Skip to content
Contact & Pitch

Crooked Path: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Crooked Path is a 4-year-old gelding by Waldgeist, trained by James Owen. He has won 3 of 23 starts and placed in 10 more, for £24,593 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 0.5f, where 1 win from 4 is a 25% strike rate against 11% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:00 at Cheltenham on 13 November, where the best price is 5.8/1 with Smarkets. His best performance rating is 118, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 23
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 13
  • Strike rate 13%
  • Prize money £24,593
  • Best rating 118
  • Official rating 114

Where Crooked Path runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:00 Cheltenham Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race) 5.8/1 Smarkets SBK

Crooked Path form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
23 Oct 26 Cheltenham William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Hurdle Race Class 3 2m 4f Good To Soft 3 3.5 100/30 Jonathan Burke 114
15 Oct 26 Fontwell BETTING.BET Free Racing Tips Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Race Class 4 2m 3f Good To Soft 1 — 6/4 Callum Pritchard 114
26 Sep 26 Market Rasen Block Free Services Lincoln Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 0.5f Good 3 4.25 9/2 Jonathan Burke 115
10 Sep 26 Epsom Quickslide Quick Ride Apprentices' Derby Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 4f Good To Soft 2 0.3 15/8F Mason Paetel 72
31 Aug 26 Epsom Betfred 'nifty 50' Amateurs' Derby Handicap Stakes (for Gentleman Amateur Jockeys) (gbbplus Race) Class 4 1m 4f Good To Soft 2 6 9/2 Mr Simon Walker 72
12 Aug 26 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 4f Standard / Slow 1 — 11/4 Cieren Fallon 65
20 Apr 26 Tramore O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m 0.5f Good To Yielding 1 — 8/11F Daniel King 112
31 Mar 26 Limerick Ryans Cleaning (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft 3 4.75 7/2 Daniel King 112
12 Mar 26 Limerick John Buckley Engineering Ltd Hurdle 2m 1f Heavy 3 15.5 10/1 Daniel King 113
28 Feb 26 Navan Navan Racecourse Maiden Hurdle 2m Heavy 2 13 7/1 Daniel King 113
26 Jan 26 Punchestown Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle 2m Heavy 6 25.5 10/3 Michael Kenneally 115
26 Dec 25 Limerick Aqua Process Solutions At Limerick 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m Heavy 2 9 17/2 Michael Kenneally –
13 Dec 25 Cheltenham JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 1f Good To Soft 5 20 66/1 Jonathan Burke –
25 Oct 25 Galway QuinnBet 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Yielding 3 6.25 10/3 Daniel King –
12 Oct 25 Cork WTW Willis 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 1m 7.5f Good 4 4.5 4/1 Daniel King –
4 Oct 25 Gowran Park William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Yielding 2 .5 25/1 Daniel King –
21 Sep 25 Listowel Charleville Cheese 3-Y-O Hurdle 2m Yielding To Soft 6 21.25 12/1 Daniel King –
9 Sep 25 Galway Galway Apprentice Handicap 1m 4f Soft 10 6.25 20/1 Dylan O'Connor 69
24 Aug 25 Naas Hartes Group Apprentice Handicap 1m 2.5f Good 12 27 33/1 Alan Casey 73
9 May 25 Ballinrobe West Tyre Maiden 1m 5f Good 8 51.75 28/1 J M Sheridan –
24 Apr 25 Tipperary Tipperary Town Maiden 1m 4.5f Yielding 4 3.5 11/1 J M Sheridan –
2 Apr 25 Gowran Park Gowran Park Racing Club (C & G) Maiden 1m 1.5f Yielding 4 13 25/1 J M Sheridan –
16 Mar 25 Curragh Bermingham Cameras (C & G) Maiden 1m Soft 10 6.75 125/1 Wayne Lordan –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Hurdle Race at Cheltenham on 23 October 2026. Pulled hard early - sat just behind the pacemakers - error then bumped at the first - moved into second 3 out - hit front and blundered at the last - collared on the run-in and weakened to finish third.

Crooked Path by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 5 0 0% —
16.5f 4 1 25% —
12f 4 1 25% —
17f 2 0 0% —
20f 1 0 0% —
19f 1 1 100% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —
10.5f 1 0 0% —
13f 1 0 0% —
12.5f 1 0 0% —
9.5f 1 0 0% —
8f 1 0 0% —

Crooked Path by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Soft 5 1 20% —
Good 4 0 0% —
Heavy 4 0 0% —
Yielding 4 0 0% —
Soft 3 0 0% —
Standard / Slow 1 1 100% —
Good To Yielding 1 1 100% —
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0% —

Crooked Path by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Limerick 3 0 0% —
Cheltenham 2 0 0% —
Epsom 2 0 0% —
Galway 2 0 0% —
Gowran Park 2 0 0% —
Fontwell 1 1 100% —
Market Rasen 1 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% —
Tramore 1 1 100% —
Navan 1 0 0% —

Crooked Path breeding

  • Sire Waldgeist (GB)
  • Dam Moving Heart (IRE)
  • Damsire Anabaa (USA)
  • Breeder Winter Fox Partnership
  • Foaled 18 March 2022

Bookmakers we rate for racing

Every one holds a UK Gambling Commission licence and has been reviewed against the same criteria. Compare UK horse racing betting sites.

  1. bet365

    Deposit £10 and get £30 in Free Bets with code 365GMBLR. 365GMBLR

    New Bet365 Customers Only. Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of bets to value of qualifying deposit. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Registration Required. The bonus code 365GMBLR can be used during registration but does not change the offer amount in any way. Time limits and T&Cs apply. #ad See full terms · Our bet365 review

    Claim
  2. Betfred

    Bet £10 Get £50 in Bonuses

    New customers only. Register, deposit with Debit Card, place first bet £10+ at Evens (2.0)+ on Sports within 7 days to get 3 × £10 in Sports Free Bets & 2 × £10 in Acca Free Bets within 10 hours of settlement. 7-day expiry. Eligibility & payment exclusions apply. T&Cs apply. See full terms · Our Betfred review

    Claim
  3. Betway

    New Customers at Betway Get £40 Acca Free Bet

    New customers only. Place min £10 bet at min odds 2.0. £40 in Free Bet Tokens awarded as 4×£10. 7-day expiry. Debit Card deposits only (exclusions apply). T&Cs apply. See full terms · Our Betway review

    Claim
  4. Mecca Bingo

    Deposit £5, Get £20 Bingo Bonus or 50 Free Spins

    New players. Dep (Excl. PayPal & Paysafe) & spend min £5 (within 7 days) on selected slots for spins or £5 in selected bingo rooms – 5x wagering for bingo bonus. Individual promo T&Cs apply. See full terms · Our Mecca Bingo review

    Claim
  5. Lucky Pants

    Up to £35 or 100 Free Spins

    New Lucky Pants players. Dep (Excl. PayPal & Paysafe) & spend min £5 (within 7 days) on Fishin’ Frenzy for spins on the same game or £5 in Main Event Bingo for bonus. 6x wagering in the same room. Individual promo T&Cs apply. Full T&Cs apply. See full terms · Our Lucky Pants review

    Claim

18+ Commercial content. Links to bookmakers are affiliate links and we may earn a commission, which never changes an order. Offers change — check the bookmaker’s own terms before betting. GambleAware.org