Elmonjed

That Class 1 win is the standout moment of Elmonjed's career so far. To put it in context, Class 1 races are the elite end of British racing — the events that matter most, attract the best horses, and carry the biggest prize money. For a five-year-old to win at that level at York suggests this is a horse operating near the top of its game. Before that, Elmonjed had already shown a taste for the big occasion by winning a Class 2 at the same track in July 2025 and another Class 2 at York the previous August. York, it seems, brings out the best in this horse.

William Haggas trains Elmonjed out of Newmarket, and the scale of that operation is worth noting — 175 winners already this season from one yard is a staggering volume of success. When a stable of that quality keeps coming back to the same horse for top-level races, it tells you something. Jim Crowley rides Elmonjed most often, and their partnership has produced 2 wins from 9 races together — roughly 1 in every 4.5, which is a solid ratio at this level.

The overall career numbers are hard to argue with: 6 wins and 10 places from 15 races means Elmonjed has finished in the top positions in exactly two-thirds of all its races. A 40% win rate — winning 6 of every 15 — is exceptional by any measure. With a Class 1 win already on the board in 2025, a York record that reads like a love affair with the place, and a trainer sending out winners at an extraordinary rate, Elmonjed is very much a horse to watch whenever it lines up next.