Horse profile
One Big Boum (IRE)
by Buck's Boum (FR) out of Liss Iontach (IRE) (Getaway)
20 runs · 14 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Last run 26 Oct 2026 · 9th of 12
Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile
One Big Boum is a gelding with four wins from 20 starts on turf, all in handicap hurdles except for a maiden success at Wexford. Three of those wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft or heavy ground, including at Fairyhouse in Feb 2026 off an official rating of 114 and at Navan the previous month off 104. He has won at four different courses. His last run, at Galway in Oct 2026, was off his career-high mark of 125 when he finished 9 of 12 having been held up.
Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 4–20Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 4 (20%)Placed
- +5.88£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 2.15Fair A/E n=20 · 1.73 incl. margin
- 125Highest OR
- 67dAvg between runs
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.
Official rating125At career-high mark
125
104–125
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 89
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 114B | 87 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 5 | 141A | 93 | 4 runs · 141 / 94.5 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 85B | 75 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 3 | 84B | 82 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 141A | 87 | 3 runs · 141 / 96 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 89A | 78 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 84B | 75 | 2 runs · 75 / 73 |
Of 20 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 20 runs · as at 1 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 16 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 7 (44%) · 2 wins
- Held up 5 (31%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (19%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 1,379 runs since Apr 2015 (178 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +3.3 | — |
| Good | 293 | 35 | 11.9% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 237 | 25 | 10.5% | −0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 563 | 68 | 12.1% | +1.1 | 2 from 8 |
| Heavy | 270 | 22 | 8.1% | −2.9 | 2 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 309 | 32 | 10.4% | −0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 592 | 65 | 11% | 0 | 3 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 367 | 43 | 11.7% | +0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | −0.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Liss Iontach (IRE) (Getaway)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tan Law (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Liss Eile (IRE) | 19 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.38 |
| Heavy | 6 | 2 | 33% | +10.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Wexford | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 3 | 27% | +12.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hayes | 11 | 2 | 18% | −1.62 |
| Niall Moore | 6 | 2 | 33% | +10.50 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms H Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr E P O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 2 | 12% | −7.62 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 2 | 67% | +13.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +11.50 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.38 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 18 | 4 | 22% | +7.88 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 26+172d | Galway (IRE) | W.b. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle Settled in behind the main bunch - still well off the back before 3 out - made no dent 2 out - plodded on at one speed up the run-in - finished 9th | 9/12 | 3 | 10-11 | 125 | 71A | 117A | Donagh Meyler | 22/1 |
| 07 May 26+51d | Wexford | Purple And Gold Beginners Chase Held up towards the back - 5th at halfway then met a hiccup 4 out and lost touch - stayed one paced into the straight to finish 6th | 6/6 | 7 | 11-12 | — | 75A | 103B | Brian Hayes | 12/1 |
| 17 Mar 26+24d | Wexford | Michael O'Murchadha Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - challenged 3 out and pushed along when overtaken entering the straight - third with 2 to jump - slipped back to fifth and stumbled at the last - held on without finding more | 5/8 | 1½ | 11-2 | 125 | 89A | 123B | Niall Moore | 10/3J |
| 21 Feb 26+35d | Fairyhouse | BAR 1 Betting Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle Sat behind pace in 2nd - slightly awkward jump early - improved to challenge after 3rd - hit front 4 out - edged clear before last - stayed on strongly to win comfortably | 1/8 | 10-1 | 114 | 141A | 131B | Niall Moore | 11/2 | |
| 17 Jan 26+21d | Navan | Ardmulchan Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off - moving smoothly with a big advantage after the second-last - driven out on the run to the line - kept finding under pressure to win with plenty in hand | 1/10 | 11-5 | 104 | 96A | 130A | Niall Moore | 9/1 | |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+41d | Limerick | BOYLE Sports Home Of The Early Payout Ladies Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - dropped back from 3 out and down to 7th with 2 to jump - stayed on for 5th up the run-in | 5/11 | 1¼ | 11-3 | 106 | 93B | 115A | Ms H Phillips | 7/1 |
| 16 Nov 25+21d | Navan | Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer' Tara Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - pressed for effort 4 out and lost touch - pulled up before the last | PU/19 | — | 10-5 | 109 | — | — | Brian Hayes | 16/1 |
| 26 Oct 25+31d | Galway | COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - pushed along in 7th approaching 2 out with little response - stayed on at same rate to finish 7th | 7/9 | 7 | 11-8 | 112 | 39A | 104A | Brian Hayes | 6/1 |
| 25 Sep 25+189d | Listowel | Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - jumped awkwardly two out and dropped towards the rear - driven along and edged closer late from last - finished well held in 8th | 8/17 | 2¾ | 11-5 | 113 | 85B | 114A | Brian Hayes | 33/1 |
| 20 Mar 25+33d | Cork | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway - dropped away after 4 out under pressure - no response and finished well beaten | 12/20 | 6 | 11-6 | 114 | 82C | 106C | Brian Hayes | 12/1 |
| 15 Feb 25+20d | Gowran Park | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Held up handy early - clipped 4th and third soon after 6th - dropped back approaching straight - faded before 2 out | 16/20 | ½ | 11-7 | 115 | 34C | 104C | Brian Hayes | 13/2 |
| 26 Jan 25+49d | Naas | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - still 9th three out - made progress into the straight - urged into 5th with a small error two out - drifted left at the last - held on without finding more | 5/14 | 8½ | 11-8 | 115 | 85B | 117A | Brian Hayes | 15/2 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 24+41d | Cork | Bar One Racing '100% Acca Boost On Self Service Terminals' Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Went straight to front - stumbled at the 5th - three-length advantage turning for home - driven and drifted left 2 out - scrappy over the last but stayed on strongly to the line | 1/18 | 11-5 | 107 | 87B | 130A | Brian Hayes | 11/2 | |
| 28 Oct 24+63d | Wexford | Racing TV Maiden Hurdle Handy early - up to 2nd from 5th - made ground into 3 out - edged in front 2 out - stumbled at the last but rallied strongly to prevail | 1/11 | 11-12 | 107 | 84B | 129A | Brian Hayes | 15/8F | |
| 26 Aug 24+16d | Ballinrobe | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - niggled after 3 out and blundered at the following fence - rallied to hold 4th before the last - one-paced on the run-in to finish 4th | 4/14 | 18 | 11-8 | 109 | 114B | 96A | Niall Moore | 5/1 |
| 10 Aug 24+36d | Kilbeggan | BetXS Staffless Betting Shops Maiden Hurdle Up with the front group but pulled hard early - dropped to 5th three out - moved into 3rd before the last but made no inroads - left and untidy at the final fence then one-paced to finish 4th | 4/14 | 11 | 11-4 | — | 37B | 109A | Brian Hayes | 15/2 |
| 05 Jul 24+53d | Cork | Follow Us On Twitter Maiden Hurdle | 4/15 | 5½ | 11-5 | — | 84B | 114A | Niall Moore | 4/1 |
| 13 May 24+190d | Killarney | Shire Novice Hurdle | 4/8 | 2¼ | 10-11 | — | 97A | 109A | Niall Moore | 80/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Nov 23+194d | Cork | Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 7/18 | 3 | 11-7 | — | 72B | 114A | Brian Hayes | 66/1 |
| 25 Apr 23 | Punchestown | Oak Lodge Landscapes Flat Race | 12/22 | 1¾ | 11-5 | — | — | 63C | Mr E P O'Brien | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has One Big Boum won?
- One Big Boum (IRE) won 4 of 20 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains One Big Boum?
- One Big Boum (IRE) is trained by Philip Fenton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 October 2026.
- Who is One Big Boum's sire?
- One Big Boum (IRE) is by Buck's Boum (FR) out of Liss Iontach (IRE), whose sire is Getaway.
- What going does One Big Boum prefer?
- One Big Boum (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is One Big Boum's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 26 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is One Big Boum's sire's record?
- Buck's Boum (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 1,379 runs since Apr 2015 (178 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are One Big Boum's siblings?
- Out of Liss Iontach (IRE), One Big Boum (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.