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Horse profile

Elusive Dancer (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2019) · Last trainer S Cerulis · Last owner Mme Marie Claire Elaerts
by Elusive City (USA) out of Snake Dancer (IRE) (Golden Snake)
15 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jul 2019 — 2,667 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2019 · 15th of 16 3 wins · Deauville (FR) & Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

Elusive Dancer (FR) is 3 from 15. Hasn't won since Nov 2016.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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 8,419 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%−11 from 2
Good to Soft898728%−1.70 from 2
Soft1,122726.4%−3.30 from 2
Heavy327237%−2.7—
Standard (AW)3,65841211.3%+1.62 from 9
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f99810410.4%+0.7—
6f – 7f4,11743710.6%+0.90 from 2
1m – 1m1f2,2732049%−0.71 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f689527.5%−2.22 from 9
1m5f – 2m210157.1%−2.6—
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 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Snake Dancer (IRE) (Golden Snake)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Venomous (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7½f–1m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Venomous (GB)1237½f–1m—
Staccato (IRE)711m4f—
Sciliar (IRE)1411m2½f—
Sunray (IRE)1111m1f—
Palavar (IRE)90——
Poisonous (FR)80——
Bolero D'Azur (FR)50——
Serpent (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 9 2 22% +4.40
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 1 50% +6.20
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 6 2 33% +8.20
Deauville (FR) 5 1 20% +2.40
Saint-Cloud (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 9 2 22% +6.60
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Cristian Demuro 9 3 33% +12.60
Stephane Pasquier 2 0 0% −2.00
Mme Laura Grosso 2 0 0% −2.00
Valentin Gambart 1 0 0% −1.00
Thierry Thulliez 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 10 3 30% +11.60
2015 3 0 0% −3.00

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 Jockey SP
02 Jul 19+504d Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Iton (Claimer) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 15/16 1½ 8-11 Stephane Pasquier 21/1
13 Feb 18+441d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Route de la Vallee (Claimer) (5yo+) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 2 8-11 Cristian Demuro 11/5F
29 Nov 16+42d Deauville (FR) Prix des Pommiers (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 16 ran 1/16 9-3 Cristian Demuro 32/5
18 Oct 16+29d Deauville (FR) Prix du Pole International de Deauville (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 16 ran 2/16 ½ 9-1 Cristian Demuro 48/10F
19 Sep 16+50d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix des Boucles de la Seine (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 2/17 hd 9-3 Cristian Demuro 36/1
31 Jul 16+21d Deauville (FR) Grand Handicap des Collectivites Locales (4yo+) (Turf) 10f · Good · 18 ran 10/18 1¼ 8-10 Cristian Demuro 16/1
10 Jul 16+39d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Beauvais (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 10f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 8-11 Cristian Demuro 36/5
01 Jun 16+22d Chantilly (FR) Prix des Maitres d'Equipage (Handicap) (4yo) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 8/16 hd 8-9 Cristian Demuro 57/10F
10 May 16+43d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Pays de France (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 17 ran 3/17 shd 8-8 Stephane Pasquier 12/1
28 Mar 16+18d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Languedoc (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 10.5f · Very Soft · 16 ran 6/16 1 8-9 Cristian Demuro 10/1
10 Mar 16+35d Chantilly (FR) Prix Retz (Handicap) (4yo) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 1/16 9-2 Cristian Demuro 5/1
04 Feb 16+55d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Route Bourbon (Conditions) (4yo) (Young Jockeys & Apprentices) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 8-10 Valentin Gambart 41/10
11 Dec 15+32d Deauville (FR) Prix de Roiville (Conditions) (3yo) (Young Jockeys & Apprentices) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 ¾ 8-6 Mme Laura Grosso 171/10
09 Nov 15+26d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Loisir (Maiden) (3yo) (Lady Riders) (Turf) 10.5f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 3½ 8-8 Mme Laura Grosso 39/1
14 Oct 15 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Belebat (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 nk 8-13 Thierry Thulliez 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Elusive Dancer (FR) won?
Elusive Dancer (FR) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2015 and 2019, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Elusive Dancer (FR)?
Elusive Dancer (FR) was trained by S Cerulis on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 2 July 2019.
Who is Elusive Dancer (FR)'s sire?
Elusive Dancer (FR) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Snake Dancer (IRE), whose sire is Golden Snake.
What going does Elusive Dancer (FR) prefer?
Elusive Dancer (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Elusive Dancer (FR)'s sire's record?
Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,419 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
Who are Elusive Dancer (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Snake Dancer (IRE), Elusive Dancer (FR) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Venomous (GB) (3). The wins came over 7½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2015. 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.