Horse profile
He Is A Cracker (IRE)
by Califet (FR) out of She Is A Cracker (FR) (Cadoudal)
23 runs · 10 courses · from Feb 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Newton Abbot & Fontwell
Last run 19 Jul 2026 · 2nd of 4
Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile
He Is A Cracker is 3 from 23 with all wins at Class 5 level. All three wins have come over 3m, two of them at Fontwell on good to soft and one at Newton Abbot on good in Jul 2026. The gelding, who is usually held up, finished 2 of 4 at Stratford in Jul 2026 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 75, which was 10lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 23 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 5
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 3–23Wins / Runs
- 13%Strike rate
- 9 (39.1%)Placed
- +10.38£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 1.07Fair A/E n=23 · 0.93 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 90dAvg 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 rating75↓ 10lb off peak
75
74–85
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 121
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 146A | 92 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 93C | 68 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 9 | 146A | 93 | 2 runs · 102 / 60.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 115C | 96 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 73C | 51.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 23 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 23 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 8 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 4 (50%) · 2 wins
- Held up 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Califet (FR)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,789 runs since Jan 2008 (399 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 45 | 11 | 24.4% | +12.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,013 | 130 | 12.8% | +1 | 1 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 698 | 87 | 12.5% | +0.7 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,368 | 143 | 10.5% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 620 | 71 | 11.5% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 39 | 1 | 2.6% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 65 | 15 | 23.1% | +11.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,203 | 147 | 12.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,655 | 186 | 11.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 690 | 73 | 10.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 151 | 22 | 14.6% | +2.8 | 3 from 11 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
She Is A Cracker (FR) (Cadoudal)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Boom Boom (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m7f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Boom Boom (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boom Boom (IRE) | 26 | 3 | 1m7f–2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Imperial Delta (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 1 | 7% | +12.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.38 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 19 | 3 | 16% | +14.38 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontwell | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.62 |
| Stratford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chepstow | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 11 | 3 | 27% | +22.38 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Ryder | 15 | 3 | 20% | +18.38 |
| Richie McLernon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Paul O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 15 | 3 | 20% | +18.38 |
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Chase | 9 | 3 | 33% | +24.38 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Jul 26+16d | Stratford | PJ McGeever 70th Birthday Celebration Handicap Hurdle Race held up in rear - driven into third after 2 out - moved into second in the run-in but never able to challenge the winner | 2/4 | 11 | 10-0 | 75 | 102C | 84B | Isabelle Ryder | 11/2 |
| 03 Jul 26+194d | Newton Abbot | William Hill Handicap Chase Settled just behind pace early - crept into second by the 14th - asked for effort approaching final two furlongs - hit front at the last and stayed on to win | 1/7 | 10-8 | 82 | — | 93B | Isabelle Ryder | 25/1 | |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 25+44d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Club Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in rear - jumped awkwardly at the 10th - eased out of contention approaching the 19th | PU/6 | — | 9-9 | 83 | — | — | Isabelle Ryder | 13/2 |
| 07 Nov 25+15d | Fontwell | Southern Contract Lifting Handicap Chase Settled just off the pace early - moved into third before 4 out then pressed on but faded under pressure - no impact from 2 out and beaten well into 3rd | 3/7 | 44 | 10-6 | 85 | 19C | 79C | Isabelle Ryder | 5/2 |
| 23 Oct 25+20d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin Steamer Of The Day Handicap Chase Sat close up early - untidy over 4th - hit front 3 out - drew away last and kept finding more to win | 1/7 | 10-1 | 79 | 88A | 96B | Isabelle Ryder | 7/2 | |
| 03 Oct 25+26d | Fontwell | V2 Radio Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Handy early - driven approaching three out - unable to match leader but stayed on to finish second beaten two lengths | 2/5 | 2 | 10-5 | 79 | 76C | 96B | Isabelle Ryder | 3/1 |
| 07 Sep 25+373d | Fontwell | Southern Cranes And Access Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - pushed along with a lap remaining - still going nowhere and scratchy over two out - well held at the finish | 7/9 | 6½ | 10-1 | 75 | 115C | 80C | Isabelle Ryder | 11/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Aug 24+79d | Fontwell | Rapunzel Me Bouncy Blow And Go Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) In front by a whisker early - handed up but stayed close after the 3rd - dropped away and urged on past the 7th before being eased and pulled up approaching two out | PU/13 | — | 10-0 | 76 | — | — | Isabelle Ryder | 9/1 |
| 12 Jun 24+37d | Fontwell | Weatherbys ePassport Handicap Hurdle | 5/10 | nk | 10-0 | 77 | 88A | 87A | Isabelle Ryder | 11/4F |
| 06 May 24+248d | Warwick | Welcombe Hills Vineyard Handicap Hurdle | 6/14 | 2¾ | 9-12 | 80 | 121B | 78A | Isabelle Ryder | 6/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Sep 23+35d | Fontwell | Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 9-11 | 77 | 93C | 103B | Isabelle Ryder | 15/8F | |
| 28 Jul 23+61d | Uttoxeter | Low Cost Roofing Stoke Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 4 | 10-2 | 77 | — | 94B | Isabelle Ryder | 11/8F |
| 28 May 23+27d | Uttoxeter | Alan Mayne 80th Birthday Celebration Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 3/10 | 1½ | 9-6 | 77 | 100A | 89B | Isabelle Ryder | 5/2F |
| 01 May 23+448d | Warwick | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 2/11 | shd | 9-8 | 74 | 146A | 95A | Isabelle Ryder | 14/1 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 07 Feb 22+172d | Fontwell | Cazoo 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals And Amateurs) | 13/15 | 23 | 10-2 | 81 | 65C | 77C | Isabelle Ryder | 22/1 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Aug 21+21d | Stratford | National Racehorse Week 12th - 19th September Handicap Chase | 2/8 | 5½ | 11-0 | 81 | 104A | 106A | Richie McLernon | 5/1 |
| 29 Jul 21+14d | Stratford | Erin, Anya And Joe Brewer Handicap Chase | 3/16 | nk | 10-3 | 77 | 96B | 93A | Richie McLernon | 33/1 |
| 15 Jul 21+67d | Worcester | Download The Free At The Races App Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 7/13 | 4½ | 10-4 | 78 | 72C | 74C | Richie McLernon | 20/1 |
| 09 May 21+20d | Plumpton | Julie Brown Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 11/13 | 23 | 10-4 | 83 | 45C | 69C | Richie McLernon | 40/1 |
| 19 Apr 21+14d | Kempton | VBET Supports British Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/9 | 12 | 10-9 | — | 73C | 86C | Paul O'Brien | 100/1 |
| 05 Apr 21+15d | Chepstow | Ian And June Squires 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 11/12 | 5 | 10-11 | — | 58C | 84C | Paul O'Brien | 100/1 |
| 21 Mar 21+44d | Chepstow | Biowavego GoYou Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 12/13 | 8½ | 11-4 | — | 68C | 98C | Jonathan Burke | 125/1 |
| 05 Feb 21 | Chepstow | Free Horse Racing Tips At tipstersempire.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 8/8 | 9½ | 11-3 | — | 35C | 84C | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has He Is A Cracker won?
- He Is A Cracker (IRE) won 3 of 23 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 13%. Placed 9 times in total (39.1% of starts).
- Who trains He Is A Cracker?
- He Is A Cracker (IRE) is trained by Barry Brennan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 July 2026.
- Who is He Is A Cracker's sire?
- He Is A Cracker (IRE) is by Califet (FR) out of She Is A Cracker (FR), whose sire is Cadoudal.
- What going does He Is A Cracker prefer?
- He Is A Cracker (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 6 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 He Is A Cracker's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 19 July 2026. The highest on record is 85.
- What is He Is A Cracker's sire's record?
- Califet (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,789 runs since Jan 2008 (399 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are He Is A Cracker's siblings?
- Out of She Is A Cracker (FR), He Is A Cracker (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Boom Boom (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Boom Boom (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.