Gold Key
Gold Key is a 2-year-old with a win and two places from three races, and all the signs of a horse still learning its trade. The colt broke through at Catterick Bridge just this week, claiming victory in convincing style, then came back four days later to finish second — solid form for a young horse that has only just tasted success.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
Kevin Ryan's Hambleton yard is flying this season with 45 winners already, and Gold Key slots into a stable that knows how to develop young talent. The most recent run, nine days ago, saw the horse finish ninth, but that comes after a second-place finish and a win, which suggests the colt is holding form rather than struggling. At this stage of a young horse's career, a win rate of 1 in 3 (33%) is genuinely impressive — it suggests Gold Key has the ability to win more races as it gains experience. The quick turnaround between the win and the second-place finish shows the horse is robust and ready to race regularly, the kind of pattern that points towards a future with multiple wins ahead.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Sep
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
14 Aug
2nd
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 6 runners
25 Jul
9th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · 14 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
30 Sep |
100% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
14 Aug |
0% |