The win record tells a compelling story. Sept Etoiles has won 2 of its last 5 races — that is a 40% win rate, which in racing terms is exceptional. To put it another way, the horse wins roughly 2 in every 5 times it turns up, and when it doesn't win, it is usually still finishing close. The most recent form reads 1-6-1-4, meaning two wins sandwiched around a sixth and a fourth. That sixth place is the only real blip on an otherwise tidy record.
The two wins have come at good Irish tracks. The first arrived at Down Royal on Boxing Day 2025 — a track with a festive card that draws serious runners, so winning there is no small thing. The most recent success came just this week at Fairyhouse on 4 April 2026, confirming that Sept Etoiles is in the form of its life right now. Racing just yesterday, this is a horse very much in the middle of its campaign, not winding down.
Behind the horse is one of the most powerful operations in Irish racing. Gordon Elliott, based at Longwood in County Meath, has sent out 209 winners already this season — a number that is almost difficult to comprehend. That kind of volume means Elliott's yard attracts horses of real quality, and when one of his horses is winning at a 40% rate, it stands out even within that high-achieving stable. A trainer sending out winners at that pace does not run horses without purpose, and the fact that Sept Etoiles keeps delivering suggests it is being placed intelligently and responding well.
Two wins from five races, placed in nearly all of the rest, trained by one of the sport's elite operators, and racing just yesterday — Sept Etoiles is a horse firmly in form and very much one to watch.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 26 Dec | 50% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 4 Apr | 100% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Apr | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 18 Jan | 0% |