Crab Road
Eight races, no wins, no places — Crab Road has yet to trouble the judge in any meaningful way, and the recent form figures make for tough reading. A ninth and a thirteenth are the only visible finishing positions across the last six runs, with the rest returning dashes, which typically indicates the horse finished too far back to even record a placing. For a five-year-old, that is a sobering picture.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Acorn Builders Dorset Ltd
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What keeps this story alive, just about, is that Crab Road ran only yesterday, so the team at Sherborne clearly still believes there is something to work with. Trainer S Hosie has sent out 8 winners from the yard this season, which shows there is genuine ability in the operation — the horses around Crab Road are winning races, even if this one hasn't cracked it yet. Whether that patience will eventually be rewarded is the open question.
At this stage, Crab Road is a horse in search of its moment. Eight races is enough of a sample to suggest it hasn't found the right opportunity yet, but not so many that hope is completely exhausted. Racing can be a slow puzzle, and not every piece fits straight away.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Jun
DNF
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
12 Jun
DNF
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
24 Apr
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
13 Jan
9th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 9 runners
29 Dec
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 18 runners
15 Dec
13th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
3 Oct
16th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 21 runners
27 Mar
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Paddy Hanlon Current jockey
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
23 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jan |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Mar |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Dec |
0% |