Mad For The Craic (GB)
Mad For The Craic is a Telescope gelding who was yet to win from five starts on turf. He raced four times over 1m5f to 2m and once over 2m1f to 2m4f, with two runs at Cork and one each at Punchestown, Naas and Limerick. All five starts came on soft or worse going. He finished 14 of 15 at Punchestown in May 2023 on his first run in first-time headgear, having last raced off an official rating of 87.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 67
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 67B | 59 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 67B | 61.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,900 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 1.9% from 104. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 281.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 57 | 9 | 15.8% | +7.4 | — |
| Good | 704 | 69 | 9.8% | +1.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 474 | 32 | 6.8% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 413 | 32 | 7.7% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 147 | 15 | 10.2% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 104 | 2 | 1.9% | −6.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −4.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 66 | 3 | 4.5% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 125 | 13 | 10.4% | +2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 726 | 50 | 6.9% | −1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 593 | 48 | 8.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 281 | 37 | 13.2% | +4.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 83 | 7 | 8.4% | 0 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Monbeg Legend (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–3m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Monbeg Legend (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monbeg Legend (GB) | 17 | 6 | 2m4f–2m6½f | Class 3 |
| Whydah Gally (GB) | 26 | 4 | 2m4f–3m5f | Class 3 |
| Cleve Cottage (GB) | 23 | 2 | 2m7½f–3m1½f | Class 4 |
| Absolute Jaffa (GB) | 11 | 2 | 2m4f–2m5f | Class 4 |
| Higher Ground (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Twister Mix (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| The Black Tara (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Honest Opinion (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor McNamara | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 May 23+72d | Punchestown | Summer In Town Family Ticket For 25 Euros On The Day Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | 14/15 | 89 | 11-0 | 87 | -51C | 71C | Conor McNamara | 20/1 |
| 12 Mar 23+91d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Price Boosts All 28 Favourites At Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 16/19 | 9 | 11-1 | 89 | 67B | 75A | Jody McGarvey | 66/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 22+19d | Cork | Bar One Racing Maiden Hurdle | 14/22 | 16 | 11-12 | — | 42C | 98C | Conor McNamara | 100/1 |
| 22 Nov 22+16d | Limerick | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 9/14 | 4 | 11-8 | — | 59B | 83A | Aidan Kelly | 33/1 |
| 06 Nov 22 | Cork | Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle | 17/23 | 3½ | 11-7 | — | 64C | 95C | Conor McNamara | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mad For The Craic won?
- Mad For The Craic (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2022 and 2023.
- Who trained Mad For The Craic?
- Mad For The Craic (GB) was trained by E McNamara on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 23 May 2023.
- Who is Mad For The Craic's sire?
- Mad For The Craic (GB) is by Telescope (IRE) out of Reverse Swing (GB), whose sire is Charmer.
- What is Mad For The Craic's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 23 May 2023. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Mad For The Craic's sire's record?
- Telescope (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,900 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 1.9% from 104. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 281.
- Who are Mad For The Craic's siblings?
- Out of Reverse Swing (GB), Mad For The Craic (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Monbeg Legend (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Monbeg Legend (GB)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m5f. As at Oct 2026.