Horse profile
Crossing The Bar (IRE)
by Poet's Voice (GB) out of Ship's Biscuit (GB) (Tiger Hill)
36 runs · 26 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses
Last run 11 Sep 2026 · 6th of 14
Last raced off OR 111
KTB Profile
Crossing The Bar (IRE) is 5 from 36. Hasn't won since Jan 2025.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
- 5–36Wins / Runs
- 13.9%Strike rate
- 12 (33.3%)Placed
- −11.78£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.07Fair A/E n=36 · 0.92 incl. margin
- 118Highest OR
- 72dAvg 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 rating111↓ 7lb off peak
111
77–118
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 102
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 156A | 122 | — |
| Good | 8 | 125A | 101 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 123B | 102 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 108A | 80.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 156A | 109 | 1 run · — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 127B | 109 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 129A | 108 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 101C | 85.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 116A | 107 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 116A | 101 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 93A | 81.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 36 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 9 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 4 (44%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 6,045 runs since Apr 2015 (384 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 13.3% from 264. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 494. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.3% from 142.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | +1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 837 | 93 | 11.1% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 1,332 | 134 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 809 | 81 | 10% | 0 | 1 from 9 |
| Soft | 834 | 82 | 9.8% | −0.2 | 3 from 12 |
| Heavy | 264 | 35 | 13.3% | +3.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,942 | 179 | 9.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 494 | 64 | 13% | +3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,792 | 194 | 10.8% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,489 | 148 | 9.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,047 | 98 | 9.4% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 727 | 57 | 7.8% | −2.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 337 | 34 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 142 | 9 | 6.3% | −3.7 | 0 from 18 |
| Over 3m | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +7.6 | 3 from 8 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Ship's Biscuit (GB) (Tiger Hill)
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Mekong (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Mekong (GB)).
Family form: Urchin (GB) won at Haydock, 16 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mekong (GB) | 17 | 3 | 1m2f–1m6f | Class 2 |
| Cochise (GB) | 20 | 3 | 1m6f–2m2½f | Class 5 |
| Pow Wow (GB) | 7 | 3 | 1m4f–1m5f | Class 5 |
| Urchin (GB) | 5 | 2 | 1m3f–1m6f | Class 3 |
| Under Attack (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Famous Shoes (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Flora Macdonald (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lassie (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 3 | 25% | +5.60 |
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.38 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 21 | 4 | 19% | −4.78 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.60 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 2 | 100% | +8.62 |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 38% | +7.62 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.60 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie McLernon | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Joe Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Ben Jones | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.60 |
| Tom O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Ben Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tiernan Power Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Smithers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carl Millar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Liam Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Louis Steward | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| None | 12 | 2 | 17% | −3.40 |
| Tongue tie | 9 | 2 | 22% | +1.62 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +1.62 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.40 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 27 | 4 | 15% | −6.78 |
| Flat | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 11 Sep 26+523d | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle Sat up behind the front pack in 4th - moved into 3rd 3 out before being pushed along - dropped to 6th with a minor error at the last and held no more | 6/14 | 8 | 11-3 | 111 | 75B | 115A | Ben Harvey | 40/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Apr 25+31d | Fairyhouse | Whistlin' Donkeys At Fairyhouse Easter Saturday Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield - 6th at halfway - improved into contention 3 out to loom up entering the straight - hit the front briefly 2 out before being driven out but faded to finish 5th | 5/13 | 1 | 11-1 | 114 | 102B | 119A | Tiernan Power Roche | 10/1 |
| 06 Mar 25+34d | Thurles | BoyleSports Money Back On Every Race At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - lost advantage at the 6th and stayed in touch sharing the front for a spell into the straight - still 3rd approaching the last without threatening the leaders - held on steadily for 4th | 4/7 | 2 | 10-11 | 114 | 77A | 120A | Danny Gilligan | 8/1 |
| 31 Jan 25+30d | Catterick | Bet At Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Held a forward spot early - hit the 4th before hitting front and driven clear 2 out - kept finding through the closing stages to win | 1/8 | 11-8 | 114 | 124A | 125A | Danny Gilligan | 4/1 | |
| 01 Jan 25+17d | Fairyhouse | Happy Retirement To Noel Fanning Handicap Hurdle Sat handy early - 3rd four out - moved through to hit front turning in - asked for effort soon after - challenged hard approaching final two - overtaken at the last and held on for second | 2/21 | 2¾ | 11-0 | 105 | 122B | 118B | Peter Smithers | 10/1 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 24+16d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Settled in the pack early - still down in 11th at halfway - made progress before 3 out - up to 4th by 2 out - couldn't threaten the front two in 5th approaching the last then stayed on for 4th | 4/18 | hd | 11-3 | 105 | 104B | 122A | Danny Gilligan | 7/1 |
| 29 Nov 24+35d | Thurles | Thurles Beginners Chase Held up in mid-division - 4th at halfway - jumped poorly at the 9th - another jumping error 5 out - driven forward to narrow the gap after the following fence - moved into 2nd after 2 out - a touch squeezed against the rail entering the straight - unable to make any headway on the front horse before the last - one-paced to finish 3¾ lengths | 2/7 | 3¾ | 11-7 | 109 | 109A | 114A | Carl Millar | 11/8F |
| 25 Oct 24+22d | Sligo | SF Engineering Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Sat behind the pace - pushed along before 2 out - moved right at the last - stayed on but dropped fourth close home | 4/15 | nse | 11-10 | 105 | 109B | 124A | Jordan Gainford | 7/2F |
| 03 Oct 24+74d | Clonmel | Glenary Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Settled at the back - 12th at the third last - made progress to 5th by 2 out - going on for 3rd when blundered at the last - continued to forge forward in the final stretch - finished 2nd | 2/15 | 1¾ | 11-9 | 102 | 118B | 125A | Jack Kearney | 13/2 |
| 21 Jul 24+36d | Newton Abbot | William Hill Betting TV Handicap Hurdle | 3/10 | 3 | 11-9 | 105 | — | 114A | Richie McLernon | 10/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+31d | Uttoxeter | quinnbet.com Handicap Hurdle | 8/9 | 9½ | 11-12 | 108 | 74A | 98A | Danny Mullins | 7/1 |
| 15 May 24+88d | Ffos Las | AK Bets Big Prices Big Limits Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 5/9 | 1½ | 11-11 | 110 | 107A | 115A | Joe Anderson | 4/1 |
| 17 Feb 24+20d | Ascot | Ascot Racecourse Supports Box4Kids Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier) | 5/13 | 5 | 10-9 | 111 | 123B | 113A | Joe Anderson | 28/1 |
| 28 Jan 24+32d | Doncaster | SBK Handicap Hurdle | 9/12 | ½ | 11-8 | 114 | 94A | 110A | Joe Anderson | 17/2 |
| 2023 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 23+15d | Chepstow | Coral Racing Club Join For Free Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/8 | ¾ | 10-7 | 116 | 117A | 98B | Joe Anderson | 25/1 |
| 12 Dec 23+25d | Ffos Las | Vickers.Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 4/9 | 5 | 11-7 | 117 | — | 115A | Dylan Whelan | 12/1 |
| 17 Nov 23+27d | Doncaster | BetMGM - Stay Golden With Responsible Play Handicap Chase | 6/7 | 7½ | 12-0 | 115 | 67C | 108C | Richie McLernon | 12/1 |
| 21 Oct 23+166d | Newton Abbot | Racing Partnership Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/5 | 13 | 11-12 | 118 | 53C | 96C | Richie McLernon | 9/1 |
| 08 May 23+15d | Worcester | Vickers.Bet Join Facebook For New Offers Handicap Hurdle | 5/12 | 8 | 11-10 | 118 | 125A | 113A | Richie McLernon | 7/1 |
| 23 Apr 23+30d | Plumpton | Become A Plumpton Member Call 01273890383 Handicap Hurdle | 1/7 | 11-3 | 114 | 127B | 126B | Richie McLernon | 7/1 | |
| 24 Mar 23+39d | Musselburgh | Racing TV Go North Brindisi Breeze Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) | 8/14 | ¾ | 12-0 | 115 | 111B | 120A | Daryl Jacob | 10/1 |
| 13 Feb 23+17d | Plumpton | LWC Signature Stakes Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 1/5 | 12-2 | 112 | 95C | 121B | Sam Ewing | 13/8 | |
| 27 Jan 23+28d | Doncaster | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle | UR/15 | — | 11-11 | 112 | — | — | Richie McLernon | 16/1 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 22+64d | Haydock | Betfred Nifty Fifty Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 6/11 | 4¼ | 11-12 | 114 | 156A | 121A | Liam Harrison | 28/1 |
| 27 Oct 22+244d | Worcester | Cazoo Handicap Hurdle | 13/16 | ½ | 11-10 | 116 | 54C | 114C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 22/1 |
| 25 Feb 22+15d | Exeter | Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 11-10 | 117 | — | — | Ben Jones | 13/2 |
| 10 Feb 22+33d | Ffos Las | Cazoo Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-7 | 108 | 129A | 134B | Ben Jones | 18/5F | |
| 08 Jan 22+23d | Wincanton | rapidcharge.com Leading EV Charging Solution Handicap Hurdle | PU/9 | — | 10-10 | 108 | — | — | Tom O'Brien | 9/4F |
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 21+21d | Ffos Las | Happy 50th Birthday Birdie Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/8 | 1¾ | 10-12 | — | 108A | 123A | Ben Jones | 10/3 |
| 25 Nov 21+118d | Lingfield | Read Hollie Doyle's Column On attheraces.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/17 | 4¼ | 10-12 | — | — | 118A | Tom O'Brien | 14/1 |
| 30 Jul 21+41d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Hollie Doyle's Column On attheraces.com Handicap | 4/4 | 17 | 9-7 | 84 | 101C | 67C | Richard Kingscote | 10/11F |
| 19 Jun 21+23d | Newmarket | MansionBet's Summer Of Lovely Offers Handicap | 4/5 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 85 | 98C | 79B | Pat Dobbs | 2/1 |
| 27 May 21+15d | Carlisle | MansionBet Supports British Racing Handicap | 1/8 | 9-4 | 77 | 116A | 87A | Richard Kingscote | 3/1F | |
| 12 May 21+336d | Bath | Axel Wolf/EBF Novice Stakes | 2/9 | 2½ | 10-0 | — | 93A | 90A | Hollie Doyle | 18/1 |
| 2020 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 10 Jun 20+245d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 9/11 | shd | 9-0 | — | 70A | 58A | Louis Steward | 6/1 |
| 2019 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 19 | Nottingham | British EBF Matchbook Future Stayers Oath Restricted Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 7/10 | 2¾ | 9-5 | — | 66C | 57C | David Probert | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Crossing The Bar won?
- Crossing The Bar (IRE) won 5 of 36 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.9%. Placed 12 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Crossing The Bar?
- Crossing The Bar (IRE) is trained by Cian Collins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 September 2026.
- Who is Crossing The Bar's sire?
- Crossing The Bar (IRE) is by Poet's Voice (GB) out of Ship's Biscuit (GB), whose sire is Tiger Hill.
- What going does Crossing The Bar prefer?
- Crossing The Bar (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Crossing The Bar's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 111, from the run on 11 September 2026. The highest on record is 118.
- What is Crossing The Bar's sire's record?
- Poet's Voice (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 6,045 runs since Apr 2015 (384 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.3% from 264. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 494. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.3% from 142.
- Who are Crossing The Bar's siblings?
- Out of Ship's Biscuit (GB), Crossing The Bar (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Mekong (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Mekong (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m2½f. As at Nov 2026.