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Canford Crossing (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer David Nicholls · Last owner Middleham Park Racing Cxvi P Barker
by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Smartest (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2015
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 May 2016 — 3,812 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 7th of 8 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Canford Crossing (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Dec 2015). Last raced off 63, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating63↓ 10lb off peak
63 63–73

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 41C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Beverley, 21 Apr 2016 Official rating 63 at the last run, 20 May 2016

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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 81A · median 53
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)881A58.5—
Good to Firm263B42.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f569A51—
1m – 1m1f581A62—
1m2f – 1m4f255A42—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1715.9%−3.9—
Good to Firm620558.9%−0.90 from 2
Good1,15213411.6%+1.80 from 1
Good to Soft605518.4%−1.40 from 1
Soft759678.8%−1—
Heavy263186.8%−3—
Standard (AW)1,67417010.2%+0.40 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f406409.9%+0.1—
6f – 7f1,52916210.6%+0.80 from 5
1m – 1m1f1,078938.6%−1.20 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f909808.8%−10 from 2
1m5f – 2m6977811.2%+1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f367359.5%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m9688.3%−1.5—
Over 3m9111.1%+1.3—

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
Smartest (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Doubly Clever (IRE) (10 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Doubly Clever (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Doubly Clever (IRE)44102m–2m5½fClass 3
Two Smart (IRE)150——
Out Of System (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Marquand 4 0 0% −4.00
Sean Levey 2 0 0% −2.00
Royston Ffrench 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian Nicholls 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Dobbs 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 6 0 0% −6.00
2015 6 0 0% −6.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 6 runs
20 May 16+14d Catterick Brookleigh Riding Centre Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 9 8-10 6322C Royston Ffrench 8/1
06 May 16+15d Ripon Sis Stream Selling Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 17 8-9 6529C Adrian Nicholls 8/1
21 Apr 16+54d Beverley Swan Industrial Drives Handicap Class 5 · 7.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 12 9-5 6841C Paul Quinn 12/1
27 Feb 16+13d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 1 8-6 6849B Tom Marquand 12/1
14 Feb 16+23d Southwell (AW) Ladbrokes Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 1¾ 8-7 7151A Tom Marquand 8/1
22 Jan 16+27d Lingfield (AW) 32red Casino Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 ½ 9-5 7255A Sean Levey 6/1
2015 · 6 runs
26 Dec 15+21d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Nursery Class 3 · 8.5f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 19 8-11 7336C Shane Kelly 6/1
05 Dec 15+23d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Casino Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 3¾ 9-5 6881A Sean Levey 8/1
12 Nov 15+69d Chelmsford City (AW) Play The New Scoop6Soccer Every Week Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 9-2 6869A Tom Marquand 7/2
04 Sep 15+27d Kempton (AW) iInsure 365 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 4/12 3¾ 9-0 —62A Tom Marquand 14/1
08 Aug 15+21d Lingfield (AW) British Stallion Studs EBF Leslie Weekes Maiden Stakes (AW) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 ¾ 9-5 —77B Pat Dobbs 9/4
18 Jul 15 Haydock British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 3½ 9-2 —63B Cam Hardie 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Canford Crossing won?
Canford Crossing (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2015 and 2016. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Canford Crossing?
Canford Crossing (IRE) was trained by David Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 20 May 2016.
Who is Canford Crossing's sire?
Canford Crossing (IRE) is by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Smartest (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Canford Crossing's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 20 May 2016. The highest on record is 73.
What is Canford Crossing's sire's record?
Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
Who are Canford Crossing's siblings?
Out of Smartest (IRE), Canford Crossing (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Doubly Clever (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Doubly Clever (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2015. 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.