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Horse profile

Kavanaghs Cross (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2023) · Last trainer Patrick Neville · Last owner David Tomlinson
by Califet (FR) out of Mugs In Milan (IRE) (Milan)
19 runs · 13 courses · from Dec 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Feb 2023 — 1,337 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2023 · 5th of 10 2 wins · Catterick & Kelso Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Kavanaghs Cross won two of 19 starts on turf, both at Class 4 level. He gained his first success in the William Hill Bookmakers National Hunt Auction Maiden Hurdle at Kelso on soft ground over 1m5f to 2m in Dec 2021 and his second in the racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle at Catterick on good ground over 2m1f to 2m4f in Feb 2023. Aged 8 at his last run in Feb 2023, he finished fifth of 10 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Catterick off an official rating of 106, which was 9lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating106↓ 9lb off peak
106 102–115

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Perth, 13 Aug 2022

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 19 figures · best 128B · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good12128B101—
Soft4112B92—
Good to Soft3114B108—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f11114B98—
1m5f – 2m8128B109—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 28 Feb 2023 Official rating 106 at the last run, 28 Feb 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 19 figures · best 129A · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good12119A111.5—
Soft4129A108.5—
Good to Soft3117A116—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f11119A111—
1m5f – 2m8129A113—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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
Califet (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,793 runs since Jan 2008 (399 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.2—
Good to Firm451124.4%+12.6—
Good1,01313012.8%+11 from 12
Good to Soft6998712.4%+0.60 from 3
Soft1,37014310.4%−1.41 from 4
Heavy6217111.4%−0.4—
Standard (AW)3912.6%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f6116.7%+4.9—
1m – 1m1f18316.7%+4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f651523.1%+11.3—
1m5f – 2m1,20414712.2%+0.41 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f1,65718611.2%−0.61 from 11
2m5f – 3m6917310.6%−1.2—
Over 3m1512214.6%+2.8—

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
Mugs In Milan (IRE) (Milan)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Mass Path (IRE)180——
Atomic Level (IRE)20——
The Old Brigade (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 1 8% −2.00
Soft 4 1 25% −1.38
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 2 25% +4.62
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 4 0 0% −4.00
Catterick 3 1 33% +7.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 1 100% +1.62
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 1 9% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% −5.38

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gavin Sheehan 3 0 0% −3.00
Niall Houlihan 3 1 33% −0.38
Danny Mullins 3 0 0% −3.00
Peter Kavanagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Charlotte Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 1 100% +9.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Angus Cheleda 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Brogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J L Scallan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Tongue tie 6 1 17% −3.38
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 4 1 25% +6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 1 33% +7.00
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 10 1 10% −7.38
2020 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 2 12% −4.38
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
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
2023 · 3 runs
28 Feb 23+15d Catterick Racing TV Club Day Today Female Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 11-12 106106B116A Charlotte Jones 18/5
13 Feb 23+17d Catterick racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-1 10288B111A Brian Hughes 9/1
27 Jan 23+30d Doncaster Betting Better With Sky Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 32 11-0 10631C87C Gavin Sheehan 17/2
2022 · 5 runs
28 Dec 22+137d Catterick Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 3 11-8 10998C103C James Bowen 10/1
13 Aug 22+17d Perth Perthshire Pride Stone Of Destiny Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 2¼ 10-2 112113B107A Gavin Sheehan 15/2
27 Jul 22+179d Perth Heineken Zero Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 5 11-4 114117A116B Gavin Sheehan 3/1
29 Jan 22+28d Doncaster Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 4¼ 11-4 11574C109A Niall Houlihan 10/1
01 Jan 22+27d Musselburgh Betway Hair Of The Dog Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2 9-9 112108B117A Angus Cheleda 3/1F
2021 · 10 runs
05 Dec 21+23d Kelso William Hill Bookmakers 'National Hunt' Auction Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-13 11386A114B Niall Houlihan 13/8F
12 Nov 21+29d Cheltenham Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 18 ran 3/18 hd 10-10 111100B111A Niall Houlihan 18/1
14 Oct 21+39d Carlisle Introducing Racing TV Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 nk 11-2 10985A119A Kevin Brogan 9/2
05 Sep 21+22d Perth Six Perth Wins For Gold Chain Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 6½ 11-4 111106B118A Conor O'Farrell 6/4F
14 Aug 21+69d Perth Rhubarb And Ginger Edinburgh Gin Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 5 10-11 114128B112A Peter Kavanagh 5/2
06 Jun 21+45d Kilbeggan (IRE) Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle (Div I) 18.5f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 4½ 11-2 106102B118A Peter Kavanagh 9/4F
22 Apr 21+9d Kilbeggan New Spring Two Day N.H. Race Meeting Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 19.5f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 1¾ 12-0 —100C98C Denis O'Regan 6/1
13 Apr 21+22d Fairyhouse www.fairyhouse.ie Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 4/16 6 12-0 —114B116A Danny Mullins 15/2
22 Mar 21+14d Navan Skryne Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 17 ran 2/17 3¼ 12-0 —112B129A Danny Mullins 25/1
08 Mar 21+81d Leopardstown TRI Equestrian Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 10/17 4 12-0 —80C93C Danny Mullins 125/1
2020 · 1 run
17 Dec 20 Down Royal Bluegrass Horse Feeds (pro/am) Flat Race 17f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 12 11-9 —72B97A Mr J L Scallan 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kavanaghs Cross won?
Kavanaghs Cross (IRE) won 2 of 19 archived starts between 2020 and 2023, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 9 times in total (47.4% of starts).
Who trained Kavanaghs Cross?
Kavanaghs Cross (IRE) was trained by Patrick Neville on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 28 February 2023.
Who is Kavanaghs Cross's sire?
Kavanaghs Cross (IRE) is by Califet (FR) out of Mugs In Milan (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
What going does Kavanaghs Cross prefer?
Kavanaghs Cross (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 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 Kavanaghs Cross's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 28 February 2023. The highest on record is 115.
What is Kavanaghs Cross's sire's record?
Califet (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,793 runs since Jan 2008 (399 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Kavanaghs Cross's siblings?
Out of Mugs In Milan (IRE), Kavanaghs Cross (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2020. 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.