The Big Smoke (FR)
The Big Smoke won two handicaps from 33 starts between Jul 2018 and Apr 2022. He gained both successes off the same mark, taking a 1m to 1m1f event at Saint-Cloud on good to soft in Aug 2020 and a 6f to 7f race at Deauville on standard going four months later. The gelding, by Charm Spirit out of a Fasliyev mare, raced 13 times at Chantilly without success and finished 11 of 14 at Longchamp in Apr 2022.
- 2–33Wins / Runs
- 6.1%Strike rate
- 8 (24.2%)Placed
- −12.20£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 0.79Fair A/E n=33 · 0.66 incl. margin
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 370 d
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
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
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 9.4% of 3,828 runs since Apr 2018 (339 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.7% from 134. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 446.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 448 | 67 | 15% | +5.6 | — |
| Good | 653 | 52 | 8% | −1.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 437 | 40 | 9.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 504 | 32 | 6.3% | −3.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 134 | 5 | 3.7% | −5.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,636 | 161 | 9.8% | +0.4 | 1 from 16 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 446 | 58 | 13% | +3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,529 | 133 | 8.7% | −0.7 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,120 | 100 | 8.9% | −0.5 | 1 from 24 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 523 | 52 | 9.9% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 153 | 11 | 7.2% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 56 | 4 | 7.1% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Aldrin (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Trois Lunes (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldrin (FR) | 13 | 3 | 2m–2m2½f | Class 4 |
| Trois Lunes (FR) | 6 | 2 | 1m–1m1f | Group 3 |
| Fordson (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Top Of The Moon (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 1 | 6% | −3.60 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.40 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantilly (FR) | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 7 | 1 | 14% | +5.40 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.40 |
| Clairefontaine (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 1 | 4% | −15.60 |
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 1 | 11% | +3.40 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christophe Soumillon | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.60 |
| Mme Frida Valle Skar | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Mlle Frida Valle Skar | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.40 |
| Alexis Pouchin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thomas Trullier | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mme Alison Massin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fabrice Veron | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stephane Ladjadj | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cristian Demuro | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 2 | 11% | +2.80 |
| Tongue tie | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +11.80 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2018 | 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 Smoke won?
- The Big Smoke (FR) won 2 of 33 archived starts between 2018 and 2022, a strike rate of 6.1%. Placed 8 times in total (24.2% of starts).
- Who trained The Big Smoke?
- The Big Smoke (FR) was trained by C & Y Lerner on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 28 April 2022.
- Who is The Big Smoke's sire?
- The Big Smoke (FR) is by Charm Spirit (IRE) out of Trip To The Moon (GB), whose sire is Fasliyev.
- What going does The Big Smoke prefer?
- The Big Smoke (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). 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 Smoke's sire's record?
- Charm Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,828 runs since Apr 2018 (339 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.7% from 134. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 446.
- Who are The Big Smoke's siblings?
- Out of Trip To The Moon (GB), The Big Smoke (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Aldrin (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Trois Lunes (FR)). The wins came over 1m–2m2½f. As at Nov 2026.