Lemmy Caution

Now five years old, Lemmy Caution has run seven times and won once, a record of 1 from 7 — roughly 1 win in every 7 races, or about 14%. That single win came at Punchestown in May 2026, which matters more than it might sound. Punchestown is one of Ireland's most prestigious tracks, and getting off the mark there rather than at a smaller venue suggests this is a horse operating at a decent level. The win was only two months ago, and with Lemmy Caution racing as recently as yesterday, the momentum is very much alive.

What makes the recent form genuinely interesting is the consistency that surrounds that victory. Looking at the last six runs — 2nd, 3rd, 1st, 6th, 3rd, 3rd — there is really only one bad day in the mix, that sixth-place finish sandwiched between a string of placed efforts. A horse that keeps finding the frame without always finding the winner can sometimes be frustrating to follow, but it also tells you the level is right and the horse is honest. The Punchestown win looks less like a fluke and more like the natural endpoint of a horse that had been knocking on the door.

Elliott clearly sees more to come. His early comments described Lemmy Caution as a horse who "looked the part" from the moment he won that point-to-point, and horses the Elliott yard describe in those terms tend to be given time and opportunity to prove it. With 210 winners on the board this season, Elliott's team knows a useful prospect when they see one, and Lemmy Caution appears to be exactly that — not yet the finished article, but pointed firmly in the right direction.