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Horse profile

Big Hughie (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2010) · Last trainer Aidan Anthony Howard · Last owner Rocky Road Syndicate
by Oscar (IRE) out of Old Chapel (IRE) (Royal Fountain)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Mar 2010 — 6,075 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2010 · 7th of 9
KTB Profile

Big Hughie (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 20 Feb 2010

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 5 figures · best 88C · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good282C82—
Soft288C87.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m487C82—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Oscar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5858.6%−2.3—
Good to Firm760648.4%−2.50 from 1
Good4,65847910.3%−0.60 from 2
Good to Soft2,80435812.8%+1.9—
Soft5,00654010.8%−0.10 from 2
Heavy3,15234510.9%0—
Standard (AW)1051918.1%+7.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f6116.7%+5.8—
1m – 1m1f7228.6%+17.7—
1m2f – 1m4f9088.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m4,43951411.6%+0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f5,91263010.7%−0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m4,99653710.7%−0.20 from 4
Over 3m1,09311810.8%−0.1—

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
Old Chapel (IRE) (Royal Fountain)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Follow The Swallow (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m2f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Follow The Swallow (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Follow The Swallow (IRE)3442m2f–3m1fClass 3
Somersby Bay (IRE)50——
Emijo (IRE)20——
Jodie's Dream (IRE)20——
Pyro (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
L McNiff 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr J P McKeown 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Bolger 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr C Cully 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2010 · 3 runs
17 Mar 10+10d Down Royal Baileys Irish Cream Beginners Chase 3m · Good · 9 ran 7/9 27 11-9 82C Mr J P McKeown 33/1
07 Mar 10+15d Naas Lakelands Maiden Hurdle 3m · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 15/18 30 11-7 87C L McNiff 50/1
20 Feb 10+625d Fairyhouse Early Bird Discounted Tickets For Easter Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 25 ran 17/25 30 11-5 88C L McNiff 33/1
2008 · 2 runs
05 Jun 08+44d Tipperary Xpress Stop Beginners Chase (Div 1) 2m7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 7 11-7 72C Mark Bolger 14/1
22 Apr 08 Punchestown DNG Nationwide Chase (Ladies Perpetual Cup) 3m · Good · 25 ran 9/25 10 11-0 82C Mr C Cully 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Hughie won?
Big Hughie (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2008 and 2010.
Who trained Big Hughie?
Big Hughie (IRE) was trained by Aidan Anthony Howard on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 17 March 2010.
Who is Big Hughie's sire?
Big Hughie (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Old Chapel (IRE), whose sire is Royal Fountain.
What is Big Hughie's sire's record?
Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
Who are Big Hughie's siblings?
Out of Old Chapel (IRE), Big Hughie (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Follow The Swallow (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Follow The Swallow (IRE)). The wins came over 2m2f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 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.