Cross Border (GB)
Cross Border won one of 22 starts, the success coming in a Dundalk maiden in Jan 2024 over under 6f on standard going. All 11 turf runs have proved fruitless while he has one win from 11 starts on all-weather. He last ran at Dundalk in Jan 2025, finishing 10 of 11 in a claiming race off an official rating of 66, which was 9lb below his highest ever mark. Aged 5 at his last run in Jan 2025.
- 1–22Wins / Runs
- 4.5%Strike rate
- 8 (36.4%)Placed
- −18.25£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 0.35Fair A/E n=21 · 0.29 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 27dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 86
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 100A | 84 | — |
| Good | 5 | 95A | 77 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 101A | 99 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 62A | 45 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 100A | 82.5 | — |
| Under 6f | 6 | 101A | 88.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 5 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,188 runs since Jan 2008 (196 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 380 | 34 | 8.9% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 496 | 50 | 10.1% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 223 | 19 | 8.5% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 235 | 24 | 10.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 77 | 13 | 16.9% | +6.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 774 | 80 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 133 | 14 | 10.5% | +0.4 | 1 from 6 |
| 6f – 7f | 907 | 75 | 8.3% | −1.8 | 0 from 16 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 537 | 56 | 10.4% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 402 | 52 | 12.9% | +2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 18 | 11.5% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 3 | 6.4% | −3.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +29.9 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Chief White Face (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Chief White Face (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief White Face (GB) | 5 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Ice Cold Alex (GB) | 13 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Prince Of Pearls (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Under 6f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh O'Sullivan | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ben Coen | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.25 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 25+63d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Claiming Race Slow to make an impact - held up towards the rear throughout - no real progress made - finished well beaten in 10th | 10/11 | 3¼ | 9-5 | 66 | 69A | 48A | Robert Whearty | 15/2 |
| 29 Nov 24+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-65) Detached at the back - no response when asked inside 2f out - stayed on late without threatening | 7/12 | 1 | 10-3 | 66 | 86A | 80A | Robert Whearty | 9/4F |
| 22 Nov 24+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) Settled at the back early - moved smoothly into contention approaching 2f out and up to 3rd with a furlong left - driven out to stay on strongly and narrowly denied | 2/14 | nse | 9-12 | 64 | 85B | 96A | Robert Whearty | 15/2 |
| 25 Oct 24+72d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-70) Slow to begin - settled at the back - urged forward two out - ninth with a furlong left - stayed on steadily to finish fifth | 5/14 | nse | 9-12 | 66 | 84B | 79A | Robert Whearty | 11/1 |
| 14 Aug 24+19d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Claiming Race Held up towards the back - urged forward entering straight - stayed on at one speed from over 2f out - eventually beaten 7.5 lengths in 8th | 8/11 | nk | 8-9 | 66 | 97A | 59A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 33/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+20d | Cork | Follow Us On Social Media Handicap (47-65) | 21/23 | nk | 9-4 | 63 | 73C | 52C | Darragh O'Sullivan | 20/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+3d | Naas | Lily & Wild Amazing Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 2/18 | ½ | 9-7 | 63 | 89C | 84A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 28/1 |
| 03 Jul 24+28d | Tipperary | Botanica International Apprentice Handicap | 5/10 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 63 | 101A | 62A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 33/1 |
| 05 Jun 24+8d | Curragh | Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap | 12/19 | nk | 9-0 | 66 | 77C | 66A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 100/1 |
| 28 May 24+22d | Tipperary | TipperaryRacecourse.ie Handicap | 10/10 | 1¼ | 8-8 | 70 | 62A | 43A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 66/1 |
| 06 May 24+31d | Curragh | Holden Plant Rentals Handicap (47-75) | 15/17 | 6½ | 9-3 | 72 | 28C | 44C | Darragh O'Sullivan | 100/1 |
| 05 Apr 24+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap | 14/14 | 2¾ | 8-10 | 72 | 58B | 32A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 50/1 |
| 01 Mar 24+30d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race | 7/11 | ½ | 9-6 | 75 | 81A | 60A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 9/1 |
| 31 Jan 24+40d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Maiden | 1/8 | 10-2 | 69 | 67A | 85A | James Ryan | 11/4 | |
| 22 Dec 23+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Maiden | 3/14 | nk | 9-8 | 69 | 78B | 82A | Colin Keane | 2/1 |
| 13 Dec 23+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Maiden | 2/9 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 69 | 99A | 87A | Declan McDonogh | 7/4 |
| 22 Nov 23+33d | Dundalk (AW) | DKITSU Race Day Maiden | 2/7 | 2¾ | 9-8 | 70 | 100A | 86A | W J Lee | 4/5F |
| 20 Oct 23+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden | 2/12 | nk | 9-8 | 67 | 95A | 85A | Ben Coen | 15/8F |
| 27 Sep 23+19d | Bellewstown | Grimes Maiden | 3/6 | 2¾ | 9-8 | — | 91B | 79B | Ben Coen | 3/1 |
| 08 Sep 23+20d | Down Royal | Irish Stallion Farms Irish Ebf Maiden | 3/11 | shd | 9-8 | — | 95A | 90A | Ben Coen | 5/2J |
| 19 Aug 23+38d | Curragh | Bord Na Mona Recycling Maiden | 4/15 | nk | 9-8 | — | 90C | 79A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 14/1 |
| 12 Jul 23 | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 8/14 | hd | 9-8 | — | 70C | 66A | Ben Coen | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cross Border (GB) won?
- Cross Border (GB) won 1 of 22 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 4.5%. Placed 8 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trained Cross Border (GB)?
- Cross Border (GB) was trained by Gavin Cromwell on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 31 January 2025.
- Who is Cross Border (GB)'s sire?
- Cross Border (GB) is by Expert Eye (GB) out of Martha Watson (IRE), whose sire is Dream Ahead.
- What going does Cross Border (GB) prefer?
- Cross Border (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Cross Border (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 31 January 2025. The highest on record is 75.
- What is Cross Border (GB)'s sire's record?
- Expert Eye (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,188 runs since Jan 2008 (196 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Cross Border (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Martha Watson (IRE), Cross Border (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Chief White Face (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Chief White Face (GB)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.