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Horse profile

Clear The Way (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2009) · Last trainer Sue Smith · Last owner Mrs S Smith
by Simply Great (FR) out of Casheral (GB) (Le Soleil)
16 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2007
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Oct 2009 — 6,222 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009 · 8th of 8 Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Clear The Way (IRE) is yet to win from 16 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 17 at Aintree (May 2008). Last raced off 77, 21lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating77↓ 21lb off peak
77 77–98

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 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 16 Aug 2009 Official rating 77 at the last run, 14 Oct 2009

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 13 figures · best 108A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good8108A84—
Good to Firm385C82—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5108A84—
2m1f – 2m4f5100C82—
Over 3m388C84—

Of 16 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 16 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
Simply Great (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 460 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses).

Strongest on good going: 11.4% from 140. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−7.4—
Good to Firm6746%−1.40 from 3
Good1401611.4%+40 from 11
Good to Soft6734.5%−2.90 from 1
Soft11176.3%−1.10 from 1
Heavy6146.6%−0.8—
Standard (AW)800%−7.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−7.4—
1m2f – 1m4f10110%+2.6—
1m5f – 2m10111%−6.4—
2m1f – 2m4f14142.8%−4.60 from 5
2m5f – 3m141139.2%+1.80 from 5
Over 3m661522.7%+15.30 from 6

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
Casheral (GB) (Le Soleil)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them As De Pique (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
As De Pique (IRE)3752m4f–3m1½f—
Shuffleupandeal (IRE)70——
Clear The Line (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 0 0% −11.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Byrne 7 0 0% −7.00
Tjade Collier 2 0 0% −2.00
Christian Williams 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Messenger 1 0 0% −1.00
Henry Oliver 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Rutherford 1 0 0% −1.00
Steven Gagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 8 0 0% −8.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00

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
2009 · 8 runs
14 Oct 09+12d Wetherby Get Discounts Online at Wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 hd 10-8 7768A Shane Byrne 10/1
02 Oct 09+47d Hexham Youngs Chartered Surveyors Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 11 10-8 8082C Shane Byrne 22/1
16 Aug 09+16d Southwell Southwell Golf Club Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 26f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 shd 10-9 8584A Shane Byrne 25/1
31 Jul 09+93d Bangor-on-Dee Debenhams Of Wrexham Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12/14 hd 11-1 9282C Tjade Collier 80/1
29 Apr 09+7d Southwell Play Golf At Southwell Golf Club Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-9 88— Tom Messenger 12/1
22 Apr 09+49d Southwell Dine In The Queen Mother Restaurant Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 1 10-8 8979C Shane Byrne 14/1
04 Mar 09+33d Catterick Flat Racing Starts Again On 1st April Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 7 11-1 9584C Shane Byrne 17/2
30 Jan 09+35d Catterick catterickbridge.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 25.5f · Soft · 13 ran 11/13 26 10-7 9888C Henry Oliver 14/1
2008 · 3 runs
26 Dec 08+115d Market Rasen Grange & Links And Sandilands Golf Club Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 ½ 11-0 9892A Gary Rutherford 15/2
02 Sep 08+109d Sedgefield Kevin Lee Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26.5f · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 10-12 98— Shane Byrne 9/2
16 May 08+142d Aintree Radio City 96.7 1000 Pounds Song Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 17 ran 2/17 3¼ 10-8 93108A Shane Byrne 16/1
2007 · 5 runs
26 Dec 07+31d Sedgefield toteexacta Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26.5f · Good · 14 ran F/14 — 11-0 93— Steven Gagan 25/1
25 Nov 07+16d Aintree seriousquitters.co.uk Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 4 10-7 9481C Sam Thomas 18/1
09 Nov 07+15d Hexham SIS Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 6 10-7 9485C Tjade Collier 11/2
25 Oct 07+12d Carlisle CBS Outdoor Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 17 11-0 —84C Christian Williams 6/1
13 Oct 07 Bangor-on-Dee Gordon Mytton Homes Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 10 10-12 —100C Christian Williams 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Clear The Way won?
Clear The Way (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2007 and 2009. Placed 2 times in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Clear The Way?
Clear The Way (IRE) was trained by Sue Smith on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 14 October 2009.
Who is Clear The Way's sire?
Clear The Way (IRE) is by Simply Great (FR) out of Casheral (GB), whose sire is Le Soleil.
What is Clear The Way's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 14 October 2009. The highest on record is 98.
What is Clear The Way's sire's record?
Simply Great (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 460 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.4% from 140. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 101.
Who are Clear The Way's siblings?
Out of Casheral (GB), Clear The Way (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: As De Pique (IRE) (5). The wins came over 2m4f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2007. 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.