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Horse profile

Striking For Gold (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2017) · Last trainer Sarah Hollinshead · Last owner M Johnson Sarah Hollinshead
by Equiano (FR) out of Crossbow (GB) (Mount Nelson)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Sep 2017 — 3,336 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2017 · 14th of 15 Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile

Striking For Gold (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 7 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Jan 2017).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 59 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Chepstow, 28 Aug 2017

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 7 figures · best 63C · median 56
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)357C54—
Good259A32—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f359A54—
1m – 1m1f263C60—
Under 6f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 33A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 28 Aug 2017 Official rating 46 at the last run, 17 Sep 2017

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 7 figures · best 45B · median 33
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)345B42—
Good233A32—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f345B42—
1m – 1m1f233C31.5—
Under 6f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Equiano (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 7,542 runs since Apr 2014 (549 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm75912%+2.9—
Good to Firm1,31613310.1%+1—
Good1,4031238.8%−0.30 from 2
Good to Soft740679.1%00 from 1
Soft861859.9%+0.80 from 1
Heavy197189.1%0—
Standard (AW)2,9502508.5%−0.60 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,35324710.5%+1.40 from 1
6f – 7f3,9083348.5%−0.60 from 3
1m – 1m1f942818.6%−0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f199189%−0.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m9655.2%−3.9—
2m1f – 2m4f4000%−9.1—
2m5f – 3m400%−9.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Crossbow (GB) (Mount Nelson)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Abilene Paradox (GB)30——
Kaboobee (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bath 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jane Elliott 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Duern 2 0 0% −2.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Mathers 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael J M Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 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
2017 · 7 runs
17 Sep 17+20d Bath Bristol Conservatory Upgrades Handicap (Div II) Class 6 · 5½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 14/15 shd 8-0 4656C31A Jane Elliott 66/1
28 Aug 17+19d Chepstow Orchard Media Apprentice Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 1 8-9 4859A33A Jane Elliott 33/1
09 Aug 17+32d Bath CB Protection Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 3¼ 8-3 5063C30C Hollie Doyle 66/1
08 Jul 17+29d Nottingham Genting Casino Nottingham Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 39 8-3 525C31C Paddy Mathers 50/1
09 Jun 17+119d Wolverhampton (AW) EBC Group: Managed Print Services Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m½f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 7 8-13 —57C33C Jack Duern 200/1
10 Feb 17+32d Southwell (AW) Sunbets.co.uk Download The App Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 ½ 8-11 —54C42C Michael J M Murphy 100/1
09 Jan 17 Wolverhampton (AW) 32red.com Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 2¼ 9-2 —43A45B Jack Duern 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Striking For Gold won?
Striking For Gold (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts in 2017.
Who trained Striking For Gold?
Striking For Gold (GB) was trained by Sarah Hollinshead on the most recent run on record, at Bath on 17 September 2017.
Who is Striking For Gold's sire?
Striking For Gold (GB) is by Equiano (FR) out of Crossbow (GB), whose sire is Mount Nelson.
What is Striking For Gold's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 17 September 2017. The highest on record is 52.
What is Striking For Gold's sire's record?
Equiano (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 7,542 runs since Apr 2014 (549 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Striking For Gold's siblings?
Out of Crossbow (GB), Striking For Gold (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2017. 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.