Skib Gold (GB)
Skib Gold is 1 from 11 with his win at Gowran Park in Jul 2025 in the Racing TV Apprentice Handicap over 1m – 1m1f on good going off an official rating of 47. He has raced six times at Gowran Park for that sole success and is 0 from 4 over 1m2f – 1m4f. Typically held up he finished 13 of 13 at Dundalk (AW) in May 2026 off an official rating of 56 with headgear returning. The gelding has not won since Jul 2025.
- 1–11Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 2 (18.2%)Placed
- +70.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.94Fair A/E n=11 · 1.52 incl. margin
- 61Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 97
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 91C | 79 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 3 | 103C | 79 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 97B | 76 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 103C | 54 | 2 runs · 79 / 56 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 97B | 87 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 11 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Held up 5 (45%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (27%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (18%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 5,060 runs since Apr 2017 (402 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4.3% from 117. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 523. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.2% from 177.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +7.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 955 | 100 | 10.5% | +1 | — |
| Good | 986 | 100 | 10.1% | +0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 469 | 28 | 6% | −3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 429 | 28 | 6.5% | −3 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 117 | 5 | 4.3% | −5.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,080 | 217 | 10.4% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 523 | 68 | 13% | +3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,419 | 236 | 9.8% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,181 | 92 | 7.8% | −1.7 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 696 | 71 | 10.2% | +0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 177 | 11 | 6.2% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 57 | 4 | 7% | −2.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2017 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Jeanie Johnston (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Little Avon (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanie Johnston (IRE) | 24 | 5 | 6f–1m5f | Class 5 |
| Little Avon (GB) | 2 | 2 | 1m–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Whiskey And Water (GB) | 27 | 1 | 2m½f | Class 4 |
| Switcher (IRE) | 20 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Marine Boy (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Makamamia (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Carribean Queen (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +78.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 6 | 1 | 17% | +75.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +74.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 1 | 11% | +72.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +73.00 |
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 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 May 26+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Family Fun Day Saturday 15th August Handicap (0-60) Shared front spot early - moved clear approaching 3f - lost front spot then dropped away quickly - well held at finish | 13/13 | ¾ | 9-7 | 56 | 55C | 44C | Paddy Harnett | 17/2 |
| 05 May 26+26d | Gowran Park | Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (0-60) Held up at the back throughout - no impression made on leaders - well held in 15th | 15/15 | 17 | 9-9 | 58 | 33C | 49C | Paddy Harnett | 14/1 |
| 09 Apr 26+181d | Gowran Park | Racing Again April 22nd Handicap (0-60) Sat behind the front group and quickly into 2nd - asked for effort entering the straight and knocked sideways in 3rd approaching 2f out - drifted left and faded to finish 8th | 8/14 | 1½ | 9-10 | 59 | 79C | 61A | Paddy Harnett | 17/2 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 25+40d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing Best Odds Guaranteed All Shops & Online Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Held up at back - pushed along to make progress from 2f out - moved up into 6th with a furlong left then finished strongly to take 4th late on | 4/14 | 1¼ | 10-1 | 59 | 97B | 82A | Paddy Harnett | 13/2 |
| 31 Aug 25+18d | Tipperary | Home & Agri Energy Handicap Held up in the pack early - driven to keep tabs approaching midrace - lost touch from 4f out - allowed to drop away over 1f out - finished last of all | 14/14 | 7½ | 9-0 | 61 | 91C | 55C | Paddy Harnett | 11/1 |
| 13 Aug 25+18d | Gowran Park | Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle August 30th Handicap (0-60) Settled midfield - urged into contention 2f out then moved up to 4th approaching final furlong - closed into 2nd and stayed on strongly to finish half a length off the winner | 2/16 | ½ | 9-7 | 56 | 79C | 91A | Paddy Harnett | 7/1 |
| 26 Jul 25+10d | Gowran Park | Racing TV Apprentice Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Shared front spot early travelling wide - hit the front 4f out - driven on turning for home - sent further ahead 2f out - kept finding more in the final furlong to score with ease | 1/13 | 9-4 | 47 | 103C | 91A | Paddy Harnett | 80/1 | |
| 16 Jul 25+44d | Killarney | Start Your Free Month Trial At racingtv.com Handicap (0-60) Settled towards the back early - drifting further off the pack by halfway - pushed for effort with 4f left but made no impression - finished well beaten in 12th | 12/14 | 5½ | 9-2 | 50 | 83C | 47C | Paddy Harnett | 100/1 |
| 02 Jun 25+38d | Gowran Park | Ladies Day July 26th (C & G) Maiden Held around midpack early - pressed for effort with 2f left - found nothing under pressure - well held in 6th | 6/11 | 9 | 10-1 | — | 54C | 64C | Paddy Harnett | 300/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+23d | Limerick | Sinbin Events Maiden Slow to break - settled at back of field - 11th at halfway - lost touch inside final two furlongs and dropped to 10th finishing well held | 9/12 | 2½ | 9-4 | — | 40C | 47C | Paddy Harnett | 250/1 |
| 02 Apr 25 | Gowran Park | Racing Again April 16th Maiden Sluggish getting away and settled towards the back - pushed along with no headway 3f out - well held at the finish | 11/14 | nk | 9-4 | — | 54C | 50C | Paddy Harnett | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Skib Gold won?
- Skib Gold (GB) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
- Who trains Skib Gold?
- Skib Gold (GB) is trained by M J Byrne, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 May 2026.
- Who is Skib Gold's sire?
- Skib Gold (GB) is by Havana Gold (IRE) out of Bahamamia (GB), whose sire is Vettori.
- What going does Skib Gold prefer?
- Skib Gold (GB) has the best record on good 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 Skib Gold's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 26 May 2026. The highest on record is 61.
- What is Skib Gold's sire's record?
- Havana Gold (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 5,060 runs since Apr 2017 (402 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.3% from 117. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 523. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.2% from 177.
- Who are Skib Gold's siblings?
- Out of Bahamamia (GB), Skib Gold (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Jeanie Johnston (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Little Avon (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.