Horse profile

Cracking Cliche (GB)

8yo mare · Trainer R F Knipe · Owner Mrs R F Knipe
by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Calametta (GB) (Oats)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Feb 2007
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Off 6005 days 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 24 Aug 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating72↓ 18lb off peak
72 72–90

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: 8% strike from 3,306 runs · most wins over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Dam
Calametta (GB) (Oats)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Beechcourt (GB) (1 win, best perf 129).

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 OR PR 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 80 — 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 87 78 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 — 91 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 — — 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 — — 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 — 109 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 — 106 Liam Treadwell 3/1

Record shown from February 2007. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.