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Horse profile

The Crazy Crab (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2018) · Last trainer Daniel O'Brien · Last owner Joshua Pearce
by Heron Island (IRE) out of Smiths Lady (IRE) (Anshan)
4 runs · 4 courses · from May 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Apr 2018 — 3,113 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2018 · 6th of 8
KTB Profile

The Crazy Crab (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 4th of 4 at Towcester (May 2017).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 82C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 22 May 2017

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 3 figures · best 82C · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good281C77.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 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 · 3 figures from 4 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
Heron Island (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−11.2—
Good to Firm1622314.2%+3—
Good8108310.2%−10 from 3
Good to Soft4745712%+0.80 from 1
Soft8479210.9%−0.3—
Heavy5015811.6%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13215.4%+4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f18316.7%+5.5—
1m5f – 2m8859610.8%−0.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,00010710.7%−0.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m7478811.8%+0.60 from 2
Over 3m1682112.5%+1.3—

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

Dam
Smiths Lady (IRE) (Anshan)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Ryan's Rocket (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Ryan's Rocket (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ryan's Rocket (IRE)1352m–2m½fClass 1
Powerstown Park (IRE)2052m–3m1fClass 3
Grageelagh Girl (IRE)2732m–2m2½fClass 4
Tom Cody (IRE)1332m3½f–3m½fClass 2
Journey So Far (IRE)1312m6f—
Frosty Steel (IRE)60——
Megansue (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Joshua Pearce 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Dalton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 1 0 0% −1.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 1 run
20 Apr 18+333d Southwell Advertiser Media Group Novices' Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 25 10-5 —74C Mr Joshua Pearce 100/1
2017 · 1 run
22 May 17+334d Towcester Totepool Betting On All Uk Racing Novices' Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 4/4 37 10-5 55C82C Mr Joshua Pearce 100/1
2016 · 1 run
22 Jun 16+1513d Worcester MFG Solicitors Novices' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 hd 10-5 —81C Mr Joshua Pearce 200/1
2012 · 1 run
01 May 12 Ballinrobe Ladies Day June 26th Beginners Chase 22f · Good · 14 ran F/14 — 11-5 —— Ben Dalton 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Crazy Crab won?
The Crazy Crab (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2012 and 2018.
Who trained The Crazy Crab?
The Crazy Crab (IRE) was trained by Daniel O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 20 April 2018.
Who is The Crazy Crab's sire?
The Crazy Crab (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Smiths Lady (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What is The Crazy Crab's sire's record?
Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.
Who are The Crazy Crab's siblings?
Out of Smiths Lady (IRE), The Crazy Crab (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Ryan's Rocket (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Ryan's Rocket (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2012. 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.