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Horse profile

The Big Orse (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2010) · Last trainer Pat Phelan · Last owner Ermyn Lodge Stud
by Benny The Dip (USA) out of Polar Queen (GB) (Polish Precedent)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Mar 2010 — 6,072 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2010 · 2nd of 11 Won at Newbury Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

The Big Orse (GB) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2007. Last raced off a career-high mark of 118.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating118At career-high mark
118 117–118

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 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 5 Mar 2010 Official rating 118 at the last run, 22 Mar 2010

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 10 figures · best 137C · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft6137C119—
Good to Soft2132C128.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5137C122—
2m1f – 2m4f4125A120—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Benny The Dip (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 203 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−7.4—
Good to Firm27311.1%+3.70 from 1
Good5858.6%+1.20 from 1
Good to Soft3825.3%−2.10 from 2
Soft3712.7%−4.71 from 6
Heavy24312.5%+5.1—
Standard (AW)1516.7%−0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1218.3%+0.9—
6f – 7f2500%−7.4—
1m – 1m1f300%−7.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1000%−7.4—
1m5f – 2m6934.3%−3.11 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f47510.6%+3.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m31619.4%+120 from 1
Over 3m600%−7.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Polar Queen (GB) (Polish Precedent)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Collier Hill (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m6f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Collier Hill (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Collier Hill (GB)411m6fGroup 1
Peak Oil (GB)212m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% +0.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +4.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 5 1 20% +1.50
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% +1.50
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colin Bolger 8 1 13% −1.50
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 2 1 50% +4.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 4 1 25% +2.50

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2010 · 2 runs
22 Mar 10+17d Plumpton At The Races Virgin 534 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 2¼ 11-1 118124A Colin Bolger 5/2F
05 Mar 10+99d Newbury Totesport Supports West Berkshire Mencap 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 nse 10-12 118125A Colin Bolger 9/2
2009 · 4 runs
26 Nov 09+39d Newbury Csp Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Soft · 14 ran 13/14 12 11-12 118110C Colin Bolger 8/1
18 Oct 09+204d Kempton williamhill.com - Making Vegas Millionaires! 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 2/3 2¼ 10-12 118118C Timmy Murphy Evens
28 Mar 09+56d Lingfield Lingfield Equine Vets - Excellence In Equine 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 1¾ 11-1 —116A Colin Bolger 20/1
31 Jan 09+76d Sandown Totepool Contenders Listed Hurdle Class 1 · 2m · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 12 11-0 —95C Colin Bolger 100/1
2008 · 2 runs
16 Nov 08+296d Cheltenham Cheltenham Business Club Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 5 11-4 117116A Colin Bolger 10/1
25 Jan 08+27d Newbury George Smith Horseboxes Ltd Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m½f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 nk 11-8 —122A Colin Bolger 6/4F
2007 · 2 runs
29 Dec 07+280d Newbury Thurloe Thoroughbreds Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-13 —137C Colin Bolger 11/2
24 Mar 07 Newbury West Berkshire Racing Club Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 3/22 ¾ 11-4 —132C Tom Doyle 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Big Orse won?
The Big Orse (GB) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2007 and 2010, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained The Big Orse?
The Big Orse (GB) was trained by Pat Phelan on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 22 March 2010.
Who is The Big Orse's sire?
The Big Orse (GB) is by Benny The Dip (USA) out of Polar Queen (GB), whose sire is Polish Precedent.
What going does The Big Orse prefer?
The Big Orse (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). 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 Orse's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 22 March 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Big Orse's sire's record?
Benny The Dip (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 203 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Big Orse's siblings?
Out of Polar Queen (GB), The Big Orse (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Collier Hill (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Collier Hill (GB)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2007. 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.