Ranting And Raven
Fourteen races, four places, zero wins — Ranting And Raven is the kind of horse that keeps turning up and keeps falling just short. The four-year-old has never managed to get its nose in front, and recent form tells a familiar story: a fourth place a few runs back represents the closest brush with success, followed by finishes of eighth, tenth, sixth, tenth, and then a blank on the most recent outing. That last run came just yesterday, so this is a horse very much in the thick of things right now.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
28.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes the situation genuinely interesting is who is in the horse's corner. Gavin Cromwell operates out of Navan in County Meath and has sent out 97 winners already this season — that is a yard in seriously good form, not a backwater operation hoping to get lucky. Cromwell is a trainer who knows how to place a horse and when to keep running one, so the fact that Ranting And Raven is still active and still being raced suggests the team sees something worth persisting with. Trainers of that calibre do not keep running horses out of habit.
The harsh truth, though, is that 14 races without a win is a long wait. Some horses find their level, some find their moment late — but right now, Ranting And Raven is yet to show which kind it is. With a powerful yard behind it and plenty of racing experience under its belt, the ingredients for a breakthrough are at least in place. Whether the win ever comes is another question entirely.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 22 runners
6 Apr
10th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
25 Oct
6th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
4 Oct
10th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 13 runners
21 Sep
8th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
24 Jul
4th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
18 Jul
3rd
Down Royal
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
12 Jul
3rd
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 15 runners
11 Jun
10th
Limerick
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 16 runners
13 May
2nd
Killarney
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 8 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
12 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
25 Oct |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
13 May |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jul |
0% |