Crystal Flyer

Away from Goodwood, though, the picture is less rosy. Crystal Flyer has won only once more in its career, at Southwell in April 2025, and has not tasted victory in its last six races. Over 24 career outings, it has won 3 races and placed in 8 others — a 12% win rate that puts it somewhere in the middle ranks. The horse typically competes at Class 3 level, where it has won just 1 of its 7 races. These numbers suggest a horse that has real quality when circumstances align, but lacks the consistency to win regularly.

Recent form shows a run of solid efforts without the finishing touch: second, second, third, eleventh, seventh, and ninth from its last six races. Sean Levey, the horse's most regular jockey, has partnered it seven times for one win together. The horse is trained by Ben Haslam at Middleham Moor in North Yorkshire, a yard that has been firing this season with 35 winners already sent out. At five years old and still active, Crystal Flyer remains a horse that can run well on its day — Goodwood proves that — but needs to rediscover the form that got it that Class 2 win to become a regular winner again.