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Horse profile

So Golden (GB)

5yo mare · Trainer Noel C. Kelly · Owner Just In Case Syndicate
by Golden Horn (GB) out of Bestfootforward (GB) (Motivator)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Clonmel New yard Last run 18 Sep 2026 · 11th of 15
KTB Profile

Typically ridden prominently in 4 of 6 analysed runs — So Golden (GB) is 1 from 6.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel, 11 Sep 2025

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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 5 figures · best 108A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft2108A98—
Good to Soft2100A98.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f3100A89—
1m – 1m1f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 81C the best of the last 1 rated run · Downpatrick (IRE), 18 Sep 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 11 Sep 2025 Official rating 73 at the last flat run, 20 Oct 2025

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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 5 figures · best 88A · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft288A80—
Good to Soft277A74—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f377A72—
1m – 1m1f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 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 6 analysed runs since Jul 2025

  • Prominent 4 (67%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Golden Horn (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 3,748 runs since May 2019 (346 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 163. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 233.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11327.3%+13.5—
Good to Firm4416915.6%+1.8—
Good1,02514314%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft4817916.4%+2.60 from 2
Soft5767212.5%−1.31 from 2
Heavy163159.2%−4.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1,05113713%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.8—
6f – 7f233198.2%−5.6—
1m – 1m1f615609.8%−41 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,42220514.4%+0.60 from 3
1m5f – 2m98015315.6%+1.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f4076616.2%+2.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m851416.5%+2.7—
Over 3m5120%+6.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2019 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bestfootforward (GB) (Motivator)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Foxtrot Liv (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Hopeforthebest (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Foxtrot Liv (GB)827f–1m—
Hopeforthebest (GB)1711m1½fClass 6
Tigerfilly (GB)20——
Bois D'Argile (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% +1.25
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +2.25
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 1 100% +2.25
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Foley 3 1 33% +0.25
Carl Millar 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −1.75
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 5 1 20% −1.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 5 1 20% −1.75
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
18 Sep 26+333d Downpatrick (IRE) T-Met Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Good · 15 ran Held up at the back - never a factor - well beaten at the finish 11/15 32 11-0 —59C81C Carl Millar 50/1
2025 · 5 runs
20 Oct 25+8d Gowran Park Racing Again November 8th Handicap 1m4f · Heavy · 15 ran Sat just behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - dropped back 3f out - squeezed for space and knocked off stride approaching 2 1/2f out then unable to find more under pressure - finished well held in 10th 10/15 1 9-7 7389C68C Shane Foley 17/2
12 Oct 25+31d Naas Flat Finale At Naas Fillies Handicap 1m2½f · Yielding · 10 ran Went straight forward and shared command early - in front turning into the straight then lost the advantage under pressure 2 1/2f out - unable to find more from there and weakened to finish sixth 6/10 3 9-5 7488A72A W J Lee 4/1F
11 Sep 25+26d Clonmel Slievenamon Maiden 1m1½f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran Settled behind pace early - moved into second spot 3f out - nudged forward to lead by a whisker inside final 2f before drifting right approaching last furlong and a half - fought back gamely to prevail late 1/12 9-4 —108A88A Shane Foley 9/4J
16 Aug 25+26d Tramore Griffin Auctioneers Maiden 1m4f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran Handy early - hit front after 1f - urged on with 3f left - overtaken 2f out - unable to challenge again but stayed on same stride to finish 3rd 3/8 4½ 9-12 —100A77A Donagh O'Connor 6/1
21 Jul 25 Ballinrobe Tote.ie Maiden 1m5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran Handy early - went in front soon after start - lost pole position turning for home - fought back to dispute matters inside final furlong but denied late 2/7 1 9-4 —97A71B Shane Foley 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has So Golden won?
So Golden (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains So Golden?
So Golden (GB) is trained by Noel C. Kelly, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 September 2026.
Who is So Golden's sire?
So Golden (GB) is by Golden Horn (GB) out of Bestfootforward (GB), whose sire is Motivator.
What is So Golden's official rating?
So Golden (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 74.
What is So Golden's sire's record?
Golden Horn (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 3,748 runs since May 2019 (346 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 163. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 233.
Who are So Golden's siblings?
Out of Bestfootforward (GB), So Golden (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Foxtrot Liv (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Hopeforthebest (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 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.