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Horse profile

Golden Banjo (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2009) · Last trainer Gordon Elliott · Last owner Total Merchant Syndicate
by Goldmark (USA) out of Banjo Island (IRE) (Warcraft I)
14 runs · 14 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Apr 2009 — 6,403 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2009 · 13th of 15 Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile

Golden Banjo (IRE) is yet to win from 14 starts. Best effort: 4th of 14 at Dundalk (AW) (Mar 2008). Last raced off a career-high mark of 108.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating108At career-high mark
108 45–108

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 (jumps) 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 22 Aug 2008 Official rating 108 at the last jumps run, 24 Apr 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 58A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 19 Mar 2008 Official rating 46 at the last flat run, 5 Jul 2008

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 7 figures · best 103A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft4103A92.5—
Good2102A99—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4102A87.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3103A96—
Flat 7 figures · best 58A · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good249C47.5—
Soft258C49.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f358A50—
1m – 1m1f358C41—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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
Goldmark (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 606 runs since Jan 2008 (72 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 3.9% from 154. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13% from 138.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−8.7—
Good to Firm56610.7%+20 from 1
Good162169.9%+1.20 from 4
Good to Soft971414.4%+5.70 from 1
Soft15463.9%−4.80 from 6
Heavy11597.8%−0.90 from 1
Standard (AW)17211.8%+3.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f700%−8.70 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8.70 from 3
1m5f – 2m188126.4%−2.30 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f212178%−0.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m1381813%+4.3—
Over 3m55610.9%+2.2—

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
Banjo Island (IRE) (Warcraft I)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Myrons (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m6f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Myrons (IRE)812m6f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
S P McCann 2 0 0% −2.00
Pat Smullen 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Dunne 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Ferris 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Emmet McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Willie Supple 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 6 0 0% −6.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00

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
2009 · 1 run
24 Apr 09+245d Perth Stanjames.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 15 ran 13/15 30 11-11 10896C Brian Hughes 25/1
2008 · 6 runs
22 Aug 08+12d Kilbeggan Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m3f · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 ¾ 10-11 93103A Martin Ferris 16/1
10 Aug 08+13d Downpatrick Pat O'Hare Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 2m2f · Yielding · 12 ran 12/12 10 11-7 9691C S P McCann 14/1
28 Jul 08+23d Galway G.P.T. Sligo Novice Hurdle 2m · Good · 20 ran 8/20 5½ 11-0 96102A S P McCann 66/1
05 Jul 08+44d Bellewstown Glebe House Stud Handicap (45-60) 1m6f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 13 9-0 4649C Declan McDonogh 12/1
22 May 08+64d Clonmel Knockmealdown Handicap (45-60) 1m2f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 2½ 9-0 4646A Pat Smullen 6/1
19 Mar 08+79d Dundalk (AW) Castlebellingham Handicap (45-60) 1m4f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 1¾ 8-11 4558A Pat Smullen 10/1
2007 · 6 runs
31 Dec 07+3d Punchestown Celebrate New Year's Eve At Punchestown 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 22 ran 17/22 3 10-9 —94C Robert Dunne 33/1
28 Dec 07+13d Limerick Ryans Event Cleaners 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 16 ran 14/16 23 10-9 —81C Robert Dunne 33/1
15 Dec 07+42d Fairyhouse Kilbride 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 7 11-0 10577C Davy Russell 25/1
03 Nov 07+33d Leopardstown Betchronicle.com Handicap (42-70) (Div 3) 1m1f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 19/22 7 8-0 5124C Emmet McNamara 16/1
01 Oct 07+7d Roscommon Ballyleague Maiden 1m4f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 5½ 9-5 —50C Rory Cleary 50/1
24 Sep 07+342d Ballinrobe Ireland's Lake District Race 1m1f · Yielding · 14 ran 6/14 4 8-12 —41C Chris Hayes 50/1
2006 · 1 run
17 Oct 06 Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C&G) Maiden 1m · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 17/18 20 9-0 —58C Willie Supple 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Golden Banjo won?
Golden Banjo (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2006 and 2009.
Who trained Golden Banjo?
Golden Banjo (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 24 April 2009.
Who is Golden Banjo's sire?
Golden Banjo (IRE) is by Goldmark (USA) out of Banjo Island (IRE), whose sire is Warcraft I.
What is Golden Banjo's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 24 April 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Golden Banjo's sire's record?
Goldmark (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 606 runs since Jan 2008 (72 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 3.9% from 154. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13% from 138.
Who are Golden Banjo's siblings?
Out of Banjo Island (IRE), Golden Banjo (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Myrons (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2006. 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.