Crystabel
Crystabel is a five-year-old with a record that tells the story of a horse caught between promise and frustration. Across twelve races, she has managed just one win and five places — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 12 races. That single victory came at Sligo on 12 July, six weeks ago now, and since then she has been searching for that feeling again without finding it. Her recent form reads 4-5-3-1-6-3, a sequence that shows glimpses of what she can do — third places and a fourth — but mostly the disappointment of coming close without quite getting there.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
M R D Fleming G Bruce J P Ryan Miss G Ryan
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
41.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes Crystabel worth watching is that she is clearly still in contention. She raced just yesterday, which means her trainer, John Patrick Ryan at Templemore in County Tipperary, is keeping her in work and in the mix. Ryan's yard is having a solid season with twenty-one winners to date, so the decision to run Crystabel regularly is a deliberate one, not the work of someone hoping for a lucky break. The fact that she has placed five times from twelve outings suggests she has the ability to get herself into competitive races — she just has not been able to finish the job often enough. For a five-year-old still active on the track, that leaves room for her to find another win, or at the very least to become a reliable place-getter, but time is ticking. The gap between her Sligo victory and now will feel long to the yard hoping for a change in fortune.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
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
13 Jul
6th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 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 |
|---|
| 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% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Oct |
0% |