Horse profile
Varna Gold (IRE)
by Shooting To Win (AUS) out of Varna (GB) (Efisio)
40 runs · 20 courses · from Sep 2019
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Aug 2024 — 812 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 · 4th of 6
Won at Killarney
Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile
Varna Gold is 1 from 40. His sole win came at Killarney in Oct 2020 in a 3-y-o maiden hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground. The gelding, who was aged 7 at his last run in Aug 2024, finished fourth of six in a rated novice chase at Tramore that day. He last raced off an official rating of 116, which is 9lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Aug 2024 · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on turf, 0 on AW
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 1–40Wins / Runs
- 2.5%Strike rate
- 10 (25%)Placed
- −34.50£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 0.44Fair A/E n=40 · 0.36 incl. margin
- 125Highest OR
- 23dBetween runs (median)longest 640 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 rating116↓ 9lb off peak
116
57–125
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 120
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 128B | 94 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 117A | 71 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 101C | 85.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 120A | 99 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 117A | 91.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 128B | 82 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 79B | 74.5 | — |
| Good | 4 | 119C | 105 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 88C | 86 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 82C | 72.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 96A | 86 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 82C | 75 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 116A | 92 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 119C | 94 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 86A | 76 | — |
Of 40 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 40 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Shooting To Win (AUS)
Progeny in our archive have won 2.7% of 110 runs since Aug 2019 (19 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −2.7 | — |
| Good | 27 | 1 | 3.7% | +1 | 1 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 14 | 0 | 0% | −2.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 16 | 0 | 0% | −2.7 | 0 from 10 |
| Heavy | 12 | 0 | 0% | −2.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 34 | 2 | 5.9% | +3.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −2.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 31 | 0 | 0% | −2.7 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 32 | 2 | 6.3% | +3.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −2.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 0 | 0% | −2.7 | 0 from 15 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +8.4 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2019 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Varna (GB) (Efisio)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Golden Sands (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Golden Sands (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Sands (IRE) | 33 | 5 | 1m–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Sea Coast (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 1m | — |
| Future Frontier (IRE) | 19 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Galway | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tipperary | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack G Gilligan | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Danny Gilligan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cian MacRedmond | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Davis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 34 | 1 | 3% | −28.50 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 18 | 1 | 6% | −12.50 |
| Flat | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Aug 24+48d | Tramore | Bar One Racing Rated Novice Chase Held up at the back and given encouragement early after a bump at the 1st - fenced awkwardly at the 2nd - drifted left over the 3rd - lost touch with the leaders from 4 out and finished fourth | 4/6 | 15 | 11-5 | 116 | 95C | 96B | Keith Donoghue | 16/1 |
| 28 Jun 24+18d | Bangor-on-Dee | Beck's Handicap Chase | UR/8 | — | 11-11 | 119 | — | — | Danny Gilligan | 12/1 |
| 10 Jun 24+32d | Roscommon | Castlerea Novice Chase | 5/6 | 13 | 10-9 | — | 80A | 98B | Jack G Gilligan | 50/1 |
| 09 May 24+16d | Tipperary | Tipperary Races Beginners Chase | F/7 | — | 11-9 | — | — | — | Danny Gilligan | 25/1 |
| 23 Apr 24+23d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Rated Novice Chase | 3/5 | ½ | 10-7 | — | 64C | 109B | Jack G Gilligan | 33/1 |
| 31 Mar 24+640d | Cork | Bar One Racing Hurdle | 4/5 | 3 | 10-9 | 105 | 101C | 109B | Jack G Gilligan | 100/1 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Jun 22+83d | Tipperary | Tipperary Handicap Hurdle | PU/17 | — | 10-13 | 114 | — | — | Jack G Gilligan | 50/1 |
| 08 Apr 22+5d | Ballinrobe | McGrath Limestone Works Handicap Hurdle | 7/12 | 6½ | 10-5 | 116 | 78C | 97C | Jack G Gilligan | 5/1 |
| 03 Apr 22+35d | Cork | Sign Up To Our Newsletter At Corkracecourse.ie Apprentice Handicap (47-70) | 11/13 | nk | 9-3 | 57 | 84C | 53A | Cian MacRedmond | 4/1 |
| 27 Feb 22+30d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle | 6/21 | 1½ | 10-12 | 116 | 102B | 130A | Phillip Enright | 66/1 |
| 28 Jan 22+30d | Huntingdon | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/9 | ½ | 9-12 | 125 | 120A | 101A | Jack G Gilligan | 20/1 |
| 2021 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 21+100d | Limerick | Boylesports Sporting Limerick Hurdle (grade 2) | 5/6 | 15 | 11-4 | 117 | 89B | 98B | Jack G Gilligan | 125/1 |
| 20 Sep 21+28d | Listowel | Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) (Grade B) | BD/18 | — | 10-8 | 117 | — | — | Jack G Gilligan | 14/1 |
| 23 Aug 21+22d | Ballinrobe | Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle | 2/13 | hd | 10-6 | 114 | 128B | 120A | Jack G Gilligan | 13/2 |
| 01 Aug 21+2d | Galway | Fr. Breen Memorial Handicap (50-75) (Div 2) | 11/14 | 4½ | 9-1 | 60 | 94C | 55A | Seamie Heffernan | 16/5 |
| 30 Jul 21+28d | Galway | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | 3/20 | hd | 11-0 | 112 | 94B | 121A | Jack G Gilligan | 12/1 |
| 02 Jul 21+18d | Bellewstown | Prizm Financial Partners, Ardee Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 2/12 | 2 | 9-10 | 58 | 116A | 79A | Leigh Roche | 5/1 |
| 14 Jun 21+21d | Gowran Park | Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap (45-65) | 9/16 | ½ | 9-11 | 60 | 119C | 71A | Seamie Heffernan | 12/1 |
| 24 May 21+32d | Ballinrobe | Sheridan Electric Hurdle | 2/8 | 9 | 11-2 | 112 | 82A | 102B | Jack G Gilligan | 14/1 |
| 22 Apr 21+14d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Rated Novice Hurdle | 3/8 | 16 | 9-13 | 112 | 122A | 102A | Jack G Gilligan | 14/1 |
| 08 Apr 21+39d | Gowran Park | GowranPark1 Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 8/16 | hd | 10-1 | 64 | 78C | 68C | Robbie Colgan | 25/1 |
| 28 Feb 21+21d | Naas | Paddy Power Road To Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle | 4/9 | 1½ | 10-8 | 113 | 117A | 109A | Jack G Gilligan | 28/1 |
| 07 Feb 21+99d | Leopardstown | Tattersalls Ireland Spring Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) | 6/6 | 42 | 11-2 | — | -19C | 107C | Jack G Gilligan | 250/1 |
| 2020 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 20+5d | Down Royal | Metcollect 3-Y-O Hurdle | 2/4 | 20 | 10-13 | — | 61C | 107C | Jack G Gilligan | 10/1 |
| 26 Oct 20+21d | Galway | Barna Recycling Handicap (45-70) | 9/16 | 3¾ | 9-13 | 67 | 63C | 71A | Robbie Colgan | 25/1 |
| 05 Oct 20+6d | Killarney | KillarneyRaces.ie 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle | 1/9 | 11-2 | — | 94A | 124A | Keith Donoghue | 9/2 | |
| 29 Sep 20+32d | Punchestown | EMS Copiers 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | F/11 | — | 10-9 | — | — | — | Jack G Gilligan | 28/1 |
| 28 Aug 20+18d | Down Royal | Ladbrokes 3-Y-O Hurdle | 2/7 | 11 | 10-3 | — | 71A | 97C | Jack G Gilligan | 50/1 |
| 10 Aug 20+9d | Ballinrobe | J.J. Burke Car Sales 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 7/12 | 9 | 10-7 | — | 89A | 84A | Jack G Gilligan | 16/1 |
| 01 Aug 20+5d | Galway | It's Not Rocket Science With MansionBet Handicap (50-80) | 7/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | 69 | 86A | 65A | Robbie Colgan | 28/1 |
| 27 Jul 20+22d | Galway | Eventus Handicap (60-90) | 8/9 | 5 | 8-13 | 69 | 88C | 53C | Rory Cleary | 18/1 |
| 05 Jul 20+16d | Fairyhouse | Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze-Up July 24th Handicap | 3/9 | 2½ | 9-4 | 69 | 96A | 78A | Robbie Colgan | 50/1 |
| 19 Jun 20+88d | Tipperary | Thank You To All Frontline Workers From Tipperary Racecourse Handicap (45-70) (Div 2) | 10/13 | hd | 9-7 | 70 | 76C | 59A | Sean Davis | 11/1 |
| 23 Mar 20+59d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Business Club Madrid Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 7/14 | ¾ | 7-13 | 70 | 82C | 64A | Mikey Sheehy | 50/1 |
| 24 Jan 20+14d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant January Special Handicap | 9/12 | ½ | 9-7 | 71 | 74A | 68A | Ronan Whelan | 8/1 |
| 10 Jan 20+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap | 8/14 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 72 | 77B | 74A | Paddy Harnett | 16/1 |
| 2019 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 19+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Packages At Dundalk Stadium Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) (Div 1) | 3/14 | 1½ | 9-8 | 73 | 75B | 76A | Gavin Ryan | 9/1 |
| 29 Nov 19+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 6/14 | hd | 9-2 | — | 54B | 65A | Conor Maxwell | 12/1 |
| 06 Nov 19+40d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 3/14 | ½ | 8-8 | — | 79B | 72A | Conor Maxwell | 10/1 |
| 27 Sep 19 | Dundalk (AW) | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 7/14 | nk | 8-11 | — | 67B | 62A | Rory Cleary | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Varna Gold won?
- Varna Gold (IRE) won 1 of 40 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 2.5%. Placed 10 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Varna Gold?
- Varna Gold (IRE) was trained by Paul John Gilligan on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 15 August 2024.
- Who is Varna Gold's sire?
- Varna Gold (IRE) is by Shooting To Win (AUS) out of Varna (GB), whose sire is Efisio.
- What going does Varna Gold prefer?
- Varna Gold (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 13 starts (7.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Varna Gold's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 15 August 2024. The highest on record is 125.
- What is Varna Gold's sire's record?
- Shooting To Win (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 2.7% of 110 runs since Aug 2019 (19 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Varna Gold's siblings?
- Out of Varna (GB), Varna Gold (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Golden Sands (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Golden Sands (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.