Crackergee

Trainer Hughie Morrison, who runs his yard from East Ilsley in Berkshire, has found Crackergee most effective when racing over 1m3f to 1m4f — further distances where he has managed to win 1 of 7 races. That is a 14% win rate at that trip, a marked improvement on his overall record but hardly a sign of a dominant performer. What is more telling is his complete failure at Class 4 level, the highest tier he has competed at: he has run six times in those top-tier races and has never won. Morrison's yard has been having a solid season with 20 winners sent out, so there is clearly quality at East Ilsley, but Crackbergee seems to be working at the lower end of the operation.

His recent form suggests he may be approaching his limits. He has finished out of the places in five of his last six runs, and the single placing — a fifth last time out — hardly signals a horse about to bounce back. Crackbergee remains active, racing just a day ago, but at this stage of his career with only one win to his name, he looks like a horse learning where he fits in the competitive hierarchy: capable enough to place occasionally, but rarely the horse that crosses the line first.