Horse profile
Clear Quartz (IRE)
by Slade Power (IRE) out of Crystal Snowflake (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
45 runs · 17 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 4 courses
Ran 39 days ago · 6th of 7
Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile
Clear Quartz is a gelding who has won six of 45 starts, all on turf. Four of those wins came on soft ground, with another on good to soft and one on heavy, and four of his six turf successes have been over 1m to 1m1f. He won the Oran Handicap at Roscommon in Sep 2025 off an official rating of 81 and has also scored three times at Galway. Aged 9 at his last run in Sep 2026, he finished sixth of seven in the Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race at Galway off a mark of 84.
Based on 45 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on turf
- 6–45Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 13 (28.9%)Placed
- +32.00£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 2.37Fair A/E n=45 · 1.87 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 52dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating84↓ 3lb off peak
84
55–87
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 97
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 21 | 120C | 81 | 3 · 118 / 80 |
| Heavy | 12 | 111C | 84.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 112C | 98 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 98B | 75.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 65A | 45 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 19 | 120C | 82 | 2 · 80 / 70 |
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 102A | 74.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 117C | 104 | 2 · 111 / 104 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 71A | 65 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 45 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 44 figures from 45 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 5 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (40%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,937 runs since Jan 2008 (207 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.4% from 125.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 382 | 38 | 9.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 633 | 53 | 8.4% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 256 | 20 | 7.8% | −1.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 458 | 44 | 9.6% | +0.1 | 4 from 22 |
| Heavy | 125 | 8 | 6.4% | −3.1 | 1 from 12 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,077 | 115 | 10.7% | +1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 364 | 36 | 9.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,375 | 135 | 9.8% | +0.3 | 1 from 14 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 575 | 50 | 8.7% | −0.8 | 4 from 20 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 387 | 34 | 8.8% | −0.7 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 171 | 21 | 12.3% | +2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 57 | 2 | 3.5% | −6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Crystal Snowflake (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tetragonal (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Tetragonal (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetragonal (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 7½f | Class 5 |
| Gimme Energy (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 22 | 4 | 18% | +23.50 |
| Heavy | 12 | 1 | 8% | +11.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 11 | 3 | 27% | +15.00 |
| Curragh | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Tramore (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +22.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 20 | 4 | 20% | +21.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7% | +9.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronan Whelan | 9 | 2 | 22% | +8.50 |
| Gavin Ryan | 8 | 3 | 38% | +38.50 |
| Joseph Harnett | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Shane Foley | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ryan Sexton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dillon Butler | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr L P Shanahan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss N Fahey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Reese Holohan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Persse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Hoban | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 34 | 5 | 15% | +20.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 9 | 1 | 11% | +14.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +10.50 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +15.50 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +13.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep 26+24d | Galway (IRE) | Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race Held up at the back - pushed along with 2f left but unable to close - stayed on same gear to finish 6th | 6/7 | nse | 9-3 | 84 | 80A | 73A | Joseph Harnett | 7/1 |
| 15 Aug 26+19d | Tramore (IRE) | Brennan's Pharmacy Handicap Sat close to the pace in 5th - dropped back 6f from home - down to 7th with 4f left - faded from 2f out to finish well held | 7/8 | 9 | 9-8 | 87 | 105C | 66C | Joseph Harnett | 12/1 |
| 27 Jul 26+30d | Galway (IRE) | Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap Sluggish start - towards the back and driven in 13th out wide 2f out - made no impact | 14/20 | 2 | 10-12 | 87 | 118C | 69C | Mr L P Shanahan | 28/1 |
| 27 Jun 26+16d | Curragh | Reserve Ladies Derby Handicap Settled at rear - pressed for effort in 8th with 2f left - unable to close and finished without extra gain | 8/12 | 4¾ | 10-0 | 87 | 97A | 76A | Miss N Fahey | 14/1 |
| 11 Jun 26+227d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live Apprentice Handicap Went straight to front - driven and lost advantage inside final furlong - unable to peg back winner - stayed on late to finish second | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-5 | 87 | 60A | 98A | Joseph Harnett | 16/1 |
| 27 Oct 25+35d | Galway | Domino's Handicap Slow into stride and settled towards the back - back of the pack at halfway - pushed along with 3f left and stayed on same gear from the final furlong to finish 8th | 8/16 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 87 | 111C | 80A | Joseph Harnett | 9/1 |
| 22 Sep 25+21d | Listowel | John McGuire Handicap (Premier Handicap) Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - progress entering the straight and soon under pressure - no real threat to those ahead inside the final furlong - plugged on at one speed to finish 3rd | 3/11 | 2½ | 8-6 | 87 | 87A | 84A | Reese Holohan | 18/1 |
| 01 Sep 25+32d | Roscommon | Oran Handicap Settled in midpack close to rail - urged forward turning into straight - moved through to hit the front two furlongs out - kept driving on to assert and win going away | 1/16 | 9-5 | 81 | 102C | 99A | Joseph Harnett | 12/1 | |
| 31 Jul 25+270d | Galway | Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along 2f out - plugged on at one speed in the final furlong to finish 11th | 11/18 | 1½ | 9-9 | 82 | 86C | 71A | Ronan Whelan | 18/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+6d | Curragh | Curragh On Course Bookmakers Premier Handicap Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - pushed along with nothing to show 2f out - dropped to 7th and held late to finish 8th | 8/17 | hd | 9-3 | 84 | 69C | 87A | Shane Foley | 28/1 |
| 28 Oct 24+48d | Galway | Galway Handicap Sat just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - up to 2nd and driven under pressure 2f out - dropped to 4th before the final furlong and unable to close | 4/16 | 4½ | 9-8 | 84 | 106C | 89A | Ronan Whelan | 18/1 |
| 10 Sep 24+38d | Galway | Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race Slow into stride - settled in midfield and 6th at halfway - shifted left approaching the final furlong under pressure - finished strongly to get up right at the line | 1/12 | 9-3 | 77 | 114A | 95A | Ronan Whelan | 7/2 | |
| 03 Aug 24+4d | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap (50-75) Held up towards the back - pressed for effort 2f out and boxed in briefly - improved into 6th with a furlong left - finished 4th keeping on well | 4/14 | ½ | 10-4 | 70 | 86C | 94A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 13/2 |
| 30 Jul 24+111d | Galway | Caulfield Industrial Handicap (50-70) | 1/17 | 10-2 | 70 | 105C | 104A | Ronan Whelan | 12/1 | |
| 10 Apr 24+23d | Leopardstown | SPIN1038 Handicap (50-80) | 10/10 | nse | 8-12 | 72 | 56C | 45C | Dillon Butler | 25/1 |
| 18 Mar 24+134d | Curragh | QuinnBet Handicap | 15/23 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 72 | 52C | 54A | Dillon Butler | 33/1 |
| 05 Nov 23+6d | Curragh | Mongey Communications Handicap | 15/22 | ½ | 9-2 | 73 | 65C | 66C | Ronan Whelan | 18/1 |
| 30 Oct 23+26d | Galway | Barna Recycling Handicap (47-70) | 2/16 | ¾ | 10-2 | 70 | 88C | 96A | Ronan Whelan | 20/1 |
| 04 Oct 23+338d | Navan | Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap | 11/11 | 7 | 8-7 | 72 | 71A | 26A | Chris Hayes | 40/1 |
| 31 Oct 22+23d | Galway | KONE Handicap (50-80) | 14/17 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 77 | 103C | 67A | Gavin Ryan | 10/1 |
| 08 Oct 22+18d | Curragh | O'Reilly Consulting Group Supporting The IRFU Charitable Trust Apprentice Handicap | 18/19 | 17 | 9-9 | 77 | 26C | 58C | Alan Persse | 33/1 |
| 20 Sep 22+14d | Listowel | Southern Milling & Paul & Vincent Quality Feeds Handicap (50-80) | 14/15 | 3½ | 9-13 | 77 | 75C | 55A | Shane Foley | 17/2 |
| 06 Sep 22+42d | Galway | Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race | 4/14 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 78 | 120C | 84A | Gavin Ryan | 12/1 |
| 26 Jul 22+64d | Galway | Caulfield Industrial Handicap (50-70) | 1/18 | 10-2 | 70 | 112C | 101A | Gavin Ryan | 15/2 | |
| 23 May 22+6d | Roscommon | Tulsk Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 2/15 | 2¼ | 10-2 | 69 | 91C | 102A | Jack Kearney | 3/1F |
| 17 May 22+13d | Killarney | Killarney Outlook Handicap (47-65) | 1/13 | 9-10 | 59 | 93C | 99A | Gavin Ryan | 14/1 | |
| 04 May 22+191d | Gowran Park | Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | RR/16 | — | 9-3 | 59 | — | — | Jack Kearney | 20/1 |
| 25 Oct 21+7d | Galway | Barna Recycling Handicap (45-70) | 3/16 | 3¼ | 9-3 | 56 | 82C | 78A | Shane Foley | 11/2 |
| 18 Oct 21+11d | Gowran Park | BetVictor Casino Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 3/17 | nk | 9-9 | 55 | 48C | 91A | Shane Foley | 14/1 |
| 07 Oct 21+16d | Thurles | Littleton Handicap (45-65) | 9/14 | shd | 9-7 | 57 | 117C | 62A | Scott McCullagh | 22/1 |
| 21 Sep 21+153d | Listowel | Rose Hotel Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 6/15 | hd | 9-10 | 57 | 74C | 70A | Conor Hoban | 16/1 |
| 21 Apr 21+11d | Dundalk (AW) | HOLLYWOODBETS HORSE RACING AND SPORTS BETTING Claiming Race | 7/10 | 2 | 8-9 | 59 | 84A | 58A | Mikey Sheehy | 11/1 |
| 10 Apr 21+7d | Dundalk (AW) | HOLLYWOODBETS Winter Series Awards Day 18th April Apprentice Handicap (45-65) | 6/14 | ½ | 9-5 | 60 | 98B | 73A | Ryan Sexton | 33/1 |
| 03 Apr 21+22d | Cork | CorkRacecourse.ie Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 6/15 | hd | 10-1 | 64 | 81C | 85A | Gavin Ryan | 12/1 |
| 12 Mar 21+126d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-70) | 12/14 | nk | 9-10 | 64 | 67B | 66A | Ronan Whelan | 50/1 |
| 06 Nov 20+4d | Curragh | Paddy Power Jerry Hannon Appreciation Handicap (50-80) | 17/18 | 2¼ | 8-8 | 67 | 52C | 30C | Ryan Sexton | 33/1 |
| 02 Nov 20+13d | Curragh | GAIN Equine Nutrition Handicap (45-70) | 13/17 | hd | 9-10 | 67 | 25C | 53C | Gavin Ryan | 11/1 |
| 20 Oct 20+11d | Fairyhouse | fairyhouse.ie Handicap (45-65) | 1/12 | 9-7 | 60 | 102A | 99A | Gavin Ryan | 22/1 | |
| 09 Oct 20+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Story Of Dundalk Stadium Book Available Online Handicap (45-75) (Div 1) | 14/14 | ½ | 9-6 | 65 | 64B | 45A | Ronan Whelan | 100/1 |
| 27 Sep 20+8d | Curragh | extra.ie Apprentice Handicap (45-70) | 12/13 | ½ | 9-6 | 68 | 41C | 42C | Ryan Sexton | 125/1 |
| 19 Sep 20+16d | Gowran Park | Bet 10 Get 20 With MansionBet Apprentice Handicap (50-75) | 13/14 | 25 | 9-1 | 71 | 25C | 54C | Ryan Sexton | 50/1 |
| 03 Sep 20+55d | Punchestown | More Than A One Horse Town Handicap (50-75) | 14/14 | 11 | 9-11 | 75 | 45C | 50C | Ronan Whelan | 28/1 |
| 10 Jul 20+8d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) | 8/13 | nk | 9-2 | — | 82C | 64A | Gavin Ryan | 66/1 |
| 02 Jul 20+13d | Sligo | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Div 2) | 5/8 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 65A | 51A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 4/1 |
| 19 Jun 20 | Tipperary | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction (C & G) Maiden | 5/14 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 24C | 65A | Killian Leonard | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Clear Quartz (IRE) won?
- Clear Quartz (IRE) won 6 of 45 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 13 times in total (28.9% of starts).
- Who trains Clear Quartz (IRE)?
- Clear Quartz (IRE) is trained by Mark Fahey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 September 2026.
- Who is Clear Quartz (IRE)'s sire?
- Clear Quartz (IRE) is by Slade Power (IRE) out of Crystal Snowflake (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What going does Clear Quartz (IRE) prefer?
- Clear Quartz (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Clear Quartz (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 8 September 2026. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Clear Quartz (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Slade Power (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,937 runs since Jan 2008 (207 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.4% from 125.
- Who are Clear Quartz (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Crystal Snowflake (IRE), Clear Quartz (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tetragonal (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Tetragonal (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f. As at Oct 2026.