Hold The Gold (IRE)
Hold The Gold (IRE) is 1 from 13, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2007. Last raced off 75, 11lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–13Wins / Runs
- 7.7%Strike rate
- 6 (46.2%)Placed
- −9.75£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.55Fair A/E n=13 · 0.47 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 44dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 91 | 10 | 11% | −0.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,740 | 223 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,499 | 248 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,089 | 120 | 11% | −0.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,733 | 224 | 12.9% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 656 | 78 | 11.9% | +0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,285 | 224 | 9.8% | −1.4 | 1 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 403 | 53 | 13.2% | +2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,710 | 331 | 12.2% | +1 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,715 | 312 | 11.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,311 | 237 | 10.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,270 | 134 | 10.6% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 533 | 51 | 9.6% | −1.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 130 | 8 | 6.2% | −5 | — |
| Over 3m | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | −6.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Attend (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attend (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Ashby (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Confirm (IRE) | 27 | 0 | — | — |
| Apse (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Catlin | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Metcalfe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 08+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Seasons Greetings Handicap | 2/12 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 75 | 80A | Chris Catlin | 8/1 |
| 02 Dec 08+6d | Lingfield (AW) | Play Casino At ladbrokes.com Handicap | 5/12 | ¾ | 9-0 | 74 | 81A | Chris Catlin | 6/1 |
| 26 Nov 08+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 3/12 | ¾ | 8-10 | 74 | 79A | Chris Catlin | 7/1 |
| 12 Nov 08+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap | 9/12 | 3½ | 7-11 | 74 | 53A | Andrea Atzeni | 14/1 |
| 31 Oct 08+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Over 100 Games At Totesportcasino.com Handicap | 2/8 | nk | 8-6 | 73 | 72A | Chris Catlin | 9/1 |
| 16 Oct 08+12d | Chelmsford (AW) | greatleighs.com Claiming Stakes | 8/10 | 3¾ | 9-8 | 78 | 58A | Jamie Spencer | 7/4J |
| 04 Oct 08+105d | Kempton (AW) | Oddschecker.com Casino & Poker Room Handicap | 7/12 | 2¼ | 8-4 | 81 | 72A | Michael Metcalfe | 25/1 |
| 21 Jun 08+195d | Ayr | Scottish Sun Handicap | 9/10 | 2¼ | 8-10 | 81 | 58A | Chris Catlin | 17/2 |
| 09 Dec 07+58d | Lingfield (AW) | Go Pontin's Maiden Stakes | 1/12 | 9-3 | 86 | 81C | Chris Catlin | 9/4F | |
| 12 Oct 07+61d | Lingfield (AW) | Norman Hill Memorial Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 2/12 | 3½ | 9-3 | 86 | 84C | Chris Catlin | 9/2 |
| 12 Aug 07+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Horizons Air Conditioned Restaurant Conditions Stakes | 2/4 | nk | 8-10 | — | 79C | Graham Gibbons | 10/3 |
| 05 Aug 07+23d | Chester | E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 2/11 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 84C | Chris Catlin | 7/1 |
| 13 Jul 07 | York | Hovis Maiden Stakes | 5/10 | 1¾ | 9-3 | — | 53C | Dane O'Neill | 10/3 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hold The Gold (IRE) won?
- Hold The Gold (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).
- Who trained Hold The Gold (IRE)?
- Hold The Gold (IRE) was trained by E J O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 17 December 2008.
- Who is Hold The Gold (IRE)'s sire?
- Hold The Gold (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Ashkirk (GB), whose sire is Selkirk.
- What going does Hold The Gold (IRE) prefer?
- Hold The Gold (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hold The Gold (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 17 December 2008. The highest on record is 86.
- What is Hold The Gold (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Danehill Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
- Who are Hold The Gold (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Ashkirk (GB), Hold The Gold (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Attend (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.