Golden Redemption
Golden Redemption is a 4-year-old still searching for a second career win, having broken through at Newbury back in August with a victory at five furlongs that remains the high point of its record. That single success came from 15 races overall — a 7% win rate that tells you this is a horse finding life at the racetrack genuinely difficult. What makes the picture slightly more encouraging is that it places regularly: eight placed finishes mean Golden Redemption is competitive enough to run in the money more often than not, even if it rarely reaches the tape first.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 form over the past six races is mixed and recent. Golden Redemption finished eleventh most recently, then eighth, then seventh before that; a second place three races back is the standout result, but the run of eleventh-eighth-seventh before it shows the horse has had trouble firing consistently. That gap of 13 months since the Newbury win is the real concern — no victory in the last six races means the horse is in the grip of a lengthy losing streak that would worry any owner.
The bright spot lies in distance. When Golden Redemption has raced over five to six and a half furlongs, it has performed genuinely well, winning one of four races at that trip — a 25% success rate that is three times its overall win rate. Geoffrey Harker's yard at Thirkleby has kept the horse active, and a Class 4 record of one win from five races (20%) suggests Golden Redemption is best suited to that level of company. The trainer, with five winners this season from a modest yard, will be banking on finding the right race at the right distance to spark another victory. Right now, though, Golden Redemption is a horse stuck in a rut, needing a change of fortune to rescue its racing career.
⚡ 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: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on fast ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Struggles on Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Fast (all-weather)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Sep
11th
Redcar
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
4 Jul
8th
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
16 May
7th
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
1 May
2nd
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
28 Mar
3rd
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
20 Sep
3rd
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
28 Aug
2nd
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
5 Aug
🏆 Won
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
26 Jul
3rd
York
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
3 Jul
3rd
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 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 |
|---|
| meydan |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
14 Mar |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third |
28 Aug |
33.3% |
| jebel_ali |
1 |
1 other |
1 Feb |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
28 Mar |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Sep |
0% |