Elated
There is something quietly compelling about a horse that keeps showing up and keeps falling just short. Elated is a five-year-old with six races under its belt, no wins to its name, and yet a record that tells a more nuanced story than a bare zero suggests. In those six outings, the horse has placed five times — finishing second once and third four times — which means it has barely been out of the frame. It has not won, but it has also barely been beaten into obscurity. That is not a horse that is struggling; that is a horse that is competitive and simply waiting for a day when everything clicks.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
83.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form makes for interesting reading: the last six results, reading from most recent backwards, are 2-3-3-3-3-5. Strip away that fifth-place finish and what you have is a horse that has been placing almost every time it runs. It raced just yesterday, so it is very much in the thick of its season right now. The fact that it has not yet broken through for a win despite that level of consistency is the central question surrounding Elated — is the win coming, or will this horse spend its career as the nearly horse?
What gives the situation a degree of optimism is the yard behind it. Ben Pauling trains out of Naunton in Gloucestershire, and this season his team has sent out 91 winners — a serious number that marks Pauling as one of the more productive trainers currently operating. A yard that prolific knows how to place a horse and when to spot an opportunity. Elated has not yet delivered the result, but it is hard to argue it is in the wrong hands. For a horse that has placed five times from six races without winning, the patience of a high-volume, high-performing operation is probably exactly what it needs.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Jul
2nd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
10 Jun
3rd
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
4 May
3rd
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
11 Apr
3rd
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
22 Jan
3rd
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 10 runners
20 Nov
5th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Warwick Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
1 |
1 third |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
22 Jan |
0% |