Skip to content
Horse profile

Barna Gold (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2010) · Last trainer V T O'Brien · Last owner Miss Brid Collison
by Portrait Gallery (IRE) out of Barna Lass (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Feb 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Oct 2010 — 5,868 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2010 Won at Sligo Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Barna Gold (IRE) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Sep 2010. Last raced off a career-high mark of 95.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating95At career-high mark
95 85–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 30 Sep 2010 Official rating 95 at the last run, 10 Oct 2010

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 116A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft4116A102—
Good4101A95.5—
Good to Soft2115A108—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5116A96—
1m5f – 2m5104A101—
2m5f – 3m2115A103.5—

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Portrait Gallery (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 1,448 runs since Jan 2008 (124 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.3% from 223.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+0.1—
Good to Firm8567.1%−3.90 from 1
Good3944411.2%+0.20 from 5
Good to Soft2473012.1%+1.10 from 2
Soft4485011.2%+0.21 from 4
Heavy2642810.6%−0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−11—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m236229.3%−1.70 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f4614610%−11 from 5
2m5f – 3m5285911.2%+0.20 from 3
Over 3m2233214.3%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Barna Lass (IRE) (Lafontaine I)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Barna Bay (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m6½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Barna Bay (IRE)3742m–2m6½f—
Barna Jewel (IRE)40——
Barna Brook (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 1 25% −0.25
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sligo 3 1 33% +0.75
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −1.25
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Geraghty 4 1 25% −0.25
Robbie Geoghegan 3 0 0% −3.00
John Cullen 2 0 0% −2.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Alain Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 8 1 13% −4.25
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 1 10% −6.25
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2010 · 8 runs
10 Oct 10+10d Limerick Oakbruce Properties Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m6f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-0 95— Barry Geraghty 6/1
30 Sep 10+18d Sligo Corporate Entertainment At Sligo Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 11-4 95116A Barry Geraghty 11/4F
12 Sep 10+15d Listowel Charleville Cheese Maiden Hurdle 3m · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 4/18 ¾ 11-12 92115A Barry Geraghty 16/1
28 Aug 10+6d Galway O'leary Insurances Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 8 10-2 8596B D J Casey 5/1
22 Aug 10+38d Ballinrobe Mcwilliam Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Good · 15 ran 4/15 9 11-2 85101A Keith Donoghue 14/1
15 Jul 10+57d Killarney Killarney Grand Live Music Venue Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m1f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 7/16 1 11-3 86100A Barry Geraghty 16/1
19 May 10+17d Sligo Harry's Bar Sligo Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 shd 11-5 8893A John Cullen 14/1
02 May 10+348d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 6/13 5 11-5 88101A John Cullen 33/1
2009 · 2 runs
19 May 09+52d Punchestown K.s.p.c.a. Maiden Hurdle 3m · Heavy · 22 ran 17/22 8 11-9 —92C Alain Cawley 50/1
28 Mar 09+307d Navan N.i. Hospice Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 30 ran 21/30 1 11-12 8598C Mark Walsh 66/1
2008 · 3 runs
25 May 08+64d Tralee Racing Here Aug 19th (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Good · 17 ran 14/17 3 11-0 —86A Robbie Geoghegan 20/1
22 Mar 08+31d Cork Rockview (qr) Inh Flat Race 2m3f · Yielding · 15 ran 12/15 12 11-7 —88C Robbie Geoghegan 14/1
20 Feb 08 Punchestown Rockview (QR) INH Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 21 ran 6/21 5½ 11-7 —104A Robbie Geoghegan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Barna Gold won?
Barna Gold (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 1 time in total (7.7% of starts).
Who trained Barna Gold?
Barna Gold (IRE) was trained by V T O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 10 October 2010.
Who is Barna Gold's sire?
Barna Gold (IRE) is by Portrait Gallery (IRE) out of Barna Lass (IRE), whose sire is Lafontaine I.
What going does Barna Gold prefer?
Barna Gold (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Barna Gold's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 10 October 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Barna Gold's sire's record?
Portrait Gallery (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 1,448 runs since Jan 2008 (124 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.3% from 223.
Who are Barna Gold's siblings?
Out of Barna Lass (IRE), Barna Gold (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Barna Bay (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m–2m6½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.