Gold For Alec
Gold For Alec is a horse that has found a home at Huntingdon. The six-year-old has won both of its races at the track — in November 2024 and again in January 2025 — and has placed there as well, winning 2 of 3 races at the course. That's a remarkable record in an otherwise modest career: across 17 races overall, the horse has just 2 wins and 6 places, winning roughly 1 in every 8 or 9 races. The difference is stark. Away from Huntingdon, Gold For Alec has struggled to find the winner's circle, which suggests the track's unique characteristics — likely the layout, the ground, or the type of race held there — bring out something special in this horse.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 most recent win came on 23 January 2025, but it has been a long dry spell since then. Gold For Alec has not won in its last six races, though it has been placing regularly enough — two thirds and a seventh among those last six outings. The horse raced just a day ago, so it remains actively campaigned. Ben Poste has ridden it most often (7 races together with 1 win), and Tom Symonds trains from Hentland in Herefordshire. Symonds has sent out 11 winners this season, so the yard is in decent form. Gold For Alec competes chiefly at Class 4 level, where it has won 2 of 8 races — a 25% return, much stronger than its overall record — and performs best at distances between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, winning 1 of 3 races at those trips. It remains a horse with clear strengths: a course where it thrives, a distance range that suits it, and a trainer's yard firing on all cylinders.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Oct
DNF
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners
25 Sep
6th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
9 May
7th
Haydock Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
2 Apr
3rd
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
22 Jan
DNF
Huntingdon
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 18 runners
12 Jan
DNF
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
11 Dec
8th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
17 Nov
4th
Plumpton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
24 Oct
3rd
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners
22 Feb
6th
Kempton Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 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 |
|---|
| Huntingdon Galloping |
3 |
2 wins, 1 other |
22 Jan |
66.7% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
3 |
2 thirds, 1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
27 Oct |
0% |
| hereford |
2 |
2 other |
12 Jan |
0% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Nov |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
24 Oct |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Dec |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Feb |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Dec |
0% |