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Horse profile

Cracking Cliche (GB)

8yo mare (at last run, Mar 2010) · Last trainer R F Knipe · Last owner Mrs R F Knipe
by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Calametta (GB) (Oats)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Feb 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Mar 2010 — 6,063 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2010 Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Cracking Cliche (GB) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Fontwell (Feb 2007). Last raced off 72, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating72↓ 18lb off peak
72 72–90

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 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 14 May 2008 Official rating 72 at the last run, 15 Mar 2010

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 7 figures · best 117C · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good277C77—
Soft298C95—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4117C106.5—
2m5f – 3m2100A88.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 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
Classic Cliche (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+3.1—
Good to Firm2442711.1%+3.10 from 2
Good784739.3%+1.30 from 4
Good to Soft475275.7%−2.30 from 2
Soft533397.3%−0.70 from 3
Heavy273176.2%−1.80 from 1
Standard (AW)10220%+12—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m512458.8%+0.80 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f710578%00 from 4
2m5f – 3m780536.8%−1.20 from 4
Over 3m320319.7%+1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Calametta (GB) (Oats)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Beechcourt (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Beechcourt (GB)912m—
Clogher Lass (GB)712m—
Skillwise (GB)10——
What A Cliche (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Treadwell 5 0 0% −5.00
Sam Thomas 3 0 0% −3.00
Harry Challoner 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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
15 Mar 10+33d Stratford Jenkinsons Caterers Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-4 72— Harry Challoner 100/1
10 Feb 10+616d Ludlow Weatherbys Chase Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 30 10-12 8077C Harry Challoner 33/1
04 Jun 08+21d Fontwell Faith And Football Charity Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-6 84— Robert Thornton 8/1
14 May 08+24d Exeter HSBC Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 12 10-13 87100A Paddy Brennan 12/1
20 Apr 08+80d Stratford totesport 0800 221 221 Mares Only Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-4 90— Liam Treadwell 8/1
31 Jan 08+36d Wincanton E.B.F. Dick Reynolds Mares Only 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-1 —— Liam Treadwell 12/1
26 Dec 07+24d Wincanton Wise Catering Mares Only Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 3 10-10 —98C Liam Treadwell 9/1
02 Dec 07+50d Newbury E.B.F. Mares Only 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qual) Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 15 10-10 —92C Liam Treadwell 15/2
13 Oct 07+183d Bangor-on-Dee toteexacta Mares' Only Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 18 ran 11/18 ¾ 10-10 —77C Sam Thomas 7/2
13 Apr 07+34d Aintree John Smith's Mares' Only Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 17f · Good · 20 ran F/20 — 11-0 —— Sam Thomas 50/1
10 Mar 07+34d Sandown EBF/Doncaster Bloodstock Mares NH Flat Race Final (Listed) Class 1 · 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 5 11-0 —115C Sam Thomas 16/1
04 Feb 07 Fontwell HBLB Equine America Intermediate NH Flat Race (Cond/Amat) Class 6 · 13.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 4 10-7 —117C Liam Treadwell 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cracking Cliche (GB) won?
Cracking Cliche (GB) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2007 and 2010. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trained Cracking Cliche (GB)?
Cracking Cliche (GB) was trained by R F Knipe on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 15 March 2010.
Who is Cracking Cliche (GB)'s sire?
Cracking Cliche (GB) is by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Calametta (GB), whose sire is Oats.
What is Cracking Cliche (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 15 March 2010. The highest on record is 90.
What is Cracking Cliche (GB)'s sire's record?
Classic Cliche (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.
Who are Cracking Cliche (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Calametta (GB), Cracking Cliche (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Beechcourt (GB) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 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.