Thistle Cross (IRE)
Thistle Cross is a gelding by Kodi Bear out of a New Approach mare and has yet to win from five starts. He has raced on turf and all-weather without placing, over trips from 6f to 1m4f. His last run, at Down Royal in Jun 2026, saw him finish 11 of 12 in the Mongey Communications Handicap off an official rating of 45. Headgear returns LTO.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 51Highest OR
- 69dAvg between runs
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
Best recent Speed 60
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 63C | 43 | 2 · 63 / 43 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 60B | 50 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 63C | 61.5 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 40C | 31.5 | 2 · 40 / 31.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 3,916 runs since Jan 2008 (386 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 255.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +16.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 535 | 65 | 12.1% | +1.7 | — |
| Good | 1,023 | 108 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 373 | 34 | 9.1% | −1.3 | — |
| Soft | 523 | 50 | 9.6% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 139 | 14 | 10.1% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,312 | 132 | 10.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 550 | 69 | 12.5% | +2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,219 | 238 | 10.7% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 719 | 64 | 8.9% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 255 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 112 | 11 | 9.8% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 48 | 4 | 8.3% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Daler (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m1f.
Family form: Daler (IRE) finished 3rd of 13 at Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 9 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daler (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 1m–1m1f | — |
| Catavega (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wesley Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 26+22d | Down Royal | Mongey Communications Handicap (0-60) Struggled from the start - made no headway from halfway - dropped away steadily inside final 2f to finish well beaten | 11/12 | 43 | 8-7 | 45 | -46C | 49C | Nathan Crosse | 50/1 |
| 29 May 26+14d | Down Royal | BOYLE Sports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap (0-60) Sluggish start - trailed the field alone early - urged forward approaching 2f out - given a further nudge in the closing furlong - made no dent on the leaders and finished well held | 12/14 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 51 | 63C | 40A | James Ryan | 66/1 |
| 15 May 26+175d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Settled in the pack early - roughly 8th at halfway - pushed along and dropped away 3f out - no threat thereafter and well beaten at the finish | 15/15 | 27 | 9-8 | — | 23C | 48C | Leigh Roche | 250/1 |
| 21 Nov 25+63d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Went straight to front early - pressed for effort before giving up advantage around 2½f out - dropped away steadily to finish last of the field beaten some way | 11/13 | 25 | 9-2 | — | 40C | 49C | Wesley Joyce | 200/1 |
| 19 Sep 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Slow to break - held up at back throughout - pushed along inside final two furlongs with no response - finished 11th | 11/14 | 2½ | 9-6 | — | 60B | 57A | Gary Carroll | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Thistle Cross (IRE) won?
- Thistle Cross (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Thistle Cross (IRE)?
- Thistle Cross (IRE) is trained by M M Rice, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 June 2026.
- Who is Thistle Cross (IRE)'s sire?
- Thistle Cross (IRE) is by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Nabeyla (GB), whose sire is New Approach.
- What is Thistle Cross (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 20 June 2026. The highest on record is 51.
- What is Thistle Cross (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kodi Bear (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 3,916 runs since Jan 2008 (386 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 255.
- Who are Thistle Cross (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Nabeyla (GB), Thistle Cross (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Daler (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.