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Crossing The Bar: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Crossing The Bar is a 9-year-old gelding by Poet's Voice, trained by Cian Collins. He has won 5 of 35 starts and placed in 6 more, for £40,359 in prize money. His best trip is 3m 1f, where 2 wins from 4 is a 50% strike rate against 10% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:34 at Ballinrobe on 11 September. His best performance rating is 114, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 35
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 11
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £40,359
  • Best rating 114
  • Official rating 114

Where Crossing The Bar runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:34 Ballinrobe Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle —

Crossing The Bar form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
6 Apr 25 Fairyhouse Whistlin' Donkeys At Fairyhouse Easter Saturday Handicap Hurdle 3m Good To Yielding 5 4.75 10/1 Tiernan Power Roche 114
6 Mar 25 Thurles BoyleSports Money Back On Every Race At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle 2m 6f Good 4 6.5 8/1 Danny Gilligan 114
31 Jan 25 Catterick Bet At Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 1.5f Soft 1 — 4/1 Danny Gilligan 114
1 Jan 25 Fairyhouse Happy Retirement To Noel Fanning Handicap Hurdle 3m 0.5f Yielding To Soft 2 2.75 10/1 Peter Smithers 105
15 Dec 24 Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 3m 1f Yielding To Soft 4 6.5 7/1 Danny Gilligan 105
29 Nov 24 Thurles Thurles Beginners Chase 3m 1f Good 2 3.75 11/8F Carl Millar 109
25 Oct 24 Sligo SF Engineering Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 3m 1.5f Yielding 4 7.5 7/2F Jordan Gainford 105
3 Oct 24 Clonmel Glenary Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 3m 0.5f Good 2 1.75 13/2 Jack Kearney 102
21 Jul 24 Newton Abbot William Hill Betting TV Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 2.5f Good To Soft 3 3.25 10/1 Richie McLernon 105
15 Jun 24 Uttoxeter quinnbet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 7.5f Good To Soft 8 29.25 7/1 Danny Mullins 108
15 May 24 Ffos Las AK Bets Big Prices Big Limits Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 3m Good 5 11.75 4/1 Joe Anderson 110
17 Feb 24 Ascot Ascot Racecourse Supports Box4Kids Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier) Class 3 2m 7.5f Good To Soft 5 10 28/1 Joe Anderson 111
28 Jan 24 Doncaster SBK Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 0.5f Good 9 19.75 17/2 Joe Anderson 114
27 Dec 23 Chepstow Coral Racing Club Join For Free Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 7.5f Soft 5 27 25/1 Joe Anderson 116
12 Dec 23 Ffos Las Vickers.Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m Heavy 4 19.75 12/1 Dylan Whelan 117
17 Nov 23 Doncaster BetMGM - Stay Golden With Responsible Play Handicap Chase Class 4 3m Good 6 46.5 12/1 Richie McLernon 115
21 Oct 23 Newton Abbot Racing Partnership Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 3m 2f Heavy 5 31.75 9/1 Richie McLernon 118
8 May 23 Worcester Vickers.Bet Join Facebook For New Offers Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 7f Good 5 26 7/1 Richie McLernon 118
23 Apr 23 Plumpton Become A Plumpton Member Call 01273890383 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 3m 1f Soft 1 — 7/1 Richie McLernon 114
24 Mar 23 Musselburgh Racing TV Go North Brindisi Breeze Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 2 3m Good To Soft 8 15 10/1 Daryl Jacob 115
13 Feb 23 Plumpton LWC Signature Stakes Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 1f Good 1 — 13/8 Sam Ewing 112
27 Jan 23 Doncaster Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 0.5f Good UR - 16/1 Richie McLernon 112
30 Dec 22 Haydock Betfred Nifty Fifty Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 0.5f Soft 6 10.5 28/1 Liam Harrison 114
27 Oct 22 Worcester Cazoo Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4f Soft 13 73.5 22/1 Sam Twiston-Davies 116
25 Feb 22 Exeter Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 7f Soft PU - 13/2 Ben Jones 117
10 Feb 22 Ffos Las Cazoo Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4f Soft 1 — 18/5F Ben Jones 108
8 Jan 22 Wincanton rapidcharge.com Leading EV Charging Solution Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 5.5f Soft PU - 9/4F Tom O'Brien 108
16 Dec 21 Ffos Las Happy 50th Birthday Birdie Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Heavy 3 3.75 10/3 Ben Jones –
25 Nov 21 Lingfield Read Hollie Doyle's Column On attheraces.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good To Soft 4 6.25 14/1 Tom O'Brien –
30 Jul 21 Wolverhampton (AW) Read Hollie Doyle's Column On attheraces.com Handicap Class 4 1m 6f Standard 4 21.5 10/11F Richard Kingscote 84
19 Jun 21 Newmarket MansionBet's Summer Of Lovely Offers Handicap Class 4 1m 6f Good To Soft 4 7.25 2/1 Pat Dobbs 85
27 May 21 Carlisle MansionBet Supports British Racing Handicap Class 4 1m 6f Good To Soft 1 — 3/1F Richard Kingscote 77
12 May 21 Bath Axel Wolf/EBF Novice Stakes Class 4 1m 3.5f Good 2 2.5 18/1 Hollie Doyle –
10 Jun 20 Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 1m 3f Standard To Slow 9 10.25 6/1 Louis Steward –
9 Oct 19 Nottingham British EBF Matchbook Future Stayers Oath Restricted Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 2 1m 0.5f Soft 7 15.75 16/1 David Probert –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Whistlin' Donkeys At Fairyhouse Easter Saturday Handicap Hurdle at Fairyhouse on 6 April 2025. Settled midfield - 6th at halfway - improved into contention 3 out to loom up entering the straight - hit the front briefly 2 out before being driven out but faded to finish 5th.

Crossing The Bar by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
24f 5 0 0%
24.5f 5 0 0%
25f 4 2 50%
23.5f 3 0 0%
20f 3 1 33%
14f 3 1 33%
25.5f 2 1 50%
23f 2 0 0%
22f 1 0 0%
26.5f 1 0 0%
26f 1 0 0%
21.5f 1 0 0%
16f 1 0 0%
11.5f 1 0 0%
11f 1 0 0%
8.5f 1 0 0%

Crossing The Bar by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 10 1 10%
Soft 9 3 33%
Good To Soft 7 1 14%
Heavy 3 0 0%
Yielding To Soft 2 0 0%
Good To Yielding 1 0 0%
Yielding 1 0 0%
Standard 1 0 0%
Standard To Slow 1 0 0%

Crossing The Bar by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Ffos Las 4 1 25%
Doncaster 3 0 0%
Fairyhouse 2 0 0%
Thurles 2 0 0%
Newton Abbot 2 0 0%
Worcester 2 0 0%
Plumpton 2 2 100%
Catterick 1 1 100%
Navan 1 0 0%
Sligo 1 0 0%

Crossing The Bar breeding

  • Sire Poet's Voice (GB)
  • Dam Ship's Biscuit (GB)
  • Damsire Tiger Hill (IRE)
  • Breeder Philip Newton
  • Foaled 18 March 2017

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