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Horse profile

Cracking Cloud (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Ross O'Sullivan · Owner John Wholey
by Cracksman (GB) out of Flying Cloud (IRE) (Storming Home)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Apr 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 109 days · 5th of 14 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Cracking Cloud is a gelding by Cracksman out of a Storming Home mare who has shown one placed effort from four turf starts. He finished third of 17 at Gowran Park in Apr 2026 on his debut and has since been unplaced on three further runs at up to 1m4f. His last run came when fifth of 14 at Roscommon in Jun 2026 off an official rating of 74. He has raced on good to soft, soft and good ground.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 93C · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft293C84.52 · 93 / 84.5
Good1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f393C793 · 93 / 79
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 1 Jun 2026 Official rating 74 at the last run, 30 Jun 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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 90A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft290A872 · 90 / 87
Good1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f390A843 · 90 / 84
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 1,784 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.5% from 103. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.3% from 264. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 379.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2302611.3%−0.4—
Good4154811.6%−0.10 from 1
Good to Soft2153214.9%+3.20 from 1
Soft2492811.2%−0.50 from 2
Heavy1031716.5%+4.8—
Standard (AW)5725710%−1.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f47612.8%+1.1—
6f – 7f379338.7%−3—
1m – 1m1f425419.6%−2.10 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f6087312%+0.30 from 1
1m5f – 2m2644316.3%+4.6—
2m1f – 2m4f54916.7%+5—
2m5f – 3m7342.9%+31.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Flying Cloud (IRE) (Storming Home)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Jolly Jack Tar (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m1f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Jolly Jack Tar (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jolly Jack Tar (GB)621m2fClass 4
First Snowfall (GB)1211m2fClass 6
Act Fast (GB)211m1f—
Emirates Flight (GB)30——
Winter Daydream (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donagh O'Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Foley 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
30 Jun 26+29d Roscommon Ladies Day At Roscommon On Monday, 6th July, 2026 Maiden 12f · Good · 14 ran Sat close to the pace early - 4th passing halfway - pushed along 2f out but held in 5th with little response inside final furlong 5/14 nse 9-9 7491C74A Donagh O'Connor 10/1
01 Jun 26+24d Gowran Park QuinnBet (C & G) Maiden 9.5f · Yielding · 15 ran Sat behind the front group in 5th-6th turning for home - unable to make headway when asked to quicken over 2f out - stayed on at one level thereafter to finish 6th 6/15 ¾ 10-7 —76C84A Donagh O'Connor 80/1
08 May 26+29d Ballinrobe SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Maiden 9.5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - urged forward with 4f left - shared 2nd spot 2f out then flattened out approaching the final furlong and a half 5/9 9 9-9 —79C57C Shane Foley 3/1
09 Apr 26 Gowran Park Thomastown Maiden 9.5f · Soft · 17 ran Settled midfield early - urged into 9th with 4f remaining - 8th turning for home - shifted left approaching 2f out - asked for effort but made no headway - 6th with a furlong left - stayed on grimly to snatch 3rd near the line but always short of a real threat 3/17 nse 9-9 —93C90A Shane Foley 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cracking Cloud (GB) won?
Cracking Cloud (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Cracking Cloud (GB)?
Cracking Cloud (GB) is trained by Ross O'Sullivan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 June 2026.
Who is Cracking Cloud (GB)'s sire?
Cracking Cloud (GB) is by Cracksman (GB) out of Flying Cloud (IRE), whose sire is Storming Home.
What is Cracking Cloud (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 30 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Cracking Cloud (GB)'s sire's record?
Cracksman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 1,784 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.5% from 103. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.3% from 264. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 379.
Who are Cracking Cloud (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Flying Cloud (IRE), Cracking Cloud (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Jolly Jack Tar (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Jolly Jack Tar (GB)). The wins came over 1m1f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2026. 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.