Crackerjacque

What makes Crackerjacque particularly interesting is the pattern behind those wins. Two of the three have come at Sandown Park, a demanding track in Surrey that sorts out horses with a stiff uphill finish. Winning there twice from three visits is the kind of record that makes trainers deliberately plan their whole season around a venue. Sandown clearly suits this horse — whether it's the track shape, the distance, or something harder to explain, Crackerjacque simply performs there. The most recent Sandown win came just three months ago, in January 2026, so this is very current form.

There's another thread worth pulling on: the ground. On very wet, muddy conditions, Crackerjacque has won 2 of 3 races — a 67% win rate, or two in every three attempts. That is exceptional. Some horses tolerate the mud; this one actively thrives in it. Combine that with a preference for Sandown, and you can see why Honeyball's team would be watching the weather forecasts very carefully when entries open.

The partnership with jockey Sam Twiston-Davies is another factor worth noting. In 5 races together, they have won twice — 40%, or 2 in every 5 — which is a strong return for any jockey-horse combination and suggests real understanding between the two.

Honeyball himself has had a productive season, sending out 51 winners from his Dorset base — a tally that marks him out as one of the more prolific trainers operating in Britain right now. Crackerjacque's recent form reads 1-2 from the last two runs, meaning a win followed by a runner-up finish, with a race just yesterday keeping the horse firmly active. This is a horse in form, at a yard in form, with a clear profile of where and when it runs best. The formula is not complicated — it just needs Sandown, mud, and Sam Twiston-Davies.