Carlas Big Jim (IRE)
Carlas Big Jim is a gelding who has won two of 40 starts on turf, both in handicaps over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground at Gowran Park in Mar 2024 and Clonmel in Feb 2024. He has raced 10 times at Clonmel for one win and eight times at Limerick without success. His last run, at Limerick in May 2026, saw him finish 3 of 11 in a handicap chase off an official rating of 81, 25lb below his highest ever mark of 106. He is by Moohaajim out of Etta Place.
- 2–40Wins / Runs
- 5%Strike rate
- 7 (17.5%)Placed
- −27.00£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 0.90Fair A/E n=40 · 0.72 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 173 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 97
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 14 | 127A | 85.5 | 4 runs · 112 / 97 |
| Soft | 13 | 121B | 72 | 2 runs · 95 / 83 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 106A | 72.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 2 | 103B | 95 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 118B | 74 | 4 runs · 112 / 100.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 127A | 69 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 101B | 87 | 2 runs · 90 / 80.5 |
Of 40 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 40 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 from 22 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 9 (41%) · 0 wins
- Held up 7 (32%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (18%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 304 runs since Apr 2018 (34 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 55 | 3 | 5.5% | −4 | — |
| Good | 51 | 3 | 5.9% | −3.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 25 | 2 | 8% | −1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 54 | 4 | 7.4% | −2.1 | 0 from 17 |
| Heavy | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | −1.8 | 2 from 17 |
| Standard (AW) | 90 | 14 | 15.6% | +6.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 55 | 6 | 10.9% | +1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 128 | 13 | 10.2% | +0.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 41 | 6 | 14.6% | +5.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −6.2 | 0 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 27 | 2 | 7.4% | −2.1 | 2 from 21 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | 0 from 9 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dandy Place (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m1½f–1m2½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dandy Place (IRE) | 33 | 2 | 1m1½f–1m2½f | — |
| Zeebee (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rathcannon Violet (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 17 | 2 | 12% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Limerick | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Cork | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Galway | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 2 | 10% | −8.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr C J Shine | 14 | 2 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Daniel King | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Sarah Kavanagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Smith | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack G Gilligan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| G B Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin A Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benjamin P Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| E Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Charlotte Butler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eoghan Finegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Shinnick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr W T Cronin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 39 | 2 | 5% | −26.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +4.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 24 | 2 | 8% | −11.00 |
| Chase | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 May 26+35d | Limerick | Maloney's Bus Hire & Martin's Coaches Handicap Chase Sat close up early before hitting front after 4th - lost place 7th but back in charge turning into straight - asked for effort and up to 2nd approaching final two furlongs - held 3rd but unable to close gap through finish | 3/11 | 9 | 10-0 | 81 | 97A | 100A | G B Noonan | 17/2 |
| 16 Apr 26+14d | Limerick | Professor Maria Hinfelaar Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Shared control early - settled just behind the pace after the first before a minor error at the 4th - third at halfway - urged along in third turning in - still in third when came down two out | F/13 | — | 10-11 | 83 | — | — | Jack Kennedy | 8/1 |
| 02 Apr 26+11d | Clonmel | KEP Italia Handicap Chase Settled at the back throughout - nudged for effort after 4 out - faded to finish ninth | 9/14 | 14 | 10-0 | 82 | 71B | 80A | Daniel King | 12/1 |
| 22 Mar 26+15d | Limerick | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - nudged along from 3 out - made no inroads and faded to finish 10th | 10/13 | 4¼ | 10-6 | 86 | 95B | 89A | Sarah Kavanagh | 7/1 |
| 07 Mar 26+9d | Gowran Park | Holden Fleet Handicap Hurdle Started towards the back - still 11th after the 6th - error 3 out then found some late headway - clumsy again 2 out - unable to threaten in 8th at the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 6th | 6/13 | 2¼ | 9-11 | 88 | 58B | 93A | Kevin A Murphy | 12/1 |
| 26 Feb 26+62d | Clonmel | Rosegreen Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled handy early - hit front before 3rd with an awkward jump then lost it after 6th - disputed lead before 7th before being passed then rallied to strike in front at 8th - scrappy again 9th - overtaken turning for home - lost place and pulled up before 2 out | PU/15 | — | 10-13 | 92 | — | — | Mr C J Shine | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 25+19d | Limerick | BRC McMahon Reinforcements Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - error and a nudge at the 1st - untidy again at the 2nd - minor blunder at the 6th - driven to 10th approaching the straight - making no headway and 7th when blundering 2 out - another mistake at the last - one-paced run to the line to finish 5th | 5/14 | 6 | 9-7 | 84 | 104B | 88A | Benjamin P Kennedy | 14/1 |
| 07 Dec 25+16d | Cork | BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front early - settled midfield by halfway - driven with no response after 3 out and faded to finish 11th | 11/24 | 1½ | 10-13 | 95 | 112B | 94A | E Walsh | 40/1 |
| 21 Nov 25+15d | Fairyhouse | Michael O'Sullivan & Lorna Brooke Ireland V Britain (Q.R.) Challenge Handicap Chase (0-100) Settled in the pack early - clipped a fence 5th and pushed along by 11th - dropped away from 3 out to finish well beaten | 7/9 | ½ | 11-1 | 86 | 90A | 92A | Miss Charlotte Butler | 9/1 |
| 06 Nov 25+11d | Clonmel | Prior Park Service Station Clonmel Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards the back of the pack - hesitant over first then driven on from five out - dropped away entering the straight and finished with nothing more | 12/16 | 1 | 10-9 | 88 | 62B | 86A | Mr C J Shine | 12/1 |
| 26 Oct 25+19d | Galway | Brasserie On The Corner Handicap Chase Sat close to the front pair early - 4th at halfway - pushed along approaching 2 out - stayed on same gear to the line without finding more | 6/15 | 1½ | 10-6 | 90 | 101B | 97A | Daniel King | 16/1 |
| 07 Oct 25+12d | Galway | Mongey Communications Handicap Chase Settled off the back - pushed along approaching 3 out and into 5th by the last - stayed on without quickening to finish 5th | 5/9 | 1¾ | 10-8 | 92 | — | 96B | Daniel King | 14/1 |
| 25 Sep 25+35d | Listowel | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - stumbled slightly at first hurdle then slipped towards the back - driven but found little in 16th approaching 3 out - finished well beaten | 15/17 | 16 | 11-0 | 98 | 44C | 76C | Eoghan Finegan | 28/1 |
| 21 Aug 25+82d | Killarney | Bunkers Killorglin 40th Birthday Handicap Chase (0-100) Set the pace early despite a couple of untidy jumps - collared before halfway then driven on when overtaken before 3 out - dropped to 3rd and asked for effort - had nothing more to give and dropped away - well held at the finish | 5/7 | 14 | 11-1 | 94 | 87C | 88C | Mr C J Shine | 9/1 |
| 31 May 25+19d | Listowel | Insurance Wise Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - 10th early on - needed encouragement before 4 out - shaped up into straight - unable to get closer in 5th after 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish 5th | 5/16 | 8 | 10-6 | 100 | 103B | 109A | Daniel King | 33/1 |
| 12 May 25+22d | Killarney | Dan Linehan's Handicap Chase Bumped at the 1st - settled in midfield - nudged for effort after the 8th - stumbled 5 out and driven then found nothing entering the straight | 9/15 | 4½ | 10-11 | 95 | — | 96A | Daniel King | 22/1 |
| 20 Apr 25+38d | Cork | Hibernian Hotel Mallow Handicap Hurdle Sat handy on the rail early - hit some flat spots along the way - slipped through the pack from halfway then pushed along and slid further back from 4 out - had nothing left and eased out of it before the last | PU/20 | — | 10-8 | 102 | — | — | Daniel King | 25/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+10d | Limerick | Ryans Cleaning Novice Handicap Chase Sat just behind pacesetter early - held mid-pack before improving to third - moved into second by the 6th - jumped awkwardly at 7th - unable to challenge in front from 2 out and stayed on at one speed to finish | 2/6 | 11 | 10-2 | 96 | 106A | 110B | Daniel King | 7/1 |
| 03 Mar 25+18d | Leopardstown | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Chase Sat handy behind the front group - shocking blunder at the 8th before pushed along into 5th 3 out - unable to find further headway and well held at the finish | 6/12 | ½ | 10-13 | 99 | 79A | 98A | Mr C J Shine | 18/1 |
| 13 Feb 25+72d | Clonmel | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Novice Handicap Chase Shared the running early - settled just behind the pacesetter after the first before stumbling at the 3rd - stumbled again 3 out - pushed along to close in on the front-runner turning in - couldn't find more around 2 out - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th | 5/13 | 1¼ | 10-8 | 100 | 121B | 112A | Phillip Enright | 28/1 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 24+40d | Clonmel | Next Race Meeting January 9th Novice Handicap Chase Handy behind pace early with minor errors at the 3rd and 6th - up in 4th at halfway - further small stumbles 5 and 3 out - pressed for effort soon after - couldn't find more turning into the straight - well held at the finish in 7th | 7/12 | 1¼ | 10-5 | 102 | 61A | 94A | James Smith | 12/1 |
| 24 Oct 24+28d | Clonmel | Rathgormack Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - 6th at halfway - needed encouragement after 6 out - chased on in 8th entering the straight but made no headway and finished well held | 9/11 | 1 | 10-3 | 104 | 48C | 84C | John Shinnick | 7/1 |
| 26 Sep 24+168d | Listowel | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Sat close to the front group - stumbled 4th fence - up to 3rd by halfway - asked for effort after 3 out - held 4th and stayed on without finding more late | 4/11 | 13 | 11-10 | 105 | 62A | 99A | James Smith | 9/1 |
| 11 Apr 24+21d | Limerick | Camden Square Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 5/8 | 4 | 10-11 | 106 | 127A | 100A | Mr C J Shine | 7/1 |
| 21 Mar 24+12d | Cork | Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival 2024 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle | 11/20 | 1¾ | 10-11 | 106 | 84C | 97C | Mr C J Shine | 7/1 |
| 09 Mar 24+23d | Gowran Park | BoyleSports Money Back On Every Race At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 1/15 | 10-9 | 97 | 44B | 119A | Mr C J Shine | 13/2 | |
| 15 Feb 24+16d | Clonmel | Kilmolash (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/9 | 10-13 | 90 | — | 113B | Mr C J Shine | 9/2 | |
| 30 Jan 24+19d | Limerick | Follow Limerick Racecourse On Instagram Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 2/14 | 5½ | 11-3 | 88 | 76B | 123A | Jack G Gilligan | 5/1 |
| 11 Jan 24+13d | Clonmel | Tipperary Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 2/10 | 3½ | 10-4 | 85 | 63A | 101A | Mr C J Shine | 13/2 |
| 2023 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 23+22d | Limerick | Get In The Game Racing Maiden Hurdle (In Memory Of Andrew McNamara) | 2/14 | 7 | 11-5 | 83 | 118B | 110A | Mr C J Shine | 20/1 |
| 07 Dec 23+13d | Clonmel | Kilsheelan Maiden Hurdle | 5/14 | 1½ | 11-5 | 83 | 101B | 93A | Mr C J Shine | 28/1 |
| 24 Nov 23+15d | Fairyhouse | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 9/14 | 16 | 10-13 | 85 | 87C | 75C | Mr C J Shine | 33/1 |
| 09 Nov 23+173d | Clonmel | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 9/17 | 25 | 11-1 | 85 | 74C | 100C | Daniel King | 300/1 |
| 20 May 23+32d | Wexford | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle | PU/11 | — | 10-0 | 87 | — | — | Sean O'Keeffe | 28/1 |
| 18 Apr 23+9d | Tipperary | Welcome To Tipperary Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 13/19 | ¾ | 10-11 | — | 89C | 93C | Jack G Gilligan | 150/1 |
| 09 Apr 23+119d | Cork | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services (pro/am) Flat Race | 8/8 | 3¾ | 11-7 | — | 73C | 95C | Mr C J Shine | 100/1 |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 22+21d | Cork | Bar One Racing Maiden Hurdle | 8/22 | 5 | 11-12 | — | 72C | 98C | Sam Ewing | 125/1 |
| 20 Nov 22+22d | Cork | Buy Tickets Online At corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle | 8/23 | 3¾ | 11-0 | — | 34C | 91C | Sarah Kavanagh | 150/1 |
| 29 Oct 22+25d | Galway | COLM QUINN BMW (C & G) (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 6/8 | ½ | 11-0 | — | 30C | 86C | Mr C J Shine | 150/1 |
| 04 Oct 22 | Galway | Student Raceday On Monday 31st October Flat Race | 11/11 | 5½ | 11-0 | — | 18C | 85C | Mr W T Cronin | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Carlas Big Jim won?
- Carlas Big Jim (IRE) won 2 of 40 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 7 times in total (17.5% of starts).
- Who trains Carlas Big Jim?
- Carlas Big Jim (IRE) is trained by L J Archdeacon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 May 2026.
- Who is Carlas Big Jim's sire?
- Carlas Big Jim (IRE) is by Moohaajim (IRE) out of Etta Place (GB), whose sire is Hawk Wing.
- What going does Carlas Big Jim prefer?
- Carlas Big Jim (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 17 starts (11.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Carlas Big Jim's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 21 May 2026. The highest on record is 106.
- What is Carlas Big Jim's sire's record?
- Moohaajim (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 304 runs since Apr 2018 (34 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Carlas Big Jim's siblings?
- Out of Etta Place (GB), Carlas Big Jim (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dandy Place (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.