Horse profile
Elusive Prince (IRE)
by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Lady Lorabelle (IRE) (Old Vic)
20 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Headgear returns LTO
Last run 19 Apr 2026 · 12th of 16
Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile
Elusive Prince is a maiden who has failed to win in 20 starts on turf and has placed three times. His best effort came when second of seven at Clonmel in Oct 2024. He usually races prominently. His last run, at Tramore in Apr 2026, saw him finish 12th of 16 in the Anne Valley Walk Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 89, 23lb below his highest ever mark, with headgear returning.
Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 23lb off peak
- 0–20Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (15%)Placed
- −20.00£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=20 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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.
Official rating89↓ 23lb off peak
89
89–112
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 120B | 69 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 148B | 93 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 67B | 45 | 2 runs · 45 / 39 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 148B | 67 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 120B | 77 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 96A | 86 | 1 run · — |
Of 20 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (5).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 20 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 from 15 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 8 (53%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (27%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,140 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 118 | 9 | 7.6% | −0.1 | — |
| Good | 966 | 88 | 9.1% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 511 | 34 | 6.7% | −1 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 897 | 66 | 7.4% | −0.3 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 397 | 24 | 6% | −1.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 249 | 20 | 8% | +0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 208 | 20 | 9.6% | +1.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 316 | 28 | 8.9% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 15 | 5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 983 | 71 | 7.2% | −0.5 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 857 | 60 | 7% | −0.7 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 382 | 41 | 10.7% | +3 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 70 | 6 | 8.6% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Lady Lorabelle (IRE) (Old Vic)
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Dylan Whelan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J C Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daire McConville | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Apr 26+9d | Tramore | Anne Valley Walk Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Handy early - hit the front at the 3rd - small error 8th - lost top spot 3 out under pressure - faded quickly after - well beaten at the finish | 12/16 | 28 | 10-10 | 89 | 60C | 89C | Dylan Whelan | 25/1 |
| 10 Apr 26+117d | Wexford | Racing Again 7th May Handicap Chase (0-100) Settled just behind the pace - 4th at halfway - hint of a stumble 5 out - dropped away soon after - pressed for a response but found nothing before being eased out of contention approaching 3 out | PU/16 | — | 11-6 | 92 | — | — | Shane Fitzgerald | 25/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Dec 25+3d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle Settled in off the pace - stayed towards the back for most of the way - small error at the 8th - pressed for effort but couldn't improve 4 out - lost touch before the following fence and was withdrawn from contention approaching 2 out | PU/13 | — | 9-7 | 92 | — | — | Dylan Whelan | 14/1 |
| 11 Dec 25+20d | Punchestown | Matchbook Best Odds On Festive Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Settled close up early - sat second behind the pace after the first - dropped to third then sixth - moved back into second before three out - still holding a chance two out - lost the advantage entering the straight then dropped away and clipped the last - finished sixth | 6/11 | 8 | 11-0 | 92 | 45C | 86C | Dylan Whelan | 10/1 |
| 21 Nov 25+5d | Fairyhouse | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved to challenge for 3rd approaching the straight and driven along - held that spot until a heavy blunder saw the jockey come off two out | UR/10 | — | 10-1 | 92 | — | — | Dylan Whelan | 12/1 |
| 16 Nov 25+32d | Navan | Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells 'Day At The Races' Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled midfield early - unable to gain ground from 3 out - dropped away late to finish 16th | 16/24 | ¾ | 11-10 | 96 | 33C | 99C | Mike O'Connor | 50/1 |
| 15 Oct 25+11d | Punchestown | Premiere Weekend Ticket Just 25 For Limited Time Only (Q.R.) Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - unable to make an impact - finished well behind | 9/10 | 8 | 11-5 | 97 | 86C | 95C | Mr J C Barry | 66/1 |
| 04 Oct 25+95d | Gowran Park | Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - driven and dropped back before 3 out - blundered 2 out and held on for no more | 10/14 | 4½ | 11-13 | 99 | 51B | 99A | Mike O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 01 Jul 25+54d | Tipperary | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-100) Held a midfield position early - jumped poorly at the 3rd and 4th - errors continued five out and three out - soon under pressure and lost touch - dropped away and pulled up last | PU/16 | — | 12-0 | 100 | — | — | Darragh O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| 08 May 25+21d | Tipperary | Join Racing TV Now With A Free Month Trial Handicap Chase Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway - urged on approaching 3 out - in 7th turning for home and unable to close before running into trouble at the last - well held in 8th | 8/13 | 1½ | 11-3 | 101 | 57B | 100A | Rachael Blackmore | 15/2 |
| 17 Apr 25+171d | Clonmel | Thank You To Dr. John Downey Handicap Hurdle Sat handy behind pace - up to 2nd 4 out and awkward 3 out - made ground into straight - back to 4th 2 out - little response and clipped last in 5th before finishing well held | 5/11 | 2½ | 11-5 | 102 | 107B | 111A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 9/2 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 24+4d | Wexford | Kehoe Farming Rated Novice Hurdle Settled towards the back of the pack early - minor error three out - up to fourth having been fifth - dropped away before two out and faded from there | 6/8 | 1½ | 11-6 | 106 | 47B | 101A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 16/5F |
| 24 Oct 24+20d | Clonmel | Crottys Lake Maiden Hurdle Tracked the front-runner early - still second at halfway - roused to close in nearing 2 out - couldn't quicken from before the last and stayed on at one gear to finish 2nd beaten 3 lengths | 2/7 | 3 | 11-12 | 108 | 93A | 117A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 4/6F |
| 04 Oct 24+30d | Gowran Park | Golf Societies At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (80-123) Held up towards the back - pressed for effort 3 out - unable to close - well held at the finish | 10/15 | shd | 11-4 | 110 | 77B | 103A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| 04 Sep 24+95d | Kilbeggan | KilbegganRaces.com Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - error two out while placed second - dropped to 4th before final fence and unable to close | 4/14 | 5 | 11-4 | 112 | 148B | 122A | Rachael Blackmore | 2/1F |
| 01 Jun 24+31d | Tramore | Try Racing TV For Free At racingtv.com/freetrial Maiden Hurdle | 2/15 | 7½ | 11-4 | 112 | 78B | 121A | Rachael Blackmore | 2/1 |
| 01 May 24+31d | Punchestown | Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle (95-123) | UR/23 | — | 11-0 | 112 | — | — | Daire McConville | 28/1 |
| 31 Mar 24+108d | Fairyhouse | Ryan's Cleaning Maiden Hurdle | 3/20 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | 67B | 127A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Dec 23+28d | Naas | ALTO EQUINE Building Solutions Maiden Hurdle | 11/16 | nk | 11-7 | — | 120B | 103A | Rachael Blackmore | 18/1 |
| 16 Nov 23 | Punchestown | Connolly's Red Mills Irish Ebf Auction Maiden Hurdle | 4/8 | 8½ | 11-11 | — | 96A | 111A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Elusive Prince won?
- Elusive Prince (IRE) has yet to win, from 20 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (15% of starts).
- Who trains Elusive Prince?
- Elusive Prince (IRE) is trained by James William Hannon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 April 2026.
- Who is Elusive Prince's sire?
- Elusive Prince (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Lady Lorabelle (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
- What is Elusive Prince's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 19 April 2026. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Elusive Prince's sire's record?
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,140 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.