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Horse profile

Big Shot Veto (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer Lemos De Souza · Owner G Morrin
by Ardad (IRE) out of Casting Spells (GB) (Lope De Vega)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Last run 5 Jun 2026 · 3rd of 10 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Big Shot Veto is a colt by Ardad out of a Lope De Vega mare who has shown placed form in three of his four starts over 6f to 7f. He has never won on turf or all-weather and has contested four different courses. His best effort came when third of 10 at Thirsk in Jun 2026 in a Class 5 maiden, where he wore first-time headgear and ran off an official rating of 74. He has reached a highest ever mark of 74.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Catterick, 11 May 2026

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 101B · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good2101B86.52 runs · 101 / 86.5
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f4101B842 runs · 101 / 86.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 5 Jun 2026 Official rating 74 at the last run, 5 Jun 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 86A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good275A742 runs · 75 / 74
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f486A742 runs · 75 / 74

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Led 4 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ardad (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,540 runs since Mar 2021 (351 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4037.5%−1.2—
Good to Firm697689.8%+1.1—
Good801637.9%−0.80 from 2
Good to Soft3603910.8%+2.10 from 1
Soft336339.8%+1.1—
Heavy9955.1%−3.6—
Standard (AW)1,207988.1%−0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,15012711%+2.3—
6f – 7f1,9781557.8%−0.90 from 4
1m – 1m1f332206%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f5559.1%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m8112.5%+3.8—
2m1f – 2m4f1715.9%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2021 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Casting Spells (GB) (Lope De Vega)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tentatively (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00
George Wood 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
05 Jun 26+25d Thirsk Hartshead Dos Champions Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran Set the early gallop - roused along 3f out then lost the advantage inside final 2f - held effort steadily through the last furlong to finish third beaten a length 3/10 nk 9-4 7472A75A James Sullivan 4/1
11 May 26+193d Catterick Racing Welfare Supporting Mental Health Awareness Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 11 ran Went straight to front - shaken up under pressure 2f out and held on to advantage into the final furlong - one paced late and gave way to two rivals close home to finish third 3/11 1½ 9-5 —101B73A Sam James 11/2
2025 · 2 runs
30 Oct 25+38d Southwell (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Held the front spot early - driven when challenged inside final two furlongs and lost command approaching the last furlong - dropped away fast in the closing stages finishing sixth 6/11 nk 9-5 —65A60A George Wood 10/3
22 Sep 25 Leicester British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Went straight to front - pressed for effort approaching final furlong and lost command - unable to find more in closing stages - finished third 3/10 1½ 9-7 —96A86A Silvestre De Sousa 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Shot Veto won?
Big Shot Veto (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trains Big Shot Veto?
Big Shot Veto (IRE) is trained by Lemos De Souza, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 June 2026.
Who is Big Shot Veto's sire?
Big Shot Veto (IRE) is by Ardad (IRE) out of Casting Spells (GB), whose sire is Lope De Vega.
What is Big Shot Veto's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 5 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Big Shot Veto's sire's record?
Ardad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,540 runs since Mar 2021 (351 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big Shot Veto's siblings?
Out of Casting Spells (GB), Big Shot Veto (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.