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Cross Court (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2024) · Last trainer John C McConnell · Last owner Sean Mac An Bhaird John C Mcconnell
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Baracka Box (IRE) (Witness Box)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2020
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Aug 2024 — 819 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 · 7th of 8
KTB Profile

Cross Court is a gelding by Court Cave out of Baracka Box. He ran eight times on turf without winning or placing, all starts between Dec 2020 and Aug 2024. Six of those runs came over 2m1f – 2m4f and he reached an official rating of 87. His last run, at Wexford in Aug 2024, saw him finish 7 of 8 in the Traynors Of Wexford Beginners Chase after being held.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 63 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Downpatrick, 6 Oct 2023

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 5 figures · best 63A · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft363A51—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f463A54.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 7 Aug 2024 Official rating 87 at the last run, 17 Mar 2023

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 102A · median 93.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft395C94—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5102A94—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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
Court Cave (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,953 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.1—
Good to Firm2332812%+1.9—
Good3,03234311.3%+1.20 from 1
Good to Soft1,44916111.1%+10 from 1
Soft2,2292049.2%−0.90 from 3
Heavy937646.8%−3.30 from 3
Standard (AW)7134.2%−5.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2414.2%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f1300%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7111.4%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m1,7911699.4%−0.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,85629510.3%+0.20 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,52826510.5%+0.4—
Over 3m6707210.7%+0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Baracka Box (IRE) (Witness Box)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Harvey 2 0 0% −2.00
Hugh Morgan 2 0 0% −2.00
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00
Eoin G Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Aileen O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 1 run
07 Aug 24+274d Wexford Traynors Of Wexford Beginners Chase 2m3½f · Good · 8 ran Held up at the back - made no impression - well held in 7th 7/8 6½ 11-12 —58C93C Ben Harvey 100/1
2023 · 5 runs
07 Nov 23+32d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 2m½f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-9 ——— Ben Harvey 250/1
06 Oct 23+203d Downpatrick C Russell Auto Sales Beginners Chase 2m3f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 2 11-12 —63A92A Simon Torrens 50/1
17 Mar 23+33d Down Royal Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-4 87—— Eoin G Kelly 22/1
12 Feb 23+18d Navan Navan Ford & Opel Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 1¼ 11-9 —33C92C Hugh Morgan 150/1
25 Jan 23+314d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Supporting Treo Eile Maiden Hurdle 2m3½f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 15 11-4 ——102A Sam Ewing 200/1
2022 · 1 run
17 Mar 22+455d Down Royal Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Soft · 19 ran 10/19 13 11-1 —51C95C Hugh Morgan 300/1
2020 · 1 run
17 Dec 20 Down Royal Bluegrass Horse Feeds (pro/am) Flat Race 2m1f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 77 11-6 —-11C94C Aileen O'Sullivan 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cross Court won?
Cross Court (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2024.
Who trained Cross Court?
Cross Court (IRE) was trained by John C McConnell on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 7 August 2024.
Who is Cross Court's sire?
Cross Court (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Baracka Box (IRE), whose sire is Witness Box.
What is Cross Court's official rating?
Cross Court (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 87.
What is Cross Court's sire's record?
Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,953 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.

Record shown from December 2020. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.