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Optima RacingHorses › Striking Gold (GB)

Striking Gold (GB)

4yo gelding · Form & record 2015-10-24 to 2017-11-05 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Mrs John Harrington.
Pedigree Stimulation (IRE) × ?
Ratings Official 67 · best RPR 96 · best TS 65
16
Runs
1
Wins
6.2%
Strike rate
12.5%
Place rate
0.95
Actual / Expected
156.2%
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Full form — last 16 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2017-11-05 14d Cork 16f Soft 18/23 Mark Bolger t 161 51 50/1
Paddy Power Betting Shops Maiden Hurdle
2017-10-22 50d Leopardstown 12f Soft 16/20 Colm ODonoghue tp 127 67 23 33/1
Club Godolphin Student Initiative Handicap
2017-09-02 8d Wexford 16f Good 99/14 Robbie Power t 161 28/1
Audrey McGrath Memorial Maiden Hurdle
2017-08-25 20d Kilbeggan 16f Good 6/14 Mark Bolger 161 96 25/1
Hurley Family Maiden Hurdle
2017-08-05 9d Galway 12f Soft 15/17 Colm ODonoghue 130 70 24 16/1
Terry Cunningham Memorial Handicap
2017-07-27 13d Leopardstown 15f Good 10/12 Tom Madden 138 73 53 9 16/1
SOREC Morocco Handicap
2017-07-14 41d Cork 16f Good 4/24 Robbie Power 160 91 65 6/1
Family Fun Day August 7th Maiden Hurdle
2017-06-03 239d Navan 13f Good 16/18 N G McCullagh 121 74 55 7 20/1
navanracecourse.ie Handicap
2016-10-07 51d Dundalk (AW) 12f Standard 11/13 Colm ODonoghue 126 78 68 22 10/1
Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap
2016-08-17 18d Killarney 11f Firm 7/9 Shane Foley 124 79 77 56 7/1
Easy Clean Limited Handicap
2016-07-30 8d Galway 12f Soft 1/15 Colm ODonoghue 122 72 79 35 40/1
Ladbrokes The Grid Handicap
2016-07-22 43d Down Royal 10.5f Good 9/9 Tom Madden 128 73 49 35 16/1
Magners Forbidden Flavours Handicap
2016-06-09 23d Leopardstown 10f Firm 3/6 Colm ODonoghue 131 73 70 43 6/1
Friends of Dublin Football Maiden
2016-05-17 22d Killarney 8f Good 5/10 Colm ODonoghue 131 63 45 10/1
Celtic Steps The Show At Killarney Racecourse (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10 Race)
2016-04-25 184d Naas 8f Good 5/14 Colm ODonoghue 131 70 37 16/1
Join Tote Rewards Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10 Race)
2015-10-24 DEB Leopardstown 8f Good 8/14 Conor Hoban 131 65 20 33/1
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Colts & Geldings) (Plus 10 Race)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)5120.0%
Normal (2-4wk)400.0%
Freshened (1-2m)400.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)300.0%
Middle (10-12f)7114.3%
Staying (13f+)600.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good900.0%
Soft4125.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Leopardstown400.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-10-24–2017-11-05. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.