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Horse profile

Big 'n Better (GB)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer Michael Madgwick · Last owner W Smith
by Revoque (IRE) out of Donastrela (IRE) (Tagula)
10 runs · 5 courses · from May 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 May 2023 — 1,258 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023 · 7th of 8 2 wins · Fontwell Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Big 'n Better won two of ten starts on turf, both at Class 4. He took a maiden hurdle at Fontwell over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to firm in Mar 2021 and a novices handicap chase at the same course over 2m5f – 3m on good to firm in May 2021 off a mark of 98. The gelding, aged 11 at his last run in May 2023, finished 7 of 8 in a Class 5 handicap chase at Fontwell off an official rating of 103. He raced exclusively on good or faster ground for his wins.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fontwell, 29 Mar 2021

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 10 figures · best 115A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good5101C72—
Good to Soft2113A88.5—
Good to Firm2115A99—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4113A76.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3115A85—
2m5f – 3m3101C83—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 122B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 30 May 2021 Official rating 103 at the last run, 18 May 2023

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 10 figures · best 122B · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good5108A94—
Good to Soft293A91.5—
Good to Firm2122B119—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4108A96—
2m1f – 2m4f3116B94—
2m5f – 3m3122B94—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Revoque (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,805 runs since Jan 2008 (202 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 12.8% from 265. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5% from 100.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+6.3—
Good to Firm174158.6%+0.62 from 2
Good476336.9%−1.10 from 5
Good to Soft269186.7%−1.30 from 2
Soft513397.6%−0.40 from 1
Heavy2653412.8%+4.8—
Standard (AW)10055%−3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−8—
6f – 7f1300%−8—
1m – 1m1f4748.5%+0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1311410.7%+2.7—
1m5f – 2m601315.2%−2.80 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f571559.6%+1.61 from 3
2m5f – 3m351339.4%+1.41 from 3
Over 3m9088.9%+0.9—

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

Dam

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shaw's Dilemma (GB)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 2 100% +111.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 4 2 50% +109.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 5 2 40% +108.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +98.00
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +9.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brendan Powell 6 0 0% −6.00
Marc Goldstein 3 2 67% +110.00
Joshua Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 4 2 50% +109.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 1 25% +97.00
Chase 3 1 33% +9.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2023 · 2 runs
18 May 23+8d Fontwell Free Tips Daily On AtTheRaces.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 18f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 9½ 11-13 10354A90A Brendan Powell 20/1
10 May 23+710d Fontwell Vickers.Bet Proudly Supporting British Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 30 11-12 10364C90C Brendan Powell 50/1
2021 · 4 runs
30 May 21+25d Fontwell Download The vickers.bet App Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 11-4 9883A122B Marc Goldstein 11/1
05 May 21+37d Fontwell Visit attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 nk 11-12 100101C94C Marc Goldstein 16/1
29 Mar 21+24d Fontwell Download The Star Sports App Now! Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 11-2 —115A116B Marc Goldstein 100/1
05 Mar 21+779d Newbury BetVictor 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 1¼ 10-12 —85C94C Joshua Moore 300/1
2019 · 1 run
16 Jan 19+46d Newbury Watch Racing Tv With Free Trial Now Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 3½ 10-12 —55C99C Brendan Powell 40/1
2018 · 3 runs
01 Dec 18+94d Bangor-on-Dee starsports.bet Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 1¼ 10-12 —81A93A Brendan Powell 50/1
29 Aug 18+95d Worcester Homexperts Worcester, Exceptional Estate & Letting Agents Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 6 10-12 —113A93A Brendan Powell 7/1
26 May 18 Ffos Las Double Delight Hat-trick Heaven At totesport.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 1¼ 11-2 —72B108A Brendan Powell 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big 'n Better won?
Big 'n Better (GB) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Big 'n Better?
Big 'n Better (GB) was trained by Michael Madgwick on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 18 May 2023.
Who is Big 'n Better's sire?
Big 'n Better (GB) is by Revoque (IRE) out of Donastrela (IRE), whose sire is Tagula.
What is Big 'n Better's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 18 May 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Big 'n Better's sire's record?
Revoque (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,805 runs since Jan 2008 (202 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.8% from 265. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5% from 100.
Who are Big 'n Better's siblings?
Out of Donastrela (IRE), Big 'n Better (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2018. 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.