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Horse profile

Elusive Belle (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Nov 2021) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Annabel Waley Cohen And Family
by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Soviet Belle (IRE) (Soviet Star)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Jul 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Nov 2021 — 1,803 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2021 · 5th of 12 3 wins · Newbury, Warwick & Wincanton Last raced off OR 140
KTB Profile

Elusive Belle (IRE) is 3 from 15. Hasn't won since Nov 2020. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer). All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating140↓ 3lb off peak
140 134–143

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 13 Mar 2020

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 13 figures · best 149A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6149A114.5—
Soft4111B99.5—
Good to Soft3104A104—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m10149A99.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3112B111—

Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 27 Dec 2020 Official rating 140 at the last run, 27 Nov 2021

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 15 figures · best 147A · median 124
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6143A126.5—
Soft5147A128—
Good to Soft3133A118—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m11147A129—
2m1f – 2m4f4128A115.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,145 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−7.7—
Good to Firm11897.6%−0.1—
Good967889.1%+1.43 from 6
Good to Soft513346.6%−1.10 from 3
Soft899667.3%−0.40 from 5
Heavy397246%−1.7—
Standard (AW)249208%+0.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2100%−7.7—
6f – 7f208209.6%+1.9—
1m – 1m1f316288.9%+1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f303155%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m986717.2%−0.53 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f859607%−0.70 from 4
2m5f – 3m3824110.7%+3—
Over 3m7068.6%+0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Soviet Belle (IRE) (Soviet Star)

9 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Soviet Pimpernel (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m2f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Soviet Pimpernel (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Soviet Pimpernel (IRE)2132m–2m2fGrade 3
Bellini Bliss (IRE)311m—
Beyond Berlin (IRE)80——
Lonely Star (IRE)70——
Anuas Ar An Bpost (IRE)190——
Belts And Braces (IRE)80——
Baby Boomer (IRE)10——
Pimpernella (IRE)30——
Vector Belle (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 3 50% +4.87
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 4 2 50% −0.63
Class 3 2 1 50% +5.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 1 33% +4.50
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 1 100% +0.57
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 1 100% +0.80
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 3 27% −0.13
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 11 3 27% −0.13
Richard Deegan 2 0 0% −2.00
Nico de Boinville 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 10 2 20% −0.93
None 5 1 20% −3.20

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 4 1 25% +3.50
2019 6 2 33% −2.63
2018 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 2 29% −3.63
Chase 4 1 25% +3.50
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 2 runs
27 Nov 21+289d Newbury Watch Racing Free Online At Ladbrokes Handicap Chase (For The Jim Joel Memorial Trophy) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 12 11-7 14060A118A Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 14/1
11 Feb 21+46d Kempton (AW) Play Golden Shot At VBet Mares' 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 2m · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 10/13 1 11-0 ——107A Nico de Boinville 5/6F
2020 · 4 runs
27 Dec 20+30d Kempton Ladbrokes Wayward Lad Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 7½ 10-9 14399C119B Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 10/1
27 Nov 20+16d Newbury Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boosts Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) (For the Fulke Walwyn Trophy) (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-3 13599A143A Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 13/2
11 Nov 20+243d Bangor-on-Dee Bangor On Dee Racecourse Mares' Novices' Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 2m1½f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 9 11-0 136—114B Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 11/4
13 Mar 20+77d Cheltenham Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m1f · Soft · 24 ran 5/24 3¾ 10-9 136111B128A Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 20/1
2019 · 6 runs
27 Dec 19+27d Kempton Ladbrokes Football 'Acca-Boosty' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 4 11-4 13489B147A Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 5/4F
30 Nov 19+234d Newbury Ladbrokes 'Where The Nation Plays' Intermediate Hurdle (Listed Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 4 11-0 134104A133A Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 11/2
10 Apr 19+27d Warwick Event Support Team Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 15 ran 1/15 10-10 13461B129A Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 4/7F
14 Mar 19+27d Cheltenham National Hunt Breeders Supported By Tattersalls Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 14/22 10 11-2 136104B117A Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 20/1
15 Feb 19+29d Sandown Dickie Pile 80th Birthday 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2¼ 10-12 —100A132A Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 4/7F
17 Jan 19+104d Wincanton Healthy Pets 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 10-6 —117B133A Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 4/5F
2018 · 3 runs
05 Oct 18+59d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mucklemeg Mares Flat Race (Listed) 2m · Good · 12 ran 2/12 ½ 10-12 —149A124A Mr Derek O'Connor 25/1
07 Aug 18+19d Roscommon Ireland's Hidden Heartlands Flat Race 2m½f · Good · 18 ran 3/18 1¼ 10-9 —117B114A Richard Deegan 16/1
19 Jul 18 Killarney Christy Lucey Transport Limited Flat Race 2m1f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 3 10-9 —112B103A Richard Deegan 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Elusive Belle won?
Elusive Belle (IRE) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 8 times in total (53.3% of starts).
Who trained Elusive Belle?
Elusive Belle (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 27 November 2021.
Who is Elusive Belle's sire?
Elusive Belle (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Soviet Belle (IRE), whose sire is Soviet Star.
What going does Elusive Belle prefer?
Elusive Belle (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Elusive Belle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 27 November 2021. The highest on record is 143.
What is Elusive Belle's sire's record?
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,145 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.
Who are Elusive Belle's siblings?
Out of Soviet Belle (IRE), Elusive Belle (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Soviet Pimpernel (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Soviet Pimpernel (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2018. 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.