Horse profile
The Golden Cue (GB)
7yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2022) · Last trainer Steph Hollinshead · Last owner The Golden Cue Partnership
by Zebedee (GB) out of Khafayif (USA) (Swain)
46 runs · 17 courses · from May 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Sep 2022 — 1,519 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2022 · 10th of 10
5 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile
The Golden Cue won five of 46 starts between May 2017 and Nov 2020, all in handicaps. Three of those wins came over 6f – 7f and two under 6f, with two on Standard (AW) and two on Soft. He won at four different courses, including twice at Southwell (AW). Aged 7 at his last run in Sep 2022, he finished 10 of 10 at Chepstow off an official rating of 45, 27lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 46 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 27lb off peak
- 5–46Wins / Runs
- 10.9%Strike rate
- 10 (21.7%)Placed
- +5.10£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 1.47Fair A/E n=46 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 72Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 230 d
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.
Official rating45↓ 27lb off peak
45
43–72
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 84
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 118A | 62 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 93A | 69 | — |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 98C | 80.5 | — |
| Good | 5 | 102A | 84 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 103C | 72 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 57C | 45 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 24 | 118A | 62.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 100C | 72 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 46 figures from 46 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 7,139 runs since Mar 2014 (435 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 73 | 7 | 9.6% | +0.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,253 | 125 | 10% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,439 | 118 | 8.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 732 | 69 | 9.4% | +0.4 | 1 from 10 |
| Soft | 880 | 74 | 8.4% | −0.6 | 2 from 13 |
| Heavy | 267 | 23 | 8.6% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,495 | 228 | 9.1% | +0.1 | 2 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,957 | 196 | 10% | +1 | 2 from 24 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,493 | 319 | 9.1% | +0.1 | 3 from 22 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 909 | 70 | 7.7% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 437 | 34 | 7.8% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 242 | 17 | 7% | −2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 96 | 8 | 8.3% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Khafayif (USA) (Swain)
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them See The Storm (GB) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (See The Storm (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See The Storm (GB) | 61 | 8 | 6f–7f | Class 3 |
| Rainbow Orse (GB) | 17 | 5 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Transcentral (GB) | 21 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Olaf (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m1f | Class 6 |
| Arctic Stryker (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Patisserie (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Santas Pal (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Living On A Dream (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 2 | 15% | +3.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 2 | 15% | +17.00 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.40 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 29 | 4 | 14% | +16.60 |
| Class 5 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 11 | 1 | 9% | +0.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 9 | 2 | 22% | +21.00 |
| Chepstow | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.60 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 24 | 2 | 8% | −7.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 3 | 14% | +12.60 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Eley | 16 | 2 | 13% | +10.00 |
| Josephine Gordon | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| David Allan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.60 |
| Adam Beschizza | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Royston Ffrench | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Isobel Francis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Megan Nicholls | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Duran Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 35 | 4 | 11% | +1.10 |
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 1 | 9% | +4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.60 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +4.00 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +0.00 |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Sep 22+34d | Chepstow | Cwmbran Carpet Centre Quality Service Handicap | 10/10 | hd | 9-0 | 45 | 46A | 37A | Dougie Costello | 25/1 |
| 05 Aug 22+109d | Thirsk | Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Classified Stakes | 10/12 | ¾ | 9-6 | 43 | 84B | 44A | Isobel Francis | 40/1 |
| 18 Apr 22+139d | Redcar | Andy Taylor Snr Is 80 Today Handicap | 17/20 | ½ | 8-12 | 45 | 56C | 51A | David Allan | 33/1 |
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 21+193d | Newcastle (AW) | BetYourWay At Betway Handicap (Div 1) | 14/14 | 6½ | 8-8 | 47 | 60C | 31C | Josephine Gordon | 40/1 |
| 21 May 21+14d | Bath | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap | 11/16 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 49 | 47C | 37A | Josephine Gordon | 14/1 |
| 07 May 21+29d | Nottingham | MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 Handicap | 6/17 | ½ | 8-6 | 50 | 87C | 71A | Josephine Gordon | 25/1 |
| 08 Apr 21+12d | Southwell (AW) | Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Handicap | 8/10 | 1½ | 9-4 | 52 | 47A | 40A | Josephine Gordon | 7/1 |
| 27 Mar 21+83d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 1) | 10/12 | 2½ | 9-0 | 53 | 80A | 51A | Shane Kelly | 22/1 |
| 03 Jan 21+17d | Southwell (AW) | Read Katie Walsh On Betway Insider Handicap | 5/12 | ½ | 9-1 | 54 | 82A | 75A | Josephine Gordon | 11/4F |
| 2020 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 20+20d | Southwell (AW) | Betyourway At Betway Handicap | 2/11 | 1¾ | 8-8 | 52 | 82A | 85A | Josephine Gordon | 9/1 |
| 27 Nov 20+31d | Southwell (AW) | Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap (Div 2) | 1/10 | 9-1 | 49 | 72A | 83A | Josephine Gordon | 14/1 | |
| 27 Oct 20+20d | Catterick | Final Flat Handicap | 5/9 | 1½ | 9-4 | 49 | 118A | 56A | Jason Hart | 8/1 |
| 07 Oct 20+27d | Nottingham | Like MansionBet On Facebook Handicap | 9/14 | hd | 9-0 | 50 | 62C | 60A | David Allan | 8/1 |
| 10 Sep 20+68d | Chepstow | Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap (Div 1) | 7/13 | 1 | 9-0 | 51 | 84C | 62A | Daniel Muscutt | 16/1 |
| 04 Jul 20+14d | Haydock | bet365 Handicap | 9/14 | ¾ | 8-7 | 51 | 68C | 43A | David Allan | 13/2 |
| 20 Jun 20+5d | Ripon | Warsill Handicap | 1/13 | 8-11 | 49 | 91C | 78A | David Allan | 18/5F | |
| 15 Jun 20+230d | Chepstow | Pete Smith Specialist Cars Coleford Handicap | 3/13 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 49 | 98C | 73A | Megan Nicholls | 14/1 |
| 2019 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Oct 19+13d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap | 11/11 | 15 | 9-0 | 51 | 15C | 35C | Luke Morris | 33/1 |
| 16 Oct 19+16d | Nottingham | Countryside Properties Handicap | 7/17 | ½ | 8-4 | 53 | 103C | 72A | Toby Eley | 16/1 |
| 30 Sep 19+45d | Bath | starsports.bet Handicap | 11/15 | 1 | 9-2 | 56 | 82C | 58A | Kieran O'Neill | 25/1 |
| 16 Aug 19+6d | Nottingham | MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap | 4/9 | nk | 9-6 | 59 | 62A | 77A | Pat Cosgrave | 5/1 |
| 10 Aug 19+65d | Haydock | Watch Racing Tv Now Handicap | 7/8 | ½ | 8-13 | 59 | 63A | 49A | Toby Eley | 16/1 |
| 06 Jun 19+27d | Hamilton | Dm Hall Handicap | 12/13 | hd | 8-9 | 61 | 31C | 36A | Duran Fentiman | 25/1 |
| 10 May 19+11d | Nottingham | Castle Rock Screech Owl Handicap | 6/14 | nse | 8-12 | 63 | 100C | 73A | Toby Eley | 25/1 |
| 29 Apr 19+8d | Southwell (AW) | Bloomfields Horse Boxes Handicap | 7/8 | 2¼ | 8-7 | 63 | 39A | 49A | Toby Eley | 11/1 |
| 21 Apr 19+77d | Southwell (AW) | Toalsbet World Lotteries Handicap | 7/12 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 63 | 66A | 67A | Toby Eley | 14/1 |
| 03 Feb 19+31d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap | 3/13 | ¾ | 8-12 | 63 | 62B | 88A | Toby Eley | 6/1 |
| 03 Jan 19+17d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 1/9 | 8-10 | 61 | 69B | 83A | Toby Eley | 14/1 | |
| 2018 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 18+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap (Div 1) | 6/12 | 1¼ | 8-6 | 62 | 93A | 72A | Toby Eley | 40/1 |
| 28 Nov 18+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Sprint Handicap | 5/9 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 63 | 89A | 64A | Toby Eley | 16/1 |
| 07 Nov 18+16d | Nottingham | Bet At racinguk.com Handicap | 13/14 | ¾ | 9-0 | 64 | 57C | 46A | Toby Eley | 14/1 |
| 22 Oct 18+5d | Windsor | Attheraces Handicap | 8/16 | ½ | 9-6 | 60 | 53C | 66A | Toby Eley | 6/1 |
| 17 Oct 18+35d | Nottingham | C.P.W. Tiny Plantrooms Handicap | 1/14 | 8-10 | 60 | 110C | 81A | Toby Eley | 10/1 | |
| 12 Sep 18+31d | Carlisle | Andersons 'Quality For Your Home' Handicap | 9/14 | 4½ | 8-5 | 63 | 72C | 47A | Toby Eley | 20/1 |
| 12 Aug 18+57d | Leicester | Thurmaston Handicap | 6/9 | ½ | 9-1 | 66 | 57A | 55A | Toby Eley | 22/1 |
| 16 Jun 18+46d | Leicester | Asfordby Handicap | 7/8 | 7 | 8-10 | 69 | 33A | 25A | Toby Eley | 9/1 |
| 01 May 18+6d | Nottingham | Champions League Betting At 188Bet Handicap | 3/8 | 1 | 8-3 | 69 | 53A | 67A | Toby Eley | 6/1 |
| 25 Apr 18+4d | Catterick | Bet At racinguk.com Handicap | 7/12 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 68 | 61A | 69A | P J McDonald | 10/3F |
| 21 Apr 18+192d | Nottingham | Play Roulette At 188Bet Casino Handicap | 2/10 | shd | 9-0 | 68 | 85A | 84A | Franny Norton | 12/1 |
| 2017 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 17+40d | Nottingham | 32Red Casino Nursery | 7/9 | ¾ | 8-12 | 70 | 52A | 43A | Adam Beschizza | 10/1 |
| 01 Sep 17+30d | Sandown | Watch Racing UK On Sky 432 Nursery | 8/10 | ½ | 9-4 | 72 | 102A | 55A | Adam Beschizza | 7/2F |
| 02 Aug 17+8d | Sandown | Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Nursery | 1/6 | 8-10 | 62 | 83B | 104B | Adam Beschizza | 9/2 | |
| 25 Jul 17+50d | Nottingham | 32Red.com Novice Auction Stakes | 3/7 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 62 | 79A | 66A | Adam Beschizza | 25/1 |
| 05 Jun 17+14d | Windsor | Sky Bet EBF Stallions Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 5/5 | 11 | 9-2 | — | 57C | 35C | Royston Ffrench | 20/1 |
| 22 May 17+12d | Leicester | Sartorius Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10) | 4/9 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 64B | 77A | Royston Ffrench | 10/1 |
| 10 May 17 | Chester | Stellar Group Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 70A | 62A | Royston Ffrench | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Golden Cue won?
- The Golden Cue (GB) won 5 of 46 archived starts between 2017 and 2022, a strike rate of 10.9%. Placed 10 times in total (21.7% of starts).
- Who trained The Golden Cue?
- The Golden Cue (GB) was trained by Steph Hollinshead on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 8 September 2022.
- Who is The Golden Cue's sire?
- The Golden Cue (GB) is by Zebedee (GB) out of Khafayif (USA), whose sire is Swain.
- What going does The Golden Cue prefer?
- The Golden Cue (GB) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 13 starts (15.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Golden Cue's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 8 September 2022. The highest on record is 72.
- What is The Golden Cue's sire's record?
- Zebedee (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 7,139 runs since Mar 2014 (435 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are The Golden Cue's siblings?
- Out of Khafayif (USA), The Golden Cue (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: See The Storm (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (See The Storm (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m1f. As at Nov 2026.