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Horse profile

Golden Maverick (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer Tim Vaughan · Owner Tim Vaughan Racing Club Ultimate
by Zarak (FR) out of Waritta (GB) (Canford Cliffs)
28 runs · 24 courses · from Jun 2022
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 8 courses Last run 10 Oct 2026 · 7th of 17 Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Golden Maverick (FR) is a gelding with eight wins from 28 starts, including four on soft ground and three over 1m2f – 1m4f. He won a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Carlisle in Feb 2025 off an official rating of 113 and has reached an official rating of 117. His last run, at Chepstow in Oct 2026, was a prominent 7 of 17 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle off 115. He has won on turf and all-weather.

Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically mid-division
Official rating115↓ 2lb off peak
115 55–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 24 Jul 2026

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 11 figures · best 130C · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft6130C124—
Good3115A1141 run · —
Good to Soft2104A97.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5125A1151 run · —
1m5f – 2m4130C119.5—
2m5f – 3m2104A97.51 run · —
Flat 15 figures · best 104A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good499A82.5—
Standard (AW)497A92.5—
Good to Soft381A77—
Soft2104A91—
Good to Firm274C71.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f7104A78—
1m – 1m1f497A85.5—
6f – 7f391B70—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 28 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 28 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 24 Jul 2026 Official rating 115 at the last jumps run, 10 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Nottingham, 26 Sep 2023 Official rating 80 at the last flat run, 26 Sep 2023

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 12 figures · best 137A · median 122.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft7137A123—
Good3128A1281 run · —
Good to Soft2122A1171 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5137A1231 run · —
1m5f – 2m5130B124—
2m5f – 3m2122A1171 run · —
Flat 15 figures · best 93A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good480B72—
Standard (AW)480A56.5—
Good to Soft380A75—
Soft293A89—
Good to Firm281B79.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f793A80—
1m – 1m1f480A75.5—
6f – 7f360A49—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 28 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 28 runs · as at 18 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 7 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Mid-division 4 (57%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Zarak (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.2% of 2,030 runs since May 2021 (329 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 278. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.7% from 374. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 20.6% from 257. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.9% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−15.2—
Good to Firm811316%+0.82 from 2
Good3014916.3%+1.10 from 7
Good to Soft4166315.1%−0.11 from 6
Soft5789316.1%+0.94 from 9
Heavy2785118.3%+3.1—
Standard (AW)3744010.7%−4.51 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−15.2—
6f – 7f203146.9%−8.30 from 3
1m – 1m1f5999916.5%+1.32 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f75811214.8%−0.43 from 7
1m5f – 2m2575320.6%+5.41 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1792614.5%−0.72 from 5
2m5f – 3m32515.6%+0.40 from 2
Over 3m100%−15.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2021 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Waritta (GB) (Canford Cliffs)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 4 44% +2.37
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 6 1 17% −2.25
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% −1.38
Good to Firm 2 2 100% +1.83

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 14 2 14% −6.83
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 4 3 75% +2.03
Class 6 4 2 50% +2.37
Class 2 2 1 50% +0.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 2 1 50% −0.33
Doncaster 2 1 50% +0.20
Southwell (AW) 2 1 50% +0.62
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +4.50
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 1 100% +1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 1 100% +0.83
Leicester 1 1 100% +1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +2.75
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% −5.33
1m2f – 1m4f 7 3 43% −0.97
2m1f – 2m4f 5 2 40% +2.50
1m – 1m1f 4 2 50% +2.37
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gavin Sheehan 10 3 30% −0.83
William Buick 4 2 50% +1.58
Jim Crowley 2 1 50% +0.20
Ben Sanderson 2 0 0% −2.00
Lorcan Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
Thore Hammer Hansen 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 1 100% +1.00
George Rooke 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Tudhope 1 1 100% +1.62
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 21 7 33% −4.93
Visor 5 1 20% +0.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 4 1 25% +1.50
2024 7 2 29% −3.33
2023 14 5 36% −1.60
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 15 5 33% −2.60
Hurdle 13 3 23% −3.83

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 · 2 runs
10 Oct 26+78d Chepstow Dragonbet John Ayres Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 17 ran Raced mid-pack - close up 3 out under pressure before gaining a few places 2 out - faded before the last to finish 7th 7/17 1¼ 11-9 11591B122A Lorcan Murtagh 33/1
24 Jul 26+422d Uttoxeter Louise Hall Hen Party Handicap Hurdle Race Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran raced in the pack - made progress before 3 out - went in front before 2 out - passed by the winner after the last and stayed on into second without threatening 2/10 6 11-12 114115A128A David Noonan 80/1
2025 · 4 runs
28 May 25+79d Cartmel Traffic Management Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m6f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled midpack early - dropped back with a sluggish move before the 4th - rallied briefly then found little turning into the 6th - off the pace approaching the last - stayed on late without threatening 5/7 2 11-11 117104A112A Sean Bowen 3/1
10 Mar 25+35d Stratford DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Race in touch with the front group - dropped to third and lost momentum before slipping to fourth under a drive - lost ground after the second-last - came down at the final fence F/7 — 11-9 117—— Gavin Sheehan 3/1
03 Feb 25+14d Carlisle Watch Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 8 ran Uneven effort early travelling wide near the back - dropped away three out - rallied wide approaching the last - into second and pushed on well up the run-in - got up close home to score 1/8 11-7 113125A137A Gavin Sheehan 9/2
20 Jan 25+42d Ayr racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Soft · 7 ran Up with the pace and sharing the front early - moved to the fore at the 7th - pressed on and forged ahead approaching the last but blundered and stumbled on touching down - margin steadily eroding on the run-in before caught near the line and faded into 4th 4/7 1¼ 10-13 11090B123A Gavin Sheehan 10/3
2024 · 7 runs
09 Dec 24+24d Lingfield Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 8 ran Slow to settle and off the pace early - dropped further back by the 3rd - urged into a modest 5th before 3 out - found a bit extra on the inner before fading approaching the last 4/8 3¾ 11-8 111123B120A Gavin Sheehan 6/1
15 Nov 24+186d Cheltenham Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 15 ran Struggled throughout and finished a distant 12th 12/15 4¼ 11-6 113114B108A Gavin Sheehan 12/1
13 May 24+38d Hereford Get Emma's Offers At PlanetSportBet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 5 ran 2/5 8 11-10 11485C128B Gavin Sheehan 5/6F
05 Apr 24+16d Musselburgh Go North Grey Bomber Juvenile Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m1½f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-1 107105A116A Gavin Sheehan EvensF
20 Mar 24+28d Haydock Maximum Eco For Super Concentrated Cleaning Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-0 107130C130B Gavin Sheehan 4/6F
21 Feb 24+19d Ludlow Suzuki ATV UK 'King Quad' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 2¼ 10-9 ——113A Gavin Sheehan 2/1F
02 Feb 24+129d Catterick Raceday Ready Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 7½ 10-12 —125A124B Gavin Sheehan 4/5F
2023 · 14 runs
26 Sep 23+10d Nottingham Grassroots Series Middle Distance Final Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1 9-12 80104A93A William Buick 5/1
16 Sep 23+8d Chester Camden Town Brewery Handicap Class 4 · 1m6½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 2 9-10 8181A80A David Nolan 5/1
08 Sep 23+27d Haydock Betfair Racing Only Bettor Podcast Handicap Class 4 · 1m3½f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 4 9-8 8195C80B William Buick 10/3
12 Aug 23+16d Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Classic (Handicap) Class 3 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 nk 9-2 8166B65A Thore Hammer Hansen 14/1
27 Jul 23+7d Doncaster 50 Days Until The St Leger Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-10 6978B85A Jim Crowley 6/5F
20 Jul 23+12d Epsom Downs Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 6974C81B William Buick 5/6F
08 Jul 23+15d Leicester Marks Electrical Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-4 6769B78A Daniel Muscutt EvensF
23 Jun 23+34d Newmarket Visit Racingtv.com Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 1½ 8-4 6699A68A George Rooke 17/2
20 May 23+9d Doncaster Doncaster Racecourse Supporting MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good · 11 ran 6/11 ¾ 10-1 6660A76A P J McDonald 11/8F
11 May 23+11d Southwell (AW) Unibet Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 5597A80A Daniel Tudhope 13/8F
30 Apr 23+16d Wetherby Royal Pigeon Racing Association Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-9 5577A75A William Buick 11/4J
14 Apr 23+27d Southwell (AW) Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 9-9 5594A64A Hollie Doyle 15/2
18 Mar 23+8d Wolverhampton (AW) BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Restricted Maiden Stakes (Rider Restricted Race) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 7 9-0 —70A43A Ben Sanderson 125/1
10 Mar 23+276d Wolverhampton (AW) BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 4¼ 8-13 —91B49B Ben Sanderson 50/1
2022 · 1 run
07 Jun 22 Salisbury William Hill Play Responsibly British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 ¾ 9-7 —70A60A Jim Crowley 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Golden Maverick won?
Golden Maverick (FR) won 8 of 28 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 16 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trains Golden Maverick?
Golden Maverick (FR) is trained by Tim Vaughan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
Who is Golden Maverick's sire?
Golden Maverick (FR) is by Zarak (FR) out of Waritta (GB), whose sire is Canford Cliffs.
What going does Golden Maverick prefer?
Golden Maverick (FR) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 9 starts (44.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Golden Maverick's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 10 October 2026. The highest on record is 117.
What is Golden Maverick's sire's record?
Zarak (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.2% of 2,030 runs since May 2021 (329 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 278. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.7% from 374. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 20.6% from 257. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.9% from 203.

Record shown from June 2022. 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.