Elegant Verse (GB)
Elegant Verse (GB) is 2 from 6, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Dirickx - 11th Etape du Defi du Galop at Craon (FR) (Sep 2022). Hasn't won since Sep 2022. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- +7.72£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.53Fair A/E n=6 · 2.26 incl. margin
- 91Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 98
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 98A | 97.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 98A | 96.5 | — |
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,765 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 5,308 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 2,343 | 328 | 14% | −0.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 3,845 | 576 | 15% | +0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,483 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,848 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,240 | 555 | 13.1% | −1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,650 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 889 | 83 | 9.3% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shipbourne (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Task Force (GB)).
Family form: Shipbourne (GB) finished 2nd of 10 at Doncaster, 24 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipbourne (GB) | 7 | 3 | 6½f–1m | Class 4 |
| Task Force (GB) | 8 | 2 | 6f | Listed |
| Duty Beyond (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| South Bank (USA) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Conscribe (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.10 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Toulouse (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Craon (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.10 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Dettori | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clement Lecoeuvre | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddy Hardouin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.10 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Nov 22+67d | Toulouse (FR) | Prix Fille de l'Air (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) | 5/11 | 1 | 8-9 | — | — | — | Clement Lecoeuvre | 24/1 |
| 05 Sep 22+37d | Craon (FR) | Prix Dirickx - 11th Etape du Defi du Galop () (3yo+) (Turf) | 1/8 | 8-4 | — | — | — | Eddy Hardouin | 101/10 | |
| 30 Jul 22+51d | Newmarket | British Stallion Studs EBF Chalice Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) | 5/7 | 1 | 8-12 | 91 | 96A | 70A | Frankie Dettori | 7/1 |
| 09 Jun 22+24d | Newbury | Greatwood British EBF Stakes (Registered As The Abingdon Stakes) (Fillies' Listed) | 5/6 | hd | 9-2 | — | 97A | 74B | Frankie Dettori | 9/2 |
| 16 May 22+17d | Redcar | racingtv.com Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 8-12 | — | 98A | 72B | Robert Havlin | 13/8 | |
| 29 Apr 22 | Newmarket | Betfair Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/7 | 1 | 8-7 | — | 60A | 76A | Benoit De La Sayette | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Elegant Verse won?
- Elegant Verse (GB) won 2 of 6 archived starts in 2022, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Elegant Verse?
- Elegant Verse (GB) was trained by H-F Devin on the most recent run on record, at Toulouse (FR) on 11 November 2022.
- Who is Elegant Verse's sire?
- Elegant Verse (GB) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Special Duty (GB), whose sire is Hennessy.
- What is Elegant Verse's official rating?
- Elegant Verse (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 91.
- What is Elegant Verse's sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
- Who are Elegant Verse's siblings?
- Out of Special Duty (GB), Elegant Verse (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shipbourne (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Task Force (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.