The best form comes on normal ground and over distances between a mile and a furlong and a mile and two furlongs—ground and distance that have yielded four wins from her last 24 races at that trip, a 17 percent win rate that is nearly double her overall average. She was first past the post at Leopardstown in August 2023 and has been a regular fixture at racecourses ever since. Jack Doughty, who has partnered her most often, has one win from thirteen rides, matching her broader win rate, though after her latest outing just a day ago—a second-place finish—there is recent evidence that she remains engaged and competitive.
Tony Carroll's yard at Cropthorne has been a powerful force this season with 136 winners, and while Celebrating Ethel competes mostly at Class 6 level, where the prize money and standard are modest, she has earned a place in the firing line week after week. That longevity and consistency at humble heights is its own kind of virtue. She is not a star in waiting; she is a horse that gives her team regular days out, the occasional winner to celebrate, and plenty of days in the money.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
12 | 1 win, 2 seconds, 9 other | 6 Jul | 8.3% |
| Brighton Undulating |
7 | 2 wins, 1 third, 4 other | 7 Aug | 28.6% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 29 Aug | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 7 May | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 | 3 other | 25 Mar | 0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 19 Jan | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 17 Aug | 50% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 27 Sep | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 3 Sep | 0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 17 Jul | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Jun | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Sep | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 6 Jan | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Mar | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 8 Jan | 0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 6 May | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 other | 8 Feb | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 1 Jun | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 18 Dec | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 25 Jun | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 24 Jul | 0% |