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Horse profile

Stay Gold (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer C A Murphy · Owner Paul Mckeon
by Malinas (GER) out of Barradaw Gale (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 9 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Wexford Last run 26 Oct 2026 · 8th of 12 Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Stay Gold is a gelding who has won one of ten starts on turf. His success came in the Thomas Donovan Construction Maiden Hurdle at Wexford in Jul 2025 over 2m5f – 3m on good going when carrying an official rating of 116. He has never won in five runs at Punchestown or on soft ground from five attempts. Aged 7 at his last run in Oct 2026 he finished 8 of 12 in the W.b. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle at Galway off a mark of 115 having been held up.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 9 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating115↓ 1lb off peak
115 105–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 8 Jun 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 9 figures · best 134A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 9 Nov 2025
Soft4134A107.5—
Heavy292B831 run · —
Good2122B108—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 9 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m4124B1061 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f4116B96.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 134A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 8 Jun 2025 Official rating 115 at the last run, 26 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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 134A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 9 Nov 2025
Soft5129A113—
Heavy2115A1151 run · —
Good2124A108—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 9 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5129A115—
2m5f – 3m4134A119.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Nov 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 9 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 4 (44%) · 1 win
  • Held up 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Malinas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,961 runs since Apr 2010 (419 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.1—
Good to Firm37616.2%+2.1—
Good1,19217014.3%+0.21 from 2
Good to Soft92214115.3%+1.20 from 1
Soft1,23916613.4%−0.70 from 5
Heavy5357514%−0.10 from 2
Standard (AW)3412.9%−11.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−14.1—
1m – 1m1f1218.3%−5.8—
1m2f – 1m4f50510%−4.1—
1m5f – 2m1,10615313.8%−0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,37218213.3%−0.80 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,08717816.4%+2.31 from 4
Over 3m3324112.3%−1.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 9 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Barradaw Gale (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

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
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 1 50% +0.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 5 0 0% −5.00
Wexford 2 1 50% +0.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam McKenna 7 0 0% −7.00
Ricky Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Stone-Walsh 1 1 100% +1.00
Ross Berry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 4 1 25% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 4 1 25% −2.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
26 Oct 26+479d Galway (IRE) W.b. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle 2m6f · Heavy · 12 ran Settled towards back of the main bunch - urged on and made no inroads 2 out - plodded on at same speed up the straight to finish 8th 8/12 2¾ 10-6 11574A115A Ricky Doyle 12/1
2025 · 4 runs
04 Jul 25+26d Wexford Thomas Donovan Construction Maiden Hurdle 3m½f · Good · 14 ran Sat close to the pace early - 6th at halfway then up to 4th with three left - moved through into contention entering the straight before sharing command after two out - edged clear under pressure on the run-in - stayed on strongly to score 1/14 11-1 116122B124A Conor Stone-Walsh EvensF
08 Jun 25+39d Punchestown Madison Flooring Supporting Kilmacud Crokes Handicap Hurdle 2m7½f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran Up with the front group - 5th at halfway - dropped back a touch after 3 out before recovering to 4th at 2 out - closed on the long-time front-runner approaching the last and marginally interfered with - ground on along the run-in - went down by a head 2/17 nse 10-13 112124B134A Liam McKenna 11/4F
30 Apr 25+86d Punchestown Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle 2m3½f · Yielding · 25 ran Held up at the back - improved into midfield two out then driven into 6th at the last after an untidy jump - stayed on strongly to snatch 3rd near the line 3/25 3¼ 11-2 11099B129A Liam McKenna 20/1
03 Feb 25+37d Punchestown Ladbrokes 'Get Rewarded With Ladbucks' Maiden Hurdle 2m3½f · Heavy · 14 ran Raced up with the pace early - slipped back to 9th around the 5th - given a nudge approaching 4 out - finding again before the last - rallied on the run-in to take 4th late 4/14 ½ 11-7 10692B115A Liam McKenna 10/3F
2024 · 5 runs
28 Dec 24+35d Leopardstown Mercedes Benz South Dublin Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m4f · Yielding · 23 ran Settled in the pack - hampered at the final obstacle - couldn't threaten thereafter - eventually well held in 9th 9/23 nk 11-0 106—110A Liam McKenna 6/1
23 Nov 24+27d Punchestown Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Qualifier Handicap Hurdle 2m3½f · Soft · 19 ran Settled in the pack early - urged forward after two out - up to seventh by the final fence - stayed on without threatening the front runners 5/19 ½ 10-6 105116B118A Liam McKenna 8/1
27 Oct 24+20d Wexford BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Yielding · 12 ran Sat behind the front group early - midfield around halfway - hit a flat spot four out then driven with no real gain nearing the straight - stayed on same effort to finish fourth 4/12 7½ 10-11 —134A108A Ross Berry 28/1
07 Oct 24+120d Fairyhouse Buy Now & Save With The Winter Festival Real Deal Bundle Maiden Hurdle 2m4½f · Good · 14 ran Held up towards the back - eased forward slightly 3f out - unable to find more approaching the straight - well held at the finish 6/14 20 10-13 —94C92C Liam McKenna 12/1
09 Jun 24 Punchestown John Dowling Memorial Maiden Hurdle 2m7½f · Yielding · 14 ran 7/14 4¾ 11-7 —90B113A Liam McKenna 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Stay Gold won?
Stay Gold (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trains Stay Gold?
Stay Gold (IRE) is trained by C A Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 October 2026.
Who is Stay Gold's sire?
Stay Gold (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Barradaw Gale (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What is Stay Gold's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 26 October 2026. The highest on record is 116.
What is Stay Gold's sire's record?
Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,961 runs since Apr 2010 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2024. 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.