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Horse profile

Samurai Cracker (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2024) · Last trainer Mrs Caroline McCaldin · Last owner Alan Mccaldin
by Mr Dinos (IRE) out of Live A Big Life (IRE) (Even Top)
24 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2019
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 May 2024 — 880 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2024 2 wins · Down Royal & Limerick Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Samurai Cracker won two of 24 starts on turf between Dec 2019 and May 2024. Both wins came in chases, one at Limerick on heavy ground over 2m5f – 3m in Dec 2019 and the other at Down Royal on soft ground over 2m1f – 2m4f in Mar 2021 off an official rating of 118. He last ran at Downpatrick in May 2024 off an official rating of 109, 18lb below his highest ever mark. Aged 11 at his last run in May 2024.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating109↓ 18lb off peak
109 109–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Navan, 21 Nov 2021

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 18 figures · best 149C · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft8149C95—
Good4106A102—
Heavy4130B73.5—
Good to Soft280C76—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9149C103—
2m1f – 2m4f6112A89—
1m5f – 2m2106A82.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 24 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 24 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 26 Dec 2022 Official rating 109 at the last run, 24 May 2024

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 21 figures · best 125A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft10125A118.5—
Heavy5124A110—
Good4120B113.5—
Good to Soft2111B105.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m11124A111—
2m1f – 2m4f6122B105.5—
1m5f – 2m3125A122—
Over 3m1———

Of 24 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 24 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
Mr Dinos (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 409 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm10110%+2.7—
Good12264.9%−2.40 from 5
Good to Soft5547.3%00 from 2
Soft14985.4%−1.91 from 12
Heavy731115.1%+7.81 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−7.3—
1m5f – 2m13496.7%−0.60 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1391410.1%+2.81 from 7
2m5f – 3m11465.3%−21 from 12
Over 3m2015%−2.30 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Live A Big Life (IRE) (Even Top)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 12 1 8% −4.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 5 1 20% +8.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 6 1 17% +2.00
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% −4.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 1 50% +11.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 1 8% +1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% +1.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Deegan 7 1 14% +1.00
J J Slevin 6 0 0% −6.00
Mr O McGill 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr J C Barry 3 1 33% +10.00
Mr N McParlan 2 0 0% −2.00
Dillon Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Hand 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 14 1 7% −6.00
None 10 1 10% +3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 10 1 10% −2.00
2020 8 0 0% −8.00
2019 1 1 100% +12.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 17 2 12% +4.00
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00

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
24 May 24+270d Downpatrick Dennison Commercials Hunters Chase 29f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-7 109—— Mr O McGill 28/1
28 Aug 23+27d Downpatrick A J C Group Handicap Chase 18f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 9 11-6 11562A104A Mr O McGill 20/1
01 Aug 23+218d Perth Bet In Running On Every Race Today At BetVictor Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 3/4 11 10-10 12380C100C Mr O McGill 11/1
26 Dec 22+320d Down Royal Mcmahon Mckay Hospitality And Leisure Hunters Chase 24f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 6 12-0 124—120A Mr N McParlan 33/1
09 Feb 22+60d Fairyhouse Discover Meath Handicap Chase (0-130) 21f · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 20 11-8 12624C98C Richard Deegan 12/1
11 Dec 21+20d Fairyhouse Visit Fairyhouse.ie For Christmas Ideas Handicap Chase 16f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 2 11-5 12759A122A Richard Deegan 6/1
21 Nov 21+23d Navan Ladbrokes Troytown Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) 24f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 nse 10-2 127103B116A J J Slevin 33/1
29 Oct 21+83d Down Royal Ladbrokes Handicap Chase 16.5f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 11-5 125—125A Richard Deegan 14/1
07 Aug 21+28d Kilbeggan Kilmurray's Homevalue Hardware Mullingar Handicap Chase 20f · Yielding · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-4 126—— Richard Deegan 11/1
10 Jul 21+68d Limerick Patrickswell Novice Chase 18f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 6½ 11-9 126101C111B Richard Deegan 16/1
03 May 21+20d Down Royal Extra Places On The Boylesports App Hurdle 24f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 16 10-9 11990C87C Dillon Maxwell 7/4
13 Apr 21+27d Fairyhouse Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Rated Novice Chase 21f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 2/6 2 10-11 12372A111B Richard Deegan 10/3
17 Mar 21+24d Down Royal Follow On Instagram At bluegrasshorsefeed Rated Novice Chase 19.5f · Yielding · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 118112A122B Richard Deegan 7/1
21 Feb 21+36d Navan Racing Again March 6th Handicap Chase 24f · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 10 11-6 119112A110A J J Slevin 14/1
16 Jan 21+33d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse January Jumps Handicap Hurdle 23f · Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 3¾ 11-1 121130B117A J J Slevin 80/1
14 Dec 20+22d Ayr Watch On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 3¼ 10-12 121—104B Richie McLernon 11/4
22 Nov 20+40d Navan Betvictor Run For Your Money Handicap Hurdle 22f · Soft · 15 ran 11/15 8½ 11-3 123108B102A Danny Hand 12/1
13 Oct 20+14d Punchestown Ladbrokes Giving Extra Places Everyday Hurdle 18.5f · Yielding · 5 ran 4/5 13 11-2 —98C104C J J Slevin 15/2
29 Sep 20+32d Punchestown Dooley Insurance Group Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 2½ 10-12 —106A120B J J Slevin 28/1
28 Aug 20+164d Down Royal Ladbrokes Live Streaming Hurdle 24.5f · Yielding To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 18 10-12 —149C117B J J Slevin 22/1
17 Mar 20+26d Down Royal Hamilton Architects Hunters Chase 19.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 13 11-9 —35A107B Mr J C Barry 6/4
20 Feb 20+25d Thurles Thurles Racecourse Hunters Chase 25f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 3½ 11-6 —92C125A Mr J C Barry 11/1
26 Jan 20+30d Naas Naas Hunters Chase 24f · Soft · 11 ran F/11 — 11-9 ——— Mr N McParlan 25/1
27 Dec 19 Limerick Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase 22.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 1/16 11-9 —33B124A Mr J C Barry 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Samurai Cracker (IRE) won?
Samurai Cracker (IRE) won 2 of 24 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 6 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Samurai Cracker (IRE)?
Samurai Cracker (IRE) was trained by Mrs Caroline McCaldin on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 24 May 2024.
Who is Samurai Cracker (IRE)'s sire?
Samurai Cracker (IRE) is by Mr Dinos (IRE) out of Live A Big Life (IRE), whose sire is Even Top.
What going does Samurai Cracker (IRE) prefer?
Samurai Cracker (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Samurai Cracker (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 24 May 2024. The highest on record is 127.
What is Samurai Cracker (IRE)'s sire's record?
Mr Dinos (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 409 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 2019. 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.