Horse profile
Knights Gold (IRE)
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Samira Gold (FR) (Gold Away)
28 runs · 19 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 6 courses
Last run 19 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 9
Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile
Knights Gold is a gelding with six wins from 28 starts, four of them over 6f – 7f and two over 1m – 1m1f. He has won on good to firm, good to soft, good, firm and standard going, all in handicaps, and has scored at five different courses including Ascot, Chester and Kempton. His last win came at Brighton in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 80. He finished third of nine at Bath in Oct 2026, having raced off an official rating of 83.
Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 24 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
- 6–28Wins / Runs
- 21.4%Strike rate
- 13 (46.4%)Placed
- +12.50£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 1.98Fair A/E n=28 · 1.67 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 31dAvg 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.
Official rating83↓ 3lb off peak
83
66–86
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 116A | 93 | 3 runs · 94 / 92 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 112A | 91 | 2 runs · 112 / 109 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 117B | 93 | 4 runs · 117 / 106 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 110A | 103 | 2 runs · 110 / 104 |
| Heavy | 2 | 81C | 7 | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 117B | 92 | 8 runs · 117 / 102.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 116A | 94 | 2 runs · 113 / 103.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 28 runs · as at 27 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 19 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 19 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 24 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 11 (46%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 8 (33%) · 4 wins
- Prominent 4 (17%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (4%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,921 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 2 from 7 |
| Good | 4,843 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 2,414 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,733 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | — |
| Heavy | 828 | 71 | 8.6% | −2.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 7,301 | 919 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 1 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,721 | 1,255 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 4 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5,007 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 2 from 16 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,473 | 237 | 9.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,091 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 475 | 42 | 8.8% | −2.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Samira Gold (FR) (Gold Away)
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Paris Rose (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Paris Rose (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Rose (GB) | 8 | 3 | 1m2f | Class 3 |
| Trooper's Gold (GB) | 10 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Gold Approach (GB) | 6 | 1 | 1m3½f | Class 5 |
| Blow That Horn (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Thraya Queen (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rebel Icon (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sayidah Kodiac (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 2 | 29% | +9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +2.00 |
| Class 5 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 2 | 13% | +1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 4 | 36% | +12.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollie Doyle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Elizabeth Gale | 4 | 2 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Jack Doughty | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 3 | 2 | 67% | +14.00 |
| Joanna Mason | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alistair Rawlinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Gina Mangan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 12 | 4 | 33% | +13.50 |
| None | 10 | 1 | 10% | +2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 5 | 42% | +25.50 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 26+42d | Bath | Djsn Ltd Handicap Stakes Prominent early - moved into runner-up spot over 2f out and unable to peg back the winner from over 1f out - overtaken for second inside final furlong and finished third | 3/9 | ½ | 9-7 | 83 | 110A | 92A | Saffie Osborne | 13/2 |
| 07 Sep 26+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Stakes Sat close to pace early - hit front after 4 furlongs - driven approaching final furlong - lost advantage inside final furlong - faded late finishing seventh | 7/12 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 83 | 112A | 88A | Billy Loughnane | 5/1 |
| 23 Aug 26+10d | Brighton | Blackmore Design & Build Handicap Stakes Settled with a strong grip early in the pack - asked for effort with 2f remaining - stayed on strongly inside the final furlong - hit the front close home to win | 1/7 | 9-9 | 80 | 113B | 91A | Billy Loughnane | 2/1F | |
| 13 Aug 26+33d | Windsor | #Matchbook Loves Racing Handicap Stakes Held up in the pack early and fought for control - burst forward to hit the front after 2f - dictated a modest gallop - given a squeeze approaching final furlong - overtaken inside final 110yds and unable to respond - held on for second beaten two lengths | 2/8 | 2 | 9-11 | 80 | 92B | 95A | Silvestre De Sousa | 9/1 |
| 11 Jul 26+23d | Chester | Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap (Div 2) raced in mid-division - roused along 2f out - denied room over 1f out - kept on but never got competitive | 5/9 | 1½ | 9-11 | 80 | 94A | 82A | Jack Doughty | 11/2 |
| 18 Jun 26+17d | Yarmouth | Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Settled at the back - angled left 3f out - pushed along and moved into contention over 2f out - drifted left inside the final furlong - flattened out close home to take third | 3/9 | shd | 9-9 | 80 | 117B | 95A | Jack Doughty | 3/1F |
| 01 Jun 26+16d | Newbury | BetVictor Backing England To Win Handicap Sweated up beforehand - dwelt at the break - settled towards the back - driven into contention over 2f out - improved to third inside the last but held no more late | 3/12 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 81 | 99B | 95A | Cieren Fallon | 9/1 |
| 16 May 26+18d | Newmarket | Daily Profit Boosts At BetMGM Handicap Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort with 3f remaining - failed to find any extra - well held at the finish | 9/12 | 1½ | 9-7 | 83 | 92A | 78A | Alistair Rawlinson | 20/1 |
| 28 Apr 26+30d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'In Celebration Of Mark Friar' Handicap Held up towards the back - lost touch over 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish fifth | 5/10 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 84 | 92B | 86A | Rossa Ryan | 9/1 |
| 29 Mar 26+22d | Doncaster | William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up towards the back - driven forward with 4f remaining - dropped away approaching the final furlong - finished well beaten in 10th | 10/12 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 85 | 98A | 70A | Hollie Doyle | 11/1 |
| 07 Mar 26+146d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM Lincoln Trial Handicap Settled mid-pack fighting for control early - urged forward with two furlongs left - found nothing and dropped away late | 9/12 | 2½ | 8-8 | 86 | 106A | 77A | Jack Doughty | 50/1 |
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Oct 25+29d | Goodwood | Inkerman London Handicap Settled towards the back - shifted through wide with a shove approaching the furlong marker then drifted right and stayed on at one speed - stopped trying inside the final 110 yards to finish seventh | 7/12 | ½ | 8-11 | 86 | 100A | 85A | Hollie Doyle | 18/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+8d | Chester | Oktoberfest Season Finale Saturday 20th September Handicap Settled in the pack - moved up with purpose to hold 3rd 2f out - angled left under pressure 1f out - struck the front over 110 yards out and stayed on to win | 1/11 | 9-5 | 81 | 103A | 96A | Cieren Fallon | 11/1 | |
| 05 Sep 25+14d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Held up in rear group under pressure early - failed to land a blow throughout - beaten into 7th | 7/9 | shd | 9-2 | 82 | 76A | 69A | Elizabeth Gale | 4/1 |
| 22 Aug 25+22d | York | Sky Bet Mile Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Settled towards the back of the pack pulling hard early - drifted left inside the final furlong - responded in the closing stages - always short of a share in the finish | 11/17 | ¾ | 8-2 | 83 | 52C | 75A | Hollie Doyle | 18/1 |
| 31 Jul 25+20d | Goodwood | World Pool Bet With The Tote Handicap Moved across to the far rail over 3f out - lost hold of the crop while making progress over 1f out - angled left inside the final furlong - finished strongly to claim third close home | 3/15 | ½ | 8-11 | 82 | 81C | 91A | Elizabeth Gale | 25/1 |
| 11 Jul 25+16d | Ascot | Newmark Handicap (Rnd) Settled off the pace in the pack - shifted right and urged forward with 2f left - moved through to hit the front inside the final furlong - edge shrank close home but hung on | 1/6 | 8-8 | 80 | 65B | 81B | Elizabeth Gale | 12/1 | |
| 25 Jun 25+25d | Bath | NetBet 5,000 Correct Score Jackpot Handicap Sat just behind the front group - pushed forward with 2f left - hit the front a furlong out and drifted right - kept finding more to score | 1/5 | 9-2 | 75 | 112C | 84B | Elizabeth Gale | 3/1 | |
| 31 May 25+20d | Lingfield | Kevin & Sue's 40th Wedding Anniversary Handicap Settled towards the back - boxed in with 2f left - pushed along inside the final furlong but unable to challenge | 6/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 75 | 116A | 75A | Sean D Bowen | 10/3F |
| 11 May 25+15d | Newcastle (AW) | Border Minstrel Handicap Took a strong hold early - settled midfield - pressed for effort with a furlong left - found extra late to move into third | 3/12 | 1½ | 9-6 | 75 | 91A | 84A | Hollie Doyle | 11/4F |
| 26 Apr 25+11d | Leicester | Coors Handicap Settled in the pack early - driven to progress under a furlong out - powered clear in the final 110 yards to score comfortably | 1/12 | 9-9 | 70 | 104A | 91A | Hector Crouch | 5/2F | |
| 15 Apr 25+20d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Settled towards the back early - improved into contention around 2f out - shifted right approaching final furlong when denied a clean path - pushed along and finished strongly inside final furlong - got up in the last strides to score | 1/10 | 9-5 | 66 | 95A | 81A | Cieren Fallon | 4/1 | |
| 26 Mar 25+142d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back under restraint - shifted wide and finished with running on late - well held at the line | 5/10 | hd | 9-1 | 67 | 91A | 76A | Hollie Doyle | 16/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Nov 24+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Nursery Checked briefly at the off - settled at the back of the field - shifted through on the inner late but lacked the speed to challenge | 4/9 | nk | 9-8 | 68 | 81A | 74A | Gina Mangan | 12/1 |
| 16 Oct 24+61d | Nottingham | TrustATrader Apply Today Nursery Fought for control early - sat handy on the rail before being pushed 3f out - dropped away rapidly 2f out and finished well held | 11/11 | 11 | 9-9 | 70 | -67C | 61C | Joanna Mason | 16/1 |
| 16 Aug 24+17d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Newmarket British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Went straight to front - lost command inside final two furlongs - dropped away final furlong to finish eighth | 8/9 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 61C | 60C | Marco Ghiani | 50/1 |
| 30 Jul 24+24d | Beverley | Keith Walker Never Change Your Mind Memorial Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/6 | 3¾ | 9-4 | — | 93B | 84B | Joanna Mason | 15/2 |
| 06 Jul 24 | Beverley | Matthew Ireland Memorial EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/8 | hd | 9-4 | — | 83B | 75A | Joanna Mason | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Knights Gold won?
- Knights Gold (IRE) won 6 of 28 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 13 times in total (46.4% of starts).
- Who trains Knights Gold?
- Knights Gold (IRE) is trained by Tom Ward, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 October 2026.
- Who is Knights Gold's sire?
- Knights Gold (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Samira Gold (FR), whose sire is Gold Away.
- What going does Knights Gold prefer?
- Knights Gold (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Knights Gold's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 19 October 2026. The highest on record is 86.
- What is Knights Gold's sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,921 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Knights Gold's siblings?
- Out of Samira Gold (FR), Knights Gold (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Paris Rose (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Paris Rose (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m3½f. As at Nov 2026.