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Horse profile

Sonic Gold (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer John O'Shea · Last owner N G H Ayliffe
by Schiaparelli (GER) out of Sonic Weld (GB) (Zafeen)
7 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Apr 2025 — 557 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 9th of 10 Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Sonic Gold ran seven times without winning or placing between Nov 2021 and Apr 2025. The gelding reached an official rating of 97 and contested Class 5 handicaps. All seven starts came on turf over trips between 1m5f and 2m4f with no success recorded on good ground or softer. He finished 9 of 10 at Chepstow in Apr 2025 when last raced off OR 91.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 13 Nov 2021

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.

Jumps 4 figures · best 111B · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good3111B95—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f295C61.5—
1m5f – 2m2111B98.5—

Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 15 Jan 2025 Official rating 91 at the last run, 5 Apr 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Jumps 4 figures · best 104A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good396A94—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f294C89—
1m5f – 2m2104A100—

Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 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 3 analysed runs

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Schiaparelli (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 1,826 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12—
Good to Firm43818.6%+6.6—
Good5786711.6%−0.40 from 4
Good to Soft4795411.3%−0.70 from 1
Soft5166512.6%+0.60 from 2
Heavy1721810.5%−1.5—
Standard (AW)37821.6%+9.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12—
1m – 1m1f500%−12—
1m2f – 1m4f24625%+13—
1m5f – 2m5456712.3%+0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f6476610.2%−1.80 from 5
2m5f – 3m4696313.4%+1.4—
Over 3m1341813.4%+1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sonic Weld (GB) (Zafeen)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Libor Lad (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Libor Lad (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Libor Lad (GB)2022m3½f–2m4fClass 5
Emerald Jewel (GB)10——
Crescendo Lady (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 3 0 0% −3.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Poste 4 0 0% −4.00
Brendan Powell 2 0 0% −2.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
05 Apr 25+28d Chepstow DragonBet 'Remembering John Lovell' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran Held up towards the back from the off - unable to make an impression - well beaten in 9th 9/10 17 11-8 9195C84C Brendan Powell 22/1
08 Mar 25+27d Hereford DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran Handy early - lost touch three out - dropped right away and pulled up before two out PU/11 — 11-11 94—— Ben Poste 33/1
09 Feb 25+25d Chepstow Download The Fitzdares App Now Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 12 ran Held up at the back - dropped away before 3 out - pulled up PU/12 — 11-11 97—— Ben Poste 66/1
15 Jan 25+662d Hereford DragonBet Supporting British Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran Settled towards the back early - urged forward after 3 out - stayed on approaching final furlongs without threatening the front - finished fifth 5/12 6 11-3 —86B104A Brendan Powell 150/1
25 Mar 23+469d Bangor-on-Dee Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gateway To Quality Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-7 ——— Ben Poste 200/1
11 Dec 21+28d Hereford Save The Children Christmas Jumpers Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 70 10-12 —28C94C Ben Poste 150/1
13 Nov 21 Uttoxeter Jennings Cumberland Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 8 11-0 —111B96A Nick Scholfield 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sonic Gold (GB) won?
Sonic Gold (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2021 and 2025.
Who trained Sonic Gold (GB)?
Sonic Gold (GB) was trained by John O'Shea on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 5 April 2025.
Who is Sonic Gold (GB)'s sire?
Sonic Gold (GB) is by Schiaparelli (GER) out of Sonic Weld (GB), whose sire is Zafeen.
What is Sonic Gold (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 5 April 2025. The highest on record is 97.
What is Sonic Gold (GB)'s sire's record?
Schiaparelli (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 1,826 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sonic Gold (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Sonic Weld (GB), Sonic Gold (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Libor Lad (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Libor Lad (GB)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.