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Cracking Idea (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer Ed Dunlop · Owner The Edr Partnership
by Cracksman (GB) out of Poet's Queen (GB) (Poet's Voice)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 30 days ago · 8th of 9
KTB Profile

Cracking Idea (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Yarmouth (Aug 2026).

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Yarmouth, 2 Aug 2026

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 3 figures · best 86B · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good1——1 · —
Good to Firm1——1 · —
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f286B832 · 86 / 83
1m – 1m1f1——1 · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Yarmouth, 2 Aug 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 3 figures · best 69A · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good1——1 · —
Good to Firm1——1 · —
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f269A68.52 · 69 / 68.5
1m – 1m1f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Cracksman (GB)

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%−0.40 from 1
Good4154811.6%−0.10 from 1
Good to Soft2153214.9%+3.2—
Soft2492811.2%−0.5—
Heavy1031716.5%+4.8—
Standard (AW)5725710%−1.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f47612.8%+1.1—
6f – 7f379338.7%−30 from 2
1m – 1m1f425419.6%−2.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f6087312%+0.3—
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
Poet's Queen (GB) (Poet's Voice)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sayidah Poets (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Billy Loughnane 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Davies 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
17 Sep 26+46d Yarmouth Infobond EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 9f · Good · 9 ran Settled at the back - driven into contention over a furlong out but boxed for space - unable to sustain the effort and beaten into 8th 8/9 nse 9-4 61A54A Billy Loughnane 5/1
02 Aug 26+20d Yarmouth Juddmonte Ebf Restricted Novice Stakes (for Horses In Bands C And D) (Ebf Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Held up towards the back - driven into contention 2f out - up to third with a furlong left - kept on to the line 3/9 2¼ 9-4 86B69A Harry Davies 22/1
13 Jul 26 Lingfield (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Held up in the pack and was niggled along over 2f out - kept on at one gear inside the final furlong 5/9 4½ 9-7 80A68A Billy Loughnane 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cracking Idea (IRE) won?
Cracking Idea (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Cracking Idea (IRE)?
Cracking Idea (IRE) is trained by Ed Dunlop, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 September 2026.
Who is Cracking Idea (IRE)'s sire?
Cracking Idea (IRE) is by Cracksman (GB) out of Poet's Queen (GB), whose sire is Poet's Voice.
What is Cracking Idea (IRE)'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 Idea (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Poet's Queen (GB), Cracking Idea (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 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.