American Mike
Classy customer in these colours for Gordon Elliott; only his fourth run for current yard when forcing a dead-heat at Perth (3m, good; 3lb lower) and he's versatile trip-wise; likely contender in new cheekpieces.
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Breeding
- Sire
- Mahler
- Dam
- American Jennie
- Damsire
- Lord Americo
Trainer history
- CurrentOlly Murphy
- 1 Sept 2025Gordon Elliott
From the connections
“American Mike is probably one of the horses that makes me scratch my head more than any other. He keeps disappointing me and then he comes back with a good one again. He has obviously a big engine on his day, when he's right, but he's not easy to train. He's in a few of the novice chases at Cheltenham and he could go for an Irish National - Gordon Elliott, trainer.”
“American Mike finished his race out today, which is the first time he has done it since he was a bumper horse. I'm absolutely thrilled, that meant as much as the rest of the winners. To get him back to where we have him now, I'm thrilled. And Jack has put an awful lot of work into his schooling. He'll go somewhere at Christmas, maybe to the Grade 1 at Limerick - Gordon Elliott, trainer.”
“American Mike didn't really do much, he was always just in second gear. He was a bit novicey and there is plenty of improvement in him. He will be a 2m4f plus horse - Gordon Elliott, trainer”
“It was a great race and I think we've seen a very good horse there (Facile Vega) but American Mike is very good too. We lost nothing in defeat and they'll be two great horses for the future - Gordon Elliott, trainer.”
“American Mike did what we expected. He could go to the Dublin Racing Festival but I would say he will go straight to Cheltenham. I think he's a proper horse. Jamie said it was a proper race and they went a proper gallop - Gordon Elliott, trainer.”
Past runs (tracked here)
| Date | Race | Type | Pos | SP | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2026 | Uttoxeter 16:03 Clarke Chase (A Handicap Chase) (For The Sir Stanley And Lady Clarke Challenge Trophy) (GBB Race) | Chase Class 2 | — | — | 81.6 |
Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.
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