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Horse profile

Cunning Clarets (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2011) · Last trainer Richard Fahey · Last owner The Matthewman One Partnership
by Trans Island (GB) out of Ellistown Lady (IRE) (Red Sunset)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Oct 2011 — 5,478 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2011 3 wins · Ayr, Hexham & Fakenham Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Cunning Clarets (IRE) is 3 from 12. Hasn't won since Jan 2011. 3 of 9 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 3 on quicker. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating113↓ 4lb off peak
113 110–117

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 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 13 Aug 2011 Official rating 113 at the last run, 28 Oct 2011

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 138A · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft4138A119—
Good to Soft3122A121—
Heavy2120A119—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6138A121—
2m1f – 2m4f4121A110—

Of 12 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 · 10 figures from 12 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
Trans Island (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,741 runs since Jan 2008 (295 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3326.1%−2.9—
Good to Firm600579.5%+0.5—
Good1,297987.6%−1.40 from 3
Good to Soft5655710.1%+1.11 from 3
Soft865819.4%+0.41 from 4
Heavy378359.3%+0.31 from 2
Standard (AW)1,003969.6%+0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4354911.3%+2.3—
6f – 7f864799.1%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f486326.6%−2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f419368.6%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m951798.3%−0.73 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f96610110.5%+1.50 from 5
2m5f – 3m521468.8%−0.2—
Over 3m9944%−5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ellistown Lady (IRE) (Red Sunset)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Charlie Tokyo (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Charlie Tokyo (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Charlie Tokyo (IRE)4556f–1m2fClass 2
Splash Of Verve (IRE)5741m½f–1m4½fClass 6
Frontline Girl (IRE)1937f–1mClass 5
Zero Grand (IRE)1722m7f–3m1½fClass 4
Special Report (IRE)3512mClass 5
Buckhaven (IRE)60——
Dothraki (IRE)120——
Silver Angel (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% +6.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.75
Heavy 2 1 50% −0.67

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 2 50% +7.33
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +0.25
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 1 50% +8.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 1 100% +0.33
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 1 100% +1.25
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 3 43% +6.58
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 6 2 33% +5.33
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Wilson Renwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Toomey 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 1 100% +1.25

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 3 27% +2.58
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 5 1 20% +5.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 5 2 40% −1.42

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 2 22% +2.33
NH Flat 3 1 33% −0.75

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
2011 · 5 runs
28 Oct 11+76d Wetherby Bet365.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 12 ran F/12 — 11-4 113— Dougie Costello 10/3J
13 Aug 11+188d Market Rasen 2011 Miss Market Rasen Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 11-12 115115A Brian Hughes 6/1
06 Feb 11+8d Musselburgh John Smith's Scottish County Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 15.5f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 4½ 10-4 11799A Wilson Renwick 7/1
29 Jan 11+27d Cheltenham Stellar Football 'End Of Transfer Window' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 17f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 10/16 8 10-0 117101C Paddy Brennan 9/2F
02 Jan 11+261d Ayr Play Casino At Victorchandler.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-7 110138A Brian Hughes 9/1
2010 · 2 runs
16 Apr 10+105d Ayr West Sound Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-8 110— Brian Toomey 11/2
01 Jan 10+23d Cheltenham Cheltenham And Three Counties Race Club 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 11-4 110105A Brian Hughes 6/1
2009 · 5 runs
09 Dec 09+14d Hexham Haydon 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 10-12 110118A Brian Hughes 1/3F
25 Nov 09+235d Wetherby Walton 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 1¼ 10-12 —133A Brian Hughes 11/8F
04 Apr 09+36d Aintree John Smith's Champion Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Grade 2 Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 5/19 4 10-12 115121A Andrew Tinkler 50/1
27 Feb 09+30d Fakenham West Norfolk Sporting Trust Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-7 —122A A P McCoy 5/4F
28 Jan 09 Newcastle United Carlton Office Systems Ltd Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 16 ran 2/16 6 10-7 —120A Brian Hughes 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Cunning Clarets won?
Cunning Clarets (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trained Cunning Clarets?
Cunning Clarets (IRE) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 28 October 2011.
Who is Cunning Clarets's sire?
Cunning Clarets (IRE) is by Trans Island (GB) out of Ellistown Lady (IRE), whose sire is Red Sunset.
What going does Cunning Clarets prefer?
Cunning Clarets (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Cunning Clarets's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 28 October 2011. The highest on record is 117.
What is Cunning Clarets's sire's record?
Trans Island (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,741 runs since Jan 2008 (295 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Cunning Clarets's siblings?
Out of Ellistown Lady (IRE), Cunning Clarets (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Charlie Tokyo (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Charlie Tokyo (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2009. 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.