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Horse profile

Big Smile (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2016) · Last trainer John Groucott · Last owner Mrs Belinda Clarke
by Zagreb (USA) out of Pretty Buckskin (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2013
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jul 2016 — 3,774 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2016 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Big Smile (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Ludlow, 15 Jan 2015

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 101C · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft2101C100—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 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
Zagreb (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 1,455 runs since May 2008 (150 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−7.3—
Good to Firm8356%−1.3—
Good463357.6%+0.30 from 1
Good to Soft235177.2%−0.1—
Soft403246%−1.30 from 4
Heavy264259.5%+2.2—
Standard (AW)600%−7.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−7.3—
1m2f – 1m4f600%−7.3—
1m5f – 2m436327.3%00 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f549315.6%−1.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m386389.8%+2.50 from 2
Over 3m7756.5%−0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pretty Buckskin (IRE) (Supreme Leader)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Elliott Wave (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Heard 3 0 0% −3.00
Lee Edwards 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S Crawford 1 0 0% −1.00

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

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 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 KTB Jockey SP
2016 · 1 run
04 Jul 16+200d Worcester Thomas And Young, Visit thomasandyoung.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-0 — Liam Heard 200/1
2015 · 3 runs
17 Dec 15+15d Towcester Bet Toteplacepot Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-12 — Liam Heard 150/1
02 Dec 15+321d Ludlow Jenkinsons Catering Novices' Claiming Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-8 — Liam Heard 250/1
15 Jan 15+452d Ludlow Ludlow Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 1 11-6 101C Lee Edwards 100/1
2013 · 1 run
20 Oct 13 Naas Become A Go Racing In Kildare Member (pro/am) Flat Race 2m3f · Yielding · 15 ran 13/15 49 11-4 99C Mr S Crawford 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Smile won?
Big Smile (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2013 and 2016.
Who trained Big Smile?
Big Smile (IRE) was trained by John Groucott on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 4 July 2016.
Who is Big Smile's sire?
Big Smile (IRE) is by Zagreb (USA) out of Pretty Buckskin (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
What is Big Smile's sire's record?
Zagreb (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 1,455 runs since May 2008 (150 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big Smile's siblings?
Out of Pretty Buckskin (IRE), Big Smile (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2013. 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.