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Horse profile

Cracking Destiny (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Trainer Ewan Whillans · Owner Mrs Louise Whillans
by Dubai Destination (USA) out of Cracking Gale (IRE) (Alderbrook)
60 runs · 22 courses · from Oct 2017
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
9 wins · 7 courses Headgear returns LTO Off 352 days · 5th of 5 Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

Cracking Destiny is 9 from 60 with six of those wins over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground. He won a Class 4 handicap chase at Hexham in Jun 2025 off an official rating of 101 and a Class 2 handicap chase at Musselburgh in Nov 2023 off 116. The gelding was held up when fifth of five at Newcastle in Oct 2025 on his first run in headgear. He last raced off an official rating of 101, 38lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 60 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 38lb off peak
Official rating101↓ 38lb off peak
101 99–139

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 22 Apr 2025

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 48 figures · best 130A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good26130A901 · —
Good to Soft15122A93—
Soft7125B73—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f31130A891 · —
1m5f – 2m15126A91—
2m5f – 3m2105B75.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 59 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (6) · did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 49 figures from 59 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 93C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 17 Sep 2025 Official rating 101 at the last jumps run, 30 Oct 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 73C the best of the last 1 rated run · Newcastle (AW), 1 Jun 2020

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 54 figures · best 145A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good28138A112.51 · —
Good to Soft17145A121—
Soft9135A114—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f36138A117.51 · —
1m5f – 2m16145A114—
2m5f – 3m2126A109.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 59 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 55 figures from 59 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 from 5 analysed runs

  • Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dubai Destination (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,950 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm43614%+3—
Good to Firm97710811.1%+0.1—
Good1,8111769.7%−1.36 from 32
Good to Soft9099810.8%−0.22 from 18
Soft1,24112810.3%−0.71 from 9
Heavy4925811.8%+0.8—
Standard (AW)1,47719012.9%+1.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1362316.9%+5.9—
6f – 7f1,10911810.6%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f1,13912611.1%+0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1,37716411.9%+0.90 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,37914010.2%−0.83 from 18
2m1f – 2m4f1,00610610.5%−0.56 from 38
2m5f – 3m6576810.4%−0.60 from 3
Over 3m1471912.9%+1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cracking Gale (IRE) (Alderbrook)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Cracking Rhapsody (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cracking Rhapsody (IRE)2172mGrade 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 32 6 19% +11.75
Good to Soft 18 2 11% −0.50
Soft 9 1 11% −6.80
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 19 1 5% −8.00
Class 4 16 5 31% +12.45
Class 2 16 3 19% +8.00
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 10 0 0% −10.00
Perth 9 1 11% −1.00
Stratford 5 2 40% +12.00
Musselburgh 5 2 40% +12.50
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 3 0 0% −3.00
Bangor-on-Dee 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 1 50% +0.20
Hexham 2 1 50% +11.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +2.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 1 100% +1.75
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 38 6 16% +4.95
1m5f – 2m 18 3 17% +2.50
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Craig Nichol 20 4 20% +22.00
Callum Bewley 19 3 16% −3.30
Tom O'Brien 6 2 33% −0.25
Sean Quinlan 3 0 0% −3.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 3 0 0% −3.00
Alain Cawley 2 0 0% −2.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Brendan Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Nico de Boinville 1 0 0% −1.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Jeremiah McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 54 9 17% +9.45
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 7 1 14% +6.00
2024 10 0 0% −10.00
2023 8 2 25% +13.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 8 1 13% −2.00
2020 11 2 18% −0.80
2019 7 3 43% +6.25
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 48 8 17% +13.25
Hurdle 9 1 11% −6.80
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
30 Oct 25+14d Newcastle attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 5 ran Raced wide behind front group early - slipped to the back after the 8th and hit the 9th awkwardly - urged forward into the home turn - erred badly 4 out - faded from contention after 3 out to finish fifth 5/5 38 10-11 10170C83C Craig Nichol 8/1
16 Oct 25+29d Carlisle Eddie Wannop Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 7 ran Held up early - urged forward well before straight - still adrift 2 out - well held at the finish 5/7 25 11-0 10371C91C Craig Nichol 20/1
17 Sep 25+21d Kelso RBC Brewin Dolphin Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran Held up at the back - untidy over the opening obstacle - driven along and losing touch before 3 out then dropped right away 7/10 31 11-2 10346C93C Craig Nichol 16/1
27 Aug 25+66d Hexham At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 7 ran Settled in 3rd early - driven approaching the home turn - kept level but couldn't quicken on the run to the line - finished 3rd beaten 2.5 lengths 3/7 2¼ 11-12 103—120B Craig Nichol 7/2
22 Jun 25+38d Hexham Chris Lowther & Brian Ellison 27 Years Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 7 ran Untidy early and hampered at the 1st - settled towards the back - awkward at the 9th - progress into it by the 10th - pushed along at the home turn - stayed on strongly up the run-in - hit the front inside the last 110yds to score 1/7 11-10 10186B123B Craig Nichol 12/1
15 May 25+23d Perth Edinburgh Cannonball Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 8 ran Settled around midfield early - made ground into the pack four out - unable to close on the front two from the final two furlongs - finished fourth well beaten 4/8 4½ 12-0 10378B117A Craig Nichol 11/1
22 Apr 25+125d Kelso Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran Settled towards the back early - made progress before 4 out - up into 3rd after 2 out but couldn't reach the leaders - stayed on same effort to finish 3rd 3/9 1¾ 11-13 10498B118B Craig Nichol 10/1
18 Dec 24+39d Ludlow Pontesbury Tractors Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Tracked the pace early - driven into contention before fading approaching 4 out - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten in 6th 6/11 3¼ 11-12 10857A109A Craig Nichol 16/1
09 Nov 24+32d Kelso Paxtons For Kverneland Machinery & Genuine Spares Wishing Well Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled towards back of field - came down at the opening fence F/10 — 11-1 108—— Craig Nichol 50/1
08 Oct 24+20d Huntingdon JCB Hydrogen Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack - pressed for effort three out then asked for more but couldn't quicken before the last - stayed on steadily up the run-in to finish third 3/8 11 11-8 11056A114B Craig Nichol 8/1
18 Sep 24+32d Kelso Belhaven Brewery Handicap Chase Class 3 · 17f · Good · 6 ran Settled in 5th early - clumsy over the 7th and pushed along before missing out 2 out - edged closer approaching last - not seen with a chance of a place 4/6 8 10-11 113—107B Callum Bewley 10/1
17 Aug 24+27d Perth Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 15 ran Held up towards the back - blundered 4 out then hampered by a fallen rival 3 out - soon struggling and finished down the field in 12th 12/15 1¾ 11-1 10597C99C David Noonan 14/1
21 Jul 24+21d Stratford John Murtagh 60th Birthday Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 17f · Good · 7 ran UR/7 — 10-7 116—— Craig Nichol 12/1
30 Jun 24+35d Uttoxeter Bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 5 10-6 118100B111A Brendan Powell 33/1
26 May 24+32d Kelso Look Who's 65 Elliot Henderson Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 7½ 10-6 109122A100A Craig Nichol 11/1
24 Apr 24+114d Perth Phil Nelson Capercaillie Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 4¼ 11-0 12166C114B Craig Nichol 10/1
01 Jan 24+54d Musselburgh tote.co.uk Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 3¼ 10-9 121—106B Craig Nichol 14/1
08 Nov 23+21d Musselburgh Prince Philip Perpetual Challenge Trophy Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 10-3 116—120B Craig Nichol 9/1
18 Oct 23+28d Wetherby Flipit Sell Your Car Better Handicap Chase Class 3 · 15f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 2 10-11 11859B116A Sean Quinlan 10/1
20 Sep 23+27d Kelso Belhaven Brewery Handicap Chase Class 3 · 17f · Good · 4 ran 4/4 7½ 11-4 12089C102B Craig Nichol 9/2
24 Aug 23+32d Stratford Brian And Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 19.5f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 10-12 122119A111B Craig Nichol 9/1
23 Jul 23+19d Stratford Rosemary Gasson Big Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 17f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 4 10-11 12293C122B Craig Nichol 5/2J
04 Jul 23+18d Stratford Saige Decking Ltd Handicap Chase Class 3 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 12-0 117104A128A Craig Nichol 10/1
16 Jun 23+37d Aintree Inkerman London Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 4 11-10 12085A109B Brian Hughes 5/1
10 May 23+318d Kelso Bedmax Handicap Chase Class 3 · 17f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 8½ 11-2 12361C118B Sean Quinlan 12/1
26 Jun 22+28d Uttoxeter bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 27 11-0 12852C92C Callum Bewley 11/2
29 May 22+38d Uttoxeter Clarke Chase (Handicap Chase) (For The Sir Stanley And Lady Clarke Challenge Trophy) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 6½ 11-6 131118A113A Callum Bewley 28/1
21 Apr 22+159d Perth Phil Nelson River Tay Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 3¼ 11-9 13471C105C Callum Bewley 18/1
13 Nov 21+15d Wetherby Geoff Smith Poor Country Joiner Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 5½ 11-9 13574A128A Callum Bewley 10/3
29 Oct 21+26d Wetherby Cash Out At bet365 Handicap Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 10-6 134103A128A Callum Bewley 20/1
03 Oct 21+45d Kelso NSPCC School Service Simply Ned Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 17f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 4½ 10-1 13593C112B Callum Bewley 11/2
19 Aug 21+22d Stratford Brian And Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 19.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-11 130130A131B Callum Bewley 5/1
28 Jul 21+17d Perth Heidsieck Monopole Party Goes On Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 2/4 7½ 11-12 13189C123C Callum Bewley 9/4
11 Jul 21+80d Perth Horizon Parking - UK's Leading Parking Company Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3¼ 11-12 130106A135A Callum Bewley 9/1
22 Apr 21+26d Perth williamhill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 7½ 11-9 13491A109B Callum Bewley 9/2
27 Mar 21+120d Kelso William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5/5 17 10-0 12064C96C Callum Bewley 14/1
27 Nov 20+33d Doncaster Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-9 137—— Alain Cawley 10/1
25 Oct 20+21d Aintree Monet's Garden Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 2 10-7 138—118A Callum Bewley 16/1
04 Oct 20+27d Kelso NSPCC School Service Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 17f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 5 10-8 139111A121B Sean Quinlan 9/5F
07 Sep 20+27d Perth Keep Your Social Distance Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 132107A138A Craig Nichol 7/1
11 Aug 20+32d Perth Thank You SHS Stadium & Arena Safety Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 11-10 13063A129B Callum Bewley 10/3
10 Jul 20+9d Market Rasen Betway Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 4½ 11-7 125126A120A Callum Bewley 10/3
01 Jul 20+30d Southwell Follow signsolutions16 On Twitter Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 12 ran UR/12 — 11-8 130—— Callum Bewley 9/2
01 Jun 20+88d Newcastle (AW) Betway Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 12/12 3¾ 10-0 —30C73C Graham Lee 50/1
05 Mar 20+33d Carlisle Watch Racing Tv Now Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-1 125120A123A Callum Bewley 6/5J
01 Feb 20+31d Musselburgh bet365 Scottish Champion Chase (Handicap) Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 5½ 11-2 130104A134A Callum Bewley 7/2
01 Jan 20+37d Musselburgh Betway 'auld Reekie' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 hd 10-11 12578B133A Alain Cawley 6/1
25 Nov 19+228d Musselburgh Saltire Festival Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-12 115112B145A Callum Bewley 13/2
11 Apr 19+18d Huntingdon racingtv.com Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 7 11-0 11792C117B Tom O'Brien 5/2
24 Mar 19+16d Exeter GG Fast Results Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 1¼ 10-3 11793A101B Tom O'Brien 7/2
08 Mar 19+32d Leicester Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 10991B132A Tom O'Brien 2/1J
04 Feb 19+18d Taunton Gold Cup Lunch 15th March Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 18f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 9 10-12 11040A105B Sam Twiston-Davies 6/4F
17 Jan 19+9d Wincanton Healthy Pets Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-5 10178A112B Tom O'Brien 7/4F
08 Jan 19+44d Bangor-on-Dee Budweiser Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 1½ 11-10 101—132A Tom O'Brien 11/4
25 Nov 18+26d Exeter Smarkets Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 3/17 4 11-11 99105B126A Tom O'Brien 5/1
30 Oct 18+19d Bangor-on-Dee Lindop Toyota Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 18 10-12 —84C97C Sam Twiston-Davies 66/1
11 Oct 18+258d Bangor-on-Dee Starsports.Bet Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 3½ 11-0 —60C103C Sam Twiston-Davies 14/1
26 Jan 18+37d Doncaster Sky Bet Fast Withdrawal British Ebf 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 19 11-5 —73C98C Nico de Boinville 9/2
20 Dec 17+53d Ludlow Tanners Claret Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 14f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 2 10-9 —125B114A James Bowen 5/2F
28 Oct 17 Cheltenham Jockey Club Venues Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 9 11-0 ——— Jeremiah McGrath 9/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Cracking Destiny (IRE) won?
Cracking Destiny (IRE) won 9 of 60 archived starts between 2017 and 2025, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 19 times in total (31.7% of starts).
Who trains Cracking Destiny (IRE)?
Cracking Destiny (IRE) is trained by Ewan Whillans, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 October 2025.
Who is Cracking Destiny (IRE)'s sire?
Cracking Destiny (IRE) is by Dubai Destination (USA) out of Cracking Gale (IRE), whose sire is Alderbrook.
What going does Cracking Destiny (IRE) prefer?
Cracking Destiny (IRE) has the best record on good going: 6 wins from 32 starts (18.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Cracking Destiny (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 30 October 2025. The highest on record is 139.
What is Cracking Destiny (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dubai Destination (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,950 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.
Who are Cracking Destiny (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Cracking Gale (IRE), Cracking Destiny (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Cracking Rhapsody (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2017. 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.