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Horse profile

The Big Story (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2021) · Last trainer Noel Meade · Last owner Robert Watson
by Arcadio (GER) out of Happy Story (IRE) (Bigstone)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Jan 2021 — 2,106 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2021 · 6th of 19
KTB Profile

The Big Story (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 16 at Punchestown (Oct 2020).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 28 Oct 2020

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 3 figures · best 108B · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft2108B96—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f284B78—
1m5f – 2m1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 131A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 28 Oct 2020

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 3 figures · best 131A · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft2131A122.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2114A112.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 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
Arcadio (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,979 runs since Aug 2011 (375 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6469.4%+0.2—
Good1,48016411.1%+1.9—
Good to Soft789688.6%−0.6—
Soft1,153938.1%−1.10 from 2
Heavy431317.2%−20 from 1
Standard (AW)6234.8%−4.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−9.2—
6f – 7f600%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f600%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2813.6%−5.6—
1m5f – 2m1,4631459.9%+0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991369.1%−0.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m816708.6%−0.6—
Over 3m159138.2%−1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Happy Story (IRE) (Bigstone)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Happy Anniversary (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Happy Anniversary (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Happy Anniversary (IRE)4966f–1m½fClass 5
Happy Lad (IRE)3522m1½f–2m6f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Finian Maguire 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Hurdle 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 1 run
29 Jan 21+43d Navan Graigs Lane Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m4f · Heavy · 19 ran 6/19 ½ 11-11 72B111A Sean Flanagan 13/2
2020 · 2 runs
17 Dec 20+50d Down Royal Bluegrass Horse Feeds (pro/am) Flat Race 2m1f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 6½ 11-13 84B114A Mr Finian Maguire 3/1
28 Oct 20 Punchestown BETDAQ Casino Flat Race 2m · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 1¼ 11-12 108B131A Mr Finian Maguire 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Big Story won?
The Big Story (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2020 and 2021. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained The Big Story?
The Big Story (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 29 January 2021.
Who is The Big Story's sire?
The Big Story (IRE) is by Arcadio (GER) out of Happy Story (IRE), whose sire is Bigstone.
What is The Big Story's sire's record?
Arcadio (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,979 runs since Aug 2011 (375 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Big Story's siblings?
Out of Happy Story (IRE), The Big Story (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Happy Anniversary (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Happy Anniversary (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2020. 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.