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Horse Form Profile

Age: 7 years

Owner: J D Wright & Mrs S Wright

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
VerdictStarting price

4th

15

13th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

14:00 Cheltenham

Cracking Rhapsody

10st 8lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Flagbearer for the yard, winning two Morebattles at Kelso and a Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr; however, he's failed to find his best form this season, including only sixth in the latest running of the Morebattle 13 days ago; respectable seventh in this last year; others are more obvious.

50/1

6th

2

28th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 2

14:55 Kelso

Cracking Rhapsody

11st 13lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Not at his best this season but Haydock last month was a step back in the right direction, after a wind op; has won here four times, including the last two runnings of this race (good to soft), and he's 1lb lower than when winning the Scottish Champion Hurdle last April; major player.

6/1

6th

1

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 144y

Class 3

12:50 Haydock

Cracking Rhapsody

12st 2lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Below par on both runs this season but has had wind surgery since and he's back down to the same mark as for his win in the Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr (2m, good to soft); not ruled out on this drop in grade.

13/2

6th

3

6th Dec 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 2

15:15 Aintree

Cracking Rhapsody

11st 7lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Won two major handicaps in Scotland in the spring (2m, good to soft; has also won on soft); he may have needed last month's reappearance at Cheltenham but was beaten a long way, and he's untested at this trip.

16/1

13th

3

16th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

15:30 Cheltenham

Cracking Rhapsody

11st 9lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Has had hurdle wins on soft and heavy; made hay in Scotland in the spring, winning major handicaps over 2m on good to soft at Kelso and Ayr; has never won south of Northumberland and he was well beaten in this race last year; now 10lb higher.

33/1