Cristal Clere
Cristal Clere has been a model of consistency without ever quite becoming a star, the sort of eight-year-old campaigner that turns up race after race and occasionally runs well enough to remind you why the trainer keeps sending it back. With five wins from 42 races, the horse wins roughly once every eight outings—a modest return, but the real story lies in what surfaces and distances suit it best. On very wet and muddy ground, Cristal Clere becomes a different proposition entirely, winning 3 of its last 8 races under those conditions, a 38% win rate that makes it genuinely dangerous when the weather turns foul. That appetite for heavy ground is valuable in Irish racing, where winter and spring often mean churned-up going, and it explains why the horse has built a strong record at Leopardstown with 2 wins from 6 races there.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Sean D Bowen has been the partnership's backbone, riding Cristal Clere 28 times and winning 4 of those races—a 14% win rate together, slightly better than the horse's overall record, suggesting they work well as a team. Trainer John J Nallen appears to understand the horse's limitations and preferences; the yard is modest in output this season but clearly places each runner thoughtfully. The most worrying sign is the form line. Cristal Clere last won at Listowel on 23 September 2025, and recent efforts—8th, 5th, 6th, 9th, a single bright 1st, then 5th again—suggest the winning well has run dry. That isolated win looks like a flash rather than the start of a run, and at eight years old, time is not on its side. For a horse that thrives on the mud and has found a niche at certain tracks, Cristal Clere remains useful but is becoming a hard sell on current form.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 3 wins from 8 starts (38%)
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 22% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Oct
8th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 12 runners
22 Sep
5th
Listowel
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 12 runners
19 Jun
6th
Limerick
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 12 runners
23 May
9th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
23 Sep
🏆 Won
Listowel
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 8 runners
22 Sep
5th
Listowel
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 11 runners
21 Jul
2nd
Ballinrobe
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
15 Jun
2nd
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 6 runners
5 Jun
5th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
24 Apr
3rd
Tipperary
7f – 1m · Yielding · 7 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
15 |
1 win, 4 seconds, 3 thirds, 7 other |
5 Apr |
6.7% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
6 |
2 wins, 4 other |
5 Jun |
33.3% |
| Listowel Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
22 Sep |
25% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
2 Jul |
50% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 seconds |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 second |
14 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Apr |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jun |
0% |