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Horse profile

Old Is Gold (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Andrew Balding · Owner Wathnan Racing
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Lyons Lane (GB) (Showcasing)
11 runs · 6 courses · from May 2025
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Newmarket, Goodwood & Beverley Last run 10 Oct 2026 · 5th of 21 Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Old Is Gold (IRE) is 3 from 11. Last raced off a career-high mark of 97.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating97At career-high mark
97 83–97

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 24 Apr 2026

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 11 figures · best 125C · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4115A1013 runs · 115 / 109
Good to Firm4125C87.51 run · —
Good to Soft2113C951 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f6125C963 runs · 125 / 115
6f – 7f5113C1093 runs · 113 / 112

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 8 Sep 2026 Official rating 97 at the last run, 10 Oct 2026

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 11 figures · best 115A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4111A96.53 runs · 111 / 99
Good to Firm495B921 run · —
Good to Soft2113A1051 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f699A943 runs · 99 / 91
6f – 7f5115A1113 runs · 115 / 113

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 18 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 11 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Prominent 4 (36%) · 1 win
  • Held up 4 (36%) · 0 wins
  • Led 3 (27%) · 2 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mehmas (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,214 runs since Jun 2020 (752 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19210.5%−1—
Good to Firm1,45717912.3%+0.80 from 4
Good1,95822111.3%−0.22 from 4
Good to Soft7628411%−0.50 from 2
Soft9349810.5%−11 from 1
Heavy226229.7%−1.8—
Standard (AW)2,85834111.9%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,10326712.7%+1.21 from 6
6f – 7f4,31947811.1%−0.42 from 5
1m – 1m1f1,38615811.4%−0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f3674311.7%+0.2—
1m5f – 2m3213.1%−8.4—
2m1f – 2m4f600%−11.5—
Over 3m100%−11.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lyons Lane (GB) (Showcasing)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 2 50% +0.45
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 1 100% +1.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 6 1 17% −3.80
Class 4 2 2 100% +2.75
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 3 0 0% −3.00
Goodwood 3 1 33% −0.50
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +1.25
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 1 100% +1.20

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 6 1 17% −3.80
6f – 7f 5 2 40% −0.25

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Doyle 5 0 0% −5.00
Oisin Murphy 2 1 50% +0.50
P. J. McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Loughnane 1 1 100% +1.25
Saffie Osborne 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 1 100% +1.20

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −4.80
Visor 4 2 50% +0.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 2 33% −1.25
2025 5 1 20% −2.80

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
2026 · 6 runs
10 Oct 26+21d York Sky Bet Sprint Trophy Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Soft · 21 ran Travelled towards stands rail group - prominent throughout - urged along over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong to finish 5th 5/21 2½ 9-4 97113C113A P. J. McDonald 17/2
19 Sep 26+11d Newmarket Turners Parks Group Ltd Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 9 ran Set the pace from the start - pushed along a furlong out then pulled clear - won going away 1/9 9-13 88109A111A Billy Loughnane 5/4F
08 Sep 26+20d Goodwood Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 7 ran Set the pace from the off - opened up a big lead 2f out - edged closer late but held on comfortably to win 1/7 9-10 83112A115A Oisin Murphy 6/4F
19 Aug 26+20d York Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 5f · Good · 19 ran Sluggish to break - settled at the back - progress checked by interference over 2f out - eased across and driven inside the final furlong - kept going late to finish fifth beaten 3.25 lengths 5/19 nk 8-5 8493C99A Saffie Osborne 14/1
30 Jul 26+97d Goodwood Buccellati Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 18 ran Dwelt at the start - dropped to the back of the field in the middle of the track - nudged up and picked up ground 2f out - flattened out in the final furlong to finish 10th 10/18 nk 9-0 86125C83A James Doyle 5/1J
24 Apr 26+247d Sandown bet365 Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 9 ran Sluggish start - settled last of the field - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on late but denied fifth close home 6/9 nk 9-5 87115A91A James Doyle 11/4F
2025 · 5 runs
20 Aug 25+19d York Sky Bet Nursery Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 19 ran Drifted right early - settled towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left and made progress though drifting right again - lost ground close home 12/19 ½ 9-3 8864C90A James Doyle 7/1
01 Aug 25+44d Goodwood Hawes & Curtis Nursery Class 2 · 6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Sluggish start - regained composure to hit front - pushed along a furlong out - overtaken inside final furlong then unable to find more late on 3/11 ¾ 9-6 8777A97A James Doyle 4/1
18 Jun 25+25d Ascot Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 23 ran Settled just behind the front group on the far rail - pushed along with a furlong left - drifted left and found nothing inside the closing stages - finished eighth beaten 3.75 lengths 8/23 nk 9-5 —76C94A James Doyle 7/2F
24 May 25+14d Beverley bet365 Two Year Old Trophy EBF Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 5f · Good · 6 ran Tracked front group from a wide position - pushed to the front inside the last furlong - quickly opened up a advantage - won going away 1/6 9-2 —92A94B P J McDonald 6/5F
10 May 25 Ascot Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Sat just behind the front pack - pushed into contention 2f out and level with the winner inside the last furlong - edged out of second near the line 3/7 ¾ 9-4 —99A95B Oisin Murphy 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Old Is Gold won?
Old Is Gold (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trains Old Is Gold?
Old Is Gold (IRE) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
Who is Old Is Gold's sire?
Old Is Gold (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Lyons Lane (GB), whose sire is Showcasing.
What going does Old Is Gold prefer?
Old Is Gold (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Old Is Gold's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 10 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Old Is Gold's sire's record?
Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,214 runs since Jun 2020 (752 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.