Elusive Shine (IRE)
Elusive Shine is a maiden who has yet to win from four starts on turf. He showed his best effort when third of seven in a Class 5 novices handicap chase at Wetherby in Dec 2024. The gelding raced over 2m1f to 2m4f and 1m5f to 2m on good, good to soft and soft ground. He last ran off an official rating of 91.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 91Highest OR
- 27dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 59
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 78C | 68.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (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
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 4 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,136 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).
| 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 2 |
| Good to Soft | 509 | 33 | 6.5% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 897 | 66 | 7.4% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 396 | 24 | 6.1% | −1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 248 | 20 | 8.1% | +0.4 | — |
| 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 | 315 | 28 | 8.9% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 15 | 5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 981 | 71 | 7.2% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 857 | 60 | 7% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 381 | 40 | 10.5% | +2.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 70 | 6 | 8.6% | +0.9 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Palmers Hill (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Palmers Hill (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmers Hill (IRE) | 12 | 4 | 2m–2m5f | Class 2 |
| Ol'river Shine (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Henhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thehandsomecharmer (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Second Chapter (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Living In Luxury (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 24+29d | Wetherby | William Hill Offers Top Price Guarantees Novices' Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - pressed for effort before 4 out - promoted to fourth 2 out - improved into third approaching the last but not a threat | 3/7 | 13 | 10-11 | 91 | 59A | 88B | Jonathan England | 7/1 |
| 27 Nov 24+26d | Market Rasen | Pertemps Network 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in 4th early - nudged for effort after the third-last - improved into 3rd late but well beaten | 3/6 | 2 | 11-0 | — | 100C | 94C | Jonathan England | 100/1 |
| 01 Nov 24+26d | Wetherby | Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Fenced awkwardly right early - held up towards the back throughout - well held at the finish | 5/9 | 12 | 10-13 | — | 78C | 79C | Jonathan England | 50/1 |
| 06 Oct 24 | Uttoxeter | Lin Sargeant Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - dropped away after 4 out - well beaten in 9th | 9/13 | 32 | 11-3 | — | — | 86C | Jonathan England | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Elusive Shine won?
- Elusive Shine (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2024.
- Who trained Elusive Shine?
- Elusive Shine (IRE) was trained by Sam England on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 26 December 2024.
- Who is Elusive Shine's sire?
- Elusive Shine (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Tosca Shine (IRE), whose sire is Topanoora.
- What is Elusive Shine's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 26 December 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Elusive Shine's sire's record?
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,136 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Elusive Shine's siblings?
- Out of Tosca Shine (IRE), Elusive Shine (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Palmers Hill (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Palmers Hill (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.