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Horse profile

The Big Gamble (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2012) · Last trainer Patrick Neville · Last owner Michael L Flynn
by Great Palm (USA) out of Lady Boufant (IRE) (Polykratis)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Jul 2012 — 5,206 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2012 · 16th of 16
KTB Profile

The Big Gamble (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 67C the best of the last 1 rated run · Wexford, 27 Jul 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 73C the best of the last 1 rated run · Listowel, 3 Jun 2012

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Great Palm (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 1,946 runs since Jan 2008 (256 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 9.9% from 262.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2100%−6.8—
Good to Firm234156.4%−0.40 from 1
Good672436.4%−0.4—
Good to Soft262269.9%+3.1—
Soft493336.7%−0.10 from 1
Heavy248166.5%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)1600%−6.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f7228.6%+21.8—
1m – 1m1f14321.4%+14.6—
1m2f – 1m4f2000%−6.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m796506.3%−0.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f732517%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m316268.2%+1.4—
Over 3m6111.6%−5.2—

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

Dam
Lady Boufant (IRE) (Polykratis)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Skirlaw (IRE)60——
Western Lady (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Emmet McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D J Benson 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean McDermott 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2012 · 3 runs
27 Jul 12+17d Wexford Clonard Maiden 11.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 16/16 18 9-13 67C Emmet McNamara 100/1
10 Jul 12+37d Roscommon Martinstown Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-0 — Mr D J Benson 50/1
03 Jun 12 Listowel Croom House Stud Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 28 11-12 73C Sean McDermott 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Big Gamble won?
The Big Gamble (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2012.
Who trained The Big Gamble?
The Big Gamble (IRE) was trained by Patrick Neville on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 27 July 2012.
Who is The Big Gamble's sire?
The Big Gamble (IRE) is by Great Palm (USA) out of Lady Boufant (IRE), whose sire is Polykratis.
What is The Big Gamble's sire's record?
Great Palm (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 1,946 runs since Jan 2008 (256 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 9.9% from 262.
Who are The Big Gamble's siblings?
Out of Lady Boufant (IRE), The Big Gamble (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.