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Horse profile

Big Society (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2016) · Last trainer Harry Whittington · Last owner Hill Barn Racing Club
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Choice Of Kings (IRE) (King's Ride)
28 runs · 15 courses · from Mar 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Mar 2016 — 3,873 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2016 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 124
KTB Profile

Big Society (IRE) is 4 from 28. Hasn't won since Nov 2015.

Based on 28 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating124↓ 2lb off peak
124 116–126

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 135B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 18 Nov 2015 Official rating 124 at the last run, 20 Mar 2016

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 22 figures · best 137B · median 126.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy8137B131—
Soft7137A123—
Good to Soft7135A126—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m13137A126—
Over 3m4130A126.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3137B135—
1m5f – 2m2134A128.5—

Of 28 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 · 22 figures from 28 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,280 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.8—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.2—
Good4,05344110.9%−0.90 from 1
Good to Soft2,93235412.1%+0.30 from 8
Soft5,87675112.8%+11 from 11
Heavy3,81744911.8%03 from 8
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.41 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f6,08072411.9%+0.12 from 3
2m5f – 3m5,25762211.8%01 from 17
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.10 from 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
Choice Of Kings (IRE) (King's Ride)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blue Monty (IRE)30——
Choice Of Queens (IRE)50——
It's My Choice (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 11 1 9% −7.75
Good to Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 8 3 38% +6.70
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 20 0 0% −20.00
Class 4 5 3 60% +9.70
Class 6 2 1 50% +1.25
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 5 1 20% +3.00
Exeter 4 1 25% −1.80
Ffos Las 3 0 0% −3.00
Perth 3 0 0% −3.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +3.50
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +2.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 17 1 6% −9.00
Over 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 2 67% +3.70
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +1.25

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Brennan 13 2 15% −6.30
Gavin Sheehan 4 1 25% +4.00
Mr G S Quinn 4 1 25% −0.75
Aodhagan Conlon 2 0 0% −2.00
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul N O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Alain Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
Rhys Flint 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 20 4 20% −2.05
Cheekpieces 7 0 0% −7.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 8 1 13% +0.00
2014 5 1 20% −0.50
2013 8 1 13% −5.80
2012 4 1 25% −0.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 16 1 6% −8.00
Hurdle 10 2 20% −3.30
NH Flat 2 1 50% +1.25

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 3 runs
20 Mar 16+28d Ffos Las Heineken Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 124— Gavin Sheehan 7/1
21 Feb 16+31d Ffos Las Dribuild Construction Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 9 11-9 126120B David Bass 12/1
21 Jan 16+23d Wincanton Higos Insurance Services Somerset National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26.5f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-8 126— Gavin Sheehan 15/2
2015 · 8 runs
29 Dec 15+41d Newbury Betfred Mandarin Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1¼ 11-7 124127B Gavin Sheehan 7/2
18 Nov 15+15d Chepstow Dribuild Construction Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 11-9 116135B Gavin Sheehan 7/1
03 Nov 15+193d Exeter Smith & Williamson Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-12 123— Paul N O'Brien 7/1
24 Apr 15+1d Perth G A Engineering Group Highland National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 30.5f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-11 124— Paddy Brennan 5/1
23 Apr 15+29d Perth Turley Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 2¾ 11-7 124112B Paddy Brennan 7/2F
25 Mar 15+33d Newton Abbot Bet Totequadpot Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2 11-9 123130A Paddy Brennan 4/1
20 Feb 15+36d Exeter Andrew West Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 33 10-10 125101C Paddy Brennan 3/1J
15 Jan 15+53d Wincanton Higos Insurance Services Somerset National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 2½ 11-9 125126B Paddy Brennan 4/1J
2014 · 5 runs
23 Nov 14+213d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Barnstaple Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 2 11-12 123130B Paddy Brennan 11/4J
24 Apr 14+61d Perth Bill And Bunny Cadogan Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (For The Bill And Bunny Cadogan Memorial Trophy) Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 3¼ 11-6 123130B Alain Cawley 9/2
22 Feb 14+30d Chepstow 32 Red Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 1 11-3 120132B Rhys Flint 11/2
23 Jan 14+8d Warwick John Malone Godfather Of Mortgages Retirement Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 25f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 16 11-11 117117B Paddy Brennan 5/2
15 Jan 14+25d Newcastle Kethose Nagi, Miss Galaxy NE Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 11-9 117137B Paddy Brennan 7/2F
2013 · 8 runs
21 Dec 13+14d Haydock One Stop Energy Race Day Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 5 10-6 120104A Paddy Brennan 16/1
07 Dec 13+15d Chepstow Marden Roofing Celebration Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 6 10-13 122106C Aodhagan Conlon 12/1
22 Nov 13+30d Ffos Las Wyg Group Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 6 ran UR/6 — 10-9 120— Aodhagan Conlon 13/2
23 Oct 13+207d Worcester Fred Rimell Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 23f · Soft · 11 ran F/11 — 11-5 123— Paddy Brennan 4/1F
30 Mar 13+30d Haydock BetVictor Grand National 6 Places 'Fixed Brush' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 hd 11-3 123116A Denis O'Regan 9/2
28 Feb 13+26d Ludlow Bet At Corbettsports.com 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2¼ 11-12 123135A Paddy Brennan 10/3
02 Feb 13+32d Wetherby Play Toteplacepot At Totepool.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 2½ 11-5 124137A Paddy Brennan 5/4F
01 Jan 13+33d Exeter Peninn.co.uk 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Heavy · 17 ran 1/17 10-12 124135A Paddy Brennan 6/5F
2012 · 4 runs
29 Nov 12+33d Uttoxeter Crabbie's Spiffing Alcoholic Ginger Beer Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 ¾ 10-5 —119B Mr G S Quinn 4/5F
27 Oct 12+196d Chepstow Bet totescoop6 Text Tote To 89660 Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 1 10-7 —126A Mr G S Quinn 9/2
14 Apr 12+40d Chepstow John Smith's Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 2¼ 11-4 —134A Mr G S Quinn 10/1
05 Mar 12 Hereford BetVictor 'Live Racing On Your Mobile' Intermediate NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-11 —123A Mr G S Quinn 9/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Big Society won?
Big Society (IRE) won 4 of 28 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 14 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Big Society?
Big Society (IRE) was trained by Harry Whittington on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 20 March 2016.
Who is Big Society's sire?
Big Society (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Choice Of Kings (IRE), whose sire is King's Ride.
What going does Big Society prefer?
Big Society (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Big Society's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 20 March 2016. The highest on record is 126.
What is Big Society's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,280 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big Society's siblings?
Out of Choice Of Kings (IRE), Big Society (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2012. 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.