Big Occasion (IRE)
Big Occasion (IRE) is 5 from 21, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Betfred Midlands Grand National Chase at Uttoxeter (Mar 2013). Hasn't won since Mar 2013. Last raced off 124, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–21Wins / Runs
- 23.8%Strike rate
- 10 (47.6%)Placed
- +4.75£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 1.69Fair A/E n=21 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 132Highest OR
- 133dAvg between runs
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
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 →
Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · 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 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 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 46 | 7 | 15.2% | +3.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 644 | 90 | 14% | +2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,248 | 152 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 716 | 70 | 9.8% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,085 | 117 | 10.8% | −0.5 | 2 from 7 |
| Heavy | 513 | 52 | 10.1% | −1.2 | 2 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 384 | 36 | 9.4% | −1.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 107 | 20 | 18.7% | +7.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 286 | 27 | 9.4% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,188 | 134 | 11.3% | 0 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,394 | 176 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 961 | 96 | 10% | −1.3 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 556 | 53 | 9.5% | −1.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 143 | 18 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 1 from 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
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Forgotten Voice (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Forgotten Voice (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Voice (IRE) | 30 | 9 | 7f–2m½f | Grade 2 |
| Ardingly (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Australie (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Attire (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Antibes (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Grand Archer (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 8 | 2 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.75 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.50 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepstow | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Carlisle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Scudamore | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Mikey Ennis | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Harrison Beswick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christian Williams | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 18 | 4 | 22% | +5.25 |
| None | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.25 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.00 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.50 |
| Flat | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.25 |
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 Occasion won?
- Big Occasion (IRE) won 5 of 21 archived starts between 2009 and 2016, a strike rate of 23.8%. Placed 10 times in total (47.6% of starts).
- Who trained Big Occasion?
- Big Occasion (IRE) was trained by Oliver Sherwood on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 27 December 2016.
- Who is Big Occasion's sire?
- Big Occasion (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Asnieres (USA), whose sire is Spend A Buck.
- What going does Big Occasion prefer?
- Big Occasion (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Big Occasion's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 27 December 2016. The highest on record is 132.
- What is Big Occasion's sire's record?
- Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
- Who are Big Occasion's siblings?
- Out of Asnieres (USA), Big Occasion (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Forgotten Voice (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Forgotten Voice (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.