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Horse profile

Largy Meadow (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer R Mike Smith · Owner R Michael Smith
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Ballinahow Star (IRE) (Definite Article)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 7 Jun 2026 · 9th of 12 Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Largy Meadow is a gelding who has yet to win from nine starts on turf, with three places. He showed his best effort when second of six at Perth in May 2026. The son of Soldier of Fortune has raced over 1m5f to 2m4f on good or softer ground, recording three runs at both Perth and Ayr. His last run, at Perth in Jun 2026, was ninth of 12 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle off a mark of 97.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating97↓ 1lb off peak
97 95–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle, 11 Apr 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 123C · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good3112A742 runs · 112 / 92.5
Soft3123C863 runs · 123 / 86
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4123C753 runs · 123 / 76
2m1f – 2m4f3112A953 runs · 112 / 95

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 11 Apr 2026 Official rating 97 at the last run, 7 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 119B · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good3119B1162 runs · 116 / 99
Soft397C963 runs · 97 / 96
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4119B943 runs · 97 / 91
2m1f – 2m4f3116A1103 runs · 116 / 110

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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 9 analysed runs since Jul 2025

  • Held up 6 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,859 runs since May 2013 (682 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,53818912.3%+10 from 4
Good to Soft1,22713611.1%−0.20 from 1
Soft1,89721411.3%00 from 4
Heavy7808611%−0.3—
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,57919312.2%+0.90 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,98620310.2%−1.10 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,23915512.5%+1.2—
Over 3m2393313.8%+2.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ballinahow Star (IRE) (Definite Article)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Largy Star (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Largy Star (IRE)312m3f—

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 3 0 0% −3.00
Ayr 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Smith 4 0 0% −4.00
Toby Wynne 2 0 0% −2.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny McMenamin 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00
Hood + tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 0 0% −8.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 8 runs
07 Jun 26+24d Perth Scone Palace International Horse Trials Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 12 ran Settled in touch early - driven to keep pace - dropped away before 2 out - well held in 9th 9/12 5 11-1 9773C82C Richie McLernon 12/1
14 May 26+21d Perth Edinburgh Gin Hugo Spritz Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled in the pack early - crept into contention approaching three out - slightly awkward two out - pressed for response soon after - moved into second on the run-in - unable to live with winner 2/6 6 10-11 9795A110B Toby Wynne 13/2
23 Apr 26+12d Perth Download The Free Racing TV App Now Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran Away in last and isolated early - hit a fence 3rd - moved through on the outside from the 7th - blundered 3 out - lost ground before 2 out and eased out of it before the last PU/8 — 10-11 98—— Danny McMenamin 10/1
11 Apr 26+36d Newcastle John Hanley Forever Lucky Number 7 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good · 12 ran Settled towards the back early - driven into contention approaching 3 out - kept finding before the last - moved into second on the run-in - unable to overhaul winner narrowly 2/12 ¾ 11-9 95112A116A Toby Wynne 16/1
06 Mar 26+24d Ayr Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 10 ran Settled at back of field - jumped awkwardly 2nd - couldn't land a blow before falling 2 out F/10 — 10-3 96—— Ben Smith 28/1
10 Feb 26+19d Ayr Every Race Live On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 9 ran Settled towards the back - crept into contention approaching the 9th before being niggled along - unable to close on the leading pair 6/9 12 11-2 —86A96A Ben Smith 125/1
22 Jan 26+20d Wetherby Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran Settled towards the back early - pushed hard and toiling from the 6th - still not going through the pack 3 out - errored at the second-last then finished a distant 4th after the last 4/12 10 10-9 —123C97C Ben Smith 80/1
02 Jan 26+164d Ayr Cheltenham Gold Cup Lunch at WesternHouseHotel Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran Pulled hard in the pack - moved to front after the 3rd - jumped untidily at the 5th then gave way before 3 out - fading when blundering 2 out 8/13 7½ 11-1 —76C91A Ben Smith 33/1
2025 · 1 run
22 Jul 25 Ballinrobe Jennings Meats Flat Race 1m7½f · Good · 9 ran Held up towards the back near the rail - suffered a heavy knock at halfway - began building a run from 5f out and into 4th 2f out - moved off the fence approaching the final furlong then asked for effort and stayed on into 2nd - never able to trouble the winner 2/9 12 11-7 —74A119B Mr S Connor 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Largy Meadow won?
Largy Meadow (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Largy Meadow?
Largy Meadow (IRE) is trained by R Mike Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 June 2026.
Who is Largy Meadow's sire?
Largy Meadow (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Ballinahow Star (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What is Largy Meadow's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 7 June 2026. The highest on record is 98.
What is Largy Meadow's sire's record?
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,859 runs since May 2013 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Who are Largy Meadow's siblings?
Out of Ballinahow Star (IRE), Largy Meadow (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Largy Star (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 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.