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Elusive Red (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2023) · Last trainer Barry Murtagh · Last owner Mrs Sue Murtagh
by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Spin In The Wind (IRE) (Moscow Society)
21 runs · 8 courses · from May 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Sep 2023 — 1,140 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2023 Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Elusive Red (IRE) is yet to win from 21 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Hexham (Oct 2021). Last raced off 71, 23lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating71↓ 23lb off peak
71 71–94

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hexham, 1 Oct 2021

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 14 figures · best 125A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good7125A97—
Soft6114C76—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6109B76—
2m5f – 3m5125A114—
1m5f – 2m3113B95—

Of 21 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (6) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 21 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 23 May 2023 Official rating 71 at the last run, 6 Sep 2023

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 14 figures · best 115A · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good7115A86—
Soft6113A87—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6113A87—
2m5f – 3m5105A80—
1m5f – 2m3115A91—

Of 21 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 21 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

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−7.6—
Good to Firm11697.8%+0.2—
Good963889.1%+1.50 from 10
Good to Soft508336.5%−1.10 from 3
Soft891647.2%−0.40 from 8
Heavy394246.1%−1.5—
Standard (AW)248208.1%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2100%−7.6—
6f – 7f208209.6%+2—
1m – 1m1f315288.9%+1.3—
1m2f – 1m4f303155%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m980717.2%−0.40 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f848597%−0.60 from 8
2m5f – 3m3784010.6%+30 from 6
Over 3m6957.2%−0.40 from 1

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
Spin In The Wind (IRE) (Moscow Society)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Elusive High (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 0 0% −10.00
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 17 0 0% −17.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 8 0 0% −8.00
Hexham 7 0 0% −7.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lorcan Murtagh 15 0 0% −15.00
Sean Quinlan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr James Waggott 1 0 0% −1.00
Craig Nichol 1 0 0% −1.00
Blair Campbell 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 11 0 0% −11.00
None 10 0 0% −10.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 6 0 0% −6.00
2021 6 0 0% −6.00
2020 6 0 0% −6.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 0 0% −17.00
NH Flat 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
06 Sep 23+73d Hexham At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-2 71—— Sean Quinlan 18/1
25 Jun 23+33d Hexham Download The At The Races App Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 6 10-2 7197C78C Lorcan Murtagh 20/1
23 May 23+45d Hexham Hexham Racecourse Supporting Northumberland County Show Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 ¾ 10-3 72115A86A Lorcan Murtagh 33/1
08 Apr 23+47d Carlisle Join Racing Tv Now Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 9½ 9-9 7295A71A Mr James Waggott 80/1
20 Feb 23+25d Carlisle Cambridge Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 9-13 72—— Lorcan Murtagh 66/1
26 Jan 23+462d Wetherby Start Your Racingtv Free Trial Now Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 1 9-13 73114C69C Lorcan Murtagh 150/1
21 Oct 21+20d Carlisle Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 13 ran F/13 — 10-0 77—— Craig Nichol 13/2
01 Oct 21+74d Hexham Michael Morris Decades Of Loyal Service Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 nk 10-0 72125A105A Sean Quinlan 33/1
19 Jul 21+29d Cartmel Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 22f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 3 9-13 7592A80A Lorcan Murtagh 18/1
20 Jun 21+8d Hexham Hexham Racecourse Caravan Site Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 shd 10-4 7689A80A Lorcan Murtagh 16/1
12 Jun 21+70d Hexham Visit Hexham Racecourse Caravan Site Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 2 9-11 7695A91A Lorcan Murtagh 25/1
03 Apr 21+114d Carlisle Cumbria Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-7 81—— Lorcan Murtagh 50/1
10 Dec 20+45d Newcastle Watch And Bet At MansionBet Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-10 87—— Blair Campbell 66/1
26 Oct 20+24d Ayr Western House Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-3 93—— Lorcan Murtagh 50/1
02 Oct 20+211d Hexham carpetgallop.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-9 94—— Lorcan Murtagh 66/1
05 Mar 20+17d Carlisle Watch Racing Tv Now Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 8½ 10-12 —81C87C Lorcan Murtagh 80/1
17 Feb 20+14d Carlisle Racing TV Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 14 11-1 —48C84C Lorcan Murtagh 125/1
03 Feb 20+59d Carlisle Racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 1 11-0 —71C93C Lorcan Murtagh 66/1
06 Dec 19+25d Sedgefield Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 6 10-13 —50C87C Lorcan Murtagh 25/1
11 Nov 19+184d Carlisle Join Racing TV Now Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 1½ 10-11 —109B113A Lorcan Murtagh 25/1
11 May 19 Warwick Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 hd 11-2 —113B115A Andrew Tinkler 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Elusive Red (IRE) won?
Elusive Red (IRE) has yet to win, from 21 archived starts between 2019 and 2023. Placed 3 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Elusive Red (IRE)?
Elusive Red (IRE) was trained by Barry Murtagh on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 6 September 2023.
Who is Elusive Red (IRE)'s sire?
Elusive Red (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Spin In The Wind (IRE), whose sire is Moscow Society.
What is Elusive Red (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 6 September 2023. The highest on record is 94.
What is Elusive Red (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 Red (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Spin In The Wind (IRE), Elusive Red (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2019. 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.