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Golden Poet (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer Keiran Burke · Last owner Keiran Burke
by Urban Poet (USA) out of Little Linnet (GB) (Be My Guest)
49 runs · 23 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Jul 2023 — 1,218 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023 · 9th of 12 2 wins · Kilbeggan Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Golden Poet won two of 49 starts. Both wins came at Kilbeggan over 1m5f – 2m on good ground, the most recent in a handicap hurdle in Jun 2018. The gelding, who raced on turf in 42 of those starts, finished 9 of 12 in a Class 5 handicap chase at Worcester in Jul 2023. He last ran off an official rating of 73, 44lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 49 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 44lb off peak
Official rating73↓ 44lb off peak
73 56–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newton Abbot, 21 Aug 2020

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 27 figures · best 127B · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good13127B73—
Soft7115B94—
Good to Soft5116C67—
Heavy265B46.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m16127B84.5—
2m1f – 2m4f597A73—
2m5f – 3m480A65—
Over 3m255C35.5—
Flat 8 figures · best 90C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)687B80—
Good290C84—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f890C80—

Of 45 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 45 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 102A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 30 Jun 2021 Official rating 73 at the last jumps run, 5 Jul 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 79A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 16 Jul 2018 Official rating 56 at the last flat run, 5 Apr 2019

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 35 figures · best 130A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good15130A102—
Soft8122A105.5—
Good to Soft6123A95—
Good to Firm3104A98—
Heavy298A96—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m20130A103—
2m1f – 2m4f7123A98—
2m5f – 3m5108A93—
Over 3m3104A86—
Flat 9 figures · best 81A · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)681A68—
Good379A73—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f881A70.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 49 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 44 figures from 49 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

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 520 runs since Jul 2014 (38 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1516.7%+1.70 from 4
Good186147.5%+2.52 from 21
Good to Soft7511.3%−3.70 from 6
Soft15785.1%+0.10 from 9
Heavy5323.8%−1.20 from 2
Standard (AW)3400%−50 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−5—
6f – 7f3837.9%+2.9—
1m – 1m1f3013.3%−1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f6646.1%+1.10 from 8
1m5f – 2m16753%−22 from 23
2m1f – 2m4f11265.4%+0.40 from 7
2m5f – 3m7645.3%+0.30 from 7
Over 3m28310.7%+5.70 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Little Linnet (GB) (Be My Guest)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Choiseau (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Choiseau (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Choiseau (IRE)616fClass 5
Poets Mountain (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 21 2 10% −10.80
Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 15 0 0% −15.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 8 2 25% +2.20
Taunton 7 0 0% −7.00
Dundalk (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Newton Abbot 3 0 0% −3.00
Wincanton 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 23 2 9% −12.80
1m2f – 1m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Bellamy 10 0 0% −10.00
Ben Godfrey 6 0 0% −6.00
Shane Mulcahy 4 0 0% −4.00
D G Hogan 4 1 25% +4.00
Killian Leonard 3 0 0% −3.00
Robbie Power 3 0 0% −3.00
Ms K Walsh 3 1 33% −0.80
W J Lee 2 0 0% −2.00
Dillon Maxwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss Alice Procter 1 0 0% −1.00
Mitchell Bastyan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Ring 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Manning 1 0 0% −1.00
Emmet McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
Rachael Blackmore 1 0 0% −1.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 23 2 9% −12.80
Blinkers 10 0 0% −10.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 7 0 0% −7.00
2020 7 0 0% −7.00
2019 8 0 0% −8.00
2018 12 1 8% −4.00
2017 7 0 0% −7.00
2016 6 1 17% −3.80

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 21 1 5% −13.00
Chase 16 0 0% −16.00
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% −0.80

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
2023 · 2 runs
05 Jul 23+134d Worcester FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 27 9-13 7350C76C Ben Godfrey 28/1
21 Feb 23+572d Taunton Maurice Broadway 70th Birthday Celebration Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 6 11-5 7369C93C Miss Alice Procter 100/1
2021 · 7 runs
29 Jul 21+29d Stratford Erin, Anya And Joe Brewer Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m6½f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-5 79—— Tom Bellamy 20/1
30 Jun 21+68d Worcester Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Chase (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 5½ 10-2 7973A102A Mitchell Bastyan 12/1
23 Apr 21+15d Chepstow Burnham Training Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m2f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 nk 11-9 8455C86C Tom Bellamy 20/1
08 Apr 21+5d Taunton Pontispool Equine Sports Centre Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 10 10-8 87—83B Ben Godfrey 10/1
03 Apr 21+23d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Racecourse Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m2f · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 10-9 87—— Ben Godfrey 14/1
11 Mar 21+38d Wincanton Follow MansionBet This Cheltmas Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 8½ 10-9 9016C73C Ben Godfrey 7/1
01 Feb 21+96d Lingfield (AW) Ian Collins 80th Birthday Surprise 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 9/12 4¾ 11-4 ——93A Tom Bellamy 50/1
2020 · 7 runs
28 Oct 20+13d Taunton Newton King Estate Agents Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran UR/11 — 9-7 91—— Ben Godfrey 15/2
15 Oct 20+25d Wincanton Follow racingtv On Instagram Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 2¾ 10-13 90—104A Ben Godfrey 6/1
20 Sep 20+30d Plumpton Andrew 'Super Wack' Jackson Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 5½ 11-2 92—98B Tom Bellamy 9/2
21 Aug 20+28d Newton Abbot Buy Racehorse Shares For Your Lover Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 9½ 10-13 9280A108A Tom Bellamy 8/1
24 Jul 20+188d Newton Abbot Own A Share With oldgoldracing.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 6½ 11-7 9561A105A Tom Bellamy 16/1
18 Jan 20+14d Taunton Foresters Garden Buildings Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 6 10-8 9765B98A Tom Bellamy 28/1
04 Jan 20+23d Wincanton Download The Boylesports App Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 24 11-10 10348C87C Tom Bellamy 25/1
2019 · 8 runs
12 Dec 19+14d Taunton Kings College Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 4½ 11-4 11177A103A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/1
28 Nov 19+14d Taunton Newton King Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 12/16 11 11-11 11467C99C Tom Bellamy 66/1
14 Nov 19+165d Taunton Cornish Rock Gin Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 5 11-6 11797A96B Tom Bellamy 20/1
02 Jun 19+16d Kilbeggan Midlands National & Ladies Day Friday 19th July Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 11/13 2 11-5 109116C85C Shane Mulcahy 14/1
17 May 19+42d Kilbeggan Tote Supporting Kilbeggan Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m · Good · 9 ran 5/9 10 11-3 110101B101A Shane Mulcahy 12/1
05 Apr 19+19d Dundalk (AW) irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) 1m4f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 1¼ 9-5 5671C45C Killian Leonard 12/1
17 Mar 19+7d Limerick Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie Beginners Chase 2m1½f · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 21 11-5 —28C94C Shane Mulcahy 50/1
10 Mar 19+184d Naas toalsbet.com Beginners Chase 2m · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran F/11 — 11-5 ——— Shane Mulcahy 66/1
2018 · 12 runs
07 Sep 18+4d Kilbeggan Midland Breeders Supporting Kilbeggan Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 4½ 11-12 —26C98C Andrew Ring 7/1
03 Sep 18+29d Roscommon Roscommon Racecourse Handicap (50-70) 1m4f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 1¼ 9-4 6090C73A Killian Leonard 5/1
05 Aug 18+6d Galway Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 8/20 1¼ 11-2 11062B114A Darragh O'Keeffe 10/1
30 Jul 18+14d Galway Easyfix Handicap Hurdle (88-109) 2m½f · Good · 20 ran 3/20 2½ 11-12 109—128A D G Hogan 14/1
16 Jul 18+29d Killarney Bet In-Play With The Ladbrokes App Handicap (45-65) 1m3f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 ¾ 9-10 6178C79A Killian Leonard 10/1
17 Jun 18+12d Downpatrick Down Time Festival Rated Novice Hurdle 2m1½f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 3 11-10 11086A110A D G Hogan 6/1
05 Jun 18+25d Kilbeggan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-8 104127B130A D G Hogan 7/1
11 May 18+30d Kilbeggan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 6 11-2 10566B93A D G Hogan 33/1
11 Apr 18+68d Dundalk (AW) Wednesday Racing April 18th At Dundalk Handicap (45-65) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 nk 9-13 6484B71A Colin Keane 8/1
02 Feb 18+14d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Rated Race 1m4f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 shd 9-2 6887B66A Kevin Manning 33/1
19 Jan 18+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Business Club 2018 Maiden 1m4f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 2 9-9 —81B66A Emmet McNamara 12/1
05 Jan 18+14d Dundalk (AW) Follow DundalkStadium On Twitter Maiden 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 9-6 —78B81A W J Lee 16/1
2017 · 7 runs
22 Dec 17+21d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 1m4f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 9-9 —79B70A W J Lee 11/1
01 Dec 17+22d Limerick Annual Membership Only 120 At Limerick Racecourse Rated Novice Hurdle 2m · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 10-12 10698B103A Dillon Maxwell 7/1
09 Nov 17+10d Thurles Two-mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Yielding · 18 ran 5/18 1¾ 11-10 106—122A Paul Townend 7/1
30 Oct 17+23d Wexford Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 2½ 11-2 103115B121A Dillon Maxwell 10/1
07 Oct 17+19d Fairyhouse Easter Festival 2018 Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 14/15 ½ 11-8 10477B91A Robbie Power 8/1
18 Sep 17+59d Galway Anglo Printers 1890 624 624 Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m½f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 3 11-8 10594B112A Robbie Power 16/1
21 Jul 17+294d Kilbeggan Like Us On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 13 ran 10/13 7½ 11-12 —58C92C Rachael Blackmore 16/1
2016 · 6 runs
30 Sep 16+13d Gowran Park Thomastown Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 20 ran 5/20 5 11-7 —92B113A R Walsh 7/2
17 Sep 16+62d Listowel John Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 9 ran 3/9 7 11-7 —94A108A Davy Russell 4/1
17 Jul 16+27d Tipperary Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Flat Race 2m · Good · 11 ran 7/11 14 11-8 ——65C Ms K Walsh 4/1
20 Jun 16+28d Kilbeggan Racing Again July 15th Flat Race 2m · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-7 ——118A Ms K Walsh 6/5F
23 May 16+31d Sligo Sligo GAA Raceday 28th June (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m2f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 3/15 1½ 11-0 ——123A Ms K Walsh 6/1
22 Apr 16 Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 14 ran F/14 — 10-9 ——— Robbie Power 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Golden Poet won?
Golden Poet (IRE) won 2 of 49 archived starts between 2016 and 2023, a strike rate of 4.1%. Placed 12 times in total (24.5% of starts).
Who trained Golden Poet?
Golden Poet (IRE) was trained by Keiran Burke on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 5 July 2023.
Who is Golden Poet's sire?
Golden Poet (IRE) is by Urban Poet (USA) out of Little Linnet (GB), whose sire is Be My Guest.
What going does Golden Poet prefer?
Golden Poet (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 21 starts (9.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Golden Poet's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 5 July 2023. The highest on record is 117.
What is Golden Poet's sire's record?
Urban Poet (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 520 runs since Jul 2014 (38 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Golden Poet's siblings?
Out of Little Linnet (GB), Golden Poet (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Choiseau (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Choiseau (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2016. 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.