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Horse profile

Big Love (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Michael & David Easterby · Owner J Blackburn M Mcwilliams
by Postponed (IRE) out of Apalis (FR) (Mastercraftsman)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Kelso Last run 20 Apr 2026 · 1st of 10 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Big Love is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 5 level in a handicap. The gelding gained that success at Kelso in Apr 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground when winning the Scottish Racing Academy Handicap Hurdle. He had shown little in six previous starts over 1m5f – 2m. His last run, at Kelso in Apr 2026, was his first win.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 95 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 20 Apr 2026

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 5 figures · best 95A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good295A921 run · —
Good to Soft292B91.52 runs · 92 / 91.5
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m492B91.53 runs · 92 / 92
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 20 Apr 2026 Official rating 87 at the last run, 20 Apr 2026

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 109B · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3105A943 runs · 105 / 94
Good2109B1071 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5105A1014 runs · 105 / 97.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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 from 7 analysed runs since Oct 2025

  • Held up 6 (86%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Postponed (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,568 runs since Jan 2008 (164 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.1% from 451. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.9% from 138. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.5% from 200.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+7.8—
Good to Firm2222812.6%+0.4—
Good4035313.2%+11 from 2
Good to Soft1992814.1%+1.90 from 3
Soft2272711.9%−0.30 from 2
Heavy611321.3%+9.1—
Standard (AW)451419.1%−3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f18211.1%−1.1—
6f – 7f200115.5%−6.7—
1m – 1m1f321278.4%−3.8—
1m2f – 1m4f4987214.5%+2.3—
1m5f – 2m3775614.9%+2.70 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1382215.9%+3.71 from 1
2m5f – 3m1616.3%−5.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Apalis (FR) (Mastercraftsman)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Normy Knight (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% +0.38
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 1 33% −0.62

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 1 1 100% +1.38
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +1.38

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jamie Hamilton 6 1 17% −3.62
Jack Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 1 20% −2.62
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% −3.62
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
20 Apr 26+34d Kelso Scottish Racing Academy Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 18f · Good · 10 ran Settled towards the back early - moved into contention after the 7th - urged into second spot approaching 2 out - went ahead before the last - stayed on strongly for the win 1/10 10-3 8795A109B Jamie Hamilton 11/8F
17 Mar 26+21d Wetherby Best Ticket Prices Online At wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled at the back early - urged forward after the 6th - nudged into contention approaching the last - stayed on to the line without threatening the front 4/11 1½ 10-8 8992B105A Jamie Hamilton 11/2
24 Feb 26+25d Catterick Racing TV Club Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled in rear - nudged into contention from 3 out - never threatened 6/9 1¼ 10-9 9091B87A Jamie Hamilton 25/1
30 Jan 26+8d Catterick Racing To School Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 9 ran Held up at back of field - edged into contention after 3 out to move up into fourth before the last - stayed on to finish fourth 4/9 13 10-12 —92A101A Jamie Hamilton 100/1
22 Jan 26+55d Wetherby Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran Settled towards the back early - stumbled at the opening fence and again second - urged for effort from the 5th - trailing badly by the 6th - eased out of contention approaching three out PU/12 — 10-3 ——— Jamie Hamilton 80/1
2025 · 2 runs
28 Nov 25+45d Doncaster Cadburys Ice Cream EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Held up in rear - blundered 3 out then lost all momentum at 2 out with a serious error - faded into 4th 4/6 3¾ 11-0 ——94B Jack Quinlan 9/1
14 Oct 25 Market Rasen PricedUp.Bet Boosts 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the middle of the field - pushed along with 3f left - stayed on at one gait through the closing stages - finished fourth 4/8 2¼ 11-2 —89A105B Jamie Hamilton 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Love won?
Big Love (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trains Big Love?
Big Love (GB) is trained by Michael & David Easterby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 April 2026.
Who is Big Love's sire?
Big Love (GB) is by Postponed (IRE) out of Apalis (FR), whose sire is Mastercraftsman.
What is Big Love's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 20 April 2026. The highest on record is 90.
What is Big Love's sire's record?
Postponed (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,568 runs since Jan 2008 (164 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.1% from 451. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.9% from 138. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.5% from 200.
Who are Big Love's siblings?
Out of Apalis (FR), Big Love (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.