Big Shark (IRE)
Big Shark (IRE) is 2 from 4. Hasn't won since Nov 2019. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
- 2–4Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 3 (75%)Placed
- +9.50£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 137Highest OR
- 34dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 144
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | 144A | 122 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 144A | 123 | — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · 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 3,061 runs since Jan 2008 (236 horses).
Weakest on good to firm going: 7.8% from 166.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 166 | 13 | 7.8% | −3.5 | — |
| Good | 1,130 | 134 | 11.9% | +0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 432 | 45 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 856 | 95 | 11.1% | −0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 453 | 57 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | −2.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 31 | 4 | 12.9% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 715 | 84 | 11.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,050 | 125 | 11.9% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,018 | 100 | 9.8% | −1.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 242 | 34 | 14% | +2.7 | 1 from 1 |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Boolamore Classic (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Boolamore Classic (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boolamore Classic (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 2m5½f | Class 5 |
| Rebel Reba (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Worcester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Johnson | 2 | 2 | 100% | +11.50 |
| Tom O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +10.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb 20+42d | Sandown | Betway Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | 5/17 | 11 | 10-13 | 137 | 100B | 124A | Tom O'Brien | 7/1 |
| 21 Dec 19+24d | Haydock | Betway Casino Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 1½ | 11-3 | 133 | 144A | 138B | Ben Jones | 10/11F |
| 27 Nov 19+35d | Hereford | Tom Symonds Trains In Herefordshire Novices' Hurdle | 1/3 | 11-4 | — | — | 137C | Richard Johnson | 6/4F | |
| 23 Oct 19 | Worcester | MansionBet Proud To Support British Racing Maiden Hurdle | 1/7 | 11-0 | — | 123A | 135B | Richard Johnson | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Big Shark (IRE) won?
- Big Shark (IRE) won 2 of 4 archived starts between 2019 and 2020, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trained Big Shark (IRE)?
- Big Shark (IRE) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 1 February 2020.
- Who is Big Shark (IRE)'s sire?
- Big Shark (IRE) is by Vinnie Roe (IRE) out of Castlelost (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What is Big Shark (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 137, from the run on 1 February 2020. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Big Shark (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Vinnie Roe (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,061 runs since Jan 2008 (236 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to firm going: 7.8% from 166.
- Who are Big Shark (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Castlelost (IRE), Big Shark (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Boolamore Classic (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Boolamore Classic (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.