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Ireland 9yo

Elsannah (IRE)

T: Paul John Gilligan · O: Grellan Dunne

By Mores Wells (GB) out of Lady Shanakill (IRE)

Form 040-5U511-7P

2/10 W/R

Resting

10 runs
2 wins
placed
20% strike
175 d off

Recent form

Form figures 040-5U511-7P 175 days off

P 7 1 1 5 U

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 10 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 32
Win %: 20%
Placed %: 20%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

7 venues

Career strike 20%; best at Limerick (0% from 3 runs).

Limerick 0% 0-0-3
Fairyhouse 0% 0-0-2
Cork 100% 1-0-1
Naas 100% 1-0-1
Galway 0% 0-0-1
Leopardstown 0% 0-0-1
Navan 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

5 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

I. J. Power 67% 2-0-3
Benjamin P Kennedy 0% 0-0-2
Jack G Gilligan NOW 0% 0-0-2
Robert Monaghan 0% 0-0-2
E O'Connell 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Shane Crawley 25% 2-0-8
Paul John Gilligan NOW 0% 0-0-2

Going Record

9 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good — 0 runs
Good to Soft 50% 1-0-2
Soft 14% 1-0-7
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

10 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 20% 2-0-10

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

31 Mar 2026 Party Time Mares Handicap Hurdle Limerick T PU - Soft 2m5f70y Jack G Gilligan OR 102 40/1

21 Mar 2026 Wilkinson Jewellers Of Navan Mares Handicap Hurdle Navan T 7th/12 7 Soft 2m Jack G Gilligan OR 103 80/1

9 Apr 2023 Mallow Commercials Cvrt Test Centre Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Cork 1st/16 +0 Yielding 3m80y Ian Power OR 99 6/1

30 Mar 2023 Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Naas 1st/23 +0 Yielding To Soft 2m7f130y Ian Power OR 91 11/2

12 Mar 2023 Watch Every Cheltenham Festival Race Live Only On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Limerick 5th/18 .5 Soft 2m6f Ian Power OR 92 12/1

25 Feb 2023 Anna Gannon 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Fairyhouse UR - Yielding 2m4f23y Benjamin P Kennedy OR 92 14/1

25 Jan 2023 Jump Into January At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Fairyhouse 5th/16 0.2 Soft To Heavy 2m3f110y Benjamin P Kennedy OR 92 50/1

26 Dec 2022 Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle Leopardstown 18th/21 13 Soft 2m E O'Connell 125/1

22 Nov 2022 Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Limerick 4th/14 2.25 Soft 2m Robert Monaghan 100/1

30 Oct 2022 Mulryan Auctioneers Mares Maiden Hurdle Galway 10th/15 11 Soft 2m11y Robert Monaghan 100/1

Connections

Trainer: Paul John Gilligan 5%
Owner: Grellan Dunne
Sire: Mores Wells (GB)
Dam: Lady Shanakill (IRE)
Dam sire: Witness Box
Country: Ireland
Age: 9yo

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