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Horse profile

The Big Clubman (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Paul Nolan · Owner Dkcr2 Partnership
by Affinisea (IRE) out of Vintage Salon (IRE) (King's Theatre (IRE))
6 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 2 wins · Wexford (IRE) & Wexford Last run 4 Nov 2026 · 1st of 9
KTB Profile

The Big Clubman is 2 from 6 on turf, with both wins over 1m5f – 2m. He won the William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle at Wexford on good to soft in Oct 2025 and the racingtv.com/freetrial Beginners Chase at Wexford on soft in Nov 2026. Ridden prominently in four of six analysed runs, he made all when winning last time out at Wexford in Nov 2026. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 15 Nov 2026
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 141 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 30 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 6 figures · best 141B · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
Soft2141B108.52 runs · 141 / 108.5
Good to Soft2125B109.51 run · —
Heavy2112A87.52 runs · 112 / 87.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2125B100.51 run · —
2m5f – 3m2141B1022 runs · 141 / 102
2m1f – 2m4f2112A1032 runs · 112 / 103

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 12 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 144A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 30 Apr 2026 Official rating 132 at the last run, 30 Apr 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 6 figures · best 144A · median 137
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
Soft2144A142.52 runs · 144 / 142.5
Good to Soft2139A136.51 run · —
Heavy2135A1272 runs · 135 / 127
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2141A1401 run · —
2m5f – 3m2144A131.52 runs · 144 / 131.5
2m1f – 2m4f2135A134.52 runs · 135 / 134.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 12 Nov 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 4 Nov 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 1) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 1) · to 4 Nov 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 6 analysed runs since Oct 2025

  • Prominent 4 (67%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (33%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Affinisea (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,312 runs since Feb 2022 (208 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm8225%+11.7—
Good4746213.1%−0.2—
Good to Soft3444613.4%+0.11 from 2
Soft3484713.5%+0.21 from 2
Heavy1361712.5%−0.80 from 2
Standard (AW)200%−13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f8225%+11.7—
1m5f – 2m4845511.4%−1.92 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f5707813.7%+0.40 from 2
2m5f – 3m2153315.3%+20 from 2
Over 3m35617.1%+3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2022 · as at 14 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vintage Salon (IRE) (King's Theatre (IRE))

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% +0.38
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +4.50
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford (IRE) 1 1 100% +1.38
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 1 100% +5.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 2 100% +6.88
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean O'Keeffe 5 2 40% +3.88
Conor Stone-Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 2 40% +3.88
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% −0.62
2025 3 1 33% +3.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% +1.50
Chase 1 1 100% +1.38

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 · 3 runs
04 Nov 26+188d Wexford (IRE) racingtv.com/freetrial Beginners Chase 1m7½f · Yielding · 9 ran raced prominent in second - joined front runner after 3 out - edged ahead 2 out - just in front over the last - kept finding to win 1/9 11-12 —76A141A Sean O'Keeffe 11/8F
30 Apr 26+62d Punchestown Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m7½f · Yielding · 24 ran Up with the front group - advanced to share the advantage before the last and forged ahead at it - edged out inside the final furlong - held on at one speed to finish second 2/24 ½ 10-13 132141B144A Sean O'Keeffe 16/1
27 Feb 26+63d Newbury BetVictor Watch Weekend Winners 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Tracked leader early - clumsy 4th and 5th - reeled in rival before 3 out - driven approaching 2 out - clipped last fence - stayed on but unable to overhaul winner - beaten into 2nd 2/6 3¼ 11-6 13294B134B Sean O'Keeffe 15/8
2025 · 3 runs
26 Dec 25+40d Limerick Defender Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m7f · Heavy · 5 ran Up with the front rank and sharing top spot at stages - moved to 2nd by halfway - contesting the front 4 out before an untidy jump - pressure applied and surrendered advantage approaching the straight - 4th into the straight and found nothing in reserve to finish 5th 5/5 1¼ 11-3 —63C119B Conor Stone-Walsh 2/1F
16 Nov 25+21d Navan John Lynch Carpets & Flooring Monksfield Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m4f · Heavy · 7 ran Settled in the pack towards the back - improved into 5th turning for home under a push - moved up to challenge hard at the last - stayed on at one level to finish second 2/7 1¼ 11-0 —112A135A Sean O'Keeffe 6/1
26 Oct 25 Wexford William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - hint of unbalance 3 out - into 4th and urged forward before 2 out - found room and progressed before the last - asserted on the run-in to score 1/13 11-4 —125B139A Sean O'Keeffe 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has The Big Clubman won?
The Big Clubman (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 5 times in total (83.3% of starts).
Who trains The Big Clubman?
The Big Clubman (IRE) is trained by Paul Nolan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 November 2026.
Who is The Big Clubman's sire?
The Big Clubman (IRE) is by Affinisea (IRE) out of Vintage Salon (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre (IRE).
What is The Big Clubman's official rating?
The Big Clubman (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 132.
What is The Big Clubman's sire's record?
Affinisea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,312 runs since Feb 2022 (208 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from October 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.