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Acrux Cass (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2021) · Last trainer Michael J McDonagh · Last owner Michael J Mcdonagh
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Golden Mask (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
14 runs · 9 courses · from May 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Sep 2021 — 1,860 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2021 · 13th of 13 Won at Tramore Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Acrux Cass (IRE) is 1 from 14. Hasn't won since Aug 2018. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer).

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating80↓ 7lb off peak
80 70–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 69 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Tramore, 18 Aug 2018

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 5 figures · best 62C · median 37
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good353C37—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m562C37—
Flat 4 figures · best 90C · median 61.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good269A58.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f490C61.5—

Of 14 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · 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 · 9 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 22 Sep 2021 Official rating 80 at the last jumps run, 22 Sep 2021

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 72B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 15 Jul 2018 Official rating 70 at the last flat run, 14 Sep 2018

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 6 figures · best 90C · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good490C86—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m690C82.5—
Flat 4 figures · best 72B · median 63.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good272B69—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f472B63.5—

Of 14 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 14 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,793 runs since Jan 2008 (937 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721622.2%+12—
Good to Firm1,91122011.5%+1.30 from 1
Good2,9452689.1%−1.11 from 7
Good to Soft1,2401088.7%−1.5—
Soft1,7731448.1%−2.10 from 4
Heavy5456211.4%+1.20 from 2
Standard (AW)4,30548611.3%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,12714212.6%+2.4—
6f – 7f5,04152810.5%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f3,33133610.1%−0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f2,1021969.3%−0.91 from 4
1m5f – 2m838809.5%−0.70 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f320226.9%−3.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m3113.2%−7—
Over 3m300%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Golden Mask (USA) (Seeking The Gold)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Duke Cass (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Duke Cass (IRE)3142m–2m4½f—
Zappy Cass (IRE)20——
Speedway Cass (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% −2.67
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tramore 3 1 33% +1.33
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 0 0% −9.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 1 25% +0.33
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Cathal Landers 5 0 0% −5.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 3 0 0% −3.00
W J Lee 3 1 33% +1.33
Donal McInerney 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 6 1 17% −1.67
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 5 1 20% −0.67

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
Flat 4 1 25% +0.33

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
2021 · 3 runs
22 Sep 21+38d Listowel McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 10 12-0 8037C88C Cathal Landers 250/1
15 Aug 21+42d Tramore Frank Gillane Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 80—— Cathal Landers 66/1
04 Jul 21+328d Tramore Tramore Racecourse Directors Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-10 80—— Cathal Landers 125/1
2020 · 3 runs
10 Aug 20+9d Ballinrobe Yupana Inc California Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 46 11-6 8411C66C Darragh O'Keeffe 28/1
01 Aug 20+15d Kilbeggan Mullingar Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Yielding · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-0 86—— Cathal Landers 33/1
17 Jul 20+354d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-116) (Div 2) 16f · Yielding · 9 ran 6/9 8 10-1 8762C70C Darragh O'Keeffe 33/1
2019 · 3 runs
29 Jul 19+17d Galway Galwaybayhotel.com & Galmont.com Novice Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 2¾ 10-11 ——84C Donal McInerney 100/1
12 Jul 19+98d Cork Clubs Fundraiser Night Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 21 ran 16/21 21 11-7 —53C90C Phillip Enright 100/1
05 Apr 19+117d Wexford Springtime In Wexford Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 20f · Yielding · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-8 ——— Darragh O'Keeffe 100/1
2018 · 5 runs
09 Dec 18+86d Cork Galtee 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 23 ran 20/23 54 10-9 —-111C81C Cathal Landers 50/1
14 Sep 18+27d Listowel John & Terry Moriarty Memorial Handicap 12f · Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 5½ 8-11 7090C61C W J Lee 12/1
18 Aug 18+34d Tramore Dan Cowman Memorial Maiden 12f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-7 —69A66B W J Lee 10/3
15 Jul 18+49d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Median Auction Maiden 11f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 shd 9-5 —48A72B W J Lee 5/1
27 May 18 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 10f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 11/15 3¾ 9-5 —54C57A Chris Hayes 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Acrux Cass won?
Acrux Cass (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Acrux Cass?
Acrux Cass (IRE) was trained by Michael J McDonagh on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 22 September 2021.
Who is Acrux Cass's sire?
Acrux Cass (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Golden Mask (USA), whose sire is Seeking The Gold.
What going does Acrux Cass prefer?
Acrux Cass (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Acrux Cass's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 22 September 2021. The highest on record is 87.
What is Acrux Cass's sire's record?
Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,793 runs since Jan 2008 (937 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Who are Acrux Cass's siblings?
Out of Golden Mask (USA), Acrux Cass (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Duke Cass (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2018. 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.