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Horse profile

Connells Cross (IRE)

5yo mare · Trainer Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls · Owner Park View
by Fascinating Rock (IRE) out of Persilian (IRE) (Whipper)
4 runs · 3 courses · from May 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Sedgefield New yard First-time headgear LTO Last run 11 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 7
KTB Profile

Connells Cross is 2 from 4 on turf with both wins at Class 5 level over 2m1f to 2m4f on good ground at Sedgefield. She won a mares open NH Flat race there in Mar 2026 and followed up in an open NH Flat race the next month. Her last run at Chepstow in Oct 2026 was her first for Kim Bailey and Mat Nicholls and her first in first-time headgear when she finished 3 of 7 in a Class 3 mares novices hurdle.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Sedgefield, 1 Apr 2026

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 4 figures · best 120B · median 102.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good3120B1012 runs · 120 / 110.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3120B1043 runs · 120 / 104
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 19 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 1 Apr 2026

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 4 figures · best 125B · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good3125B1252 runs · 125 / 125
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3125B1253 runs · 125 / 125
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 19 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 from 4 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Prominent 3 (75%) · 2 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Fascinating Rock (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,113 runs since Jan 2008 (101 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+15.6—
Good to Firm5647.1%−2.3—
Good278279.7%+0.32 from 3
Good to Soft1721810.5%+1.10 from 1
Soft233198.2%−1.2—
Heavy10376.8%−2.6—
Standard (AW)2672910.9%+1.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2528%−1.4—
6f – 7f239218.8%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f229187.9%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f2462911.8%+2.4—
1m5f – 2m182168.8%−0.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f141128.5%−0.92 from 3
2m5f – 3m42511.9%+2.5—
Over 3m9222.2%+12.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Persilian (IRE) (Whipper)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Fennor Cross (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Fennor Cross (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fennor Cross (IRE)1771m–2m4fGrade 2
Scarlet Purse (IRE)120——
Fennors Rose (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 2 67% +4.25
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 2 100% +5.25
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 2 2 100% +5.25
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 2 67% +4.25
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Quinlan 2 2 100% +5.25
Ciaran Gethings 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 2 67% +4.25
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 2 67% +4.25
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 2 67% +4.25
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
2026 · 3 runs
11 Oct 26+193d Chepstow Dragonbet / Ebf Mares' 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Race (Ebf Mares' Nh Novices' Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Raced in the pack - moved up to third at the 6th - error 3 out cost ground and under urging 2 out - renewed effort before the last to challenge the leaders - sluggish at the final flight and weakened on the run-in to finish third 3/7 3¼ 11-0 104A117B Ciaran Gethings 16/1
01 Apr 26+22d Sedgefield Paul Richardson Visiting Sedgefield Today Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Good · 7 ran Drifted off a true line early - sat fourth - progressed behind the front group with 4f left - driven approaching 3f out - urged on with 2f remaining - poised to strike a furlong out - edged in front close home and stayed on strongly 1/7 11-3 120B125B Sean Quinlan 4/1
10 Mar 26+299d Sedgefield Paxtons No1 CaseIH Dealer Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Good · 4 ran Settled behind the front group - found space and improved 4f out - hit the front 3f out - drifted left approaching 2f out - driven out to hold on and stay on well late 1/4 11-2 101C125B Sean Quinlan 5/4
2025 · 1 run
15 May 25 Perth Edinburgh Gin Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 5 ran Settled in third early - roused into effort with 3f left - closed on leader from 2f out but couldn't find more - stayed on to finish second 2/5 4¼ 10-3 65C99B Jonathan Burke 2/1

Quick answers

How many races has Connells Cross won?
Connells Cross (IRE) won 2 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trains Connells Cross?
Connells Cross (IRE) is trained by Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 October 2026.
Who is Connells Cross's sire?
Connells Cross (IRE) is by Fascinating Rock (IRE) out of Persilian (IRE), whose sire is Whipper.
What going does Connells Cross prefer?
Connells Cross (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Connells Cross's sire's record?
Fascinating Rock (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,113 runs since Jan 2008 (101 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Connells Cross's siblings?
Out of Persilian (IRE), Connells Cross (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fennor Cross (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Fennor Cross (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.