Horse profile
Golden Flame (IRE)
by Golden Horn (GB) out of Flame Of Gibraltar (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
41 runs · 21 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
New yard
Last run 23 Jul 2026 · 3rd of 3
Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile
Golden Flame is 4 from 41 with all wins in handicaps over 1m2f – 1m4f or 1m5f – 2m. Three of those came on turf, including a Class 2 success at Haydock in Sep 2021 off a mark of 90 and a Class 6 win at Ffos Las in Jun 2026. His last run, at Newbury in Jul 2026, was his first for the yard and he finished 3 of 3. Typically ridden with patience, he was last raced off an official rating of 66, 29lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 29lb off peak
- 4–41Wins / Runs
- 9.8%Strike rate
- 15 (36.6%)Placed
- −18.26£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 0.65Fair A/E n=41 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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.
Official rating66↓ 29lb off peak
66
62–95
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 136
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 116A | 90.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 100C | 70.5 | 2 runs · 84 / 72.5 |
| Good | 9 | 136B | 104 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 4 | 73C | 71.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 108A | 90.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 136B | 83.5 | 3 runs · 136 / 84 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 108A | 73 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 108C | 85 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 79A | 68 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 82C | 77.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 41 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 17 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 9 (53%) · 0 wins
- Held up 6 (35%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (12%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 3,739 runs since Jan 2008 (345 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 162. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 233.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +13.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 441 | 69 | 15.6% | +1.8 | 2 from 12 |
| Good | 1,024 | 143 | 14% | +0.2 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 479 | 78 | 16.3% | +2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 572 | 72 | 12.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 162 | 15 | 9.3% | −4.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,050 | 137 | 13% | −0.8 | 1 from 14 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 233 | 19 | 8.2% | −5.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 613 | 60 | 9.8% | −4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,419 | 205 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 977 | 152 | 15.6% | +1.8 | 3 from 30 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 406 | 66 | 16.3% | +2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 85 | 14 | 16.5% | +2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Flame Of Gibraltar (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Brilliant Light (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Brilliant Light (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brilliant Light (GB) | 28 | 4 | 1m2f–2m | Class 3 |
| Assembly Of Truth (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Slalom (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rockfire (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Angel Of The Rock (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 1 | 7% | −12.09 |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 2 | 17% | −0.67 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −9.67 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.09 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Haydock | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nottingham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.67 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 3 | 10% | −8.59 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.67 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Havlin | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Zoe Lewis | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Jason Hart | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| William Buick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.67 |
| Jack Doughty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Mason Paetel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Planas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taylor Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Duran Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Collett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 40 | 4 | 10% | −17.26 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +6.24 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Jul 26+14d | Newbury | Newbury Racecourse Resident Dj, Moonraker Disco Handicap Stakes sat close to the leading pack - driven 2f out - soon dropped away | 3/3 | 5 | 9-9 | 66 | 84C | 67C | Zoe Lewis | 5/1 |
| 09 Jul 26+9d | Doncaster | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap held up last of the field early - moved into second and disputed the lead 2f out - continued at one gallop to the line | 2/4 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 62 | 61C | 68B | Zoe Lewis | 5/6F |
| 30 Jun 26+264d | Ffos Las | West Wales Properties Ceredigion Handicap Travelling strongly midpack early - roused to move up and hit the front a furlong out - drew away from the field to score with something in hand | 1/7 | 8-13 | 62 | 136B | 78A | Zoe Lewis | 17/2 | |
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 25+33d | Bath | Goughs Solicitors Handicap Settled towards the back early - urged into the effort with 2f left and closed on the front group approaching the final furlong - into 3rd but unable to find more to the line | 3/12 | 1 | 10-2 | 62 | 73A | 76A | Robert Havlin | 11/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+55d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Signs Express Handicap Hesitant start - settled behind front group and moved into second by 2f - eased back out of second over 6f out - dropped to fourth 5f out - slipped further back over 3f out - fell away from the pack - finished well beaten in 5th | 5/6 | 36 | 9-11 | 64 | 65C | 59C | Mason Paetel | 7/2 |
| 13 Jul 25+15d | Southwell (AW) | HighBet Acca Odds Boost Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack - improved into contention over 3f out - driven approaching 2f out then found little and finished sixth | 6/14 | 3 | 9-7 | 66 | 113C | 67C | Robert Havlin | 9/1 |
| 28 Jun 25+15d | Newcastle (AW) | Pertemps Network Education Handicap (Div 1) Settled at the back - pushed along and made ground into the final two furlongs - lost momentum close home to finish eighth | 8/11 | ¾ | 9-6 | 67 | 85A | 74A | Silvestre De Sousa | 6/1 |
| 13 Jun 25+12d | Goodwood | Goodwood Horseracing Club Membership Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled handy early - pressed for effort with 2f left then dropped back inside final furlong - unable to threaten leaders late finishing sixth beaten 4 lengths | 6/11 | nse | 8-13 | 68 | 108B | 71A | Jack Doughty | 10/1 |
| 01 Jun 25+23d | Nottingham | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Settled in the pack early - found space and made progress from around 2f out - momentarily boxed in - shifted right and driven on - battling for second inside the final furlong then held to the same gait to finish third | 3/8 | nk | 9-3 | 68 | 120A | 73A | Robert Havlin | 9/2 |
| 09 May 25+9d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled tight in third early holding a strong grip - moved up to second inside the last furlong - unable to match the winner and edged out for the place spot right on the line | 3/8 | hd | 9-2 | 68 | 71A | 77A | Jack Doughty | 5/1 |
| 30 Apr 25+35d | Southwell (AW) | Weekend Winners On Sky Sports Racing Handicap Suffered a bump early and dropped to the back - shifted course with two furlongs left and made ground into the pack in front - moved into second approaching the final furlong - kept up the effort without gaining further - finished second beaten three lengths | 2/7 | 3 | 9-2 | 68 | 116A | 77A | Robert Havlin | 10/3 |
| 26 Mar 25+26d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap (London Stayers' Qualifier) Sat behind pace early - moved up into second spot 5f out and hit the front inside final 3f - pushed along and overtaken 1f out - faded to finish fourth | 4/6 | 2 | 9-8 | 70 | 88A | 75B | Robert Havlin | 8/1 |
| 28 Feb 25+13d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK AWC Marathon Trial Handicap (GBB Plus Race) Sat close to the front pack - pressed for effort before fading before 2f out - eventually well held in 9th | 9/10 | ¾ | 7-13 | 72 | 70C | 58C | Connor Planas | 100/1 |
| 15 Feb 25+38d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Sat close to the pace - pushed in front 2f out - held on well inside the last - overtaken close home and unable to find more | 2/8 | 1½ | 10-0 | 72 | 114A | 85A | Joe Fanning | 10/1 |
| 08 Jan 25+51d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Handicap Sat behind front pack - angled right approaching 2f out then pushed along - lost momentum close home | 7/8 | 4 | 9-11 | 77 | 93A | 68A | Hector Crouch | 50/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Nov 24+72d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Take Time To Think With BetUK Handicap Settled behind early pace as gap opened - made ground into contention 7f from home and hit front over 4f out - lost advantage 3f out - dropped away 2f out - well beaten at finish | 7/8 | 35 | 10-1 | 81 | 82C | 71C | Billy Loughnane | 10/1 |
| 07 Sep 24+70d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap Sat close to the front pack - pushed along with 2f left - failed to close the gap - finished ninth well beaten | 9/13 | 1 | 9-13 | 85 | 80B | 72A | Taylor Fisher | 33/1 |
| 29 Jun 24+612d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Northumberland Plate Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 14/20 | 4 | 8-3 | 87 | 115C | 69C | Duran Fentiman | 100/1 |
| 2022 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 22+9d | Nottingham | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 5/6 | 9 | 9-13 | 90 | 73C | 72C | Jason Hart | 13/2 |
| 17 Oct 22+22d | Pontefract | Phil Bull Trophy Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 1 | 9-6 | 90 | 108A | 84A | Jason Hart | 22/1 |
| 25 Sep 22+22d | Curragh | Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (Premier Handicap) (0-110) | 28/30 | 6 | 8-11 | 91 | 71C | 69C | P J McDonald | 50/1 |
| 03 Sep 22+28d | Haydock | Betfair Exchange Old Borough Cup Handicap | 6/6 | 23 | 8-13 | 92 | 47C | 61C | Andrea Atzeni | 5/1 |
| 06 Aug 22+7d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Stayers (Handicap) | 3/10 | hd | 9-8 | 91 | 72A | 80A | Jason Collett | 16/1 |
| 30 Jul 22+26d | Goodwood | Coral Summer Handicap | 12/13 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 93 | 100C | 78A | Jason Hart | 25/1 |
| 04 Jul 22+9d | Ayr | Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap | 6/6 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 94 | 107A | 75B | Cieren Fallon | 5/1 |
| 25 Jun 22+11d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Northumberland Plate Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 13/20 | 2¾ | 8-11 | 95 | 84C | 71C | Connor Beasley | 25/1 |
| 14 Jun 22+24d | Ascot | Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 15/19 | ¾ | 9-6 | 95 | 65C | 75C | Joe Fanning | 25/1 |
| 21 May 22+20d | Haydock | Cazoo Hell Nook Handicap | 2/12 | hd | 9-4 | 93 | 104A | 89A | Joe Fanning | 15/2 |
| 01 May 22+239d | Newmarket | Betfair Daily Rewards Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 7/9 | hd | 9-0 | 94 | 83A | 79A | William Buick | 17/2 |
| 2021 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Sep 21+14d | Haydock | 'My Odds Boost' On Betfair Handicap | 1/6 | 9-5 | 90 | 70A | 83B | Joe Fanning | 9/1 | |
| 21 Aug 21+39d | York | Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 14/22 | ½ | 9-2 | 91 | 83C | 77C | Adam Kirby | 66/1 |
| 13 Jul 21+27d | Beverley | 135th Year Of The Watt Memorial Handicap | 2/6 | 5½ | 8-10 | 91 | 72A | 72B | Ben Curtis | EvensF |
| 16 Jun 21+48d | Ascot | Queen's Vase (Group 2) | 12/13 | 11 | 9-0 | 91 | 62C | 70C | Adam Kirby | 25/1 |
| 29 Apr 21+23d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Example At Chelmsford City 14th August Handicap | 1/3 | 9-7 | 85 | 98C | 85C | Ryan Moore | 10/11F | |
| 06 Apr 21+7d | Bath | CB Protection Event Specialists Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/4 | 9-5 | 85 | 81C | 84B | Adam Kirby | 1/3F | |
| 30 Mar 21+184d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/3 | 1½ | 9-2 | 85 | 108C | 77C | Ben Curtis | 7/4 |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Sep 20+24d | Nottingham | Call Star Sports On 08000521321 Derby 'Wild Card' Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) | 3/4 | nk | 8-12 | 86 | 82C | 78B | William Buick | 2/1 |
| 03 Sep 20+33d | Salisbury | Shadwell Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/9 | hd | 9-5 | 90 | 73A | 89A | William Buick | 11/4J |
| 01 Aug 20+44d | Goodwood | British European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 5/9 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 90 | 41A | 79A | Ryan Moore | 2/1F |
| 18 Jun 20+9d | Ascot | Chesham Stakes (Listed) | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-3 | — | 68A | 82A | Frankie Dettori | 5/1 |
| 09 Jun 20 | Haydock | Read Andrew Balding On Betway Insider EBF Maiden Stakes | 2/8 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 79A | 88A | Oisin Murphy | 4/1J |
Quick answers
- How many races has Golden Flame won?
- Golden Flame (IRE) won 4 of 41 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.8%. Placed 15 times in total (36.6% of starts).
- Who trains Golden Flame?
- Golden Flame (IRE) is trained by T Faulkner, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 July 2026.
- Who is Golden Flame's sire?
- Golden Flame (IRE) is by Golden Horn (GB) out of Flame Of Gibraltar (IRE), whose sire is Rock Of Gibraltar.
- What going does Golden Flame prefer?
- Golden Flame (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Golden Flame's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 23 July 2026. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Golden Flame's sire's record?
- Golden Horn (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 3,739 runs since Jan 2008 (345 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 162. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 233.
- Who are Golden Flame's siblings?
- Out of Flame Of Gibraltar (IRE), Golden Flame (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Brilliant Light (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Brilliant Light (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m. As at Oct 2026.