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Horse profile

Golden Joy (FR)

7yo gelding · Trainer Gordon Elliott · Owner Robcour
by Conillon (GER) out of Erbalonga (FR) (Lost World)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Leopardstown & Auteuil (FR) Last run 30 Apr 2026 Last raced off OR 130
KTB Profile

Golden Joy won both his starts over 2m1f – 2m4f, at Auteuil on heavy ground in Apr 2023 and at Leopardstown in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase on soft ground in Mar 2025. The gelding has two wins and three places from 13 turf runs and last ran off an official rating of 130. He finished held in the Frontline Security Handicap Chase at Punchestown in Apr 2026.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent
Official rating130↓ 3lb off peak
130 125–133

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 3 Mar 2025

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 103A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft8103A822 runs · 79 / 71
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5103A831 run · —
1m5f – 2m486B73.51 run · —

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 139A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 9 Jan 2026 Official rating 130 at the last run, 30 Apr 2026

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 10 figures · best 139A · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft8139A1222 runs · 139 / 135
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5131A1201 run · —
1m5f – 2m5139A1261 run · —

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 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 from 9 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 5 (56%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Conillon (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 86 runs since Jun 2013 (19 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−12.8—
Good16425%+12.20 from 1
Good to Soft900%−12.80 from 1
Soft3638.3%−4.51 from 10
Heavy23417.4%+4.61 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−12.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−12.8—
1m2f – 1m4f100%−12.8—
1m5f – 2m27414.8%+20 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f37513.5%+0.72 from 7
2m5f – 3m18211.1%−1.7—
Over 3m100%−12.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Erbalonga (FR) (Lost World)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hot Macri (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 1 10% −4.50
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +37.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 3 1 33% +2.50
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 1 100% +37.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 2 29% +36.50
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Kennedy 4 0 0% −4.00
Danny Gilligan 2 0 0% −2.00
Jake Coen 2 0 0% −2.00
Jordan Gainford 2 1 50% +3.50
S Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludovic Philipperon 1 1 100% +37.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 2 33% +37.50
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 4 1 25% +1.50
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 3 1 33% +35.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% −1.50
Hurdle 6 1 17% +32.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
30 Apr 26+87d Punchestown Frontline Security Handicap Chase (Listed) 2m½f · Yielding · 20 ran Held up towards the back - pressed for effort in 10th 3 out but made no headway - still behind when fell at the last F/20 — 11-4 130—— Danny Gilligan 28/1
02 Feb 26+24d Leopardstown Barberstown Castle Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) 2m1f · Soft · 14 ran Held up towards back of the pack - progress from 3 out and into contention entering the straight - driven and stayed on strongly to snatch second close home 2/14 5 10-9 13079B131A Danny Gilligan 25/1
09 Jan 26+14d Naas Race And Stay Handicap Chase 2m · Soft · 9 ran Settled midpack early - drifted right occasionally - 5th at halfway - into 2nd approaching two out under pressure but unable to close - 4th and awkward at the last - stayed on same speed to finish 4/9 ¾ 11-13 13163C139A Jack Kennedy 14/1
2025 · 4 runs
26 Dec 25+249d Leopardstown Racing Post Handicap Chase 2m1f · Yielding · 20 ran Tracked the pace early - error cost ground and slipped back through the field - no impression made from four out - eased and pulled up before the last PU/20 — 11-6 131—— Jake Coen 6/1
21 Apr 25+49d Cork Coolmore N.H. Sires Luxembourg Handicap Chase 2m1f · Yielding · 7 ran Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway then driven into 5th after 4 out - lost touch quickly from the following fence and faded well beaten 7/7 21 11-9 13383C106C Jake Coen 4/1
03 Mar 25+25d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 2m1f · Yielding · 7 ran Sat second early - moved to front from the fourth and dictated affairs - scratchy over the sixth - pushed along and challenged hard approaching two out - quickly opened up daylight - extended advantage at the final fence - kept up the gallop to the line unchallenged 1/7 11-12 —103A128B Jordan Gainford 9/2
06 Feb 25+68d Thurles Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase 2m · Good · 15 ran Sat close to front group early - 5th at halfway - asked for effort but found little after 2 out and clipped last - stayed on same gear to finish 5th 5/15 7 11-12 ——129A Jordan Gainford 80/1
2024 · 3 runs
30 Nov 24+28d Fairyhouse Roganstown Hotel & Country Club 20th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle (80-130) 2m4f · Yielding · 24 ran Sat close to the pace early - pushed along 3 out and down to 15th soon after - lost touch late to finish well beaten 16/24 2¼ 11-9 12581C118C S Fitzgerald 16/1
02 Nov 24+279d Down Royal Eventsec Handicap Hurdle 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Settled midpack early - improved a touch approaching four out then driven with little response near the back around ninth two out - held that placing to the line without finding more 9/18 12 11-5 125103B120A Sam Ewing 7/2F
28 Jan 24+57d Naas Naas Racecourse Business Club Limestone Lad Hurdle (Grade 3) 1m7½f · Soft · 4 ran 4/4 3½ 11-3 —60C118B Jack Kennedy 18/1
2023 · 3 runs
02 Dec 23+20d Fairyhouse WillowWarm Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 11 10-13 —86B106B Jack Kennedy 11/2
12 Nov 23+203d Naas BetVictor Fishery Lane Novice Hurdle 2m · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 shd 11-6 —84A126B Jack Kennedy 11/8F
23 Apr 23 Auteuil (FR) Prix Claude Cohen (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 17 ran 1/17 10-8 ——— Ludovic Philipperon 37/1

Quick answers

How many races has Golden Joy won?
Golden Joy (FR) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trains Golden Joy?
Golden Joy (FR) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 April 2026.
Who is Golden Joy's sire?
Golden Joy (FR) is by Conillon (GER) out of Erbalonga (FR), whose sire is Lost World.
What going does Golden Joy prefer?
Golden Joy (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Golden Joy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 30 April 2026. The highest on record is 133.
What is Golden Joy's sire's record?
Conillon (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 86 runs since Jun 2013 (19 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Golden Joy's siblings?
Out of Erbalonga (FR), Golden Joy (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2023. 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.