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Horse profile

Golden Thorn (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner Ms Aljazi Althani
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Celtic Beauty (IRE) (No Nay Never)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Oct 2025 — 375 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 6th of 11 Won at Windsor Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Golden Thorn (IRE) is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 5 level in the Download The Fitzdares App Now Fillies' Handicap at Windsor in Jul 2025 over 1m – 1m1f on Good to Firm. The filly, by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Celtic Beauty (IRE), has recorded all three places from five starts over 1m – 1m1f. Typically held up, she finished 6 of 11 at Wolverhampton (AW) in Oct 2025 when last raced off OR 73.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating73At career-high mark
73 68–73

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 2 Sep 2025

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 9 figures · best 100A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)6100A85—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f5100A83—
6f – 7f487A78.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 2 Sep 2025 Official rating 73 at the last run, 25 Oct 2025

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 9 figures · best 92A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)692A73.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f592A79—
6f – 7f479A71—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 8 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Held up 4 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dark Angel (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,928 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1071615%+3.7—
Good to Firm3,69445212.2%+0.91 from 1
Good4,84551010.5%−0.80 from 1
Good to Soft2,41425110.4%−0.90 from 1
Soft2,7332549.3%−2—
Heavy828718.6%−2.7—
Standard (AW)7,30692012.6%+1.30 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,06427813.5%+2.2—
6f – 7f10,7251,25611.7%+0.40 from 4
1m – 1m1f5,00854610.9%−0.41 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f2,4732379.6%−1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,09310910%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f475428.8%−2.5—
2m5f – 3m8678.1%−3.2—
Over 3m400%−11.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Celtic Beauty (IRE) (No Nay Never)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

Family form: Monsieur Charlie (IRE) finished 2nd of 9 at Deauville (FR), 22 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
John Barleycorn (IRE)70——
Monsieur Charlie (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 1 14% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 1 100% +3.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 1 20% −1.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jason Watson 4 1 25% +0.00
Oisin Murphy 2 0 0% −2.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Hayley Turner 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 3 1 33% +1.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 7 1 14% −3.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 7 runs
25 Oct 25+53d Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Sat close behind pace - drifted left under pressure inside final 2f - couldn't quicken again near the line - finished 6th 6/11 ½ 9-10 7387A74A Jason Watson 4/1F
02 Sep 25+36d Southwell (AW) Golf And Gallop Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran Settled with eager keenness upline of the pace out wide - improved into second spot 4f out before hitting the front 2f out - drifted left and clipped the winner losing the advantage inside the final furlong - edged left again but rallied to hold second 2/11 2 9-3 72100A84A P J McDonald 14/1
28 Jul 25+28d Windsor Download The Fitzdares App Now Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 8 ran Went off eagerly and set the pace early - lost the front after 2f - regained command with 2f to run - driven out and finished strongly to score 1/8 9-8 6844A79A Jason Watson 3/1F
30 Jun 25+17d Ffos Las Great Trekker Run At 3A's Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled towards the back early - made progress 3f out - pushed along and drifted left over 2f out - finished strongly to close final furlong 4/13 1¾ 9-0 6977C75A Jason Watson 5/1J
13 Jun 25+125d Sandown Irene Carey Memorial Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 11 ran Settled towards the back - moved left approaching the final furlong - stayed on without threatening up front 5/11 nk 9-4 7085A79A Oisin Murphy 9/1
08 Feb 25+31d Newcastle (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 7 ran Held up at back - needed urging and looked unfurnished 2f out - kept on without threatening leading pair - finished fourth beaten 2½ lengths 4/7 2¼ 9-6 7283A73A Jason Watson 15/2
08 Jan 25+28d Kempton (AW) Unibet/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran Sat close to the front pack - pushed along with two out and couldn't find extra - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth 4/13 4 8-7 —69B62A Hayley Turner 9/1
2024 · 2 runs
11 Dec 24+21d Kempton (AW) British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 13 ran Disputed lead early - dropped to 3rd - moved wide to press 2nd over 2f out - hit the front inside final 2f - collared inside final furlong and kept on at one speed 2/13 1½ 9-2 —88B92A Oisin Murphy 7/2F
20 Nov 24 Kempton (AW) Juddmonte EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Held up towards back of pack - nudged for effort with 4f left - lost ground final furlong - finished sixth beaten 6 lengths 6/12 1½ 9-2 —72A68A Callum Hutchinson 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Golden Thorn won?
Golden Thorn (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Golden Thorn?
Golden Thorn (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 25 October 2025.
Who is Golden Thorn's sire?
Golden Thorn (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Celtic Beauty (IRE), whose sire is No Nay Never.
What is Golden Thorn's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 25 October 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Golden Thorn's sire's record?
Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,928 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
Who are Golden Thorn's siblings?
Out of Celtic Beauty (IRE), Golden Thorn (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2024. 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.