See the reasoning, not just the verdict.
Move from the main view into the evidence, concerns, assumptions and race-shape logic behind it.
The Thoroughbred Elite · Coming soon
Go deeper. Keep the uncertainty.
Elite will take The Thoroughbred further: deeper race reading, richer comparisons, saved research and smarter monitoring — while keeping the evidence and the unanswered questions visible.
Coming later · Not included in the 5 October Android beta · Not yet available to purchase
Deeper race readingSmarter researchOngoing monitoring
Why Elite exists
The premium value is the work it saves.
Elite is for the questions that sit beyond a standard racecard: investigate the case, retain the research and see when the picture materially changes.
Keep your racing research together.
Keep comparisons, notes, horse records and useful context so good work does not disappear between race days.
Know when something important changes.
See meaningful updates when conditions, pace, jockey bookings or the evidence materially shift.
Flagship race intelligence
See the whole race, not just a shortlist.
Elite is designed to assess the contest first, then show where the strongest cases sit, where the evidence is thinner and what could still change the picture.
Illustrative Elite race case
Eight runners. One connected race picture.
Race setup
Two natural leaders could make this a proper stamina test.
That raises the value of proven finishing strength and puts more pressure on runners whose best form has come when able to control the race.
Pace pressureLikely above average
Most relevant evidenceDistance form · going · pace resilience
Main unknownWhether Runner F contests the lead
Full-field readEvery eligible runner remains visible
Runner ALeading case
Proven at the trip · handles the ground · race shape should suit
Runner BStrong threat
Class edge · reliable evidence · less certain if pressure rises early
Runner CAlternative
Improving profile · scenario dependent · still has something to prove at this level
Runner DPace dependent
Best when prominent · vulnerable if forced into a sustained battle
Runner EGround question
Strong recent run · less evidence on today's surface
Runner FCould change the race
Possible leader · tactical importance greater than headline form
Runner GNeeds more pressure
Finishing style becomes more relevant if the leaders overdo it
Runner HLimited evidence
Not dismissed, but today's case rests on more assumptions
Non-runner
If a front-runner comes out, the pace case changes with it.
Going
Further rain could strengthen some profiles and weaken others.
Tactics
A different ride can change which runner gets the race it needs.
No Strong View
Sometimes the strongest analysis is that the race is too finely balanced.
If the evidence is contradictory, incomplete or too evenly matched, Elite should say so rather than manufacture a selection.
Analysis tools
See how the race may unfold — and where the cases separate.
Read the likely pace, then compare the strongest cases against the same set of race-relevant evidence.
Race shape & pace
IllustrativeExpected early position
Likely leaders
Runner ARunner F
Prominent
Runner BRunner D
Midfield
Runner CRunner G
Held up
Runner E
Early pressure raises the value of proven stamina and tactical resilience.
A non-runner softens the pace and changes which profile deserves most credit.
Runner comparison
2–4 runnersWhere the evidence separates.
Evidence
Runner ALeading case
Runner BThreat
Runner CAlternative
Recent form
Edge
Level
Concern
Class evidence
Level
Edge
Level
Going
Positive
Limited
Positive
Distance
Positive
Positive
Limited
Pace fit
Edge
Level
Concern
Evidence
Strong
Moderate
Moderate
EdgePositiveLevelLimitedConcern
Research beyond one race
Elite becomes a racing research record.
The value compounds when form, conditions, connections and previous analysis remain available rather than being rebuilt from scratch each time.
Advanced horse profile
IllustrativeBuild a profile from the evidence that matters.
Good to softPositiveRepeated evidence
2m 4fProvenStrongest distance band
Strong pacePositiveFinishes races well
Recent cycleImprovingTwo stronger efforts
CourseLimitedOnly one relevant run
The point is not to create a score. It is to keep the conditions around a horse's form visible and reusable.
Trainer & jockey context
Context, not certaintyUse the relevant pattern — and show the sample behind it.
Trainer at courseUseful positive18 relevant runners · recent 3 seasons
Trainer + jockeyEstablished partnership34 rides · mixed race types
Race typeNeutralNo strong pattern in comparable races
Sample qualityModerateEnough to inform, not enough to dominate
Historical model record
Preserved historyKeep the published view and the review together.
12 SepLeading case
Race shape read correctly · ground concern overstated
Reviewed29 AugNo Strong View
Field remained too balanced · no forced selection
Retained03 AugSerious threat
Class evidence held up · pace assumption did not
ReviewedAnalysis history
If the race changes, the record should show it.
Material race changes create a new timestamped view. The earlier published analysis remains available rather than being silently rewritten.
Illustrative analysis historyWhat changed stays visible.
10:15 · Version 1Original race viewRunner set, Choice and evidence preserved
Non-runner
12:42
12:42
12:42 · Version 2Updated race viewNew pace scenario · previous view still available
A genuine race update may change the analytical preference. It never erases the earlier published record.
Advanced post-race debrief
After the race, test the analysis against reality.
The published pre-race case stays intact. Elite can then show what happened, what held up and what the original view failed to capture.
Published before the race
The original case
Race shapeHonest early pace expected
Leading caseRunner A
Main reasonDistance form + finishing strength
Main concernCould be forced further back than ideal
What actually happened
The race reality
PaceStronger than expected
Tactical outcomeRunner A settled too far back
WinnerRunner B benefited from position
Material changeNone after the final published view
What held up
Pace mattered, stamina mattered and the leading pair came from the strongest pre-race cases.
What was missed
The extent of the early pressure and its effect on Runner A's track position were underestimated.
What gets retained
The tactical note becomes part of the horse's future research record without rewriting the original analysis.
Personalisation & monitoring
Elite keeps the research moving after you close the racecard.
Follow what matters, retain the work you have already done and surface material changes without repeatedly rebuilding the same research.
Expanded My Stable
Your racing watchlist becomes researchable.
Horse AGoing changedAnalysis refreshed · 14:08
Trainer BRunner declaredNew race added to follow list
Jockey CBooking confirmedRelevant partnership context available
Smart alerts
Alert on the change, not on noise.
Going
Good → Good to soft
MaterialPace picture
Likely leader now a non-runner
Refresh viewJockey
New booking on a followed horse
Context addedSaved research
Return to the investigation where you left it.
3-runner comparisonSaved today · 11:32
Soft-ground staying chasersSaved filter · 12 runners
Cheltenham notes6 horses · 3 trainer notes
Follow what mattersRetain the researchSurface a changeReview the case
Free + Elite
Free explains the race. Elite lets you investigate it.
The free experience remains useful in its own right. Elite adds depth, memory and monitoring rather than locking ordinary racing information behind a subscription.
A complete racing companion.
Supported meetings today and tomorrow
Fast Read, strengths and concerns
Basic race shape, uncertainty and data-quality context
Core profiles, Academy and Race Day planning
My Stable follows, notes and alerts
Free remains the everyday route into understanding and following racing.
More depth, memory and automation.
My Racing Brief personalised around what you follow
Full-field analysis, rankings and detailed runner evidence
Advanced Horse Hub research with sample depth visible
Accountable post-race review and analysis history
Festival and season journeys that follow racing stories over time
Elite expands the intelligence. It does not remove the usefulness of Free.
Planned founding price
Elite will earn the subscription before we switch it on.
Elite is not included in the 5 October Android beta and is not currently available to purchase. The planned founding UK price is £3.99 per month once the first premium package is ready and validated. We are not planning an annual option for the founding launch. A later £5.99 new-subscriber price would only follow a materially broader Elite product and a further pricing decision.
Strong Free product stays intactFounding Elite value firstStorefront price is definitive
Our approach
Elite is intelligence, not certainty.
The Thoroughbred is not a bookmaker and does not provide staking advice. Choice is an analytical preference, not a betting tip. Rankings and confidence remain independent of odds, affiliates, sponsorship and commercial placement.
No guaranteed-winner languageNo odds-driven ChoiceEvidence and uncertainty stay visiblePublished history is preserved