Elusive Star (IRE)
Elusive Star is a maiden who ran 15 times between Jan 2019 and May 2023 without winning but placed twice. His best effort came when second of 14 at Limerick in Nov 2020. The gelding, aged 9 at his last run in May 2023, finished seventh of 15 in the CUBE Handicap Chase at Limerick off an official rating of 91, which was 13 lb below his highest ever mark. He raced on turf throughout.
- 0–15Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (13.3%)Placed
- −15.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=15 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 114dAvg 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 79
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 158B | 76.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 78B | 40 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 117B | 59 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 158B | 76 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 117B | 43.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 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 7.7% 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 3 |
| Soft | 897 | 66 | 7.4% | −0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 396 | 24 | 6.1% | −1.6 | 0 from 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 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 857 | 60 | 7% | −0.7 | 0 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 381 | 40 | 10.5% | +2.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ferrybridge (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Ferrybridge (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrybridge (IRE) | 23 | 2 | 2m½f–2m1f | Class 5 |
| Liberty Rock (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McDonagh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robbie Power | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Smithers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Brouder | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J C Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 May 23+34d | Limerick | CUBE Handicap Chase (0-95) | 7/15 | ½ | 11-4 | 91 | 78B | 94A | Conor Smithers | 33/1 |
| 21 Apr 23+176d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Handicap Chase (0-109) | 10/12 | 11 | 10-12 | 93 | 40C | 84C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 18/1 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 22+404d | Clonmel | Suir Blueway Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 11/15 | 3¼ | 11-4 | 99 | 73C | 89C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| 2021 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Sep 21+170d | Navan | Bar One Racing 30 New Account Offer Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | F/18 | — | 11-7 | 102 | — | — | Mark McDonagh | 14/1 |
| 01 Apr 21+12d | Clonmel | Quirke uPVC Windows (Clonmel) Beginners Chase | 10/12 | 4 | 11-7 | — | 27C | 92C | Mark McDonagh | 12/1 |
| 20 Mar 21+10d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase | 5/12 | 24 | 12-0 | — | 59C | 96C | Danny Mullins | 33/1 |
| 10 Mar 21+74d | Wexford | M2 Construction, Wexford Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 8/11 | 2¾ | 12-0 | 104 | 51A | 96A | Danny Mullins | 11/2 |
| 2020 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 20+25d | Limerick | Eden Capital Maiden Hurdle | 4/18 | 8 | 11-6 | 104 | 74C | 101C | Kevin Brouder | 11/1 |
| 01 Dec 20+14d | Limerick | LimerickRaces.ie Rated Novice Hurdle | 3/11 | hd | 11-5 | — | 79B | 116A | Rachael Blackmore | 10/3 |
| 17 Nov 20+22d | Limerick | LimerickRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle | 2/14 | 11 | 11-7 | — | 158B | 111A | Mark McDonagh | 14/1 |
| 26 Oct 20+216d | Wexford | Pinnacle (C & G) (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 6/11 | 3¾ | 12-2 | — | 117B | 105A | Mr P W Mullins | 33/1 |
| 24 Mar 20+17d | Clonmel | Play Lotto On The BoyleSports App Maiden Hurdle | PU/16 | — | 12-0 | — | — | — | Robbie Power | 7/2 |
| 07 Mar 20+381d | Gowran Park | 'Doc's Bumper' Point-To-Point Flat Race | 4/8 | 24 | 11-9 | — | 98C | 97C | Mr J C Barry | 11/1 |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Feb 19+36d | Punchestown | Coral Free Bets For Lengths Maiden Hurdle | 4/18 | 8½ | 11-3 | — | 36B | 108A | Robbie Power | 50/1 |
| 15 Jan 19 | Fairyhouse | Free Racecourse Wifi At Fairyhouse Flat Race | 6/6 | 84 | 11-12 | — | 31C | 76C | Mr P W Mullins | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Elusive Star won?
- Elusive Star (IRE) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2019 and 2023. Placed 2 times in total (13.3% of starts).
- Who trained Elusive Star?
- Elusive Star (IRE) was trained by Michael Hourigan on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 25 May 2023.
- Who is Elusive Star's sire?
- Elusive Star (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Star Seventeen (GB), whose sire is Rock City.
- What is Elusive Star's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 25 May 2023. The highest on record is 104.
- What is Elusive Star'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 Star's siblings?
- Out of Star Seventeen (GB), Elusive Star (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ferrybridge (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Ferrybridge (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.