Mordor

The recent form makes for interesting reading. Going backwards from the most recent run, the last six results read 3-3-1-14-2-2 — that single blip of 14th sitting between a cluster of podium finishes like a bad day at the office surrounded by good ones. Mordor raced just one day ago and is clearly in the thick of an active campaign. The last win came at Navan on 30 March 2026, seven weeks ago, which means the yard will be hoping that level of form is still close to the surface.

Gordon Elliott trains this horse out of Longwood in County Meath, and that alone should tell you something. Elliott's yard has sent out 210 winners this season — a factory-level operation where only horses pulling their weight stick around. The fact that Mordor has earned five wins and a career full of places suggests it is doing exactly that. Sam Ewing is the regular partner, winning 2 of their 6 races together — that is 1 in every 3 rides, which is a genuinely strong hit rate between horse and jockey.

Where Mordor really catches the eye is in the distance and ground stats. On normal conditions, it has won 2 from 7 races — nearly 1 in 3. But stretch it out to between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, and it wins 2 from just 4 races, which is exactly half. That 50% win rate at that trip is extraordinary and suggests this horse has a genuine sweet spot that, when targeted correctly, makes it a serious contender. The first career win came at Sligo in July 2024, and since then it has developed into a reliable performer.

The one caveat worth noting is that at Class 2 level — among the better races in Ireland and Britain — Mordor has yet to win from four attempts. It competes, it places, but the top end of the draw has so far proved just out of reach. Whether that changes is the most interesting question hanging over its season.