Crystabel
Crystabel is a five-year-old who has yet to get off the mark in six career races, but there are enough flickers of promise in her record to keep the yard — sorry, to keep the yard hopeful. Trained by
John Patrick Ryan out of Templemore in County Tipperary, she has managed two placed efforts from those six outings, which means she has finished in the frame roughly one time in every three races without ever quite getting her nose in front.
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
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Her recent form makes for interesting reading. That figure of 2 in her record shows she has gone close at least once, and with Ryan's yard in decent nick — 21 winners sent out already this season — the infrastructure is clearly there to get the best from her. A trainer firing out winners at that kind of pace knows how to place a horse, and the fact that Crystabel raced just yesterday suggests she is fit, healthy, and being kept busy in search of that elusive first win.
The honest truth is that zero wins from six races is a tough ledger to defend. She has not been disgraced, but placing is not winning, and at five years old the clock is not exactly ticking loudly yet — she still has time. Whether Ryan can find the right opportunity to finally get her head in front is the question worth watching.
🎯 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+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
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
31 Oct
7th
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
8 Oct
2nd
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 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 |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Oct |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Aug |
0% |