Big News (GB)
Big News (GB) is 1 from 15, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2013. Last raced off 95, 29lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–15Wins / Runs
- 6.7%Strike rate
- 4 (26.7%)Placed
- −10.67£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.54Fair A/E n=15 · 0.47 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 266 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,407 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 305 | 27 | 8.9% | −1.2 | — |
| Good | 1,078 | 104 | 9.6% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 730 | 62 | 8.5% | −1.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 822 | 93 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 394 | 51 | 12.9% | +2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 6 | 8.2% | −1.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 66 | 4 | 6.1% | −4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 839 | 75 | 8.9% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,107 | 124 | 11.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,083 | 117 | 10.8% | +0.7 | 1 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 307 | 23 | 7.5% | −2.6 | 0 from 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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Happy News (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Happy News (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy News (GB) | 22 | 3 | 2m4f | Class 5 |
| Better News (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Ffos Las | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheal Nolan | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Charlie Poste | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jamie Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Moloney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr William Biddick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Messenger | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.67 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.67 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Big News won?
- Big News (GB) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trained Big News?
- Big News (GB) was trained by Richard Lee on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 13 April 2014.
- Who is Big News's sire?
- Big News (GB) is by Karinga Bay (GB) out of Welcome News (GB), whose sire is Bob Back.
- What going does Big News prefer?
- Big News (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Big News's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 13 April 2014. The highest on record is 124.
- What is Big News's sire's record?
- Karinga Bay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,407 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Big News's siblings?
- Out of Welcome News (GB), Big News (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Happy News (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Happy News (GB)). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Nov 2026.