Golden West
Golden West remains active on the track despite a disappointing dry spell that now stretches nearly three years. The five-year-old has not found the winner's enclosure since October 2023, when it claimed a Class 2 victory at Epsom — one of two wins from fourteen career races, giving it a win rate of roughly one in every seven attempts. That Epsom success came just seven weeks after the horse's first win, at Newcastle in mid-August of that year, suggesting a horse that briefly hit form before the wins dried up.Based on TrackLab's analysis
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📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What makes Golden West interesting is its record in top-class races. When it does compete at Class 2 level, it has won one from three races — a 33 percent win rate that speaks to genuine ability in better company. Yet recent form tells a harder story. In its last six runs, the horse has managed only two top-3 finishes and has not troubled the winner since that long-ago October day at Epsom. The most recent outing, just yesterday, yielded a second-place finish, though back-to-back top-3 finishes in races five and six of the sequence offer a glimmer that something may be stirring again.
Tim Easterby's yard at Great Habton has sent out 128 winners this season, so Golden West operates in a stable with proven winning form. Whether the horse can recapture the spark that produced those two wins three years ago remains an open question, but the recent uptick in form — two finishes in the top three across the last two races — suggests it may be worth watching as it continues its campaign.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Loves
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
2nd
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
3 Oct
7th
Redcar
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
17 Sep
8th
Ayr
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 12 runners
5 Sep
5th
Haydock Park
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 14 runners
7 Aug
2nd
Thirsk
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 runners
10 Jul
9th
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
24 Jun
2nd
Carlisle
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
13 Jun
4th
Chester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
12 Sep
8th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
17 Aug
7th
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · 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 |
|---|
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
1 Jun |
50% |
| Chester Tight |
2 |
2 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
15 Aug |
100% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Aug |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
24 Jun |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
7 Aug |
0% |