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Horse profile

Big Jim McCullagh (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2011) · Last trainer J Woods · Last owner Strawberry Bar Syndicate
by Aristocracy (IRE) out of Country Dancing (GB) (Thatching)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Aug 2011 — 5,568 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2011 · 7th of 11 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Big Jim McCullagh (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts.

Based on 8 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 84C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 6 Aug 2011 Official rating 74 at the last run, 6 Aug 2011

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 7 figures · best 101C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft5101C87—
Good280C77.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m4101C82.5—
2m1f – 2m4f398A84—

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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
Aristocracy (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 73 runs since Jan 2008 (11 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−8.2—
Good to Firm10330%+21.80 from 1
Good1815.6%−2.60 from 2
Good to Soft1417.1%−1.1—
Soft2114.8%−3.40 from 5
Heavy900%−8.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m5120%+11.8—
2m1f – 2m4f3213.1%−5.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m2727.4%−0.80 from 5
Over 3m9222.2%+14—

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
Country Dancing (GB) (Thatching)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 4 0 0% −4.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr R M P McNally 5 0 0% −5.00
Ger Fox 1 0 0% −1.00
Ken Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J J Gault 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 2 runs
06 Aug 11+14d Kilbeggan Kieran Kelly Memorial Beginners Chase 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 3 11-5 7484C Ger Fox 40/1
23 Jul 11+582d Wexford St. Patrick's Rock Handicap Chase (0-102) 2m3f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 5½ 10-2 7880C Ken Whelan 16/1
2009 · 4 runs
18 Dec 09+264d Downpatrick Saintfield Window Systems Maiden Hunters Chase 2m5½f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 11/15 27 11-7 —78C Mr J J Gault 20/1
29 Mar 09+12d Downpatrick Toals Now In Every County In The North Frank Magee Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase 2m5½f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-7 —— Mr R M P McNally 9/1
17 Mar 09+24d Down Royal Bushmills Hunters Chase 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 5/18 3 10-11 —98A Mr R M P McNally 25/1
21 Feb 09+64d Fairyhouse John Mccarthy Memorial Hunters Chase 2m6½f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 nk 10-11 —101C Mr R M P McNally 66/1
2008 · 1 run
19 Dec 08+364d Downpatrick Saintfield Windows Maiden Hunters Chase 2m5½f · Yielding · 14 ran 8/14 4½ 11-7 —87C Mr R M P McNally 50/1
2007 · 1 run
21 Dec 07 Downpatrick Killultagh Properties M'dn Hunters Chase (Div 1) 2m7f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 ½ 11-7 —75C Mr R M P McNally 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Jim McCullagh won?
Big Jim McCullagh (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2007 and 2011.
Who trained Big Jim McCullagh?
Big Jim McCullagh (IRE) was trained by J Woods on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 6 August 2011.
Who is Big Jim McCullagh's sire?
Big Jim McCullagh (IRE) is by Aristocracy (IRE) out of Country Dancing (GB), whose sire is Thatching.
What is Big Jim McCullagh's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 6 August 2011. The highest on record is 78.
What is Big Jim McCullagh's sire's record?
Aristocracy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 73 runs since Jan 2008 (11 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 2007. 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.