Elara May

The horse is currently active and racing regularly, which means the team at Philip McBride's Newmarket yard believes there is still plenty to come from her. McBride's stable has already sent out a dozen winners this season, so Elara May is part of a yard in form. Her breakthrough came at Great Yarmouth back in August 2025, and she claimed another victory at Chelmsford in October—proof that she can win away from her home track. Since then, form has been patchy: she ran second and fourth in her last six outings, with a recent second place suggesting she remains competitive at the right level, even if the wins have dried up in the past few months. For a young horse still finding her feet, that is entirely normal. The recipe is there—proven ability at Class 4, a smart trainer, and a racing pattern that shows she wants to compete. Whether she can recapture that winning touch and move up in class remains the question, but she has earned the right to have one asked of her.