Horse profile
Golden Pharaoh (IRE)
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Golden Easter (USA) (Distorted Humor)
34 runs · 12 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Ffos Las & Deauville (FR)
Last run 24 Oct 2026 · 4th of 13
Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile
Golden Pharaoh is 2 from 34 with both wins at 6f-7f, one on heavy ground at Ffos Las in a Class 6 handicap in Sep 2025 and the other on standard AW at Deauville in Feb 2024. He has raced 18 times on turf for one win and 16 times on AW for one win. Usually prominent, he finished fourth of 13 at Doncaster in Oct 2026, last raced off an official rating of 71 which was 12lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 23 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 2–34Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 9 (26.5%)Placed
- −18.90£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 0.76Fair A/E n=34 · 0.63 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 35dAvg 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 rating71↓ 12lb off peak
71
64–83
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 111
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 109A | 92 | 7 runs · 109 / 92 |
| Heavy | 4 | 101C | 75 | 2 runs · 101 / 84 |
| Good | 4 | 100A | 88.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 85C | 82.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 93C | 80 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 111A | 85 | 6 runs · 111 / 94 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 109A | 89.5 | 5 runs · 109 / 92 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 84C | 70 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 27 runs · as at 1 Nov 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 23 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 13 (57%) · 0 wins
- Led 9 (39%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (4%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,802 runs since Apr 2009 (937 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 16 | 22.2% | +12 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 220 | 11.5% | +1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 2,946 | 268 | 9.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,240 | 108 | 8.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,776 | 144 | 8.1% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 545 | 62 | 11.4% | +1.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 4,311 | 486 | 11.3% | +1.1 | 1 from 16 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,127 | 142 | 12.6% | +2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,045 | 528 | 10.5% | +0.3 | 2 from 21 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,335 | 336 | 10.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,102 | 196 | 9.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 839 | 80 | 9.5% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 22 | 6.9% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | −7 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Golden Easter (USA) (Distorted Humor)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carewell Cover (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Revolutionelle (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 1 | 6% | −5.40 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| York | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Doncaster | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.60 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 2 | 10% | −5.90 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran O'Neill | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Joey Haynes | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Clement Lecoeuvre | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.60 |
| Christian Howarth | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mikkel Mortensen | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Harrison Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mme Maryline Eon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Dace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kyle McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Frederick Tett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taryn Langley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dale Swift | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phil Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 18 | 1 | 6% | −13.50 |
| None | 16 | 1 | 6% | −5.40 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.50 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +3.60 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 26+4d | Doncaster | Rfj And Bee Jays Electrical Handicap Stakes (Div I) Up with the pace early - pushed into front 2f out - strongly urged over 1f out but overtaken soon after - weakened inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/13 | 1½ | 9-2 | 71 | 67C | 92A | Christian Howarth | 17/2 |
| 20 Oct 26+11d | Yarmouth | Join Moulton Racing Syndicate Apprentice Handicap Stakes Made all the running - under pressure over 2f out and overtaken over 1f out - kept on at an even gait inside final furlong to finish 7th | 7/9 | 1½ | 9-5 | 71 | 111A | 70A | Jack Dace | 11/2 |
| 09 Oct 26+6d | York | Pj Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap Stakes Prominent early - pushed for effort and dropped back over 2f out then veered right - weakened badly inside the final furlong to finish 12th | 12/20 | ½ | 9-6 | 73 | 69C | 76A | Christian Howarth | 80/1 |
| 03 Oct 26+206d | Southwell (AW) | Bettingsites.co.uk Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Stakes Made the running early - under pressure and overtaken 3f out - folded tamely 2f out and finished 13th | 13/13 | 25 | 9-2 | 73 | 29C | 53C | Christian Howarth | 50/1 |
| 11 Mar 26+11d | Southwell (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Set a forward pace close to second early - urged forward 3f out then driven 2f out - drifted left when unable to match the front two inside final furlong - stayed on to finish third | 3/9 | 2 | 9-7 | 73 | 99A | 84A | Kieran O'Neill | 14/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+22d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Sent clear early - under pressure with 3f left and driven when overtaken inside final furlong - faded fast late to finish eighth | 8/11 | ¾ | 9-4 | 75 | 105A | 70A | Kieran O'Neill | 9/1 |
| 06 Feb 26+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Tipping Tom On SBK Bet Feed Handicap Went clear on the far rail early - pressed for effort and lost front spot 2f out - dropped away quickly - finished 12th | 12/12 | 11 | 9-1 | 77 | 70C | 47C | Joey Haynes | 18/1 |
| 23 Jan 26+20d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 1) Set the pace early - pressed for effort approaching 2f out - lost the advantage there - dropped away quickly - well held by the finish | 8/8 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 78 | 89A | 67A | Joey Haynes | 5/2F |
| 03 Jan 26+43d | Southwell (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out then overtaken with 1f left - stayed on for second | 2/8 | ¾ | 9-1 | 77 | 109A | 87A | Kieran O'Neill | 10/3 |
| 2025 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Nov 25+13d | Southwell (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Set the pace early - pressed for effort with 2f left and pegged back approaching the final furlong - couldn't find more and edged out close home | 2/10 | hd | 9-4 | 76 | 92A | 88A | Kieran O'Neill | 13/2 |
| 08 Nov 25+14d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Sat handy early - moved up to hit the front at halfway - asked for effort inside final 2f and gave way close home - battled on same speed to finish second beaten a half length | 2/21 | ½ | 8-12 | 72 | 101C | 104A | Kyle McHugh | 16/1 |
| 25 Oct 25+46d | Doncaster | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div 2) Hampered start - soon in touch with front group - driven approaching 2f out then dropped away inside final furlong holding on for fourth | 4/15 | nk | 9-1 | 72 | 79C | 90A | Mikkel Mortensen | 14/1 |
| 09 Sep 25+47d | Ffos Las | 3A's Motorhomes Handicap Set the pace from the off - edged away inside final two furlongs - kept finding more to score without pressure | 1/6 | 9-7 | 64 | 71A | 94B | Mikkel Mortensen | 7/2 | |
| 24 Jul 25+26d | Doncaster | Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap (Rnd) (Div 1) Went clear early - pressed and lost front spot inside final furlong then drifted left - held for pace late finishing third | 3/11 | 2½ | 9-9 | 65 | 100A | 84A | Kieran O'Neill | 7/2 |
| 28 Jun 25+15d | York | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Amateur Jockeys' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled with strong pull early behind the front pack - moved right and up to second 9f out - hit the front 4f out - overtaken 3f out - dropped away soon after and held on for 11th | 11/17 | 3½ | 10-3 | 67 | 56C | 63A | Mr Frederick Tett | 22/1 |
| 13 Jun 25+13d | York | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held over-eager position just behind the front group - pushed along and pressing for the lead 2f out - dropped away fast inside the final furlong - finished ninth well beaten | 9/20 | 1¾ | 8-10 | 67 | 84C | 75A | Joey Haynes | 50/1 |
| 31 May 25+15d | Southwell (AW) | GB Civil Engineering Handicap Went straight to front - pushed along a furlong out - overtaken inside the last - kept up the effort to the line without troubling the winner | 2/10 | 1½ | 8-10 | 65 | 95A | 87A | Joey Haynes | 16/1 |
| 16 May 25+17d | York | Yorkshire Equine Practice Handicap Held a forward spot early - pressed for effort with 3f left - dropped away over the final 2f - well held at the line | 19/22 | nk | 8-6 | 68 | 85C | 52A | Joey Haynes | 40/1 |
| 29 Apr 25+30d | Brighton | Star Sports Brighton Owners Series Apprentice Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack - closed late inside the final furlong - stayed on but never a threat to the front runners | 4/8 | ¾ | 9-8 | 70 | 81A | 80A | Taryn Langley | 9/4F |
| 30 Mar 25+30d | Doncaster | William Hill Proper Prices Handicap (Div 1) Tracked the pace early - asked for effort with over 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished ninth | 9/14 | 2¼ | 8-10 | 72 | 82C | 66A | Kieran O'Neill | 16/1 |
| 28 Feb 25+6d | Southwell (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Sat close to the pace early - pushed along and gave up second place inside the last two furlongs - dropped away soon after - finished sixth beaten 4.5 lengths | 6/7 | shd | 9-9 | 74 | 97A | 73A | Dale Swift | 13/2 |
| 22 Feb 25+15d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1) Sat close to the front group early - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - stayed on without matching the leading pair's finishing speed - beaten 1.5 lengths in 5th | 5/12 | nse | 9-3 | 74 | 80A | 83A | Kieran O'Neill | 18/1 |
| 07 Feb 25+190d | Southwell (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Held a forward spot early - urged forward inside final furlong - form gave way soon after - finished well held in 8th | 8/12 | ½ | 8-4 | 76 | 87A | 70A | Cam Hardie | 80/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Aug 24+20d | Goodwood | HKJC World Pool Handicap Fretful and edgy early - raced with plenty of enthusiasm up with the front group - squeezed for space and dropped back to mid-division 4f out - lost placing and asked for effort 3f out - faded over 1f out - finished well held in 13th | 13/14 | 2¾ | 8-11 | 78 | 81C | 58A | Harrison Shaw | 66/1 |
| 12 Jul 24+13d | York | George Blades Memorial Handicap | 5/9 | hd | 9-9 | 80 | 80A | 74A | Phil Dennis | 16/1 |
| 29 Jun 24+14d | Chester | Patron Tequila Handicap | 4/7 | ¾ | 8-13 | 81 | 95A | 81A | Daniel Tudhope | 28/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+107d | York | Sky Bet Proud To Support Macmillan Handicap | 9/17 | shd | 8-9 | 83 | 93C | 77A | Harrison Shaw | 66/1 |
| 29 Feb 24+19d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Molton (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | — | — | Clement Lecoeuvre | 51/10 |
| 10 Feb 24+16d | Deauville (FR) | Prix du Jardin de la Forge (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 1/13 | 9-1 | — | — | — | Clement Lecoeuvre | 96/10 | |
| 25 Jan 24+41d | Deauville (FR) | Prix du Sarcophage Merovingien (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 5/15 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | — | — | Clement Lecoeuvre | 69/10 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 23+30d | Deauville (FR) | Prix du Haut Gue (Handicap) (2yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 3/16 | ¾ | 8-13 | — | — | — | Mme Maryline Eon | 16/1 |
| 15 Nov 23+36d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Grey Dawn (Conditions) (2yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 4/6 | ½ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Clement Lecoeuvre | 12/1 |
| 10 Oct 23+32d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Pharel (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 6/10 | 3½ | 8-13 | — | — | — | Mme Maryline Eon | 17/1 |
| 08 Sep 23 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Kendor (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 7/8 | 6 | 9-3 | — | — | — | Ronan Thomas | 38/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Golden Pharaoh won?
- Golden Pharaoh (IRE) won 2 of 34 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 9 times in total (26.5% of starts).
- Who trains Golden Pharaoh?
- Golden Pharaoh (IRE) is trained by Scott Dixon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 October 2026.
- Who is Golden Pharaoh's sire?
- Golden Pharaoh (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Golden Easter (USA), whose sire is Distorted Humor.
- What going does Golden Pharaoh prefer?
- Golden Pharaoh (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 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 Pharaoh's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 24 October 2026. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Golden Pharaoh's sire's record?
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,802 runs since Apr 2009 (937 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
- Who are Golden Pharaoh's siblings?
- Out of Golden Easter (USA), Golden Pharaoh (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.