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Horse profile

The Big Man (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2024) · Last trainer Evan Williams · Last owner Mario Stavrou Racing
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Ebony Palm (IRE) (Great Palm)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Nov 2024 — 700 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024 · 6th of 8 Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

The Big Man is a maiden who has been unplaced in all eight starts on turf. He showed his best effort when fourth of eight at Ffos Las in Oct 2024 and last ran when sixth of eight in a Class 5 novices handicap chase at Hereford in Nov 2024 off an official rating of 73. The gelding, by Soldier of Fortune out of an Ebony Palm mare, raced off 10lb below his highest ever mark of 83 on that occasion.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 45 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Newbury, 10 Feb 2024

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 7 figures · best 85C · median 39
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft385C32—
Heavy277C61—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m585C35—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 78C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 13 Oct 2024 Official rating 73 at the last run, 27 Nov 2024

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 95B · median 79.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft379A78—
Soft295B91—
Heavy293A86.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m695B78.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 3 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,842 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,53218812.3%+10 from 1
Good to Soft1,22013511.1%−0.20 from 3
Soft1,89621411.3%00 from 2
Heavy7778611.1%−0.20 from 2
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,57419312.3%+10 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,97920210.2%−1.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,23415412.5%+1.20 from 1
Over 3m2393313.8%+2.5—

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
Ebony Palm (IRE) (Great Palm)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Raven Rule (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Raven Rule (IRE)1922m—
Usyk (IRE)80——
Not Now Lucy (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Wedge 4 0 0% −4.00
Conor Ring 3 0 0% −3.00
James Turner 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 7 0 0% −7.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 7 runs
27 Nov 24+23d Hereford Wye Valley Metals Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled midpack early - stumbled at the fourth then needed urging after the seventh and dropped away - well adrift approaching three out - well beaten from there to finish sixth 6/8 30 10-3 7332C57C Adam Wedge 18/1
04 Nov 24+22d Hereford Matt Sheppard Slow Two Miler Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good · 12 ran Held up towards the back throughout - mistake 5th before being driven when losing touch after 4 out - unable to close late 10/12 9½ 10-7 7735C66C Adam Wedge 11/1
13 Oct 24+174d Ffos Las DragonBet Supporting Welsh Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Held up towards the back - clipped 6th fence - improved onto the pace after 9th - lost touch 4 out and no more impact after finishing 4th 4/8 6 10-8 7912C78C Adam Wedge 4/1
22 Apr 24+34d Ffos Las DragonBet Backing Welsh Sport Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 2 10-7 8385C79A James Turner 33/1
19 Mar 24+24d Exeter Aco Europe Pitching The Par Inn Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 65 11-4 —39C87C Conor Ring 125/1
24 Feb 24+14d Chepstow Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 33 11-6 —77C80C Conor Ring 100/1
10 Feb 24+78d Newbury Betfair Racing Podcasts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 10/13 6 10-13 —45B93A Conor Ring 250/1
2023 · 1 run
24 Nov 23 Chepstow Join Our Vickers Free Spins Club Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 14 11-2 ——95B Adam Wedge 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has The Big Man won?
The Big Man (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
Who trained The Big Man?
The Big Man (IRE) was trained by Evan Williams on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 27 November 2024.
Who is The Big Man's sire?
The Big Man (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Ebony Palm (IRE), whose sire is Great Palm.
What is The Big Man's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 27 November 2024. The highest on record is 83.
What is The Big Man's sire's record?
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,842 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Who are The Big Man's siblings?
Out of Ebony Palm (IRE), The Big Man (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Raven Rule (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.