Horse profile
The Big Lense (IRE)
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Megans Joy (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
41 runs · 24 courses · from Nov 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 May 2025 — 516 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 2nd of 6
6 wins · 6 courses
New yard
Last raced off OR 126
KTB Profile
The Big Lense won six of 41 starts on turf. Five of those wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f, including a Class 3 handicap chase at Aintree on good ground off 124 in Jun 2023 and a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Southwell on good to soft off 112 in Jun 2024. He also took a handicap chase over 3m at Kilbeggan. Aged 12 at his last run in May 2025, his last run at Stratford was his first for Mrs J Owen and he finished second of six in a Class 5 hunters chase off an official rating of 126.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since May 2025 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 6–41Wins / Runs
- 14.6%Strike rate
- 14 (34.1%)Placed
- +9.50£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.34Fair A/E n=41 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 139Highest OR
- 69dAvg 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 rating126↓ 13lb off peak
126
110–139
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 111
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 122A | 95 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 118B | 92.5 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 163B | 87 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 163B | 101 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 124B | 96.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 110A | 91.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 96A | 88 | — |
Of 41 runs looked at, 11 have no figure: did not complete (9) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (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 · 30 figures from 41 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Court Cave (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,942 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 233 | 28 | 12% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 3,029 | 342 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 5 from 22 |
| Good to Soft | 1,441 | 161 | 11.2% | +1.1 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 2,229 | 204 | 9.2% | −0.9 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 937 | 64 | 6.8% | −3.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 71 | 3 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,787 | 169 | 9.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,854 | 294 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 5 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,524 | 265 | 10.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 17 |
| Over 3m | 669 | 72 | 10.8% | +0.7 | 1 from 4 |
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
Megans Joy (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Happy Diva (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Happy Diva (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Diva (IRE) | 38 | 7 | 2m4f–3m | Grade 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 22 | 5 | 23% | +24.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Galway | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Aintree | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 5 | 31% | +13.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +17.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alex Chadwick | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 7 | 2 | 29% | +11.00 |
| Alex Chadwick | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Jody McGarvey | 4 | 1 | 25% | +17.00 |
| Davy Russell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Mark Enright | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Rupert Stearn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lilly Pinchin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Brogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms L O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 28 | 5 | 18% | +20.50 |
| Tongue tie | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2019 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +6.00 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 25 | 4 | 16% | +19.00 |
| Hurdle | 14 | 2 | 14% | −7.50 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 30 May 25+314d | Stratford | White Swan Hotel Stratford Open Hunters' Chase Sat with front group early - moved into second by the 8th - outpaced by winner heading into the home bend then kept on for a distant second | 2/6 | 13 | 11-7 | 126 | 81B | 111C | Mr Rupert Stearn | 9/2 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Jul 24+13d | Market Rasen | Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 11/16 | 2½ | 11-3 | 127 | 96B | 109A | Lilly Pinchin | 22/1 |
| 07 Jul 24+33d | Market Rasen | Lives Handicap Chase | 2/7 | 3¼ | 11-3 | 124 | 111A | 137B | Alex Chadwick | 9/1 |
| 04 Jun 24+28d | Southwell | Prestige Safety Construction Safety Specialists Handicap Hurdle | 1/6 | 11-0 | 112 | 85A | 121B | Alex Chadwick | 7/2 | |
| 07 May 24+26d | Southwell | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | hd | 11-7 | 110 | — | 126A | Alex Chadwick | 15/2 |
| 11 Apr 24+34d | Aintree | Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase (National Course) | F/22 | — | 12-0 | 124 | — | — | Alex Chadwick | 50/1 |
| 08 Mar 24+60d | Leicester | Leicestershire And Derbyshire Yeomanry Open Hunters' Chase | 3/7 | 36 | 12-3 | 128 | 79C | 96C | Alex Chadwick | 7/2 |
| 08 Jan 24+206d | Taunton | Geoffrey Bosley 'Tally Ho' Open Hunters' Chase | PU/11 | — | 12-3 | 130 | — | — | Alex Chadwick | 22/1 |
| 2023 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Jun 23+23d | Aintree | Inkerman London Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 11-7 | 124 | 94A | 123B | Mr Alex Chadwick | 4/1 | |
| 24 May 23+16d | Warwick | Logicor Coronation Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | 4¼ | 10-13 | 112 | 124B | 106B | Mr Alex Chadwick | 5/1 |
| 08 May 23+64d | Worcester | Purple Granite Handicap Chase | 3/11 | 4½ | 11-2 | 125 | 90A | 124A | Mr Alex Chadwick | 10/1 |
| 05 Mar 23+11d | Huntingdon | John Bigg ''Oxo'' Handicap Chase | 4/8 | 1½ | 11-8 | 126 | 89A | 122A | Mr Alex Chadwick | 18/1 |
| 22 Feb 23+21d | Ludlow | His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 6/6 | 1¾ | 11-6 | 127 | 66A | 111B | Mr Alex Chadwick | 8/1 |
| 01 Feb 23+31d | Leicester | Leicester Racecourse Ideal Conference Venue Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 1¼ | 11-2 | 127 | — | 123A | Mr Alex Chadwick | 100/1 |
| 01 Jan 23+158d | Fakenham | Gamble Plant Norfolk Ltd Grand Prix Handicap Hurdle | 7/15 | 99 | 11-4 | 120 | 34C | 98C | Mr Alex Chadwick | 80/1 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Jul 22+19d | Galway | Sp Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Handicap Hurdle | 15/17 | 41 | 11-5 | 116 | 83C | 105C | Jody McGarvey | 80/1 |
| 08 Jul 22+244d | Kilbeggan | Axa Farm Insurance Midlands National Handicap Chase (grade B) | PU/14 | — | 10-9 | 135 | — | — | L P Dempsey | 14/1 |
| 2021 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Nov 21+27d | Naas | Betvictor Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (grade B) | PU/18 | — | 10-0 | 117 | — | — | Jordan Gainford | 12/1 |
| 10 Oct 21+18d | Limerick | JT McNamara Ladbrokes Munster National Handicap Chase (Grade A) | PU/15 | — | 10-12 | 139 | — | — | Jack Kennedy | 25/1 |
| 22 Sep 21+54d | Listowel | Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (Grade A) | F/18 | — | 10-9 | 139 | — | — | Jody McGarvey | 25/1 |
| 30 Jul 21+21d | Galway | Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase | 6/19 | ¾ | 11-9 | 139 | 90B | 134A | Jody McGarvey | 25/1 |
| 09 Jul 21+345d | Kilbeggan | AXA Smart Farm Insurance Midlands National Handicap Chase | 1/13 | 10-10 | 132 | 74B | 128A | Jody McGarvey | 20/1 | |
| 2020 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Jul 20+19d | Galway | Tote Galway Plate (handicap Chase) (grade A) | F/21 | — | 10-1 | 135 | — | — | L P Dempsey | 25/1 |
| 10 Jul 20+229d | Kilbeggan | AXA Farm Insurance Midlands National Handicap Chase | 5/14 | ½ | 11-4 | 134 | 88B | 135A | L P Dempsey | 33/1 |
| 2019 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Nov 19+42d | Navan | Ladbrokes Troytown Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) | UR/23 | — | 10-9 | 134 | — | — | Mark Enright | 25/1 |
| 13 Oct 19+15d | Limerick | Jt Mcnamara Ladbrokes Munster National Handicap Chase (grade A) | UR/16 | — | 10-8 | 134 | — | — | L P Dempsey | 14/1 |
| 28 Sep 19+20d | Navan | Baroneracing.com Handicap Chase | 1/12 | 11-4 | 126 | 39B | 136A | L P Dempsey | 6/1 | |
| 08 Sep 19+49d | Listowel | Kerry Group Handicap Chase | 1/10 | 10-3 | 118 | 111A | 127A | L P Dempsey | 10/1 | |
| 21 Jul 19+16d | Tipperary | Packie Downey Memorial Rated Novice Chase | 4/5 | 4¾ | 11-3 | — | 104C | 109B | Davy Russell | 9/2 |
| 05 Jul 19+23d | Wexford | Neville Hotels Beginners Chase | 4/7 | 12 | 11-12 | — | 96A | 107B | Davy Russell | 2/1F |
| 12 Jun 19+13d | Punchestown | Bet In-Play With The Ladbrokes App Beginners Chase | 2/11 | 4¼ | 11-12 | — | 97B | 131A | Davy Russell | 7/2 |
| 30 May 19+14d | Limerick | Tote Supporting Irish Racing Since 1930 Handicap Hurdle | 5/11 | ½ | 11-5 | 118 | 118A | 118A | Kevin Brogan | 6/1 |
| 16 May 19+25d | Clonmel | Clonmel Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 3¾ | 11-10 | 116 | 122A | 132A | Davy Russell | 10/3 |
| 21 Apr 19+42d | Fairyhouse | YR Sauce Novice Handicap Hurdle | 9/15 | ½ | 11-4 | 117 | 101C | 108C | L P Dempsey | 7/1 |
| 10 Mar 19+15d | Naas | Naas Supporters Handicap Hurdle | 7/19 | 1½ | 10-3 | 117 | 163B | 117A | Mark Walsh | 8/1 |
| 23 Feb 19+132d | Fairyhouse | Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle | 4/14 | 4¼ | 10-5 | 117 | 118B | 116A | Mark Enright | 12/1 |
| 2018 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 18+45d | Limerick | David Fitzgerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 6/9 | 7 | 11-5 | 117 | 117B | 114A | Barry Geraghty | 2/1F |
| 30 Aug 18+29d | Bellewstown | Bluegrass Horse Feeds Maiden Hurdle | 1/9 | 11-4 | — | 114B | 126A | Barry Geraghty | EvensF | |
| 01 Aug 18+111d | Galway | Win Big With Tote Maiden Hurdle | 9/19 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | 81C | 99C | Barry Geraghty | 10/1 |
| 12 Apr 18+154d | Limerick | Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie For April 21st Flat Race | 3/9 | 1¼ | 11-11 | — | 110A | 121A | Ms L O'Neill | 3/1 |
| 2017 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 17 | Thurles | Toboradora Flat Race | 6/10 | 3¼ | 11-7 | — | 93B | 106A | Mr Derek O'Connor | 5/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Big Lense won?
- The Big Lense (IRE) won 6 of 41 archived starts between 2017 and 2025, a strike rate of 14.6%. Placed 14 times in total (34.1% of starts).
- Who trained The Big Lense?
- The Big Lense (IRE) was trained by Mrs J Owen on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 30 May 2025.
- Who is The Big Lense's sire?
- The Big Lense (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Megans Joy (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
- What going does The Big Lense prefer?
- The Big Lense (IRE) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 22 starts (22.7%). 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 Lense's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 126, from the run on 30 May 2025. The highest on record is 139.
- What is The Big Lense's sire's record?
- Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,942 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
- Who are The Big Lense's siblings?
- Out of Megans Joy (IRE), The Big Lense (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Happy Diva (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Happy Diva (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m. As at Oct 2026.