Ireland 4yo

Elusive Duke (IRE)

T: M A Molloy · J: Colin Keane · O: Elusive Duke Partnership

By Elzaam (AUS) out of Elusive Duchess (IRE)

Form 453-7227200

8/1 Current odds

1/18 W/R

61 RPR

70 TS

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18 runs
1 wins
placed
6% strike
13 d off
84 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 453-7227200 13 days off

0 0 2 7 2 2

At Cork 0/2 0 wins · 1 placed

On Good 1/9 1 win · 3 placed

Best RPR 84 Career peak

Best TS 75 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 18 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 42
Win %: 6%
Placed %: 33%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

14 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Naas — well clear of the 33% career baseline.

Naas SPEC 67% 0-2-3
Cork 50% 0-1-2
Leopardstown 50% 1-0-2
Ballinrobe (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Gowran Park 100% 0-1-1
Cork (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Curragh 0% 0-0-1
Dundalk (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Fairyhouse 0% 0-0-1
Galway 0% 0-0-1
Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Killarney (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Limerick 0% 0-0-1
Roscommon 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

12 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

W. M. Lordan 0% 0-0-4
Colin Keane NOW 50% 0-1-2
R. P. Whelan 50% 1-0-2
Seamie Heffernan 50% 0-1-2
J M Sheridan 100% 0-1-1
Jimmy Dalton 100% 0-1-1
Patrick McGettigan 100% 0-1-1
Gavin Ryan 0% 0-0-1
Jack Cleary(5) 0% 0-0-1
Oisin Murphy 0% 0-0-1
Robbie Colgan 0% 0-0-1
Wesley Joyce 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

M A Molloy NOW 44% 0-4-9
Kevin Thomas Coleman 22% 1-1-9

Going Record

16 classifiable runs

Mixed No clear going preference — moderate strike on every surface they've tried.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 100% 0-1-1
Good 30% 1-2-10
Good to Soft 25% 0-1-4
Soft 0% 0-0-1
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

18 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure middle horse — 67% in-the-money at 1m1f – 1m4f.

Sprint ≤ 6f 20% 0-1-5
Seven 6½ – 7f 0% 0-0-2
Mile 7f – 1m1f 38% 1-2-8
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 67% 0-2-3
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

9 Sep 2026 Racing Again September 29th Handicap Cork (IRE) 11th/18 1.75 Good 1m Colin Keane OR 63 6/1

28 Jul 2026 Caulfield Industrial Handicap Galway (IRE) 10th/17 1.5 Yielding 1m½f Wesley Joyce OR 65 6/1

20 Jul 2026 Daily Sports Special At Tote.ie Handicap Ballinrobe (IRE) P 2nd/12 1.25 Good To Yielding 1m1½f Colin Keane OR 62 3/1F

14 Jul 2026 Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap Killarney (IRE) 7th/14 1 Good 1m Oisin Murphy OR 62 2/1F

24 Jun 2026 Colm White Bookmaker Apprentice Handicap Naas 2nd/15 .75 Good 1m2f194y Jimmy Dalton OR 62 9/2

12 Jun 2026 Gowran Park Handicap Gowran Park 2nd/15 0.1 Yielding 1m1f100y J M Sheridan OR 61 5/1

4 Jun 2026 BOYLE Sports Best Odds From 8am Handicap Leopardstown 7th/15 1.25 Soft 1m1f Jack Cleary OR 62 12/1

24 Aug 2025 Hartes Group Apprentice Handicap Naas 3rd/16 4.25 Good 1m2f110y Patrick McGettigan OR 66 7/2F

1 Aug 2025 Arthur Guinness Handicap Galway 5th/16 2 Yielding 1m98y Gavin Ryan OR 65 12/1

1 Jul 2025 Conor Cassidy Car Sales Handicap Roscommon 4th/10 4.75 Yielding 1m2f63y Ronan Whelan OR 65 11/2

Connections

Trainer: M A Molloy 7%
Jockey: Colin Keane 16%
Owner: Elusive Duke Partnership
Sire: Elzaam (AUS)
Dam: Elusive Duchess (IRE)
Dam sire: Elusive Pimpernel
Country: Ireland
Age: 4yo

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