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Horse profile

Elusive Boy (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2019) · Last trainer S Wattel · Last owner Ecurie Les Poetes
by Elusive City (USA) out of Miss Salvador (FR) (Smadoun)
12 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Oct 2019 — 2,561 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2019 · 11th of 14 Won at Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

Elusive Boy (FR) is 1 from 12. Hasn't won since Jul 2018. The win came on turf — 0 from 6 on the all-weather.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW

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
Elusive City (USA)

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm461328.3%+18.6—
Good to Firm90510111.2%+1.5—
Good1,4631278.7%−10 from 2
Good to Soft898728%−1.71 from 3
Soft1,122726.4%−3.30 from 1
Heavy328237%−2.7—
Standard (AW)3,66241311.3%+1.60 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f99810410.4%+0.7—
6f – 7f4,11943810.6%+0.90 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,2742049%−0.71 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f691527.5%−2.20 from 6
1m5f – 2m210157.1%−2.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f9766.2%−3.5—
2m5f – 3m3326.1%−3.6—
Over 3m200%−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

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mei (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 7½f–1m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mei (FR)317½f—
Miss Rafael (FR)1911m1½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +2.10
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Chantilly (FR) 4 1 25% +1.10
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Dieppe (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +2.10
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Theo Bachelot 6 1 17% −0.90
Tony Piccone 2 0 0% −2.00
Thierry Thulliez 2 0 0% −2.00
Antoine Coutier 1 0 0% −1.00
Maixent Remy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 8 1 13% −2.90

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 Jockey SP
2019 · 4 runs
23 Oct 19+48d Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Etablissement des Ventes (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 3 8-10 Tony Piccone 15/1
05 Sep 19+195d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Square Garibaldi (Conditions) (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 12f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 4 9-2 Theo Bachelot 48/10
22 Feb 19+22d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Saint-Martin du Tertre (Handicap) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 13.5f · Standard · 16 ran 3/16 ¾ 9-1 Thierry Thulliez 48/10
31 Jan 19+46d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Route des Fermettes (Handicap) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 13.5f · Slow · 15 ran 4/15 nk 9-1 Tony Piccone 32/5
2018 · 8 runs
16 Dec 18+18d Deauville (FR) Prix des Vagues (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 9-5 Thierry Thulliez 41/10
28 Nov 18+57d Deauville (FR) Prix du Chemin de Taux (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 15 ran 10/15 ¾ 8-4 Antoine Coutier 30/1
02 Oct 18+22d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de la Moselle (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 1¾ 9-4 Theo Bachelot 26/5
10 Sep 18+26d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Nord (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 10f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 2 9-6 Theo Bachelot 23/10J
15 Aug 18+19d Deauville (FR) Prix d'Argentan (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 3½ 9-0 Theo Bachelot 53/10
27 Jul 18+22d Chantilly (FR) Prix des Sonneurs (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 9-5 Theo Bachelot 41/10
05 Jul 18+23d Longchamp (FR) Prix des Vieilles Garennes (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 nk 9-4 Theo Bachelot 26/1
12 Jun 18 Dieppe (FR) Prix Nicholas (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 13 ran 11/13 ¼ 8-8 Maixent Remy 45/1

Quick answers

How many races has Elusive Boy won?
Elusive Boy (FR) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trained Elusive Boy?
Elusive Boy (FR) was trained by S Wattel on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 23 October 2019.
Who is Elusive Boy's sire?
Elusive Boy (FR) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Miss Salvador (FR), whose sire is Smadoun.
What going does Elusive Boy prefer?
Elusive Boy (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Elusive Boy'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 Boy's siblings?
Out of Miss Salvador (FR), Elusive Boy (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mei (FR) (1). The wins came over 7½f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2018. 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.