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Horse profile

First Gold (FR)

13yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2006) · Last trainer F Doumen · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Shafoun (FR) out of Nuit D'Or II (FR) (Pot D'Or)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Apr 2006 — 7,507 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2006 Last raced off OR 140
KTB Profile

First Gold (FR) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Aintree (Apr 2005). Last raced off 140, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating140↓ 17lb off peak
140 140–157

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 128C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 22 Jan 2005 Official rating 140 at the last run, 8 Apr 2006

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 128C · median 125
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Over 3m2125C105—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 8 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
Shafoun (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 4 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%0—
Good to Soft100%00 from 4
Soft100%00 from 1
Heavy100%00 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
2m5f – 3m200%00 from 1
Over 3m200%00 from 5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nuit D'Or II (FR) (Pot D'Or)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 5 0 0% −5.00
Richie McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 7 0 0% −7.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2006 · 2 runs
08 Apr 06+49d Aintree Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 36f · Good To Soft · 40 ran UR/40 — 10-10 140— Richie McGrath 100/1
18 Feb 06+84d Haydock Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 28.5f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-0 140— A P McCoy 20/1
2005 · 6 runs
26 Nov 05+14d Newbury Ladbrokes.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Good · 16 ran UR/16 — 11-12 145— D J Casey 33/1
12 Nov 05+199d Cheltenham Servo Computer Handicap Chase (Grade3) Class 1 · 27.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-4 147— Robert Thornton 33/1
27 Apr 05+20d Punchestown Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup (Grade 1) 25f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 25 11-12 —85C A P McCoy 20/1
07 Apr 05+33d Aintree Betfair Bowl Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 25f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 12 11-2 —125C A P McCoy 3/1F
05 Mar 05+42d Newbury Vodafone Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-12 156— A P McCoy 14/1
22 Jan 05 Haydock Handicap Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 23f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 10 11-7 157128C A P McCoy 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has First Gold won?
First Gold (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained First Gold?
First Gold (FR) was trained by F Doumen on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 8 April 2006.
Who is First Gold's sire?
First Gold (FR) is by Shafoun (FR) out of Nuit D'Or II (FR), whose sire is Pot D'Or.
What is First Gold's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 8 April 2006. The highest on record is 157.
What is First Gold's sire's record?
Shafoun (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 4 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from January 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.