Crystal Island (IRE)
Crystal Island is a lightly raced gelding with two wins from two starts since Dec 2025. He won the Howden Maiden Hurdle at Ascot over 2m5f – 3m on soft ground in Dec 2025 and the South West Rail Solutions Ltd Novices' Hurdle at Ffos Las over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft in Apr 2026. Both wins came on turf. By Crystal Ocean, whose progeny have won 46 of 375 runs since Jan 2008. His dam has had one other runner that did not win. He was held when winning last time out at Ffos Las.
- 2–2Wins / Runs
- 100%Strike rate
- 2 (100%)Placed
- +4.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 123dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 116
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 449 runs since Jul 2023 (127 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | +15.7 | — |
| Good | 172 | 27 | 15.7% | +2.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 95 | 9 | 9.5% | −3.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 95 | 10 | 10.5% | −2.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 54 | 6 | 11.1% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −2.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 31 | 4 | 12.9% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 217 | 25 | 11.5% | −1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 154 | 21 | 13.6% | +0.7 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 34 | 8 | 23.5% | +10.6 | 1 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2023 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frisby (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 26+123d | Ffos Las | South West Rail Solutions Ltd Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up handy early - jumped awkwardly 6th - moved into command approaching 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - opened up a big margin soon after - error at the last cut the gap - held on well to assert at the finish | 1/12 | 11-12 | 127C | 144A | Nico de Boinville | EvensF | |
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 25 | Ascot | Howden Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held a midpack position early - pressed on to join the front rank two out while drifting a touch right - forged in front approaching the line - pulled away at the finish to score | 1/12 | 11-4 | 116B | 136A | Nico de Boinville | 3/1F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Crystal Island won?
- Crystal Island (IRE) won 2 of 2 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Crystal Island?
- Crystal Island (IRE) is trained by Nicky Henderson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 April 2026.
- Who is Crystal Island's sire?
- Crystal Island (IRE) is by Crystal Ocean (GB) out of Je T'aime (IRE), whose sire is Heron Island.
- What is Crystal Island's sire's record?
- Crystal Ocean (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 449 runs since Jul 2023 (127 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Crystal Island's siblings?
- Out of Je T'aime (IRE), Crystal Island (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.