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Horse profile

Big River (IRE)

13yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2023) · Last trainer Lucinda Russell · Last owner Two Black Labs
by Milan (GB) out of Call Kate (IRE) (Lord Americo)
34 runs · 10 courses · from Feb 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Mar 2023 — 1,305 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2023 · 7th of 10 9 wins · Kelso & Ayr Last raced off OR 135
KTB Profile

Big River (IRE) is 9 from 34. Hasn't won since Jan 2022. Last raced off 135, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 34 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating135↓ 10lb off peak
135 115–145

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 5 Dec 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 22 figures · best 157B · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft8125B88—
Good6111C100—
Heavy5157B103—
Good to Soft3127A100—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Over 3m12157B95—
2m5f – 3m9127A103—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 31 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 31 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 25 Mar 2023 Official rating 135 at the last run, 25 Mar 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 28 figures · best 142B · median 127
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft9142A120—
Good7127B126—
Heavy6136B129—
Good to Soft6142B131—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Over 3m13142A126—
2m5f – 3m11142B127—
1m5f – 2m4142A128—

Of 34 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 34 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
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,844 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5526612%+0.7—
Good5,16864712.5%+1.22 from 7
Good to Soft3,28838611.7%+0.42 from 6
Soft5,02950110%−1.31 from 14
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.14 from 7
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,85540110.4%−0.92 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f5,46959911%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m5,80169712%+0.75 from 13
Over 3m1,64920512.4%+1.12 from 17

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Call Kate (IRE) (Lord Americo)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Prince Of Pirates (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Prince Of Pirates (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Prince Of Pirates (IRE)2052m–3mClass 3
Monseigneur Paddy (IRE)80——
Buttery Lane (IRE)20——
Into The West (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 14 1 7% −5.50
Heavy 7 4 57% +6.16
Good 7 2 29% −1.18
Good to Soft 6 2 33% +4.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 11 2 18% −4.17
Class 1 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 3 8 4 50% +10.33
Class 4 3 2 67% +2.82
Class 6 2 1 50% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 17 8 47% +19.15
Cheltenham 4 0 0% −4.00
Ayr 3 1 33% −1.17
Newcastle 3 0 0% −3.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 17 2 12% −4.17
2m5f – 3m 13 5 38% +2.53
1m5f – 2m 4 2 50% +5.62

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Derek Fox 23 5 22% −0.80
Grant Cockburn 4 1 25% +3.00
Tom Scudamore 3 1 33% −1.17
Blair Campbell 3 1 33% +1.33
Peter Buchanan 1 1 100% +1.62

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 16 3 19% +0.50
Tongue tie 14 4 29% −2.14
None 4 2 50% +5.62

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 5 1 20% −1.50
2021 5 1 20% +3.50
2020 3 1 33% +1.50
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 5 1 20% −2.50
2017 5 2 40% +2.53
2016 2 1 50% −0.17
2015 3 2 67% +6.62

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 25 5 20% −2.80
Hurdle 7 3 43% +1.78
NH Flat 2 1 50% +5.00

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
25 Mar 23+69d Kelso Make Your Best Bet At BetVictor Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 26f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 2¼ 11-2 135—120A Derek Fox 18/1
15 Jan 23+42d Kelso Chairman's Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 10 11-11 13755C119C Derek Fox 6/1
04 Dec 22+43d Kelso 125 Years Of Bruce Farms Scottish Borders National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 32.5f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 12-1 141—— Derek Fox 16/1
22 Oct 22+210d Kelso Edinburgh Gin Chase (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 26f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 14 10-13 143100A107A Derek Fox 14/1
26 Mar 22+21d Kelso Paxtons For Kverneland In The Borders Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 26f · Good · 4 ran 3/4 6 11-9 14486C127B Tom Scudamore 7/2
05 Mar 22+48d Kelso bet365 Premier Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 23.5f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 8½ 11-0 14566C120B Derek Fox 13/2
16 Jan 22+42d Kelso Chairman's Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-12 140—142B Derek Fox 5/2J
05 Dec 21+43d Kelso Lilburn Estate Scottish Borders National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 32.5f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-9 135125B142A Derek Fox 15/2
23 Oct 21+188d Kelso Edinburgh Gin Chase (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 26f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 3 10-8 135102A126B Derek Fox 11/2
18 Apr 21+50d Ayr Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 32f · Good · 22 ran 11/22 nk 10-10 13983B118A Derek Fox 28/1
27 Feb 21+49d Newcastle Vertem Eider Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 33.5f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-1 139—— Derek Fox 8/1
09 Jan 21+55d Chepstow Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 30.5f · Soft · 18 ran 8/18 hd 10-8 14182B117A Derek Fox 28/1
15 Nov 20+250d Cheltenham Planteur At Chapel Stud Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 27.5f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 35 10-13 14392C109C Derek Fox 16/1
10 Mar 20+58d Cheltenham Ultima Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 25f · Soft · 23 ran 5/23 nk 10-8 14190B133A Derek Fox 20/1
12 Jan 20+35d Kelso RacingTV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-10 137105B134B Derek Fox 7/2
08 Dec 19+22d Kelso Persimmon Homes Scottish Borders National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 32.5f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-12 137—— Derek Fox 10/1
16 Nov 19+217d Cheltenham BetVictor Smartcards Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 27.5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-12 139—— Derek Fox 9/2
13 Apr 19+32d Ayr Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 32f · Good · 23 ran 5/23 13 10-6 14098B127A Derek Fox 8/1
12 Mar 19+86d Cheltenham Ultima Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 25f · Soft · 24 ran 4/24 3¼ 10-11 14086B128A Derek Fox 28/1
16 Dec 18+15d Carlisle Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 25f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 9 11-4 142114A119A Blair Campbell 5/1
01 Dec 18+259d Newcastle BetVictor Rehearsal Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 23.5f · Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 10-11 142—— Blair Campbell 5/1F
17 Mar 18+30d Uttoxeter Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Novices' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 4 11-12 143—136B Derek Fox 2/1F
15 Feb 18+33d Kelso Ivan Straker Memorial Chase Class 2 · 23.5f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 10-9 140103C131C Derek Fox 6/4
13 Jan 18+49d Warwick Betfred Home Of Goals Galore Hampton Novices' Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 1¼ 11-0 14485C126B Derek Fox 15/2
25 Nov 17+28d Haydock Cash Out In-Play With Betfair Graduation Chase Class 2 · 21.5f · Heavy · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-11 144—— Derek Fox 9/2
28 Oct 17+217d Kelso Clifford & Martin Firth Memorial Novices' Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-0 144111C122B Derek Fox 11/5
25 Mar 17+35d Kelso Edinburgh Gin Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 26f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 10-2 132157B127B Blair Campbell 10/3
18 Feb 17+48d Haydock Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier) Class 2 · 23f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 2 11-4 128127A133A Tom Scudamore 13/2
01 Jan 17+13d Musselburgh Totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 hd 11-8 128109B127A Grant Cockburn 10/3F
19 Dec 16+58d Ayr Watch Racing Uk Today Just 10 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 11597B126B Tom Scudamore 5/6F
22 Oct 16+364d Kelso Sir Maxwell Harper Gow Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 3¼ 11-9 11584A142A Grant Cockburn 15/8F
24 Oct 15+217d Kelso Carnacrack 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-0 ——119A Peter Buchanan 13/8F
21 Mar 15+28d Kelso Best Small Racecourse Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-12 ——129A Grant Cockburn 6/1
21 Feb 15 Newcastle Betfred TV Bumper Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 10-11 ——127A Grant Cockburn 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big River (IRE) won?
Big River (IRE) won 9 of 34 archived starts between 2015 and 2023, a strike rate of 26.5%. Placed 15 times in total (44.1% of starts).
Who trained Big River (IRE)?
Big River (IRE) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 25 March 2023.
Who is Big River (IRE)'s sire?
Big River (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Call Kate (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.
What going does Big River (IRE) prefer?
Big River (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 4 wins from 7 starts (57.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Big River (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 25 March 2023. The highest on record is 145.
What is Big River (IRE)'s sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,844 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big River (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Call Kate (IRE), Big River (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Prince Of Pirates (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Prince Of Pirates (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2015. 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.