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Horse profile

The Cheeky Pup (GB)

5yo gelding · Trainer John Joseph Hanlon · Owner Bold Octopus Syndicate
5 runs · 5 courses · from May 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 5 Jun 2026 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

The Cheeky Pup is a gelding by Cracksman out of a Sepoy mare who has shown no wins or places from five starts on turf. He has raced over trips between 1m5f and 3m, mainly on good ground, and reached an official rating of 89. His last run came at Clonmel in Jun 2026 in the Bulmers Berries Handicap Hurdle where he raced prominently off a mark of 87.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 3 figures · best 78C · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good278C49.51 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f278C71—
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 13 May 2026 Official rating 87 at the last run, 5 Jun 2026

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 92C · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good392C911 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m292C84.51 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f291C89.5—

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Prominent 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 1,812 runs since Apr 2022 (236 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 105. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.1% from 267.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2302611.3%−0.2—
Good4154811.6%+0.10 from 4
Good to Soft2193214.6%+3.10 from 1
Soft2592810.8%−0.7—
Heavy1051716.2%+4.7—
Standard (AW)584579.8%−1.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f48612.5%+1—
6f – 7f383338.6%−2.9—
1m – 1m1f438419.4%−2.1—
1m2f – 1m4f6157311.9%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m2674316.1%+4.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f54916.7%+5.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m7342.9%+31.40 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Monkmoor Pip (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Monkmoor Pip (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Monkmoor Pip (GB)1221m–1m3½fClass 5
Miss Lalita (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Byrnes 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Leahy 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh Meyler 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
05 Jun 26+23d Clonmel Bulmers Berries Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m½f · Good · 15 ran Sat close up early - remained handy after the first - dropped back and needed urging after the third - faded and was pulled up before three out PU/15 — 11-1 87—— Kevin Sexton 80/1
13 May 26+286d Punchestown Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 3m · Good · 18 ran Sat close to pace early - held mid-division past 6th and into 9th - dropped away 3 out - faded before 2 out - trailed home well beaten in 15th 15/18 66 11-5 8921C92C Philip Byrnes 50/1
2025 · 3 runs
31 Jul 25+20d Galway Guinness Novice Hurdle 2m4½f · Good · 9 ran Held up at the back from the off - still adrift before 5 out - no impression made and well held throughout 8/9 14 10-9 —78C91C Sean Flanagan 400/1
11 Jul 25+58d Cork Follow Us On Twitter Maiden Hurdle 3m · Good · 18 ran Sat close to pace early - dropped away rapidly nearing the straight - well beaten at the finish 14/18 44 10-12 ——77C Adam Leahy 150/1
14 May 25 Tipperary Tipperary Town Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Sat close behind pace - 7th at halfway - driven on after 3 out but had nothing more to give - dropped away to finish last 12/15 15 10-13 —64C88C Donagh Meyler 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Cheeky Pup won?
The Cheeky Pup (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains The Cheeky Pup?
The Cheeky Pup (GB) is trained by John Joseph Hanlon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 June 2026.
Who is The Cheeky Pup's sire?
The Cheeky Pup (GB) is by Cracksman (GB) out of Jal Mahal (GB), whose sire is Sepoy.
What is The Cheeky Pup's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 5 June 2026. The highest on record is 89.
What is The Cheeky Pup's sire's record?
Cracksman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 1,812 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.
Who are The Cheeky Pup's siblings?
Out of Jal Mahal (GB), The Cheeky Pup (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Monkmoor Pip (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Monkmoor Pip (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m3½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.