Must Be Crackers (FR)
Must Be Crackers is a gelding by Cracksman out of a Holy Roman Emperor mare and has yet to win from six starts. He has raced exclusively over 1m to 1m4f, with five runs on all-weather and one on heavy turf. His last run, at Deauville in Oct 2026, saw him finish 9 of 12 in the Prix Du Bessin off an official rating of 56, which was 10lb below his highest ever mark. He has raced three times at Deauville.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 66Highest OR
- 17dBetween runs (median)longest 234 d
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
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
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 11.5% of 1,814 runs since Apr 2022 (236 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 105. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.1% from 267.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 230 | 26 | 11.3% | −0.2 | — |
| Good | 415 | 48 | 11.6% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 219 | 32 | 14.6% | +3.1 | — |
| Soft | 261 | 28 | 10.7% | −0.8 | — |
| Heavy | 105 | 17 | 16.2% | +4.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 584 | 57 | 9.8% | −1.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 48 | 6 | 12.5% | +1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 383 | 33 | 8.6% | −2.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 440 | 41 | 9.3% | −2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 615 | 73 | 11.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 43 | 16.1% | +4.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 54 | 9 | 16.7% | +5.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | +31.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2022 · as at 2 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deauville (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Strasbourg (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebbe Verhestraeten | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Enzo Corallo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mme Marie Velon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||
| 21 Oct 26+17d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Du Bessin | 9/12 | ¾ | 9-5 | 56 | Ebbe Verhestraeten | 9/1 |
| 04 Oct 26+234d | Strasbourg (FR) | Prix Coupe De L'est | 13/13 | 6 | 8-13 | 57 | Ebbe Verhestraeten | 100/30 |
| 12 Feb 26+7d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Maxime Garcia (Claimer) (All Weather) (Polytrack) | 9/11 | 4½ | 9-1 | 64 | Ebbe Verhestraeten | 8/1 |
| 05 Feb 26+50d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix du Carrefour des Charmes (Claimer) (All Weather) (Polytrack) | 6/7 | 2½ | 8-11 | 66 | Enzo Corallo | 10/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||
| 17 Dec 25+15d | Deauville (FR) | Prix du Lieu Calice (Claimer) (2yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 13/14 | 1¼ | 8-11 | — | Ebbe Verhestraeten | 32/1 |
| 02 Dec 25 | Deauville (FR) | Prix de la Gagnerie (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 12/16 | hd | 8-13 | — | Mme Marie Velon | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Must Be Crackers won?
- Must Be Crackers (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Must Be Crackers?
- Must Be Crackers (FR) is trained by Amy Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 October 2026.
- Who is Must Be Crackers's sire?
- Must Be Crackers (FR) is by Cracksman (GB) out of Blessed To Empress (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
- What is Must Be Crackers's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 21 October 2026. The highest on record is 66.
- What is Must Be Crackers's sire's record?
- Cracksman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 1,814 runs since Apr 2022 (236 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 105. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.1% from 267.