I Need Gold (IRE)
I Need Gold (IRE) is 3 from 10, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2014. Last raced off 127, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–10Wins / Runs
- 30%Strike rate
- 5 (50%)Placed
- −2.43£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.04Fair A/E n=10 · 0.96 incl. margin
- 135Highest OR
- 80dAvg 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 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (363 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 124 | 14 | 11.3% | −0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,752 | 220 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 980 | 121 | 12.3% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,792 | 194 | 10.8% | −1.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 967 | 137 | 14.2% | +2 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 33 | 1 | 3% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,213 | 146 | 12% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,898 | 243 | 12.8% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,967 | 229 | 11.6% | −0.6 | 2 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 535 | 69 | 12.9% | +0.7 | 1 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galley Light (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.12 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +2.57 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.17 |
| Catterick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.12 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.05 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Maguire | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.45 |
| Brian Harding | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Henry Brooke | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.12 |
| Mr B O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adrian Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +2.57 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.17 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.74 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has I Need Gold won?
- I Need Gold (IRE) won 3 of 10 archived starts between 2013 and 2015, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained I Need Gold?
- I Need Gold (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 7 November 2015.
- Who is I Need Gold's sire?
- I Need Gold (IRE) is by Gold Well (GB) out of Coola Cross (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
- What going does I Need Gold prefer?
- I Need Gold (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is I Need Gold's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 7 November 2015. The highest on record is 135.
- What is I Need Gold's sire's record?
- Gold Well (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (363 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are I Need Gold's siblings?
- Out of Coola Cross (IRE), I Need Gold (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.