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Golden Story (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer K. R. Burke · Owner Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of October Queen (IRE) (Iffraaj)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Goodwood & Doncaster Last run 12 Sep 2026 · 10th of 11 Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Golden Story (IRE) is 2 from 5, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the British Stallion Studs EBF Cocked Hat Stakes at Goodwood (May 2026). Last raced off a career-high mark of 102.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 5 figures · best 117C · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good3117C1063 runs · 117 / 106
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f3106C993 runs · 106 / 99
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 23 May 2026 Official rating 102 at the last run, 12 Sep 2026

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 94B · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good393B913 runs · 93 / 91
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f393B913 runs · 93 / 91
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Oct 2025

  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (40%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,230 runs since Apr 2014 (1,109 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+8.4—
Good to Firm1,56023815.3%+1.50 from 1
Good2,75638313.9%+0.11 from 3
Good to Soft1,56418411.8%−2—
Soft1,88225413.5%−0.31 from 1
Heavy7218511.8%−2—
Standard (AW)3,72753614.4%+0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4787114.9%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,61351214.2%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f3,61251914.4%+0.61 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3,28746814.2%+0.41 from 3
1m5f – 2m960909.4%−4.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f247249.7%−4.1—
2m5f – 3m3213.1%−10.7—
Over 3m100%−13.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
October Queen (IRE) (Iffraaj)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sea The Casper (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Sea The Casper (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sea The Casper (IRE)1141m2f–1m3fClass 3
Smart Hero (IRE)1236f–1m1½fClass 3
Arabian Force (IRE)1221m–1m2fClass 4
Silent Force (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +2.50
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 1 100% +1.62

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 1 25% +1.50
Class 2 1 1 100% +1.62

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 2 1 50% +0.62
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 1 100% +4.50
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% +2.50
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 1 100% +1.62

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Clifford Lee 3 0 0% −3.00
Pierre-Louis Jamin 1 1 100% +4.50
James Doyle 1 1 100% +1.62

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% +1.50
2025 1 1 100% +1.62

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 · 4 runs
12 Sep 26+85d Doncaster Betfred St Leger Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m6½f · Good · 11 ran Held up early - stayed at the back of the field throughout - never able to challenge - finished well beaten in 10th 10/11 nk 9-3 102117C77C Clifford Lee 33/1
19 Jun 26+27d Ascot King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Set the pace early - challenged from 3f out then pushed along and overtaken 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 4th 4/5 hd 9-2 10299C84B Clifford Lee 12/1
23 May 26+16d Goodwood British Stallion Studs EBF Cocked Hat Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m3f · Good · 4 ran Went straight to front - stumbled over uneven ground with 8f remaining - lost command inside final 2f - fought back to go up front again close home - dug deep to prevail right at the line 1/4 9-2 9768C93B Pierre-Louis Jamin 9/2
07 May 26+195d Chester Boodles Raindance Dee Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m2½f · Good · 5 ran Settled at back of field - pushed along with 4f left - slipped to last with 2f to go - rallied late to snatch third close home 3/5 2¾ 9-2 —106C91B Clifford Lee 10/1
2025 · 1 run
24 Oct 25 Doncaster British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 1m · Soft · 5 ran Settled behind pace early - hit front two out and opened daylight into final furlong - eased up close home but held on to score 1/5 9-7 —69C94B James Doyle 13/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Golden Story won?
Golden Story (IRE) won 2 of 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trains Golden Story?
Golden Story (IRE) is trained by K. R. Burke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 September 2026.
Who is Golden Story's sire?
Golden Story (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of October Queen (IRE), whose sire is Iffraaj.
What going does Golden Story prefer?
Golden Story (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Golden Story's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 12 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Golden Story's sire's record?
Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,230 runs since Apr 2014 (1,109 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.
Who are Golden Story's siblings?
Out of October Queen (IRE), Golden Story (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sea The Casper (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Sea The Casper (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.