Crystal Black
8-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 6 wins from 20 runs who runs best on slightly soft ground over 1m3f – 1m4f.
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ 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 runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 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
🏇 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 |
|---|
| 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% |