Elan d'Or

Both wins came in quick succession late last year, first at Chelmsford on 26 November 2025 and then at Kempton Park just a week later on 3 December. Back-to-back wins like that are not easy to pull off — it suggests a horse that had found its confidence and was in the form of its life at that moment. Since then, Elan d'Or has not managed to win again, but the recent run of two seconds suggests it is knocking on the door rather than falling away.

Stuart Williams trains the horse from his yard in Newmarket, the traditional home of British flat racing, and his operation has been in fine fettle this season — 67 winners and counting. Marco Ghiani rides Elan d'Or most often, and together they have a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 races, which mirrors the horse's overall record almost exactly. That consistency between horse and jockey suggests the partnership is well established and working.

Elan d'Or tends to compete at Class 4, which sits in the middle of the racing ladder — not the very top level, but not the bottom either. It has won 1 of its 4 races at that level, a rate of 25%, which is genuinely good. One win in every four races at any level is a mark that plenty of horses never reach. The horse raced just yesterday and is clearly being kept busy, which usually means the team believes there is another win in it soon.