Horse profile
Crassus (IRE)
by War Command (USA) out of Buck Aspen (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
38 runs · 16 courses · from Jul 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Jul 2025 — 447 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 14th of 18
3 wins · Down Royal, Curragh & Limerick
Headgear returns LTO
Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile
Crassus won three of 38 starts with 18 places. His wins came in a 3-y-o maiden hurdle at Limerick on heavy ground over 1m5f to 2m in Dec 2020, a handicap at the Curragh on soft ground over 1m2f to 1m4f in Oct 2021, and the Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap at Down Royal on good ground over 2m1f to 2m4f in Sep 2023. The gelding, aged 8 at his last run in Jul 2025, finished 14 of 18 at Galway in a handicap off an official rating of 77, 44lb below his highest ever mark of 121. Headgear returned at that last run.
Based on 38 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 44lb off peak
- 3–38Wins / Runs
- 7.9%Strike rate
- 18 (47.4%)Placed
- −21.38£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 0.74Fair A/E n=38 · 0.60 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 60dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating77↓ 44lb off peak
77
67–121
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 119
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 144C | 86 | — |
| Good | 7 | 136C | 96 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 94C | 69.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 107C | 82 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 136C | 111 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 86A | 71 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 144C | 108 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 75C | 47.5 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 110B | 84 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 123B | 72 | — |
| Good | 2 | 119B | 111 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 123B | 74 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 119B | 110 | — |
Of 38 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 38 runs · as at 3 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 4 analysed runs since May 2025
- Midfield 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,274 runs since Jan 2008 (200 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 4.6% from 285.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 3 | 25% | +15.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 308 | 38 | 12.3% | +2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 546 | 59 | 10.8% | +1.2 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 245 | 18 | 7.3% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 285 | 13 | 4.6% | −5 | 1 from 19 |
| Heavy | 93 | 10 | 10.8% | +1.2 | 1 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 785 | 78 | 9.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 102 | 9 | 8.8% | −0.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 682 | 75 | 11% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 591 | 54 | 9.1% | −0.5 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 507 | 44 | 8.7% | −0.9 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 259 | 24 | 9.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 97 | 9 | 9.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 4 | 12.5% | +2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
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
Buck Aspen (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Indian Chief (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Indian Chief (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Chief (IRE) | 53 | 5 | 1m2f–1m3f | Class 5 |
| Fuoco (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Majestueux (USA) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Please Return (USA) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 19 | 1 | 5% | −11.50 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.50 |
| Heavy | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.38 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Galway | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Killarney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bellewstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.38 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Keane | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| Sean Flanagan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Finn Tegetmeier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Ryan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Miss M O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms L O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 31 | 3 | 10% | −14.38 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −4.50 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.38 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 27 | 2 | 7% | −13.00 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.38 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 25+15d | Galway | Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Held up towards the back - urged forward turning into the straight but no impression made with 2f left - allowed to drop away inside the closing furlong - finished 14th | 14/18 | 6 | 9-11 | 77 | — | 70C | Chris Hayes | 33/1 |
| 15 Jul 25+18d | Killarney | Executive Helicopters Handicap Settled in the pack - 5th at halfway - urged on with 4f left - stayed on same gear to finish sixth | 6/8 | ¾ | 9-7 | 78 | 111A | 79A | Ben Coen | 10/1 |
| 27 Jun 25+45d | Curragh | Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Derby Handicap Held a midfield position early - asked for effort with 2f remaining and up in 7th with a furlong left - finished strongly to snatch 5th near the line | 5/16 | 1¾ | 9-13 | 79 | 96C | 93A | James Ryan | 33/1 |
| 13 May 25+542d | Killarney | FEXCO Handicap Settled in the pack - 9th at halfway - crept into contention entering the straight - pushed along under a furlong and a half out but couldn't threaten late | 8/15 | ¾ | 9-4 | 80 | 121C | 77A | Colin Keane | 22/1 |
| 18 Nov 23+27d | Navan | Hotel Park St. Johann In Tirol Austria Handicap Hurdle (80-130) | 15/20 | 4 | 11-2 | 116 | 52C | 104C | Sam Ewing | 7/1 |
| 22 Oct 23+7d | Leopardstown | Dublin To Bahrain October Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/18 | 2¼ | 8-4 | 80 | 94C | 86A | Robert Whearty | 12/1 |
| 15 Oct 23+21d | Naas | Colm White Bookmaker November Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 7/16 | nk | 8-5 | 80 | 144C | 72A | Robert Whearty | 22/1 |
| 24 Sep 23+16d | Curragh | Friends Of The Curragh Pollardstown Handicap (0-95) | 4/11 | 7½ | 9-5 | 80 | 89C | 72C | Colin Keane | 5/1 |
| 08 Sep 23+10d | Down Royal | Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap (50-80) | 1/14 | 9-10 | 73 | 136C | 86A | Colin Keane | 11/2 | |
| 29 Aug 23+27d | Bellewstown | Ploughman Bar & Grill (Q.R.) Handicap | 3/13 | 2¼ | 10-10 | 73 | 98C | 74A | Mr Finn Tegetmeier | 11/1 |
| 02 Aug 23+33d | Galway | Follow thetotecom Today Handicap (50-80) | 7/19 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 73 | — | 72C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 10/1 |
| 30 Jun 23+593d | Curragh | Silken Thomas & Lock 13 Apprentice Derby | 3/18 | ¾ | 9-5 | 71 | 80C | 82A | Adam Caffrey | 12/1 |
| 14 Nov 21+19d | Cork | Kevin McManus Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | 2¾ | 10-10 | 116 | — | 140A | Denis O'Regan | 5/1 |
| 26 Oct 21+12d | Curragh | Paddy Power 'I'd Love A Pint But I Forgot My Covid Cert' Handicap (45-70) | 1/18 | 9-6 | 70 | 95C | 85A | Neil Ryan | 13/2 | |
| 14 Oct 21+12d | Curragh | Hollywoodbets Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (45-70) (Div 1) | 2/17 | ½ | 10-2 | 69 | 82C | 94A | Colin Keane | 4/1F |
| 02 Oct 21+40d | Killarney | BoyleSports Now Hiring Nationwide Handicap (45-70) | 3/15 | 4¼ | 10-1 | 69 | 71C | 90A | Colin Keane | 3/1F |
| 23 Aug 21+23d | Ballinrobe | Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle | 7/13 | 3¾ | 11-3 | 118 | 119B | 117A | Sean Flanagan | 9/1 |
| 31 Jul 21+14d | Galway | McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap (50-70) | 2/16 | 1¾ | 9-13 | 70 | 107C | 88A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 11/2 |
| 17 Jul 21+14d | Curragh | Kildare Village Ladies Derby Handicap | 2/9 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 68 | 46A | 89A | Miss M O'Sullivan | 16/5 |
| 03 Jul 21+89d | Bellewstown | Bar One Racing 'Bellewstown' Handicap Hurdle | 8/15 | 7 | 10-0 | 120 | 103C | 102C | Jonathan Moore | 25/1 |
| 05 Apr 21+9d | Fairyhouse | Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle | 11/20 | 3¼ | 10-12 | 121 | 76B | 100A | Sean Flanagan | 14/1 |
| 27 Mar 21+28d | Navan | Navan Members Handicap (45-70) (Div 1) | 2/16 | 2¼ | 9-12 | 67 | 72C | 86A | Colin Keane | 3/1F |
| 27 Feb 21+55d | Fairyhouse | Norman Colfer Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 3) | 3/6 | 8½ | 11-2 | 121 | 59A | 124B | Sean Flanagan | 22/1 |
| 03 Jan 21+18d | Fairyhouse | Happy Retirement Dot Love Ladies Handicap Hurdle | 3/10 | nse | 10-11 | 119 | 72A | 117A | Ms L O'Neill | 3/1J |
| 16 Dec 20+15d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (45-75) (Div 2) | 2/14 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 67 | 77B | 71A | Colin Keane | 5/1 |
| 01 Dec 20+39d | Limerick | LimerickRaces.ie 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 1/11 | 11-2 | — | 123B | 135A | Denis O'Regan | 13/8 | |
| 23 Oct 20+6d | Sligo | CountySligoRaces.com 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 2/9 | 12 | 11-2 | — | 110B | 113A | Sean Flanagan | EvensF |
| 17 Oct 20+39d | Ballinrobe | Eamon Sheridan Agri-Contractor 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | F/5 | — | 11-2 | — | — | — | Sean Flanagan | 4/1 |
| 08 Sep 20+13d | Punchestown | Sanctuary Synthetics 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 2/13 | 6 | 11-2 | — | 92B | 132A | Sean Flanagan | 14/1 |
| 26 Aug 20+10d | Bellewstown | Awards And Gifts Maiden | 8/8 | 1 | 9-7 | 74 | 67A | 57A | Colin Keane | 11/1 |
| 16 Aug 20+15d | Cork | Millstreet Handicap | 12/14 | 1 | 9-1 | 76 | 71C | 61A | Colin Keane | 18/1 |
| 01 Aug 20+29d | Galway | Gloriously Simple With MansionBet Maiden | 4/16 | 4¼ | 9-7 | 78 | 82C | 73A | Chris Hayes | 8/1 |
| 03 Jul 20+18d | Navan | Royal County Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 7/9 | 1¾ | 8-8 | 79 | 95A | 67A | Gavin Ryan | 20/1 |
| 15 Jun 20+239d | Roscommon | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) | 3/14 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 79 | 66C | 85A | Shane Foley | 10/1 |
| 20 Oct 19+11d | Naas | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Race Final (Plus 10) | 11/13 | hd | 8-11 | — | 20C | 53A | Declan McDonogh | 10/1 |
| 09 Oct 19+22d | Navan | Welcome To Navan Racecourse Maiden (Plus 10) | 3/17 | shd | 9-5 | — | 49C | 88A | W J Lee | 8/1 |
| 17 Sep 19+61d | Galway | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 4/11 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 86A | 81A | Robbie Colgan | 14/1 |
| 18 Jul 19 | Leopardstown | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 7/13 | shd | 8-11 | — | 75C | 65A | Colin Keane | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Crassus (IRE) won?
- Crassus (IRE) won 3 of 38 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.9%. Placed 18 times in total (47.4% of starts).
- Who trained Crassus (IRE)?
- Crassus (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 30 July 2025.
- Who is Crassus (IRE)'s sire?
- Crassus (IRE) is by War Command (USA) out of Buck Aspen (USA), whose sire is Seeking The Gold.
- What going does Crassus (IRE) prefer?
- Crassus (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Crassus (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 30 July 2025. The highest on record is 121.
- What is Crassus (IRE)'s sire's record?
- War Command (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,274 runs since Jan 2008 (200 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.6% from 285.
- Who are Crassus (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Buck Aspen (USA), Crassus (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Indian Chief (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Indian Chief (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.