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Horse profile

Western Cross (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Philip Hobbs & Johnson White · Owner The England Family
by Order Of St George (IRE) out of Be My Westerner (IRE) (Westerner)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Exeter Last run 7 Apr 2026 · 1st of 5 Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Western Cross is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 4 level in a handicap hurdle. The gelding led to take the Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM Handicap Hurdle at Exeter in Apr 2026 on good ground off an official rating of 109. All six starts have come over 1m5f to 2m. He has won once from two runs at Exeter.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 12 Jan 2026

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 6 figures · best 125B · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good3115B1082 runs · 115 / 99
Good to Soft2125B116.52 runs · 125 / 116.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6125B1085 runs · 125 / 108

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 7 Apr 2026 Official rating 109 at the last run, 7 Apr 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 129A · median 120.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good3128B1212 runs · 128 / 117.5
Good to Soft2129A124.52 runs · 129 / 124.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6129A120.55 runs · 129 / 120

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 Oct 2025

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (20%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Order Of St George (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,152 runs since Jan 2008 (198 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm26311.5%+1.9—
Good4684810.3%+0.71 from 3
Good to Soft2873010.5%+0.90 from 2
Soft282279.6%0—
Heavy8833.4%−6.20 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−9.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.6—
1m2f – 1m4f18211.1%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m4845812%+2.41 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f488336.8%−2.8—
2m5f – 3m152149.2%−0.4—
Over 3m9444.4%+34.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Be My Westerner (IRE) (Westerner)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them She'll Be Kept (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m6f–3m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
She'll Be Kept (IRE)1722m6f–3m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% −1.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 2 1 50% +0.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Houlihan 5 1 20% −3.00
Micheal Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Hood 2 1 50% +0.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% −2.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 1 25% −2.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
07 Apr 26+32d Exeter Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran Led throughout from the start - dictated a steady tempo - opened up after the third-last - hit the second-last but quickly balanced up - drove on strongly before the final fence to score readily 1/5 11-7 10983C128B Sean Houlihan EvensF
06 Mar 26+22d Exeter Brett Martin Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Handy early - upped tempo to sit behind the pace from 4 out - pressed for effort 3 out and hit last obstacle awkwardly - found renewed energy to finish 4th 4/10 6 11-6 112108A120A Sean Houlihan 40/1
12 Feb 26+31d Taunton Happy Birthday David Griffin Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 9 ran Fought for control early - tracked front pair before error at 5th - blundered again 3 out - dropped away before 2 out to finish 4th 4/9 22 11-7 —72B102A Sean Houlihan 6/4F
12 Jan 26+48d Hereford Blackmore Building Contractors Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Pulled hard early and settled towards the back - in contention before 2 out where hampered a fraction - angled left and pushed along - progress to share third place approaching the last - stayed on to finish third 3/14 1½ 11-3 —125B129A Sean Houlihan 66/1
2025 · 2 runs
25 Nov 25+41d Hereford Wye Valley Group Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran Held mid-pack early - pressed for effort 3f out - stayed on at one gear through the final furlong - finished ninth 9/14 2¾ 11-2 —115B107A Sean Houlihan 9/1
15 Oct 25 Worcester Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran Sat behind the front group - pushed to the front two furlongs out and battled on - overtaken close to home to finish second 2/8 1 11-1 —108B121A Micheal Nolan 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Western Cross won?
Western Cross (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Western Cross?
Western Cross (IRE) is trained by Philip Hobbs & Johnson White, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 April 2026.
Who is Western Cross's sire?
Western Cross (IRE) is by Order Of St George (IRE) out of Be My Westerner (IRE), whose sire is Westerner.
What going does Western Cross prefer?
Western Cross (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Western Cross's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 7 April 2026. The highest on record is 112.
What is Western Cross's sire's record?
Order Of St George (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,152 runs since Jan 2008 (198 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Western Cross's siblings?
Out of Be My Westerner (IRE), Western Cross (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: She'll Be Kept (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m6f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.