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Horse profile

The Caped Crusader (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2011) · Last trainer Ollie Pears · Last owner David Silversides
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Phariseek (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
14 runs · 9 courses · from May 2009
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Aug 2011 — 5,573 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2011 · 3rd of 5 2 wins · Chester & Ripon Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

The Caped Crusader (IRE) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Sep 2010. Last raced off a career-high mark of 77.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating77At career-high mark
77 64–77

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ripon, 15 Jun 2011 Official rating 77 at the last run, 3 Aug 2011

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 14 figures · best 94A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm575B61—
Good588A77—
Good to Soft294A87—
Soft289A80.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f994A77—
6f – 7f474A53.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.60 from 5
Good2,86638213.3%01 from 5
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.50 from 2
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.71 from 2
Heavy477408.4%−4.9—
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.60 from 4
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+12 from 9
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Phariseek (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Hisaabaat (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5½f–2m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Hisaabaat (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hisaabaat (IRE)3851m1f–2mGrade 1
Young Lochinvar (IRE)3037f–1m—
Phantasy Rock (IRE)1121m½f–1m3½f—
Toberanthawn (IRE)1515½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 5 1 20% +2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 1 14% −2.00
Class 4 5 1 20% +2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 3 0 0% −3.00
Ripon 2 1 50% +5.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 1 100% +4.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 9 2 22% +3.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry McHugh 7 1 14% −2.00
Micky Fenton 4 0 0% −4.00
Michael O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Brennan 1 1 100% +6.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 5 0 0% −5.00
2010 5 2 40% +7.00
2009 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 5 runs
03 Aug 11+18d Pontefract Totepool A Better Way To Bet Handicap Class 3 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 1 9-1 7775B Barry McHugh 9/2
16 Jul 11+31d Haydock Hattons 10 Year Anniversary Handicap Class 4 · 1m6f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 9-5 7780A Barry McHugh 5/4F
15 Jun 11+27d Ripon Attheraces.com Royal Ascot Megasite Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 nse 9-4 7494A Michael O'Connell 4/1F
19 May 11+12d Haydock Sportech Racing Handicap Class 5 · 1m2½f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 ¾ 9-7 7488A Barry McHugh 6/1
07 May 11+210d Thirsk Gt Group Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 9-4 7577A Barry McHugh 9/2J
2010 · 5 runs
09 Oct 10+28d York Coral TV Handicap Class 4 · 1m2½f · Soft · 18 ran 7/18 2½ 9-0 7572A Barry McHugh 9/2
11 Sep 10+21d Chester Cruise Nightspot Handicap Class 5 · 1m2½f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-1 7189A Barry McHugh 4/1C
21 Aug 10+37d Ripon At The Races Virgin 534 Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 8-3 6775A Ian Brennan 6/1
15 Jul 10+35d Doncaster P & A Partnership Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 3 9-5 6765A Paul Hanagan 10/11F
10 Jun 10+317d Haydock Simply Red Here On 17th July Handicap Class 5 · 1m2½f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 ½ 8-12 6479A Barry McHugh 33/1
2009 · 4 runs
28 Jul 09+18d Beverley E.b.f. Holderness Pony Club Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7½f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 ¾ 9-3 6446C Micky Fenton 25/1
10 Jul 09+22d York Cakemark E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 9-3 —74A Micky Fenton 50/1
18 Jun 09+19d Leicester Bbc Radio Leicester Drivetime Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 1¼ 9-0 —61A Micky Fenton 20/1
30 May 09 Doncaster Trade Union Unison & Thompsons Lawyers E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 14/15 ¾ 9-3 —46C Micky Fenton 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Caped Crusader won?
The Caped Crusader (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained The Caped Crusader?
The Caped Crusader (IRE) was trained by Ollie Pears on the most recent run on record, at Pontefract on 3 August 2011.
Who is The Caped Crusader's sire?
The Caped Crusader (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Phariseek (IRE), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
What going does The Caped Crusader prefer?
The Caped Crusader (IRE) has the best record on good 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 The Caped Crusader's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 3 August 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Caped Crusader's sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are The Caped Crusader's siblings?
Out of Phariseek (IRE), The Caped Crusader (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Hisaabaat (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Hisaabaat (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.