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Horse profile

Elegant Solution (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Aug 2008) · Last trainer Edward Lynam · Last owner Patrick Purcell
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Gentle Dame (GB) (Kris)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Jul 2008
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Aug 2008 — 6,639 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2008 · 19th of 20 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Elegant Solution (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 41A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 6 Aug 2008 Official rating 47 at the last run, 23 Aug 2008

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 3 figures · best 41A · median 40
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f241A40.5—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.6—
Good2,86638213.3%00 from 1
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.50 from 1
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.7—
Heavy477408.4%−4.90 from 1
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+1—
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gentle Dame (GB) (Kris)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hawksbury Heights (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Hawksbury Heights (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hawksbury Heights (GB)3922m–2m1fClass 5
Kilbarri (GB)511mClass 5
Princess Shamal (GB)150——
Bish Basher (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Gorey 1 0 0% −1.00
R M Burke 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 3 runs
23 Aug 08+17d Curragh Stephen Quirke Memorial (Fillies) Maiden 8f · Heavy · 20 ran 19/20 4 9-0 4740C W J Lee 50/1
06 Aug 08+17d Gowran Park Most Stylish Racegoer At Gowran Park Maiden 8f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 11/15 1¾ 8-11 4741A Shane Gorey 33/1
20 Jul 08 Fairyhouse (IRE) Peacockstown Maiden 7f · Good · 18 ran 13/18 shd 9-0 —37A R M Burke 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Elegant Solution won?
Elegant Solution (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Elegant Solution?
Elegant Solution (IRE) was trained by Edward Lynam on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 23 August 2008.
Who is Elegant Solution's sire?
Elegant Solution (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Gentle Dame (GB), whose sire is Kris.
What is Elegant Solution's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 23 August 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Elegant Solution's sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Elegant Solution's siblings?
Out of Gentle Dame (GB), Elegant Solution (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hawksbury Heights (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Hawksbury Heights (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2008. 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.