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Horse profile

Golden Groom (GB)

11yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2014) · Last trainer Patrick Holmes · Last owner Colin Stirling
by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Reine de Thebes (FR) (Darshaan)
18 runs · 10 courses · from Jun 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Feb 2014 — 4,633 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2014 · 12th of 13 3 wins · Ripon & Newcastle Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile

Golden Groom (GB) is 3 from 18. Hasn't won since Jun 2009. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off 48, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating48↓ 8lb off peak
48 45–56

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 57C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 8 Oct 2013 Official rating 48 at the last run, 27 Feb 2014

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 →

Flat 18 figures · best 75A · median 57
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm675A58—
Good to Soft471C60.5—
Good463C55—
Soft257C55—
Standard (AW)1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1065C57.5—
1m2f – 1m4f675A58—
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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
Groom Dancer (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7% of 1,020 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2414.2%−2.80 from 1
Good to Firm149117.4%+0.43 from 6
Good276196.9%−0.10 from 4
Good to Soft16295.6%−1.40 from 4
Soft166159%+20 from 2
Heavy6657.6%+0.6—
Standard (AW)177116.2%−0.80 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4249.5%+2.5—
6f – 7f7500%−70 from 1
1m – 1m1f8578.2%+1.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f146117.5%+0.51 from 6
1m5f – 2m301196.3%−0.72 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f211146.6%−0.4—
2m5f – 3m126118.7%+1.7—
Over 3m34514.7%+7.7—

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
Reine de Thebes (FR) (Darshaan)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Passion Fruit (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Passion Fruit (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Passion Fruit (GB)4766f–7fClass 4
One Tou Many (GB)70——
Strong Will (GB)40——
Loves Life (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 3 50% +15.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 1 10% −1.00
Class 6 7 2 29% +5.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ripon 3 2 67% +12.50
Newcastle 3 1 33% +2.50
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 2 20% +2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 6 1 17% +3.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dean McKeown 5 0 0% −5.00
Paul Fessey 3 2 67% +9.00
Jack Garritty 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Eddery 2 0 0% −2.00
Lee Enstone 2 0 0% −2.00
Russ Kennemore 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Elliott 1 1 100% +8.00
Paul Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 1 1 100% +8.00
2007 6 2 33% +6.00
2006 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
2014 · 1 run
27 Feb 14+142d Kempton (AW) Family Fun Day 19.04.14 Handicap Class 7 · 1m4f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 23 8-13 4829C Jack Garritty 50/1
2013 · 2 runs
08 Oct 13+7d Catterick Skyram Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 45 9-7 5357C Russ Kennemore 11/1
01 Oct 13+399d Ayr Debra Charity Handicap (Qualifier For The 15,000 Betfair Scottish Stayers' Series Final) Class 5 · 1m5f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 1 8-5 5352A Jack Garritty 12/1
2012 · 1 run
28 Aug 12+1183d Ripon Wakeman Stayers Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 10 9-4 5557C Paddy Aspell 13/2
2009 · 1 run
02 Jun 09+631d Ripon Bishopton Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 8-7 5675A Andrew Elliott 8/1
2007 · 6 runs
10 Sep 07+13d Newcastle USG Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 17 ran 1/17 9-4 5362C Paul Fessey 9/2J
28 Aug 07+6d Ripon Wakeman Stayers Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 8-13 5065C Paul Fessey 11/2
22 Aug 07+14d Hamilton Field And Lawn Marquees Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 1½ 8-10 5062C Paul Fessey 8/1
08 Aug 07+20d Newcastle J & G Archibald Builders Merchant Handicap Class 5 · 2m · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 2 9-2 5245C Paul Eddery 12/1
19 Jul 07+16d Hamilton Griffiths And Armour Handicap Class 5 · 1m5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 nk 8-11 4859C Dean McKeown 9/2
03 Jul 07+279d Thirsk Rectangle Group Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 3 8-9 4953C Dean McKeown 15/2
2006 · 7 runs
27 Sep 06+22d Newcastle Cartrux REntal Ltd Handicap Class 5 · 2m · Good · 15 ran 3/15 1½ 8-4 4958C Dean McKeown 11/2
05 Sep 06+12d Catterick Foss Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 2/15 1 8-4 4571C Paul Eddery 11/1
24 Aug 06+8d Redcar Arym Flowers Handicap Class 6 · 1m6f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 ½ 8-12 4563C Dean McKeown 16/1
16 Aug 06+19d Beverley East Riding Mail Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 1 8-2 4546C Paul Quinn 66/1
28 Jul 06+17d Thirsk Nattrass Construction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Firm · 13 ran 9/13 1¾ 9-3 4540C Dean McKeown 50/1
11 Jul 06+14d Pontefract Racing Welfare Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 15 9-1 —54C Lee Enstone 125/1
27 Jun 06 Beverley Racing UK Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 ¾ 9-3 —51C Lee Enstone 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Golden Groom won?
Golden Groom (GB) won 3 of 18 archived starts between 2006 and 2014, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 8 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Golden Groom?
Golden Groom (GB) was trained by Patrick Holmes on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 27 February 2014.
Who is Golden Groom's sire?
Golden Groom (GB) is by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Reine de Thebes (FR), whose sire is Darshaan.
What going does Golden Groom prefer?
Golden Groom (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Golden Groom's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 27 February 2014. The highest on record is 56.
What is Golden Groom's sire's record?
Groom Dancer (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7% of 1,020 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Golden Groom's siblings?
Out of Reine de Thebes (FR), Golden Groom (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Passion Fruit (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Passion Fruit (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 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.