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Horse profile

Elusive Action (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer Paul John Gilligan · Last owner M O Cullinane
by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Mrs Pankhurst (GB) (Selkirk)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2021
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 May 2023 — 1,274 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023 · 14th of 14 New yard First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Elusive Action is a gelding by Elusive Pimpernel out of a Selkirk mare who was yet to win from three starts on turf. He ran twice over 1m5f to 2m and once over 2m1f to 2m4f, all without placing, on going ranging from good to soft to heavy at three different courses. His last run, at Ballinrobe in May 2023, was his first for the yard and came in first-time headgear when he finished 14 of 14 in a Jennings Meats Flat Race. Aged 7 at his last run in May 2023.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best -22C · median -35
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy2-22C-35—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 67C the best of the last 1 rated run · Ballinrobe, 2 May 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 91C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Punchestown, 13 Feb 2022

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Jumps 2 figures · best 91C · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy291C86.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

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
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,136 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−7.7—
Good to Firm11897.6%−0.1—
Good966889.1%+1.4—
Good to Soft509336.5%−1.20 from 1
Soft897667.4%−0.3—
Heavy396246.1%−1.60 from 2
Standard (AW)248208.1%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2100%−7.7—
6f – 7f208209.6%+1.9—
1m – 1m1f315288.9%+1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f303155%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m981717.2%−0.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f857607%−0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m3814010.5%+2.8—
Over 3m7068.6%+0.9—

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
Mrs Pankhurst (GB) (Selkirk)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hughies Bay (IRE)540——
Alfred Elmore (IRE)40——
Myia (IRE)40——
Odear (IRE)10——
Quick Smart (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr E Mahon 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane O'Callaghan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Flat 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 1 run
02 May 23+443d Ballinrobe Jennings Meats Flat Race 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 14/14 9 11-7 —67C Mr E Mahon 150/1
2022 · 1 run
13 Feb 22+47d Punchestown Hollywoodbets Money Back 2nd To SP Favourite (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 11/12 3¾ 11-7 -48C91C Shane O'Callaghan 66/1
2021 · 1 run
28 Dec 21 Limerick Doherty Woodshavings Flat Race 18f · Heavy · 10 ran 10/10 79 12-2 -22C82C Mr Derek O'Connor 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Elusive Action won?
Elusive Action (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2021 and 2023.
Who trained Elusive Action?
Elusive Action (IRE) was trained by Paul John Gilligan on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 2 May 2023.
Who is Elusive Action's sire?
Elusive Action (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Mrs Pankhurst (GB), whose sire is Selkirk.
What is Elusive Action's sire's record?
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,136 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Elusive Action's siblings?
Out of Mrs Pankhurst (GB), Elusive Action (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2021. 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.