Gold Dancer (FR)
Gold Dancer won five of 14 starts on turf. He gained his biggest success when leading to take the Grade 1 William Hill Mildmay Novices' Chase at Aintree in Apr 2026, having already collected two Grade 3 wins in our archive. All five wins came on good to soft or softer, with three of them at 2m1f to 2m4f. Aged 7 at his last run in Apr 2026, he scored at Aintree off an official rating of 153.
- 5–14Wins / Runs
- 35.7%Strike rate
- 8 (57.1%)Placed
- +7.27£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 2.08Fair A/E n=14 · 1.79 incl. margin
- 153Highest OR
- 97dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 92
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 107B | 105 | 1 · — |
| Good | 2 | 76B | 66.5 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 129C | 121 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 2 | 105B | 92.5 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 113A | 80 | 2 · 80 / 78 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 107B | 106 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 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 from 6 analysed runs
- Led 2 (33%) · 2 wins
- Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 3,172 runs since Jan 2008 (488 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19.7% from 553. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 689. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.8% from 137.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 24 | 6 | 25% | +9.1 | — |
| Good | 553 | 109 | 19.7% | +3.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 477 | 91 | 19.1% | +3.2 | 3 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,200 | 184 | 15.3% | −0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 702 | 94 | 13.4% | −2.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 211 | 20 | 9.5% | −6.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −15.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 50 | 3 | 6% | −9.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 137 | 12 | 8.8% | −7.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 45 | 14.9% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 689 | 136 | 19.7% | +3.8 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,491 | 236 | 15.8% | −0.1 | 3 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 414 | 60 | 14.5% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 85 | 13 | 15.3% | −0.6 | 1 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Al Dancer (FR) (10 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Al Dancer (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Dancer (FR) | 31 | 10 | 1m7½f–3m1f | Grade 3 |
| Tzar's Dancer (FR) | 22 | 5 | 2m2½f–2m7½f | Grade 3 |
| Fire Dancer (FR) | 16 | 2 | 2m1f–2m4f | Class 4 |
| Steely Dancer (FR) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Set Dancer (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ballycorus (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brisky Dancer (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 3 | 100% | +6.77 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.44 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Aintree | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 3 | 38% | +4.94 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 5 | 3 | 60% | +4.77 |
| Danny Mullins | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Cleary-Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Shinnick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gaetan Masure | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| David Gallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 13 | 5 | 38% | +8.27 |
| HT | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +7.44 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 9 | 4 | 44% | +8.77 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 26+29d | Aintree | William Hill Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Up with the front group early - in front momentarily at the 5th before pushing the pace from the 6th - broke away from the field alongside second place from the 15th - sharing top spot 4 out - error 3 out - took over approaching 2 out - pulled well ahead nearing the last but blundered there and stumbled - margin cut and hard at work on the run-in - | 1/8 | 11-7 | 153 | 92A | 157B | Paul Townend | 10/3J | |
| 12 Mar 26+32d | Cheltenham | Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race) - tracked pace early - hit front 3rd - shared advantage into 8th - lost front spot 10th - back in command 13th - edged ahead 4 out - shared front again soon after - pushed along and lost front before 2 out - chased winner approaching last - stayed on but outpaced late | 2/18 | 4¾ | 11-5 | 152 | 76B | 157A | Sean Cleary-Farrell | 25/1 |
| 08 Feb 26+42d | Navan | William Hill Racing Bet Builder Ten Up Novice Chase (Grade 2) Sat just behind the pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - into 3rd but bobbled 3 out - pressed for effort yet made no headway and stayed one-paced to finish 4th | 4/4 | 2¾ | 11-8 | 150 | — | 127B | Paul Townend | 13/8 |
| 28 Dec 25+28d | Limerick | Guinness 00 Faugheen Novice Chase (Grade 1) Sat behind the front group - moved into second after third - asked for effort turning into the straight - lacked further improvement from the last and stayed on at one gear - unable to threaten the winner in second | 2/4 | 8 | 11-10 | 152 | 129C | 144B | John Shinnick | 12/1 |
| 30 Nov 25+56d | Fairyhouse | BAR 1 Betting Drinmore Novice Chase (Grade 1) Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - moved into 2nd and under pressure after 2 out - unable to land a blow on the winner and plugged on at one rate | 2/6 | 8 | 11-10 | 153 | 80A | 148B | Paul Townend | 10/3 |
| 05 Oct 25+66d | Tipperary | ODS Engineering Novice Chase (Grade 3) Handy early - hit front before 5th - driven along and shaken up before 2 out to shake off rival - stayed on strongly to win | 1/5 | 11-6 | 147 | 105C | 155B | Paul Townend | 4/9F | |
| 31 Jul 25+84d | Galway | Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3) Handy behind pace early - blundered at 2nd - third at halfway - driven out in the final stages - third turning for home - edged ahead in the last furlong to score | 1/11 | 11-1 | — | 57C | 153A | Sean O'Keeffe | 7/1 | |
| 08 May 25+16d | Tipperary | Hotel Minella Beginners Chase Shared front rank early - moved to front after 3rd - clipped fence 4 out - driven up to rejoin front after another mistake 2 out - took command before last - sprinted away for an untroubled win | 1/14 | 11-12 | — | 107B | 153A | Paul Townend | 3/1F | |
| 22 Apr 25+150d | Fairyhouse | RYBO Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway then driven into 6th after 3 out - unable to threaten from 2 out and beaten well into 12th | 12/16 | 2¼ | 11-0 | 130 | 105B | 118A | Danny Mullins | 12/1 |
| 23 Nov 24+237d | Punchestown | Conway Piling Beginners Chase Sat close to the front group early - lost touch and slipped towards the back after an untidy jump 4 out despite urging - lost ground steadily and was pulled up before 2 out | PU/12 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Michael O'Sullivan | 11/1 |
| 31 Mar 24+56d | Fairyhouse | Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) | 4/11 | 9 | 11-3 | — | 113A | 130A | Danny Mullins | 10/1 |
| 04 Feb 24+270d | Leopardstown | Tattersalls Ireland 50th Derby Sale Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | 7/10 | 7 | 11-12 | — | — | 123C | Danny Mullins | 16/1 |
| 10 May 23+193d | Compiegne (FR) | Prix Hyeres III (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) | 1/9 | 10-10 | — | — | — | Gaetan Masure | 5/2F | |
| 29 Oct 22 | Compiegne (FR) | Prix de Saint-Raphael (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Unraced Over Obstacles) (Turf) | 3/13 | 3½ | 10-10 | — | — | — | David Gallon | 49/10 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gold Dancer (FR) won?
- Gold Dancer (FR) won 5 of 14 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 35.7%. Placed 8 times in total (57.1% of starts).
- Who trains Gold Dancer (FR)?
- Gold Dancer (FR) is trained by W P Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 April 2026.
- Who is Gold Dancer (FR)'s sire?
- Gold Dancer (FR) is by Doctor Dino (FR) out of Steel Dancer (FR), whose sire is Kaldounevees.
- What going does Gold Dancer (FR) prefer?
- Gold Dancer (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Gold Dancer (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 153, from the run on 10 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Gold Dancer (FR)'s sire's record?
- Doctor Dino (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 3,172 runs since Jan 2008 (488 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.7% from 553. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 689. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.8% from 137.
- Who are Gold Dancer (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Steel Dancer (FR), Gold Dancer (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Al Dancer (FR) (10). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Al Dancer (FR)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.