The Elusive Pike (IRE)
The Elusive Pike won his only start in the QuinnBet Open National Hunt Flat Race at Uttoxeter in Jul 2026. The gelding held to take the Class 5 contest over 1m5f – 2m on good ground. He is by Elusive Pimpernel whose progeny have won 236 of 3,080 runs since Jan 2008. His dam has produced one winner from four runners to date, with Pisgah Pike responsible for six of those wins.
- 1–1Wins / Runs
- 100%Strike rate
- 1 (100%)Placed
- +10.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 81
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,150 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 383.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 118 | 9 | 7.6% | −0.1 | — |
| Good | 972 | 88 | 9.1% | +1.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 513 | 34 | 6.6% | −1.1 | — |
| Soft | 899 | 66 | 7.3% | −0.4 | — |
| Heavy | 397 | 24 | 6% | −1.7 | — |
| 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 | 990 | 71 | 7.2% | −0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 859 | 60 | 7% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 383 | 41 | 10.7% | +3 | — |
| Over 3m | 70 | 6 | 8.6% | +0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Pisgah Pike (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Pisgah Pike (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pisgah Pike (IRE) | 25 | 6 | 2m–2m½f | Class 2 |
| Sand And Water (IRE) | 19 | 0 | — | — |
| Water Copse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Poets Walk Paris (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 26 | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race) Well placed in behind the pace - sent to the front 2f out - driven approaching the final furlong - kept on under pressure to prevail | 1/11 | 10-12 | 81A | 123A | Gavin Sheehan | 10/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Elusive Pike won?
- The Elusive Pike (IRE) won 1 of 1 archived start in 2026, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains The Elusive Pike?
- The Elusive Pike (IRE) is trained by Jamie Snowden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 July 2026.
- Who is The Elusive Pike's sire?
- The Elusive Pike (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Music On D Waters (IRE), whose sire is Byron.
- What is The Elusive Pike's sire's record?
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,150 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 383.
- Who are The Elusive Pike's siblings?
- Out of Music On D Waters (IRE), The Elusive Pike (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Pisgah Pike (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Pisgah Pike (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.