Golden Garden
Golden Garden is a 4-year-old with a single victory to its name—a win at Wolverhampton back in September 2025—but that bright moment was 13 months ago, and the horse has not found the winner's circle since. Its most recent six outings tell the story: a fourth-place finish, then two more fourths, a fifth, and a seventh. It raced just a day ago, so Golden Garden remains an active runner, though the pattern of near-misses is hard to ignore.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
Warren Greatrex's yard at Upper Lambourn has been in good form this season with 50 winners to its name, but Golden Garden is not among the standout performers. The horse races best at distances between one mile and six furlongs and two miles, where it has won one of seven races—a 14% win rate in that range—suggesting those longer trips suit it better than shorter sprints. However, when stepped up to Class 5 races, where the quality tightens noticeably, Golden Garden has struggled completely: zero wins from six attempts. The pattern suggests a horse that has its ceiling at a certain level and has not yet learned to break through, or perhaps has already peaked with that single victory 13 months back.
⚡ 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 6 starts (17%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 14% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Oct
DNF
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
20 Sep
5th
Plumpton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
5 Aug
4th
Kempton Park
1m6f – 2m · 8 runners
5 Jun
7th
Bath
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
20 May
6th
Great Yarmouth
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 runners
1 May
4th
Goodwood
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
30 Mar
5th
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
30 Dec
6th
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
11 Sep
4th
chelmsford
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 6 runners
6 Sep
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 6 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
5 Aug |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
6 Sep |
50% |
| chelmsford |
2 |
2 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Taunton Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Dec |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 May |
0% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Sep |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 May |
0% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Mar |
0% |