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Horse profile

Cryptic Clue (USA)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2008) · Last trainer Ruth Carr · Last owner David W Chapman
by Cryptoclearance (USA) out of Nidd (USA) (Known Fact)
22 runs · 9 courses · from May 2006
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jun 2008 — 6,696 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2008 · 11th of 12 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Cryptic Clue (USA) is yet to win from 22 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Southwell (AW) (Dec 2006). Last raced off 45, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 12lb off peak
45 33–57

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 31C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ripon, 18 Jun 2008 Official rating 45 at the last run, 20 Jun 2008

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 →

Flat 22 figures · best 62C · median 35
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1362C35—
Good to Firm459A35—
Firm242C29—
Heavy1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1459A29.5—
Under 6f649C37—
1m – 1m1f262C52—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Cryptoclearance (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 151 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−11.30 from 2
Good to Firm45511.1%−0.20 from 4
Good57610.5%−0.80 from 1
Good to Soft2229.1%−2.2—
Soft18422.2%+10.90 from 1
Heavy300%−11.30 from 1
Standard (AW)500%−11.30 from 13
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f10110%−1.30 from 6
6f – 7f5658.9%−2.40 from 14
1m – 1m1f39512.8%+1.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1300%−11.3—
1m5f – 2m22627.3%+16—
2m1f – 2m4f1100%−11.3—

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
Nidd (USA) (Known Fact)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Fifteen Love (USA) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Fifteen Love (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fifteen Love (USA)947f–1mClass 2
Clove (USA)70——
Trading Nation (USA)150——
Expected Bonus (USA)160——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 13 0 0% −13.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 5 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 12 0 0% −12.00
Redcar 3 0 0% −3.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 14 0 0% −14.00
Under 6f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Quinn 4 0 0% −4.00
Liam Jones 3 0 0% −3.00
Tony Culhane 3 0 0% −3.00
Miss Alyson Deniel 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Hughes 2 0 0% −2.00
Duran Fentiman 1 0 0% −1.00
N Bazeley 1 0 0% −1.00
Danielle McCreery 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
Hayley Turner 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian Nicholls 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 17 0 0% −17.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 8 0 0% −8.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 9 0 0% −9.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
20 Jun 08+2d Redcar Ladies' Day Tomorrow Maiden Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Firm · 12 ran 11/12 4½ 8-6 4516A Duran Fentiman 25/1
18 Jun 08+7d Ripon High Moor Apprentice Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 16/17 18 9-7 3931C N Bazeley 22/1
11 Jun 08+3d Hamilton John Smith's Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 15/15 shd 10-8 4528A Miss Alyson Deniel 28/1
08 Jun 08+12d Southwell (AW) Pinders Optometrists Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 shd 7-13 4530A Danielle McCreery 16/1
27 May 08+29d Redcar Commitments Here In August Amateur Riders' Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 4/16 ½ 10-9 4559A Miss Alyson Deniel 40/1
28 Apr 08+88d Southwell (AW) Southwell Golf Club Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 ½ 9-9 4435C Andrew Mullen 125/1
31 Jan 08+14d Southwell (AW) southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 8 8-7 4525A Liam Jones 33/1
17 Jan 08+33d Southwell (AW) Book Half Term Now at pontins.com Classified Stakes Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 1 9-0 4422C Liam Jones 33/1
15 Dec 07+246d Southwell (AW) Go Pontin's Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 10/11 14 8-12 4325C Liam Jones 50/1
13 Apr 07+16d Southwell (AW) Pochin At longeatonplumbersclub Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 1½ 8-7 4738C Tom Eaves 10/1
28 Mar 07+45d Southwell (AW) Book Tickets On-Line Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 8-12 4448C Jamie Spencer 20/1
11 Feb 07+9d Southwell (AW) Go Pontin's Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 9-3 4436C Tony Culhane 12/1
02 Feb 07+41d Wolverhampton (AW) pontins.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 12/12 2 8-2 3329C Hayley Turner 25/1
23 Dec 06+9d Southwell (AW) pontinsbingo.com Nursery Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 21 8-9 5328C Tony Culhane 9/1
14 Dec 06+5d Southwell (AW) Pontin's Family Holidays Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 5 ran 5/5 nk 8-8 5335C Tony Culhane 9/4F
09 Dec 06+4d Southwell (AW) Personalised Cards From bonusprint.com Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 3 7-13 5362C Paul Quinn 12/1
05 Dec 06+57d Southwell (AW) wbx.com World Bet Exchange Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 8-1 5349C Paul Quinn 14/1
09 Oct 06+19d Ayr Joe Carr Memorial Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 6 8-2 5515C Adrian Nicholls 25/1
20 Sep 06+14d Redcar PMPS Achieving Nursery Handicap (Str) Class 6 · 8f · Firm · 17 ran 9/17 ¾ 8-13 5742C Paul Quinn 40/1
06 Sep 06+70d Southwell E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 2½ 9-3 5757C Paul Quinn 12/1
28 Jun 06+32d Bath M. J. Church Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 1 9-3 —39C Richard Hughes 15/8
27 May 06 Newmarket European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 ½ 9-3 —40C Richard Hughes 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cryptic Clue (USA) won?
Cryptic Clue (USA) has yet to win, from 22 archived starts between 2006 and 2008. Placed 3 times in total (13.6% of starts).
Who trained Cryptic Clue (USA)?
Cryptic Clue (USA) was trained by Ruth Carr on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 20 June 2008.
Who is Cryptic Clue (USA)'s sire?
Cryptic Clue (USA) is by Cryptoclearance (USA) out of Nidd (USA), whose sire is Known Fact.
What is Cryptic Clue (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 20 June 2008. The highest on record is 57.
What is Cryptic Clue (USA)'s sire's record?
Cryptoclearance (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 151 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Cryptic Clue (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Nidd (USA), Cryptic Clue (USA) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fifteen Love (USA) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Fifteen Love (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2006. 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.