Elusive John (IRE)
Elusive John (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 45Highest OR
- 70dAvg 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
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 74C | 66 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 32C | 10.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,122 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.6% from 378.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 116 | 9 | 7.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 963 | 88 | 9.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 508 | 33 | 6.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Soft | 891 | 64 | 7.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 394 | 24 | 6.1% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 248 | 20 | 8.1% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 208 | 20 | 9.6% | +2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 315 | 28 | 8.9% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 15 | 5% | −2.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 980 | 71 | 7.2% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 848 | 59 | 7% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 378 | 40 | 10.6% | +3 | — |
| Over 3m | 69 | 5 | 7.2% | −0.4 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Craic Eile (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craic Eile (IRE) | 62 | 2 | 2m–2m½f | — |
| Elysian Plains (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 1m2f–2m1f | — |
| Elusive Specimen (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmet McNamara | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| B J Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Davis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Downey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 17+37d | Ballinrobe | J.j. Burke Peugeot 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle | 9/10 | 8½ | 10-5 | — | 14C | 77C | B J Foley | 66/1 |
| 08 Jul 17+49d | Naas | J F Dunne Insurances 40 Year Celebration Handicap (45-65) | 16/16 | 8 | 8-4 | 45 | 58C | 24C | Sean Davis | 50/1 |
| 20 May 17+224d | Navan | navanadventuresports.ie And Multiactivity Park Handicap (45-65) | 20/22 | 1 | 8-9 | 45 | 74C | 39C | Robbie Downey | 33/1 |
| 08 Oct 16+22d | Limerick | Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie Maiden (Plus 10) | 8/8 | 9½ | 9-5 | — | 32C | 51C | Gary Carroll | 100/1 |
| 16 Sep 16+19d | Listowel | Old Castle Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 9/9 | 15 | 9-5 | — | -11C | 35C | Emmet McNamara | 10/1 |
| 28 Aug 16 | Curragh (IRE) | Ladbrokes European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10 Race) | 11/11 | 3¼ | 9-5 | — | — | 47C | Emmet McNamara | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Elusive John (IRE) won?
- Elusive John (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2016 and 2017.
- Who trained Elusive John (IRE)?
- Elusive John (IRE) was trained by E McNamara on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 14 August 2017.
- Who is Elusive John (IRE)'s sire?
- Elusive John (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Joyful Spirit (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What is Elusive John (IRE)'s official rating?
- Elusive John (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 45.
- What is Elusive John (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,122 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.6% from 378.
- Who are Elusive John (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Joyful Spirit (IRE), Elusive John (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Craic Eile (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.