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Horse profile

Christmas Crackle (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2005) · Last trainer J T R Dreaper · Last owner Herb M Stanley
by Un Desperado (FR) out of Crackle Moor (GB) (Don)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Apr 2005 — 7,858 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2005 · 5th of 12 Won at Fairyhouse Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

Christmas Crackle (IRE) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Jan 2005. Last raced off a career-high mark of 107.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating107At career-high mark
107 99–107

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 115C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 27 Mar 2005 Official rating 107 at the last run, 30 Apr 2005

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 5 figures · best 115C · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy3106C100—
Soft2115C100—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Over 3m4115C100—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 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
Un Desperado (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−8—
Good to Firm5911.7%−6.3—
Good130118.5%+0.5—
Good to Soft6457.8%−0.2—
Soft751013.3%+5.30 from 2
Heavy4237.1%−0.91 from 4
Standard (AW)300%−8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m6868.8%+0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f10654.7%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m121129.9%+1.90 from 2
Over 3m7679.2%+1.21 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Crackle Moor (GB) (Don)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mistletoeandwine (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 1 25% +3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 1 50% +5.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 4 1 25% +3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
T J Dreaper 3 0 0% −3.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00
G Cotter 1 0 0% −1.00
John Cullen 1 1 100% +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
2005 · 6 runs
30 Apr 05+20d Punchestown Ellen Developments Conyngham Cup Handicap Chase (0-130) 4m · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 4 10-9 10785C T J Dreaper 11/2
10 Apr 05+14d Limerick Horwarth Baston Charleton Handicap Chase (0-123) 3m · Heavy · 15 ran 3/15 7 11-0 107100C T J Dreaper 9/2
27 Mar 05+38d Fairyhouse Ryan's Cleaning Services Handicap Chase (0-116) 3m1f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 ½ 11-0 103115C T J Dreaper 8/1
17 Feb 05+18d Clonmel Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) 3m · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 nk 11-5 104— Robbie Colgan 4/1
30 Jan 05+14d Punchestown Grand National Trial Handicap Chase 3m4f · Heavy · 14 ran 5/14 3 9-10 10794C G Cotter 10/1
16 Jan 05 Fairyhouse Dunshaughlin Handicap Chase (0-116) 3m1f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 10-10 99106C John Cullen 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Christmas Crackle won?
Christmas Crackle (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Christmas Crackle?
Christmas Crackle (IRE) was trained by J T R Dreaper on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 30 April 2005.
Who is Christmas Crackle's sire?
Christmas Crackle (IRE) is by Un Desperado (FR) out of Crackle Moor (GB), whose sire is Don.
What going does Christmas Crackle prefer?
Christmas Crackle (IRE) has the best record on heavy 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 Christmas Crackle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 30 April 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Christmas Crackle's sire's record?
Un Desperado (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.
Who are Christmas Crackle's siblings?
Out of Crackle Moor (GB), Christmas Crackle (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.