Must Be Crackers (2023) Horse
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Must Be Crackers is a three-year-old bay gelding by Cracksman out of Blessed To Empress, trained by A Murphy and owned by M Coleman. From eleven starts he has claimed two races and earned $34,547. His most recent start took place at Deauville on 22 October 2026, finishing 9th of 12 starters. He last won at Dieppe on 23 June 2026.
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Le Croise-Laroche • Deauville • Strasbourg • Dieppe • Toulouse • Moulins • Fontainebleau • Chantilly • Lyon La SoieRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Le Croise-Laroche 05-Nov-26 2500m GOOD TO SOFT R8 Prix Lazzaro Handicap, SP: 12.00 | E Verhestraeten 2.5L | 6 (7) |
| Deauville 22-Oct-26 2500m SYNTHETIC R1 Prix Du Bessin Claiming Stakes (of $28,037) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:42.460, SP: 10.00 1st Pashang ( C Lecoeuvre 130 ) 2nd Game Of Stars ( A Pouchin 127 ) 1.50L 3rd Mountain Blues ( A Madamet 130 ) 1.80L 9th Must Be Crackers ( E Verhestraeten 131 ) 10.45L See full results | E Verhestraeten 59.4kg 10.45L | 9 (12) |
| Strasbourg 04-Oct-26 2099m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $13,254) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:22.570, SP: 4.33 1st Ocean Star ( T Trullier 138 ) 2nd Charming Cecilia ( F V Skar 138 ) 3.00L 3rd Roi Du Ciel ( C Pacaut 127 ) 1.50L 13th Must Be Crackers ( E Verhestraeten 125 ) 28.10L See full results | E Verhestraeten 56.7kg 28.10L | 13 (13) |
| Dieppe 23-Jun-26 2399m SOFT R9 Breaute Claiming Stakes $18,742 (of $14,875) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:35.200, SP: 13.00 1st Must Be Crackers ( E Verhestraeten 127 , Cd 124 ) 2nd Northern Line ( P Boudot 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Abronzal ( L Gallo 123 ) 5.00L See full results | E Verhestraeten 57.6kg, Cd 56.2kg | 1 (13) |
| Toulouse 09-Jun-26 2399m SOFT R7 Mont-de-marsan Claiming Stakes (of $9,394) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:30.100, SP: 13.00 1st Bedda Vita ( A Crastus 124 ) 2nd Bankhovski ( N M L Duarte 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Namix De Bozouls ( A G Val 120 ) 4.50L 5th Must Be Crackers ( G Meury 128 , Cd 125 ) 9.30L See full results | G Meury 58.1kg, Cd 56.7kg 9.30L | 5 (9) |
| Moulins 09-Apr-26 2399m SOFT R6 De Saint-Menoux Claiming Stakes (of $9,539) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:49.400, SP: 15.00 1st Johnny Drive ( H Besnier 128 ) 2nd Simplythebest ( A Orani 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Country Club ( P Bazire 128 ) 1.00L 7th Must Be Crackers ( E Verhestraeten 132 , Cd 129 ) 22.80L See full results | E Verhestraeten 59.9kg, Cd 58.5kg 22.80L | 7 (7) |
| Fontainebleau 13-Mar-26 1800m SOFT Flat, SP: 20/1 | E Verhestraeten 59kg 1 1/4 length | 10 (16) |
| Chantilly 12-Feb-26 1899m STANDARD Flat, SP: 8/1 | E Verhestraeten 59kg 4 1/2l | 9 (11) |
| Chantilly 05-Feb-26 1899m STANDARD Flat, SP: 9/1 | E Corallo 55.8kg 2 1/2l | 6 (7) |
| Lyon La Soie 21-Jan-26 2150m STANDARD Flat, SP: 16/1 | E Corallo 55.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Deauville 17-Dec-25 1899m STANDARD Flat, SP: 18/1 | E Verhestraeten 57.6kg 1 1/4 length | 13 (14) |
| Deauville 02-Dec-25 1899m STANDARD Flat, SP: 33/1 | M Velon 58.1kg Head | 12 (16) |