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Horse profile

Cracking Man (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer Michael Attwater · Last owner Dare To Dream Racing
by Unfortunately (IRE) out of Designated (GB) (Dutch Art)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 May 2025 — 511 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 4th of 4 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile

Cracking Man is a maiden who has shown no wins from 11 starts and one place. He recorded his best effort when second of eight at Carlisle in Jun 2024. Typically held up, he was held in his last run at Leicester in May 2025 when fourth of four in a Class 5 claiming stakes off an official rating of 60, 18lb below his highest ever mark. Headgear returned that day.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating60↓ 18lb off peak
60 60–78

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Brighton, 29 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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 84A · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)484A67.5—
Good to Firm483A60—
Good to Soft264C56—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f984A64—
Under 6f270A66.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Brighton, 29 Apr 2025 Official rating 60 at the last run, 27 May 2025

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 11 figures · best 83A · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)478A41.5—
Good to Firm483A62.5—
Good to Soft250C39—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f978A50—
Under 6f283A77.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 7 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 5 (71%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Unfortunately (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 660 runs since Jan 2008 (46 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.6% from 236.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−9.4—
Good to Firm9888.2%−1.20 from 4
Good150149.3%−0.10 from 1
Good to Soft6023.3%−6.10 from 2
Soft8056.3%−3.1—
Heavy3213.1%−6.3—
Standard (AW)2363213.6%+4.20 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2583112%+2.60 from 2
6f – 7f302299.6%+0.20 from 9
1m – 1m1f6223.2%−6.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2700%−9.4—
1m5f – 2m1000%−9.4—
2m1f – 2m4f100%−9.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Designated (GB) (Dutch Art)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Looking For Lynda (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Looking For Lynda (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Looking For Lynda (IRE)3535fClass 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 0 0% −9.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Clifford Lee 5 0 0% −5.00
Jack Dace 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Bradley 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Gilligan 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Rodriguez 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 7 0 0% −7.00

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
27 May 25+20d Leicester High Noon Vodka Soda Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Held up at the back - lost touch from 2f out under pressure - fell further away in the closing stages to finish 4th 4/4 8½ 8-0 6064C28C Jack Dace 25/1
07 May 25+8d Kempton (AW) Unibet's Zero% Mission Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Held up early - no impression made - well held throughout 11/11 nk 9-9 6564A38A Paddy Bradley 66/1
29 Apr 25+90d Brighton Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Bumped at the break - settled behind the pace before being pressed for effort with a furlong left - held same position to the line finishing 5th 5/8 1¾ 9-5 6583A62A Callum Hutchinson 125/1
29 Jan 25+72d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Held up at the back from the off - made no impression through the race - finished well held in 12th 12/12 1 8-11 6871A37A Clifford Lee 33/1
18 Nov 24+21d Southwell (AW) Stay Safe Players With BetMGM Nursery Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran Sat close to front group early - pushed along and lost ground inside final 2f - finished well held in 8th 8/8 6 9-5 7163A45A Clifford Lee 14/1
28 Oct 24+67d Newcastle (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Nursery Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran Held a handy position early - pressed on into contention 2f out under urging - stayed on late but edged out of 3rd near the line 4/8 ½ 9-7 7384A78A Clifford Lee 6/1
22 Aug 24+21d York Harry's Half Million By Goffs Premier Yearling Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 20 ran Held up at the back - pressed for effort inside final furlong - no impression made - well held in 14th 14/20 ½ 9-2 7657C63A Clifford Lee 125/1
01 Aug 24+26d Goodwood Jaeger-LeCoultre Nursery Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran Checked and eased right start - settled at the back of the field - never a threat - well beaten in 16th 16/16 3 8-11 7842C50C Sam James 66/1
06 Jul 24+10d Nottingham Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 nk 9-4 —70A72A Jack Gilligan 5/1
26 Jun 24+11d Carlisle Alan Jennings Last Orders Memorial Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 nk 9-7 —63A83A Clifford Lee 10/3
15 Jun 24 York Reg Griffin Appreciation Ebfstallions.Com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 3 9-7 —48C50C Callum Rodriguez 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cracking Man (IRE) won?
Cracking Man (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained Cracking Man (IRE)?
Cracking Man (IRE) was trained by Michael Attwater on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 27 May 2025.
Who is Cracking Man (IRE)'s sire?
Cracking Man (IRE) is by Unfortunately (IRE) out of Designated (GB), whose sire is Dutch Art.
What is Cracking Man (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 27 May 2025. The highest on record is 78.
What is Cracking Man (IRE)'s sire's record?
Unfortunately (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 660 runs since Jan 2008 (46 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.6% from 236.
Who are Cracking Man (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Designated (GB), Cracking Man (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Looking For Lynda (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Looking For Lynda (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2024. 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.