · Heavy · 6 ran 6/6 1¼ 11-8 139—119B Rhys Flint 17/2
2014 · 3 runs
04 Apr 14+44d Aintree Crabbie's Supporting Everton In The Community Topham Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (National Course) Class 1 · 2m5f · Good · 30 ran 7/30 11 10-12 141—121A Paddy Brennan 10/1
19 Feb 14+32d Doncaster Betdaq 25 No Lose Mobile Bet Doncaster Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 4½ 11-10 144—137A Paddy Brennan 10/1
18 Jan 14+42d Ascot Sodexo Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m5f · Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 12 11-7 149—114C Aodhagan Conlon 7/1
2013 · 6 runs
07 Dec 13+35d Aintree Betfred Becher Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m2f · Soft · 22 ran 7/22 2½ 11-8 151—134A Paddy Brennan 25/1
02 Nov 13+199d Ascot United House Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m · Good To Soft · 16 ran 12/16 24 11-12 153—120C Alain Cawley 33/1
17 Apr 13+11d Cheltenham Macmillan Cancer Support Silver Trophy Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 32 10-9 154—111C Paddy Brennan 14/1
06 Apr 13+35d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 4m2½f · Good To Soft · 40 ran UR/40 — 11-6 154—— Denis O'Regan 33/1
02 Mar 13+56d Newbury StanJames Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 5 11-12 154—146A Paddy Brennan 9/1
05 Jan 13+28d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m5f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-12 145—155A Paddy Brennan 6/1
2012 · 2 runs
08 Dec 12+42d Aintree Betfred Becher Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 3m2f · Heavy · 16 ran 3/16 1¾ 11-1 145—134A Paddy Brennan 7/1
27 Oct 12+567d Aintree Betfred Mobile Sports Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m1f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-12 145—— Paddy Brennan 5/2F
2011 · 3 runs
09 Apr 11+35d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 4m4f · Good · 40 ran 7/40 13 11-1 151—123C Graham Lee 12/1
05 Mar 11+14d Newbury Wiltshire County Show Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 4/15 shd 11-12 149—142A Graham Lee 8/1
19 Feb 11+84d Ascot Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 2m5f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 11-7 151—125B Dominic Elsworth 14/1
2010 · 5 runs
27 Nov 10+19d Newbury Hennessy Gold Cup Chase (Handicap) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 18 ran F/18 — 10-0 151—— Graham Lee 14/1
08 Nov 10+212d Carlisle Weatherbys Bank Graduation Chase Class 2 · 3m½f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 1 11-10 151—137B Graham Lee 5/1
10 Apr 10+35d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 4m4f · Good · 40 ran 4/40 3 10-12 146—118A Barry Geraghty 10/1J
06 Mar 10+22d Newbury Raymond Mould Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-1 146—144A Barry Geraghty 8/1
12 Feb 10+45d Kempton Betdaq The Betting Exchange Graduation Chase Class 2 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran UR/5 — 11-7 146—— R Walsh 3/1
2009 · 4 runs
29 Dec 09+269d Newbury Bathwick Tyres Mandarin Graduation Chase Class 2 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 23 11-7 150—125B R Walsh 11/4
04 Apr 09+42d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Handicap) Grade 3 Class 1 · 4m4f · Good To Soft · 40 ran 6/40 4 11-1 149—121A Christian Williams 14/1
21 Feb 09+28d Kempton Racing Post Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 3m · Good · 20 ran 3/20 1¼ 11-1 149—137A R Walsh 7/2F
24 Jan 09+28d Doncaster Sky Bet Chase (Listed Handicap) (formerly the Great Yorkshire Chase) Class 1 · 3m · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-2 136—137A Christian Williams 9/2
2008 · 7 runs
27 Dec 08+16d Kempton Stanjamesuk.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m · Good · 18 ran UR/18 — 11-11 136—— Christian Williams 10/1
11 Dec 08+26d Taunton Charmed Hole Publications Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m7f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 shd 11-1 136—122B Sam Thomas 1/4F
15 Nov 08+21d Cheltenham Sir Tristram Ricketts Novices' Chase Class 2 · 3m½f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 11 10-13 150—117B R Walsh 11/8F
25 Oct 08+190d Chepstow Bet On Breeders' Cup At Totesport.com Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 nk 11-4 150—124B Sam Thomas 4/6F
18 Apr 08+80d Ayr Tam O'Shanter Poppyscotland Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3¼ 11-12 130—142B Sam Thomas 4/1
29 Jan 08+24d Taunton Staple Fitzpaine Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 126—134A R Walsh 3/10F
05 Jan 08 Chepstow Jenkinsons Caterers Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 15 ran 1/15 11-7 144—134A Sam Thomas 9/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Big Fella Thanks won?
Big Fella Thanks (GB) won 8 of 41 archived starts between 2008 and 2017, a strike rate of 19.5%. Placed 21 times in total (51.2% of starts).
Who trained Big Fella Thanks?
Big Fella Thanks (GB) was trained by Tom George on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 5 May 2017.
Who is Big Fella Thanks's sire?
Big Fella Thanks (GB) is by Primitive Rising (USA) out of Nunsdream (GB), whose sire is Derrylin.
What going does Big Fella Thanks prefer?
Big Fella Thanks (GB) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 10 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 Fella Thanks's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 5 May 2017. The highest on record is 154.
What is Big Fella Thanks's sire's record?
Primitive Rising (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 292 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big Fella Thanks's siblings?
Out of Nunsdream (GB), Big Fella Thanks (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.