Gold Digger
Gold Digger is a 3-year-old who has shown real promise on fast, dry ground and belongs to
Richard Spencer's Newmarket yard, which has been in fine form this season with 30 winners already. The horse has won 2 of its 7 races (roughly 1 in every 3.5 attempts), with both victories coming when conditions suit: on dry surfaces it wins about half its races, compared to a much poorer return on softer ground. Its first win came at Great Yarmouth on 14 May 2025, and it claimed another at Windsor on 1 June 2026 — four months ago now.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The recent form tells a mixed story. Gold Digger raced just a day ago and finished eighth, but before that it ran consistently in the placings, with sixth-, ninth-, and sixth-place finishes bracketing a winning effort and a thirteenth further back. It has shown it can place money regularly (2 wins and 2 places from 7 races), which speaks to decent ability, though the four-month gap between the Windsor victory and current racing suggests the horse may have been given time away or had to wait for suitable conditions and opportunities. Spencer's yard is clearly backing it with regular racing again now. The standout feature is its record on fast, dry ground — win half your races and you are doing something right at this level, and that consistency on preferred going is worth watching for.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Sep
8th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
28 Jul
13th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good · 21 runners
4 Jul
6th
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
19 Jun
9th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 28 runners
1 Jun
🏆 Won
1%
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
20 Jun
6th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
14 May
🏆 Won
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 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 |
|---|
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
15 Sep |
50% |
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
1 Jun |
100% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |