Big Leader (IRE)
Big Leader (IRE) won three of four starts between May 2025 and Aug 2025, all over 1m – 1m1f. Two of the wins came on good to firm turf and one on standard AW. Each success was gained on a first visit to the course, including a Class 2 handicap at Thirsk off 91 in Aug 2025. The gelding, aged 3 at his last run in Aug 2025, finished second of 17 at York off an official rating of 94.
- 3–4Wins / Runs
- 75%Strike rate
- 4 (100%)Placed
- +29.90£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 94Highest OR
- 29dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 96
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 99C | 80 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 99C | 88 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 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 4 analysed runs since May 2025
- Led 2 (50%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,153 runs since Jan 2008 (747 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.7 | 2 from 3 |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 754 | 84 | 11.1% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 924 | 97 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Heavy | 222 | 22 | 9.9% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,820 | 339 | 12% | +0.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,094 | 267 | 12.8% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,290 | 477 | 11.1% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,367 | 156 | 11.4% | −0.2 | 3 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 365 | 43 | 11.8% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cashew (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Cashew (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cashew (IRE) | 26 | 2 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Focaccia (IRE) | 15 | 1 | 5f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 2 | 67% | +28.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.40 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +29.40 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.40 |
| Redcar | 1 | 1 | 100% | +28.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Aug 25+20d | York | Sky Bet Mile Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Settled just behind the pace - urged forward with 2f left - pressed for effort inside final furlong - closed to snatch second right on the line | 2/17 | shd | 8-13 | 94 | 60C | 99A | P J McDonald | 15/2 |
| 02 Aug 25+46d | Thirsk | William Hill Summer Cup Handicap Sent to front early - lost that spot after a furlong - eased forward again to hit the front 2f out - driven when challenged - stayed on well under pressure to prevail | 1/5 | 8-9 | 91 | 80C | 91B | P J McDonald | 6/4F | |
| 17 Jun 25+22d | Southwell (AW) | Golf And Gallop Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Set the pace from the outset - urged along and drifted left under pressure inside final 2f - found more to hold on and pulled away at the line | 1/9 | 9-11 | — | 96A | 110A | P J McDonald | 7/5F | |
| 26 May 25 | Redcar | Celebrating The Life Of Colin Brown Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled at rear early - improved into contention from 2f out - hit front with a furlong left - drew away in the closing stages to score comfortably | 1/4 | 9-7 | — | 99C | 96B | P J McDonald | 28/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Big Leader won?
- Big Leader (IRE) won 3 of 4 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 75%. Placed 4 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trained Big Leader?
- Big Leader (IRE) was trained by Geoff Oldroyd on the most recent run on record, at York on 22 August 2025.
- Who is Big Leader's sire?
- Big Leader (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Taste The Salt (IRE), whose sire is Born To Sea.
- What going does Big Leader prefer?
- Big Leader (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Leader's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 22 August 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Big Leader's sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,153 runs since Jan 2008 (747 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Big Leader's siblings?
- Out of Taste The Salt (IRE), Big Leader (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cashew (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Cashew (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.