Golden Rules (GB)
Golden Rules won both his starts on the all-weather at trips from 1m5f to 2m, taking a Class 5 novice at Chelmsford City in Oct 2020 and a Class 3 handicap at Kempton in Mar 2023. He has two wins from 11 runs overall and six places, all his victories coming on Standard going. The gelding, who reached an official rating of 94, finished 3 of 6 in a Class 4 handicap at Kempton in Aug 2025.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 6 (54.5%)Placed
- +0.14£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.77Fair A/E n=11 · 0.68 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 184dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 137
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 137B | 99 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 137B | 99 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 83B | 60.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 3,723 runs since Jan 2008 (344 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 161. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 232.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +13.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 441 | 69 | 15.6% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,017 | 143 | 14.1% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 479 | 78 | 16.3% | +2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 569 | 71 | 12.5% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 161 | 15 | 9.3% | −4.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,045 | 137 | 13.1% | −0.8 | 2 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 232 | 19 | 8.2% | −5.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 610 | 60 | 9.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,413 | 204 | 14.4% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 973 | 152 | 15.6% | +1.7 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 404 | 66 | 16.3% | +2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 85 | 14 | 16.5% | +2.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Matoury (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Hot Flame (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matoury (GB) | 20 | 3 | 2m4½f–2m7f | Class 5 |
| Hot Flame (GB) | 5 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | Class 3 |
| Art De Vivre (GB) | 5 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Mariegold (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Izipizi (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.14 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.86 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.14 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.14 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Havlin | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.86 |
| Martin Harley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.86 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 25+46d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Went straight to front early - pushed along and lost command inside final 2f - stayed on at one speed through closing stages to finish third | 3/6 | 1¼ | 10-4 | 87 | 92B | 87B | Robert Havlin | 8/1 |
| 28 Jun 25+91d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Northumberland Plate Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Up with the front group early - tight for space and lost ground after 1f - moved up to press the pace after 3f - driven 3f out and quickly faded to finish 14th | 14/20 | 7½ | 8-11 | 90 | 115C | 69C | Silvestre De Sousa | 14/1 |
| 29 Mar 25+637d | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet Queen's Prize Handicap (GBB Plus Race) Sent clear early - under pressure with 3f left as rivals closed - overtaken 2f out - dropped away final furlong to finish fourth | 4/9 | 5 | 9-9 | 92 | 106A | 82A | Robert Havlin | 14/1 |
| 01 Jul 23+108d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Northumberland Plate Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 2/19 | ½ | 8-13 | 94 | 137B | 92A | Oisin Murphy | 9/2J |
| 15 Mar 23+638d | Kempton (AW) | Read Nicky Henderson's Cheltenham Blog At UnibetRacing Handicap | 1/7 | 10-0 | 91 | 76B | 92A | Oisin Murphy | 9/1 | |
| 15 Jun 21+32d | Ascot | Ascot Stakes (Handicap) | 4/19 | nk | 9-2 | 93 | 83C | 86A | Frankie Dettori | 12/1 |
| 14 May 21+34d | Newmarket | Betfair Weighed-In Podcast Handicap | 4/7 | nk | 9-6 | 93 | 92A | 86A | Martin Harley | 2/1F |
| 10 Apr 21+170d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap | 2/5 | nse | 9-7 | 92 | 110C | 87B | Robert Havlin | 5/6F |
| 22 Oct 20+20d | Chelmsford City (AW) | chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Novice Stakes | 1/4 | 9-5 | 83 | 86C | 81B | Robert Havlin | 1/7F | |
| 02 Oct 20+59d | Ascot | Charlie Waller Trust Novice Stakes | 2/5 | hd | 9-2 | — | 38C | 87B | Martin Harley | 6/4F |
| 04 Aug 20 | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 4/13 | nk | 9-5 | — | 83B | 85A | Martin Harley | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Golden Rules (GB) won?
- Golden Rules (GB) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
- Who trained Golden Rules (GB)?
- Golden Rules (GB) was trained by Thomas Faulkner on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 13 August 2025.
- Who is Golden Rules (GB)'s sire?
- Golden Rules (GB) is by Golden Horn (GB) out of Sinnamary (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Golden Rules (GB) prefer?
- Golden Rules (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 Rules (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 13 August 2025. The highest on record is 94.
- What is Golden Rules (GB)'s sire's record?
- Golden Horn (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 3,723 runs since Jan 2008 (344 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 161. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 232.
- Who are Golden Rules (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Sinnamary (IRE), Golden Rules (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Matoury (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Hot Flame (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.