Connors Cross (IRE)
Connors Cross won the I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Feb 2023. The gelding, who raced once for Ian O'Connor, is 1 from 7 on turf with his last run, at Clonmel in Feb 2025, his first for the yard when he finished 2 of 10 in the Nire Valley Claiming Hurdle off an official rating of 114. He has never won on heavy or good ground.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 2 (28.6%)Placed
- +60.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 2.35Fair A/E n=7 · 1.94 incl. margin
- 123Highest OR
- 133dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 150
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 150B | 91 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 150B | 92 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 150B | 82.5 | — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 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 Nov 2024
- Led 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,032 runs since Jan 2008 (114 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 15% from 160. Weakest on good going: 6.7% from 270.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −3.4 | — |
| Good | 270 | 18 | 6.7% | −3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 160 | 24 | 15% | +4.9 | — |
| Soft | 318 | 36 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 163 | 15 | 9.2% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 104 | 9 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −4.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 93 | 16 | 17.2% | +7.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 124 | 14 | 11.3% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 241 | 22 | 9.1% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 318 | 28 | 8.8% | −1.3 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 172 | 17 | 9.9% | −0.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 44 | 5 | 11.4% | +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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Personal Ambition (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m3f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Personal Ambition (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Ambition (IRE) | 16 | 4 | 2m½f–2m3f | Grade 2 |
| Roseys Hollow (IRE) | 19 | 4 | 2m–2m2½f | Grade 3 |
| Masons Daughter (IRE) | 11 | 4 | 2m–2m2f | — |
| Who's Houdini (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +62.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +65.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +63.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin A Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 1 | 1 | 100% | +66.00 |
| Mr R W Barron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood + tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 3 | 1 | 33% | +64.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +65.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 1 | 25% | +63.00 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Feb 25+42d | Clonmel | Nire Valley Claiming Hurdle Went straight to front - opened up a couple of lengths by halfway - driven and drew level approaching two out - overtaken at the last - unable to threaten winner on the run-in and stayed on at same speed for second | 2/10 | 1½ | 10-1 | 114 | 150B | 118A | Kevin A Murphy | 10/3 |
| 16 Jan 25+44d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse For Fundraisers Beginners Chase Close up early and in front from the 2nd - challenged three out then overtaken near the following fence - faded through the last stages to finish well beaten | 9/11 | 2½ | 11-12 | — | — | 108A | Michael O'Sullivan | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 24+10d | Clonmel | Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Only 90 To Join Beginners Chase Made the running - small error at the 3rd and another at the 3 out - challenged and collared just before 2 out - one-paced from the last to finish 4th | 4/15 | 4 | 11-12 | — | 100B | 131A | Michael O'Sullivan | 40/1 |
| 23 Nov 24+558d | Punchestown | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Sat close to pace early - hit front 5th - shared advantage 7th - pushed along and lost command 2 out then dropped away finishing well behind in 12th | 12/19 | 17 | 11-1 | 116 | 82C | 99C | Tom Kelly | 33/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 May 23+82d | Killarney | Executive Helicopters Sliabh Luachra Novice Hurdle | 6/7 | 2¼ | 11-5 | 123 | 84C | 100C | Mike O'Connor | 9/1 |
| 22 Feb 23+64d | Punchestown | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 1/10 | 10-11 | — | 150B | 133B | Aidan Kelly | 66/1 | |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 22 | Naas | Bar One Racing Price Boosts Daily Flat Race | 7/10 | 36 | 11-7 | — | 15C | 97C | Mr R W Barron | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Connors Cross won?
- Connors Cross (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trained Connors Cross?
- Connors Cross (IRE) was trained by Ian O'Connor on the most recent run on record, at Clonmel on 27 February 2025.
- Who is Connors Cross's sire?
- Connors Cross (IRE) is by Carlotamix (FR) out of Saoirse's Sister (IRE), whose sire is Hubbly Bubbly.
- What going does Connors Cross prefer?
- Connors Cross (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Connors Cross's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 27 February 2025. The highest on record is 123.
- What is Connors Cross's sire's record?
- Carlotamix (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,032 runs since Jan 2008 (114 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 15% from 160. Weakest on good going: 6.7% from 270.
- Who are Connors Cross's siblings?
- Out of Saoirse's Sister (IRE), Connors Cross (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Personal Ambition (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Personal Ambition (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.