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Horse profile

Big Shanghai (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2021) · Last trainer Paul Nolan · Last owner Albert Dravins Eamonn Scanlon
by Westerner (GB) out of Talween (GB) (Nayef)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Oct 2021 — 1,822 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2021 · 11th of 17 Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Big Shanghai (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 91.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 72C · median 55
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy266C50—
Good272C44.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f366C55—
1m5f – 2m272C53—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 18 Sep 2021 Official rating 91 at the last run, 31 Oct 2021

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 5 figures · best 102C · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy296C90—
Good2102C100—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3102C99—
1m5f – 2m298C91—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,835 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.2—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.6—
Good3,40743012.6%+0.50 from 2
Good to Soft2,11025211.9%−0.2—
Soft3,78045212%−0.10 from 1
Heavy2,10925912.3%+0.20 from 2
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−3.9—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m3,36739511.7%−0.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f4,28453712.5%+0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,97837512.6%+0.5—
Over 3m7668811.5%−0.6—

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

Dam
Talween (GB) (Nayef)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them General Medrano (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (General Medrano (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
General Medrano (IRE)2442m–2m1½fClass 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean O'Keeffe 3 0 0% −3.00
B J Cooper 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 4 0 0% −4.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
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
2021 · 5 runs
31 Oct 21+18d Cork WhatOddsPaddy Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 16f · Heavy · 17 ran 11/17 22 10-7 9134C84C Sean O'Keeffe 28/1
13 Oct 21+25d Punchestown BetVictor Proud To Support Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 2 12-0 —72C98C Sean O'Keeffe 200/1
18 Sep 21+168d Navan Bar One Racing 'Double The Odds First Goalscorer Special' Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 84 12-0 —17C102C Sean O'Keeffe 50/1
03 Apr 21+19d Fairyhouse Boomerang.ie Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 18 ran 13/18 28 12-0 —55C99C B J Cooper 40/1
15 Mar 21 Punchestown Punchestown (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race 20f · Heavy · 9 ran 8/9 1 12-2 —66C96C Mr B O'Neill 11/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Big Shanghai won?
Big Shanghai (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2021.
Who trained Big Shanghai?
Big Shanghai (IRE) was trained by Paul Nolan on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 31 October 2021.
Who is Big Shanghai's sire?
Big Shanghai (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Talween (GB), whose sire is Nayef.
What is Big Shanghai's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 31 October 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Big Shanghai's sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,835 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
Who are Big Shanghai's siblings?
Out of Talween (GB), Big Shanghai (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: General Medrano (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (General Medrano (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2021. 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.