Elm Creek
Five races in, and Elm Creek is still searching for that first win. The three-year-old has managed just one place from those outings, and a recent run of finishing positions — 7, 7, 6, 3, 5 reading from oldest to newest — tells a story of a horse that has been gradually finding its feet. That third-place finish stands out as the brightest moment so far, a sign that the ability might be there, even if the wins haven't followed yet.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien at Ballyroe in County Tipperary, Elm Creek is at least in capable hands. O'Brien's yard has sent out 30 winners already this season, which is a serious level of output and suggests this is an operation that knows how to get a horse ready to perform. A horse can afford to be patient when it is trained somewhere that clearly knows what it is doing. Elm Creek raced just yesterday and remains an active runner, so whatever comes next is not far away.
The honest truth is that zero wins from five races is a tough record to dress up, and at three years old, time is not unlimited. But horses develop at different rates, and that placed effort shows Elm Creek can at least get close. Whether it can turn that promise into a victory is the question worth watching.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Apr
5th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 7 runners
30 Mar
3rd
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 13 runners
13 Feb
6th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
18 Oct
7th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
28 Sep
7th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 9 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Paddy Harnett(5) Current jockey
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
30 Mar |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Oct |
0% |