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Horse profile

Elegant Way (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer H-A Pantall · Last owner Sheikh Mohammed
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Lady Alexander (IRE) (Night Shift)
1 run · 1 course · from Oct 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Oct 2008 — 6,589 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 1st of 3 Won last time out Won at Deauville (FR)
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Oct 2008 as a 3yo filly. Finished 1 of 3 at Deauville (FR) last time. By Cape Cross (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 4 Nov 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Elegant Way (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Gentry (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gentry (IRE)611m2f—
Book Of Manners (GB)10——

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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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%0—
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.5—
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.7—
Heavy477408.4%−4.9—
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.81 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.61 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.5—
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 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lady Alexander (IRE) (Night Shift)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Dandy Man (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Anthem Alexander (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dandy Man (IRE)3065f–6fGroup 3
Good Authority (IRE)4756f–7fClass 4
Anthem Alexander (IRE)935f–6fGroup 2
Pious Alexander (IRE)715f—
Alexander Queen (IRE)40——
High Horse (IRE)40——
Lady Shanghai (IRE)50——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2008 · 1 run
20 Oct 08 Deauville (FR) Prix Du Verger (Fillies) (All-Weather) 7½f · Standard · 3 ran 1/3 9-2 Johan Victoire —

Quick answers

How many races has Elegant Way won?
Elegant Way (IRE) won 1 of 1 archived start in 2008, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Elegant Way?
Elegant Way (IRE) was trained by H-A Pantall on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 20 October 2008.
Who is Elegant Way's sire?
Elegant Way (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Lady Alexander (IRE), whose sire is Night Shift.
What is Elegant Way'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 Way's siblings?
Out of Lady Alexander (IRE), Elegant Way (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Dandy Man (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Anthem Alexander (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Elegant Way produced winners?
As a dam, Elegant Way (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gentry (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.