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Horse profile

Crystallographer (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Dec 2016) · Last trainer Mark Loughnane · Last owner B Dunn
by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Desert Alchemy (IRE) (Green Desert)
7 runs · 6 courses · from May 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Dec 2016 — 3,581 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2016 · 11th of 11 Won at Newcastle (AW) Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile

Crystallographer (IRE) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2016.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 8 Nov 2016

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 4 figures · best 87A · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)387A85—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f287A74.5—
1m – 1m1f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 71B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 8 Nov 2016 Official rating 64 at the last run, 30 Dec 2016

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 73A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)573A69—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f369A67—
6f – 7f373A71—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19315.8%+7—
Good to Firm665639.5%+0.70 from 1
Good1,046908.6%−0.2—
Good to Soft4835210.8%+20 from 1
Soft863859.8%+1—
Heavy299217%−1.8—
Standard (AW)1,192907.6%−1.21 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f193189.3%+0.5—
6f – 7f1,106867.8%−11 from 3
1m – 1m1f1,0841019.3%+0.50 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,03311010.6%+1.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m766587.6%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f287227.7%−1.1—
2m5f – 3m9188.8%0—
Over 3m8112.5%+3.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Desert Alchemy (IRE) (Green Desert)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Perfect Alchemy (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Rosko (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Perfect Alchemy (IRE)2756f–7fClass 4
Rosko (GB)2227f–1mClass 3
Present Alchemy (GB)925fClass 4
Easy Over (IRE)1117fClass 5
Strictly Ballroom (IRE)915fClass 5
Dahab Gold (IRE)40——
Open The Eagle (IRE)40——
Krasavitsa (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% −3.09
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 3 1 33% −1.09

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 2 1 50% −0.09
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 1 33% −1.09
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Kelly 3 0 0% −3.00
Graham Gibbons 2 1 50% −0.09
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
James McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 2 1 50% −0.09
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
30 Dec 16+52d Newcastle (AW) sunbets.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 3½ 9-5 6462C42C Andrew Mullen 12/1
08 Nov 16+7d Newcastle (AW) Ramside Hall Hotel Median Auction Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 9-0 6487A71B Graham Gibbons 10/11F
01 Nov 16+40d Redcar racinguk.com/hd Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 nk 9-0 6862C53C Graham Gibbons 50/1
22 Sep 16+78d Chelmsford City (AW) totepool Betting At totesport.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 1½ 9-0 7185A51A Shane Kelly 8/1
06 Jul 16+16d Yarmouth Vauxhall Holiday Park Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Str) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 2 9-0 ——67B James McDonald 9/4
20 Jun 16+33d Wolverhampton (AW) Follow At The Races On Instagram Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 3 9-0 ——69A Shane Kelly 3/1
18 May 16 Kempton (AW) 32red Casino Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 1½ 8-12 ——73A Shane Kelly 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Crystallographer (IRE) won?
Crystallographer (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2016, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Crystallographer (IRE)?
Crystallographer (IRE) was trained by Mark Loughnane on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 30 December 2016.
Who is Crystallographer (IRE)'s sire?
Crystallographer (IRE) is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Desert Alchemy (IRE), whose sire is Green Desert.
What going does Crystallographer (IRE) prefer?
Crystallographer (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Crystallographer (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 30 December 2016. The highest on record is 71.
What is Crystallographer (IRE)'s sire's record?
Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Crystallographer (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Desert Alchemy (IRE), Crystallographer (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Perfect Alchemy (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Rosko (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.