Horse profile
Golden Penny (GB)
by Xaar (GB) out of Dog Rose (SAF) (Fort Wood)
26 runs · 14 courses · from May 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Jan 2010 — 6,141 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2010 · 8th of 9
3 wins · Newcastle, Kempton (AW) & Southwell (AW)
Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile
Golden Penny (GB) is 3 from 26. Hasn't won since May 2009. Last raced off 65, 12lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 26 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 3–26Wins / Runs
- 11.5%Strike rate
- 7 (26.9%)Placed
- +3.38£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 1.09Fair A/E n=26 · 0.91 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 175 d
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 rating65↓ 12lb off peak
65
65–77
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
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
Xaar (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −2.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 525 | 38 | 7.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Good | 577 | 30 | 5.2% | −0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 262 | 13 | 5% | −1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 303 | 15 | 5% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 122 | 13 | 10.7% | +4.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 610 | 38 | 6.2% | +0.1 | 2 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 148 | 9 | 6.1% | 0 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 740 | 49 | 6.6% | +0.5 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 504 | 37 | 7.3% | +1.2 | 2 from 16 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 347 | 19 | 5.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 373 | 16 | 4.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 234 | 12 | 5.1% | −1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 70 | 6 | 8.6% | +2.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −6.1 | — |
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
Dog Rose (SAF) (Fort Wood)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Colchium (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Colchium (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchium (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Platinum Hound (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 2 | 25% | +6.38 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +4.38 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +3.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| Windsor | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 2 | 13% | −1.62 |
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Block | 7 | 2 | 29% | +7.38 |
| Steve Drowne | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Neil Brown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kelly Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frederik Tylicki | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Kyne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Creighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 3 | 12% | +4.38 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2009 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
| 2008 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.38 |
| 2007 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 10+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Dine In Horizons Apprentice Handicap | 8/9 | ½ | 9-5 | 65 | 67A | Kelly Harrison | 22/1 |
| 2009 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 09+6d | Southwell (AW) | Book Your Tickets At southwell-racecourse.co.uk Claiming Stakes | 7/10 | 4½ | 9-4 | 65 | 54C | Phillip Makin | 16/1 |
| 11 Dec 09+41d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 8/9 | 3¼ | 9-2 | 72 | 59A | Phillip Makin | 25/1 |
| 31 Oct 09+44d | Ayr | Synergy Civil Engineering Ltd Handicap | 7/14 | 2 | 9-2 | 73 | 68A | Neil Brown | 40/1 |
| 17 Sep 09+74d | Ayr | John Smith's Handicap (Div 2) | 10/11 | 19 | 8-10 | 75 | 39C | Frederik Tylicki | 25/1 |
| 05 Jul 09+11d | Ayr | Campbeltown Bar Stewart Scott Memorial Handicap | 7/11 | 6 | 9-3 | 77 | 52A | Neil Brown | 16/1 |
| 24 Jun 09+33d | Carlisle | Lloyd Motor Group Carlisle Bell Handicap | 15/15 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 77 | 41C | Jamie Kyne | 14/1 |
| 22 May 09+21d | Newcastle | Emirates Newcastle To Dubai Handicap | 1/14 | 9-0 | 72 | 93A | Neil Brown | 14/1 | |
| 01 May 09+19d | Musselburgh | Core (oil And Gas) Limited-philizma Handicap | 6/9 | 3¼ | 8-12 | 74 | 62A | Neil Callan | 12/1 |
| 12 Apr 09+175d | Musselburgh | Totesuper7 Easter Handicap | 11/11 | 4½ | 8-10 | 75 | 39C | Royston Ffrench | 9/1 |
| 2008 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 08+55d | Southwell (AW) | Carlsberg UK Handicap | 4/13 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 76 | 84A | Travis Block | 9/1 |
| 25 Aug 08+19d | Kempton (AW) | Go Racing With Brendan Powell Racing Handicap | 9/13 | nk | 9-2 | 76 | 65A | Steve Drowne | 8/1 |
| 06 Aug 08+30d | Kempton (AW) | London Mile Handicap Stakes (Qualifier) | 1/12 | 8-7 | 73 | 76A | Travis Block | 11/1 | |
| 07 Jul 08+16d | Windsor | Get On With Hills - 0800 444040 Handicap | 2/14 | nk | 9-4 | 70 | 84A | Travis Block | 10/3F |
| 21 Jun 08+32d | Lingfield | C.I.G. Handicap | 2/9 | 3¼ | 9-3 | 70 | 76A | Travis Block | 11/8F |
| 20 May 08+8d | Southwell (AW) | Dine In The Queen Mother Restaurant Handicap | 3/10 | ½ | 9-4 | 70 | 89A | Steve Drowne | 3/1 |
| 12 May 08+14d | Windsor | Graeme Love Memorial Handicap | 4/13 | 6 | 9-1 | 70 | 71A | Steve Drowne | 9/2J |
| 28 Apr 08+27d | Windsor | Happy Birthday Yvonne And Gemma Handicap | 5/14 | hd | 8-11 | 71 | 73A | Travis Block | 9/2 |
| 01 Apr 08+162d | Southwell (AW) | Play Golf At Southwell Golf Course Median Auction Maiden Stk | 1/6 | 8-8 | 71 | 67B | Travis Block | 11/8F | |
| 2007 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 07+21d | Pontefract | toteplacepot Nursery Handicap | 5/16 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 74 | 76C | Robert Havlin | 6/1 |
| 01 Oct 07+31d | Windsor | Morelli Nursery Handicap | 3/12 | 5 | 9-0 | 75 | 65C | Robert Havlin | 8/1 |
| 31 Aug 07+28d | Salisbury | Setsquare Recruitment Now In Southampton Nursery Handicap | 3/7 | nk | 8-11 | 75 | 73C | Travis Block | 4/1 |
| 03 Aug 07+25d | Goodwood | Royal & Sunalliance Nursery Handicap | 10/17 | nk | 8-9 | 77 | 70C | Steve Drowne | 15/2 |
| 09 Jul 07+40d | Windsor | Pertemps E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 4/14 | nk | 9-3 | — | 77C | Eddie Creighton | 20/1 |
| 30 May 07+11d | Brighton | E.B.F. Tony Bowles Lifetime In Racing Maiden Stakes | 4/8 | nk | 9-3 | — | 68C | Steve Drowne | 15/2 |
| 19 May 07 | Newbury | Sanderson Weatherall Maiden Stakes | 14/19 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 59C | Steve Drowne | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Golden Penny won?
- Golden Penny (GB) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2007 and 2010, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 7 times in total (26.9% of starts).
- Who trained Golden Penny?
- Golden Penny (GB) was trained by Michael Dods on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 11 January 2010.
- Who is Golden Penny's sire?
- Golden Penny (GB) is by Xaar (GB) out of Dog Rose (SAF), whose sire is Fort Wood.
- What going does Golden Penny prefer?
- Golden Penny (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Golden Penny's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 11 January 2010. The highest on record is 77.
- What is Golden Penny's sire's record?
- Xaar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.
- Who are Golden Penny's siblings?
- Out of Dog Rose (SAF), Golden Penny (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Colchium (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Colchium (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Nov 2026.