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Horse profile

Crackling Fire (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Olly Murphy · Owner Shanahan Magnier Murphy
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Mardale (IRE) (Robin Des Champs)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 203 days · 3rd of 6 Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Crackling Fire is a gelding by Walk In The Park out of a Robin Des Champs mare and has shown ability in four maiden hurdle starts without winning. He finished third of six in a Class 4 event at Uttoxeter in Mar 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 117 which remains his highest mark. All four runs have come on turf with two over 2m1f to 2m4f and two over 2m5f to 3m mostly on good to soft ground. His best effort remains that third at Uttoxeter in Mar 2026.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 11 Dec 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 4 figures · best 129A · median 111.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3129A1143 · 129 / 114
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2129A121.52 · 129 / 121.5
2m1f – 2m4f2109A1072 · 109 / 107

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 130B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 28 Mar 2026 Official rating 117 at the last run, 28 Mar 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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 135A · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3135A1303 · 135 / 130
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2130B1232 · 130 / 123
2m1f – 2m4f2135A125.52 · 135 / 125.5

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
Walk In The Park (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,925 runs since Jan 2008 (686 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm491122.4%+9.2—
Good1,85925313.6%+0.4—
Good to Soft1,54521013.6%+0.40 from 3
Soft2,44531412.8%−0.40 from 1
Heavy99012812.9%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.2—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.6—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.2—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m2,21230713.9%+0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2,77939514.2%+10 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,53017011.1%−2.10 from 2
Over 3m2843512.3%−0.9—

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
Mardale (IRE) (Robin Des Champs)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ballyfort (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ballyfort (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballyfort (IRE)1832m–2m1fClass 4
The Old Head (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Bowen 3 0 0% −3.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 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
28 Mar 26+33d Uttoxeter Halso High-Speed Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled towards the back early - lost a little ground after 3 out - checked in stride 2 out - pushed along to close on the pace before the last - kept responding to finish third 3/6 shd 11-10 117114A130B James Bowen 5/1
23 Feb 26+74d Ayr Watch On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 5 ran Settled with the main group early - clipped 7th fence - moved up to press pace after 8th - driven into contention after 3 out - needed urging and stumbled slightly 2 out - lost place before last and beaten into 4th 4/5 ½ 11-9 —105C116B Sean Bowen 9/2
11 Dec 25+36d Warwick Aztec Aerosols Contract Filling Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up towards the back - scrappy over the 7th - pushed along after 3 out - lost momentum with a mistake 2 out and always held 6/11 6 11-4 —129A116A Sean Bowen 6/1
05 Nov 25 Chepstow Heckler & Koch - No Compromise Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled towards the back - jumped poorly 7th - made ground before 3 out - up to 4th from 2 out - unable to threaten leaders but stayed on to finish 4th 4/9 1 11-4 —109A135A Sean Bowen 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Crackling Fire (IRE) won?
Crackling Fire (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Crackling Fire (IRE)?
Crackling Fire (IRE) is trained by Olly Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 March 2026.
Who is Crackling Fire (IRE)'s sire?
Crackling Fire (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Mardale (IRE), whose sire is Robin Des Champs.
What is Crackling Fire (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 28 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Crackling Fire (IRE)'s sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,925 runs since Jan 2008 (686 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Crackling Fire (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Mardale (IRE), Crackling Fire (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ballyfort (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ballyfort (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.