The Big Dog (IRE)
The Big Dog won five of 21 starts on turf between Dec 2017 and Apr 2023. Four of those wins came on soft ground including the Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan in Nov 2022 off an official rating of 148 and the JT McNamara Ladbrokes Munster National Handicap Chase at Limerick the previous month off 140. He also landed the Punchestown Grand National Trial Handicap Chase over 3m in Feb 2021. The gelding aged 10 at his last run in Apr 2023 finished fifth of 39 in the Randox Grand National Handicap Chase at Aintree off his career-high mark of 160.
- 5–21Wins / Runs
- 23.8%Strike rate
- 11 (52.4%)Placed
- +21.50£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 1.71Fair A/E n=21 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 160Highest OR
- 97dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 115
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 152B | 102 | — |
| Heavy | 5 | 139B | 100 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 115B | 102 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 152B | 119.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 112B | 103 | — |
Of 21 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 21 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,853 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,963 | 378 | 12.8% | +2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,809 | 178 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,739 | 259 | 9.5% | −1.3 | 4 from 10 |
| Heavy | 1,213 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,043 | 199 | 9.7% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,206 | 324 | 10.1% | −0.7 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,815 | 340 | 12.1% | +1.3 | 2 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 768 | 95 | 12.4% | +1.6 | 1 from 7 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Saddlers Encore (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m5½f–4m; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Saddlers Encore (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddlers Encore (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 2m5½f–2m7½f | Grade 3 |
| Dubai Devils (IRE) | 38 | 3 | 2m7½f–4m | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 4 | 40% | +24.50 |
| Heavy | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Leopardstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +21.00 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr J J Codd | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Kevin Sexton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 3 | 2 | 67% | +26.00 |
| David Mullins | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms K Walsh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Mr D G Lavery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +25.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 13 | 3 | 23% | +19.50 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| 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
Quick answers
- How many races has The Big Dog won?
- The Big Dog (IRE) won 5 of 21 archived starts between 2017 and 2023, a strike rate of 23.8%. Placed 11 times in total (52.4% of starts).
- Who trained The Big Dog?
- The Big Dog (IRE) was trained by Peter Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 15 April 2023.
- Who is The Big Dog's sire?
- The Big Dog (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Saddlers Leader (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What going does The Big Dog prefer?
- The Big Dog (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Big Dog's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 160, from the run on 15 April 2023. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Big Dog's sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,853 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are The Big Dog's siblings?
- Out of Saddlers Leader (IRE), The Big Dog (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Saddlers Encore (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Saddlers Encore (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f–4m. As at Oct 2026.