Cloth Of Gold
Cloth Of Gold has had a frustrating time since his breakthrough win last autumn. The 4-year-old broke his duck at Newcastle on 4 October 2025, but has not won in the 11 months since. Over his 11-race career he has just one victory and six places, winning roughly 1 in every 11 races. His recent form tells the story: third, seventh, fourth, seventh, second and thirteenth in his last six outings. He raced just a day ago, so he is very much an active horse, but the wins have dried up.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Around The World Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What keeps the yard interested is his record in the tougher races. When stepped up to Class 4 company—one level below the top tier—he has won 1 from 3 races, a 33% win rate that suggests genuine ability is there. Trainer Charlie Johnston, based at Middleham Moor in North Yorkshire, has a yard firing on all cylinders this season with 131 winners already, and he sees enough in Cloth Of Gold to persist. Johnston points out that injuries have held the horse back, but notes the Newcastle win came easily and that the horse remains largely unexplored. The plan is to freshen him up over the summer and work toward bigger targets—Glorious Goodwood in particular—where handicap races might suit him better. Whether Cloth Of Gold can shake off the injury troubles and rediscover that winning form remains to be seen, but the trainer is not giving up on him yet.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
3rd
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 9 runners
6 Aug
7th
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 13 runners
17 Jul
4th
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
4 Jul
7th
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
25 Jun
2nd
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
12 Jun
13th
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 16 runners
4 Oct
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners
18 Sep
11th
Ayr
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
12 Dec
3rd
chelmsford
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 8 runners
4 Nov
2nd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
25 Jun |
50% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
18 Oct |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 third |
12 Dec |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |