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Crystal Black

8-year-old gelding with a 30% win rate who thrives on slightly soft ground over 1m3f – 1m4f.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Rating
100

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
20
Career races
6
Wins
30%
Win rate
avg ~10%
40%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
29 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
Course specialist at The Curragh: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%)
Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 50% win rate
Effective partnership with Colin Keane: 42% win rate together

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Heavy (very wet)
Good to firm
Soft to heavy
📏 Race Distance
1M3F – 1M4F
Loves
1M1F – 1M2F
1M6F – 2M
Ok
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Right-handed, tight
Wide and galloping
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Feb
8th
meydan
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
20 Feb
8th
meydan
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
30 Jan
5th
meydan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 7 runners
14 Sep
5th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
7 Aug
2nd
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 runners
12 Apr
4th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 8 runners
8 Aug
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 4 runners
21 Jun
🏆 Won
Ascot
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 21 runners
25 May
🏆 Won
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 17 runners
20 Apr
🏆 Won
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 16 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Colin Keane Current Jockey
41.7%
Win rate
5/12
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
The Curragh
Galloping
10 4 wins, 1 third, 5 other 14 Sep 40%
meydan 3 3 other 28 Feb 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 second 7 Aug 50%
Naas
Galloping
2 2 other 26 Mar 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 win 21 Jun 100%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 8 Apr 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 26 Jul 0%