Crooked Path
Crooked Path has been knocking on the door more often lately, and finally getting his head in front. The 4-year-old won his first race at Tramore in April this year, then went quiet for months—a frustratingly familiar pattern for horses at this level. But something clicked three weeks ago at Kempton Park when he broke through for a second win, and his recent form suggests he may be finding his feet. In his last six races, he has won twice, placed in three others, and only once finished out of the frame. That is a win rate of roughly 1 in 3 over his last half-dozen runs, a marked improvement on his overall record of 2 wins from 19 races.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
47.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes the last few months interesting is not just the wins themselves, but the consistency around them. Crooked Path has finished in the top three in four of his last six races—the kind of repeated competitiveness that hints he belongs at a particular level and is starting to find it. He was raced back quickly too, running again just a day ago, suggesting his trainer James Owen and the Newmarket yard are confident enough to keep him active. Over a full season, Owen's operation has sent out 205 winners, so Crooked Path is part of a genuinely busy and successful stable. The horse runs regularly for Daniel King in the saddle, though their partnership has yielded just one win from eight rides together—tighter than you might expect given the recent upturn in Crooked Path's form. Still, with two wins in his last six and an eye on races in the weeks ahead, this is a horse worth watching to see if the breakthrough holds or fades.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Aug
2nd
Epsom Downs
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
12 Aug
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · 11 runners
20 Apr
🏆 Won
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
31 Mar
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
12 Mar
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 6 runners
28 Feb
2nd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 9 runners
26 Jan
6th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 7 runners
26 Dec
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
13 Dec
5th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
25 Oct
3rd
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 thirds |
31 Mar |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
25 Oct |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
12 Aug |
100% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
20 Apr |
100% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jan |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
28 Feb |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Aug |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Mar |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |