Crystabel
That first victory on 12 July came as a relief after a long and frustrating early career — thirteen races to get the job done suggests she has needed time to find her feet, and she finally did. Since that breakthrough, however, the wins have dried up again. Her recent form reads 5-4-5-3-1-6, a mixed run that shows flashes of promise sandwiched between ordinary efforts. She has finished in the placings in five of her thirteen outings overall, which tells you she is knocking on the door regularly enough, but converting those near-misses into victories remains a puzzle.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
M R D Fleming G Bruce J P Ryan Miss G Ryan
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by John Patrick Ryan at Templemore in Tipperary, Crystabel races from a yard that has had a productive season, sending out twenty-one winners already. The fact that she remains active — last raced just a day ago — suggests the team is still trying to find the right spot for her. With a win rate of around one in thirteen races, she is not a sparkling prospect, but neither is she a lost cause. She has now had enough experience to know what winning feels like, and she has proven she can place against her rivals with reasonable regularity. What she needs now is to string together the improvement that turns occasional placings into regular victories. That might yet come, but time is moving on for a five-year-old still learning her trade at this level.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Oct
5th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
19 Aug
4th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
6 Aug
5th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
21 Jul
3rd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
12 Jul
🏆 Won
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
9 Jun
6th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
26 May
3rd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
12 May
3rd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
24 Oct
7th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
23 Aug
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 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 |
|---|
| Sligo Sharp |
7 |
1 win, 1 third, 5 other |
19 Aug |
14.3% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
2 thirds |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Aug |
0% |