Elusive Bonus (IRE)
Elusive Bonus (IRE) is 5 from 31. Hasn't won since Oct 2012. 5 of 12 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 18 on quicker. All 5 wins have come over trips under 6f. Last raced off 59, 17lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Elusive Bonus (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Sziget (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sziget (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Tomorrowland (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
- 5–31Wins / Runs
- 16.1%Strike rate
- 6 (19.4%)Placed
- −0.67£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 1.66Fair A/E n=31 · 1.39 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 29dAvg 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
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
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 9.7% of 8,424 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 46 | 13 | 28.3% | +18.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 905 | 101 | 11.2% | +1.5 | 0 from 14 |
| Good | 1,463 | 127 | 8.7% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 898 | 72 | 8% | −1.7 | 3 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,122 | 72 | 6.4% | −3.3 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 328 | 23 | 7% | −2.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,662 | 413 | 11.3% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 998 | 104 | 10.4% | +0.7 | 5 from 30 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,119 | 438 | 10.6% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,274 | 204 | 9% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 691 | 52 | 7.5% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 210 | 15 | 7.1% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 97 | 6 | 6.2% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −3.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
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
9 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Firgrove Bridge (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Firgrove Bridge (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firgrove Bridge (IRE) | 34 | 2 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| Abbakova (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Sixtysix (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Overnova (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Shamalov (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Peace Approved (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Peranova (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gabriel's Spirit (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Madamina (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 3 | 75% | +7.83 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 17 | 2 | 12% | −5.00 |
| Class 6 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +8.33 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.17 |
| Redcar | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Catterick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ripon | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 30 | 5 | 17% | +0.33 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bergin | 16 | 4 | 25% | +7.83 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Josh Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan Cannon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| James Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 29 | 5 | 17% | +1.33 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2012 | 12 | 4 | 33% | +11.83 |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −0.50 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Elusive Bonus won?
- Elusive Bonus (IRE) won 5 of 31 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 16.1%. Placed 6 times in total (19.4% of starts).
- Who trained Elusive Bonus?
- Elusive Bonus (IRE) was trained by David O'Meara on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 29 October 2013.
- Who is Elusive Bonus's sire?
- Elusive Bonus (IRE) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Over Rating (GB), whose sire is Desert King.
- What going does Elusive Bonus prefer?
- Elusive Bonus (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Elusive Bonus's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 29 October 2013. The highest on record is 76.
- What is Elusive Bonus's sire's record?
- Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,424 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
- Who are Elusive Bonus's siblings?
- Out of Over Rating (GB), Elusive Bonus (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Firgrove Bridge (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Firgrove Bridge (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Elusive Bonus produced winners?
- As a dam, Elusive Bonus (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sziget (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.