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Horse profile

Elusive Classic (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2016) · Last trainer Gemma Anderson · Last owner The Six Thix Syndicate
by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Zander Gander (IRE) (Oscar)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2016
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Dec 2016 — 3,592 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2016 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Elusive Classic (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 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 3 figures · best 80C · median 55
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft280C67.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m280C67—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 8 Dec 2016 Official rating 88 at the last run, 26 Dec 2016

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 86C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft284C81.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m286C85—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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
Classic Cliche (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+3.1—
Good to Firm2442711.1%+3.1—
Good784739.3%+1.3—
Good to Soft475275.7%−2.30 from 3
Soft533397.3%−0.70 from 1
Heavy273176.2%−1.8—
Standard (AW)10220%+12—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m512458.8%+0.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f710578%0—
2m5f – 3m780536.8%−1.20 from 3
Over 3m320319.7%+1.7—

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
Zander Gander (IRE) (Oscar)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Steven Fox 3 0 0% −3.00
John Kington 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 4 runs
26 Dec 16+18d Wetherby Premier League Betting At 188bet Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-8 88—— John Kington 66/1
08 Dec 16+33d Newcastle Sunbets Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 11 10-7 —54C86C Steven Fox 200/1
05 Nov 16+14d Kelso George Harrow Memorial 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 10-7 —80C84C Steven Fox 150/1
22 Oct 16 Kelso Ian Anderson Memorial 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 10/13 1½ 10-9 —55C79C Steven Fox 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Elusive Classic won?
Elusive Classic (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2016.
Who trained Elusive Classic?
Elusive Classic (IRE) was trained by Gemma Anderson on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 26 December 2016.
Who is Elusive Classic's sire?
Elusive Classic (IRE) is by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Zander Gander (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What is Elusive Classic's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 26 December 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Elusive Classic's sire's record?
Classic Cliche (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.

Record shown from October 2016. 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.