The Four Elms (IRE)
The Four Elms (IRE) is 4 from 22. Hasn't won since May 2013. 3 of 5 starts at Limerick have ended in wins.
- 4–22Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 7 (31.8%)Placed
- −2.50£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 2.40Fair A/E n=22 · 1.95 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 62dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | +9.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 403 | 45 | 11.2% | +2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 526 | 44 | 8.4% | −0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 219 | 19 | 8.7% | +0.1 | — |
| Soft | 339 | 16 | 4.7% | −3.9 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 129 | 9 | 7% | −1.6 | 2 from 11 |
| Standard (AW) | 900 | 82 | 9.1% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 274 | 31 | 11.3% | +2.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 774 | 65 | 8.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 607 | 56 | 9.2% | +0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 451 | 40 | 8.9% | +0.3 | 3 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 232 | 11 | 4.7% | −3.9 | 1 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 151 | 9 | 6% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | +6.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Times Vital (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2½f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Times Vital (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Times Vital (IRE) | 8 | 3 | 1m2½f–1m4f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 11 | 2 | 18% | −2.25 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Limerick | 5 | 3 | 60% | +10.75 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.75 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 3 | 60% | +11.25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.50 |
| Francis McCurtin | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| Phillip Enright | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Frank Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Corby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ambrose McCurtin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor King | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 2 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Tongue tie | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.25 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.25 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.25 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 12 | 3 | 25% | +4.25 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 14+196d | Cork | Follow Us On Facebook Handicap Hurdle | PU/7 | — | 11-1 | 114 | — | Frank Hayes | 28/1 |
| 04 May 14+78d | Gowran Park | Goresbridge Breeze Up At Gowran Park May 22nd & 23rd Handicap | 4/9 | ¾ | 8-4 | 87 | 73A | Sean Corby | 12/1 |
| 15 Feb 14+42d | Gowran Park | Red Mills Trial Hurdle (Grade 2) | 4/4 | 67 | 11-4 | 116 | 105C | Phillip Enright | 66/1 |
| 04 Jan 14+48d | Cork | Mccarthy Insurance Group Hurdle | 4/4 | 6½ | 10-12 | 116 | 84B | Ambrose McCurtin | 20/1 |
| 2013 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 13+191d | Punchestown | Go Racing In Kildare 2014 Membership Handicap Hurdle (0-140) | 11/11 | 24 | 10-5 | 118 | 87C | Mark Enright | 20/1 |
| 10 May 13+9d | Cork | Follow At corkracecourse On Twitter Handicap | 1/7 | 8-3 | 81 | 89A | Connor King | 11/4 | |
| 01 May 13+20d | Tipperary | Youth Raceday On 6th June Handicap (50-85) | 3/10 | 3¾ | 9-11 | 81 | 89A | Chris Hayes | 5/1 |
| 11 Apr 13+24d | Limerick | 'it's A Student's Life' Handicap (50-80) | 1/7 | 9-11 | 75 | 100A | Chris Hayes | 9/2 | |
| 18 Mar 13+134d | Navan | Kilberry Handicap Hurdle | 11/12 | 69 | 10-6 | 119 | 99C | Francis McCurtin | 14/1 |
| 2012 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 12+11d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown November Handicap | 18/18 | 6½ | 8-9 | 76 | 65C | Chris Hayes | 10/1 |
| 24 Oct 12+10d | Navan | Tote Return All Profits To Irish Racing Handicap (60-90) | 2/8 | nk | 8-12 | 72 | 83A | Chris Hayes | 9/4F |
| 14 Oct 12+199d | Limerick | Isobel Boutique Adare Hurdle | 3/7 | 4¾ | 10-7 | 118 | 106B | Francis McCurtin | 10/1 |
| 29 Mar 12+10d | Limerick | 'it's A Student's Life' Handicap (50-70) | 1/12 | 9-6 | 63 | 80A | Chris Hayes | 6/1 | |
| 19 Mar 12+51d | Limerick | Mcmahons.ie Family Fun Day 1st April Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-7 | — | 119A | Francis McCurtin | 9/4F | |
| 28 Jan 12+31d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown.com Maiden Hurdle | 14/25 | ½ | 10-7 | — | 95A | Francis McCurtin | 33/1 |
| 2011 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 11+20d | Limerick | Freeman Keane Associates 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle | 3/15 | 8½ | 10-7 | — | 109A | Francis McCurtin | 28/1 |
| 08 Dec 11+50d | Clonmel | Powerstown 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle | 5/14 | 5½ | 11-0 | — | 96C | Phillip Enright | 25/1 |
| 19 Oct 11+112d | Navan | www.thetote.com/mobile Handicap (50-80) | 5/18 | shd | 9-0 | 66 | 74A | Seamie Heffernan | 25/1 |
| 29 Jun 11+28d | Fairyhouse | 'Tote Trifecta Rollover' Handicap (47-75) | 6/17 | 1½ | 9-0 | 65 | 74A | Seamie Heffernan | 33/1 |
| 01 Jun 11+19d | Tipperary | jogforjockeys.ie Maiden | 11/16 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 50C | Chris Hayes | 66/1 |
| 13 May 11+20d | Cork | Cork Racecourse (C & G) Maiden | 11/17 | ½ | 8-9 | — | 60A | Leigh Roche | 100/1 |
| 23 Apr 11 | Cork | Best Dressed Lady & Gent (C & G) Maiden | 11/13 | 5 | 9-0 | — | 55C | Chris Hayes | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Four Elms won?
- The Four Elms (IRE) won 4 of 22 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 7 times in total (31.8% of starts).
- Who trained The Four Elms?
- The Four Elms (IRE) was trained by John J Walsh on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 16 November 2014.
- Who is The Four Elms's sire?
- The Four Elms (IRE) is by Desert Style (IRE) out of Flying Freedom (IRE), whose sire is Archway.
- What going does The Four Elms prefer?
- The Four Elms (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Four Elms's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 16 November 2014. The highest on record is 119.
- What is The Four Elms's sire's record?
- Desert Style (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
- Who are The Four Elms's siblings?
- Out of Flying Freedom (IRE), The Four Elms (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Times Vital (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Times Vital (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.