Golden Trigger (IRE)
Golden Trigger won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Dundalk over 6f-7f on standard going in Dec 2025. The colt has placed on all four starts and last ran when third of 13 in the NorthStandard Handicap at the Curragh in May 2026 off an official rating of 83. He has recorded one win and two further places from three runs at Dundalk on all-weather. By Ghaiyyath out of a daughter of Exceed And Excel, he acts on standard going.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 4 (100%)Placed
- −0.25£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 83Highest OR
- 69dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 114
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 114B | 105 | 3 · 114 / 105 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 105B | 87 | 3 · 105 / 87 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.
Run style from 4 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,090 runs since Jan 2008 (180 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19.1% from 304. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 284.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 215 | 40 | 18.6% | +3 | — |
| Good | 304 | 58 | 19.1% | +3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 119 | 16 | 13.4% | −2.2 | — |
| Soft | 135 | 17 | 12.6% | −3 | — |
| Heavy | 31 | 5 | 16.1% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 284 | 34 | 12% | −3.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −15.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 289 | 39 | 13.5% | −2.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 374 | 65 | 17.4% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 365 | 57 | 15.6% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 43 | 8 | 18.6% | +3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +17.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 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 Sheepscar Lad (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sheepscar Lad (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheepscar Lad (IRE) | 57 | 4 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Not On Your Nellie (IRE) | 30 | 3 | 5f | Class 6 |
| Retracement (IRE) | 17 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Piccadilly Circus (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| London Rebel (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Lordan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 26+164d | Curragh | NorthStandard Handicap Settled behind the pace - up to 2nd at halfway - urged forward with 2f remaining - hit the front for a moment inside the final furlong - overtaken soon after and unable to find more before slipping to 3rd near the line | 3/13 | ½ | 9-5 | 83 | 87C | 95A | Wayne Lordan | 13/2 |
| 10 Dec 25+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Set the pace from the off - clear by a length at halfway - driven out inside the final furlong to hold on and win | 1/13 | 9-7 | — | 105B | 100A | Wayne Lordan | 11/4F | |
| 21 Nov 25+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Sat behind front group early - still 3rd at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - carrying head up under pressure inside final furlong - stayed on but caught right at the line for 3rd | 3/13 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 114B | 95A | Wayne Lordan | 13/8F |
| 29 Oct 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Held up towards the back - improved into 7th and asked for effort 2f out - up to 4th inside final furlong - found 3rd close home - stayed on to finish third | 3/13 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 87B | 91A | Chris Hayes | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Golden Trigger (IRE) won?
- Golden Trigger (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Golden Trigger (IRE)?
- Golden Trigger (IRE) is trained by Miss Natalia Lupini, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 May 2026.
- Who is Golden Trigger (IRE)'s sire?
- Golden Trigger (IRE) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Piccadilly Filly (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What going does Golden Trigger (IRE) prefer?
- Golden Trigger (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Trigger (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 23 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Golden Trigger (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,090 runs since Jan 2008 (180 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.1% from 304. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 284.
- Who are Golden Trigger (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Piccadilly Filly (IRE), Golden Trigger (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sheepscar Lad (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sheepscar Lad (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.