Villagers Cross (IRE)
Villagers Cross is a gelding by Dansant out of Capparoe Cross who is yet to win from seven starts on turf. He has raced over 1m5f to 2m, 2m1f to 2m4f and over 3m, on good to soft, soft, heavy and good going, without placing. Typically held up, he was held in the Giddy Up And Switch To Fibrus Broadband Beginners Chase at Down Royal in Apr 2026. He reached an official rating of 88.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 13dBetween runs (median)longest 82 d
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 52
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 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 82C | 71.5 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 52B | 47.5 | 2 runs · 52 / 47.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 82C | 71.5 | 1 run · — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 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.
Run style from 7 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 545 runs since Aug 2014 (64 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 11.8% from 110.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good | 148 | 13 | 8.8% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 82 | 2 | 2.4% | −5.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 191 | 14 | 7.3% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 110 | 13 | 11.8% | +3.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 138 | 8 | 5.8% | −2.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 214 | 23 | 10.7% | +2.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 157 | 12 | 7.6% | −0.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shaw's Cross (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Shaw's Cross (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw's Cross (IRE) | 51 | 3 | 2m–2m1f | Class 3 |
| Cloughroe (IRE) | 20 | 1 | 2m5f | Class 4 |
| Dan's Cross (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ximli (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack G Gilligan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Apr 26+45d | Down Royal | Giddy Up And Switch To Fibrus Broadband Beginners Chase Held up early towards the back - moved through keenly to challenge in 2nd before a mistake at the 4th - third at halfway - driven from three out but unable to threaten in 5th then found nothing more and fell at the last | F/6 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Jack G Gilligan | 66/1 |
| 26 Feb 26+16d | Clonmel | Nire Valley Claiming Hurdle Held up towards the back - improved into 5th - slipped to 7th before three out - 6th turning into the straight - hampered severely two out then slid to last - unable to fight back and beaten well into 7th | 7/8 | 2¾ | 10-7 | 86 | 52B | 95A | Jack G Gilligan | 40/1 |
| 10 Feb 26+82d | Limerick | Panoramic Restaurant Novice Handicap Hurdle Settled just off the pace - held 3rd early before slipping back to 6th and losing ground after 2 out - pulled up on entering the straight | PU/8 | — | 10-8 | 88 | — | — | Jordan Gainford | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Nov 25+13d | Thurles | Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle Settled just off the front rank - 6th at halfway and unable to close into the straight - stayed on at one speed from 2 out to finish 6th | 6/16 | 7 | 10-11 | — | 43B | 95A | Mr D Doyle | 150/1 |
| 07 Nov 25+12d | Fontwell | V2 Radio Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - moved through after 3rd before dropping back and driven straight after the home turn - soon dropped away finishing well beaten in 10th | 10/14 | 11 | 11-4 | — | 82C | 105C | Danny Gilligan | 400/1 |
| 26 Oct 25+2d | Galway | Supermac's Novice Hurdle Held up in last place - clipped a fence 4 out - pushed along but couldn't quicken and lost touch before 2 out - well held at the finish | 5/6 | 12 | 11-4 | — | 61C | 96C | Danny Gilligan | 150/1 |
| 24 Oct 25 | Sligo | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the front group in 3rd - fighting for head early - still in touch in 3rd approaching 4 out when lost footing and went down | SU/4 | — | 10-13 | — | — | — | Jack G Gilligan | 17/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Villagers Cross won?
- Villagers Cross (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Villagers Cross?
- Villagers Cross (IRE) is trained by Paul John Gilligan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 April 2026.
- Who is Villagers Cross's sire?
- Villagers Cross (IRE) is by Dansant (GB) out of Capparoe Cross (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What is Villagers Cross's official rating?
- Villagers Cross (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 88.
- What is Villagers Cross's sire's record?
- Dansant (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 545 runs since Aug 2014 (64 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.8% from 110.
- Who are Villagers Cross's siblings?
- Out of Capparoe Cross (IRE), Villagers Cross (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shaw's Cross (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Shaw's Cross (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.