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Horse profile

Big Talk (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2013) · Last trainer David Bridgwater · Last owner Deauville Daze Partnership
by Selkirk (USA) out of Common Request (USA) (Lear Fan)
13 runs · 12 courses · from Sep 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Sep 2013 — 4,788 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2013 · 1st of 8 Won last time out 3 wins · Stratford, Uttoxeter & Leicester
KTB Profile

Big Talk (GB) is 3 from 13. Won last time out at Stratford (Class 4). 3 of 9 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 3 on quicker. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating110At career-high mark
110 47–110

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 (jumps) 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 17 Sep 2013 Official rating 110 at the last jumps run, 17 Oct 2011

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 63C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 24 Oct 2009 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 10 Jan 2011

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 9 figures · best 124A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft4124A106—
Good to Soft2103A91—
Good299A92—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4103A98.5—
Over 3m297B88—
2m1f – 2m4f2109A106—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 4 figures · best 63C · median 50.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft252C50.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f363C52—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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
Selkirk (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm38821.1%+9.8—
Good to Firm7528911.8%+0.50 from 1
Good1,07611210.4%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft5827212.4%+1.10 from 4
Soft6718011.9%+0.63 from 5
Heavy228187.9%−3.4—
Standard (AW)1,02411711.4%+0.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4524.4%−6.9—
6f – 7f7297710.6%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,10312711.5%+0.20 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,18316213.7%+2.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m785769.7%−1.61 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f3584011.2%−0.11 from 2
2m5f – 3m143117.7%−3.61 from 1
Over 3m2514%−7.30 from 2

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
Common Request (USA) (Lear Fan)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The Job Is Right (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m2f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (The Job Is Right (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Job Is Right (GB)4052m2f–3m1fGrade 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 3 60% +33.50
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 1 20% +21.00
Class 5 4 2 50% +8.50
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 1 100% +25.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +6.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +4.50
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +1.50
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +5.00
2m5f – 3m 1 1 100% +25.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rodi Greene 5 1 20% +0.50
Tom Scudamore 2 1 50% +24.00
Mr S Drinkwater 2 1 50% +5.00
Cathy Gannon 1 0 0% −1.00
George Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Culhane 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 6 2 33% +6.50
None 5 1 20% +21.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 1 1 100% +25.00
2011 4 1 25% +3.00
2010 5 1 20% +0.50
2009 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 2 25% +4.50
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 1 1 100% +25.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 1 run
17 Sep 13+701d Stratford At The Races Sky 415 Novices' Chase Class 4 · 22.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 —124A Tom Scudamore 25/1
2011 · 4 runs
17 Oct 11+247d Plumpton Retirement Villages Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 17 11-6 11097B Tom Scudamore 25/1
12 Feb 11+14d Warwick Tom Grant 18th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 25f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 10/17 10 10-3 10079C Mr S Drinkwater 25/1
29 Jan 11+19d Uttoxeter PJD Group Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-4 103109A Mr S Drinkwater 6/1
10 Jan 11+50d Wolverhampton (AW) Sponsor A Race By Calling 01902 390000 Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 11/11 19 8-8 4743C Cathy Gannon 25/1
2010 · 5 runs
21 Nov 10+6d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 nk 10-11 104103A Rodi Greene 5/2
15 Nov 10+12d Leicester Eastwell Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-6 10498A Rodi Greene 9/2
03 Nov 10+17d Warwick Weatherbys Bank Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 6 10-12 —99A Rodi Greene 20/1
17 Oct 10+15d Kempton williamhill.com/mobile Juvenile Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 30 10-12 —85C Rodi Greene 50/1
02 Oct 10+343d Fontwell Wipro Supporting Wateraid Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 8 10-12 —103A Rodi Greene 80/1
2009 · 3 runs
24 Oct 09+13d Newbury Hildon E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Str) (Div 1) Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 15 ran 14/15 1¼ 9-3 —63C George Baker 100/1
11 Oct 09+37d Goodwood E.b.f. Goodwood Racehorse Owners' Group Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 9f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 10/13 2½ 9-3 —52C James Doyle 50/1
04 Sep 09 Chepstow Bristol Evening Post Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 4 9-2 —49C Tony Culhane 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Talk won?
Big Talk (GB) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2009 and 2013, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 5 times in total (38.5% of starts).
Who trained Big Talk?
Big Talk (GB) was trained by David Bridgwater on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 17 September 2013.
Who is Big Talk's sire?
Big Talk (GB) is by Selkirk (USA) out of Common Request (USA), whose sire is Lear Fan.
What going does Big Talk prefer?
Big Talk (GB) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Big Talk's official rating?
Big Talk (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 110.
What is Big Talk's sire's record?
Selkirk (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
Who are Big Talk's siblings?
Out of Common Request (USA), Big Talk (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Job Is Right (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (The Job Is Right (GB)). The wins came over 2m2f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2009. 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.