Goldrush Kid
Goldrush Kid is a five-year-old with modest but genuine credentials at sprint distances, where the horse has shown enough to suggest it belongs in competitive company at the right track. From 32 career races, the horse has won twice and finished in the top 3 a further seven times—a respectable if unspectacular record that adds up to roughly one top-3 finish every two or three outings. The real story lies in what happens when the race fits: over five to six and a half furlongs, Goldrush Kid has won one of five attempts, a 20 percent win rate that speaks to genuine ability over this ground rather than luck.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
Trained by Adrian McGuinness at Lusk in County Dublin, where the yard has sent out 45 winners already this season, Goldrush Kid raced just yesterday and remains active on the track. The horse's most recent win came five weeks ago at Laytown on 10 September 2026, a breakthrough that came after an inconsistent summer run—the last six races show a pattern of near misses and blanks, with three top-3 finishes scattered between runs where the horse failed to place. Jockey Jack Kearney, who rides the horse most often, has won once from nine races together, a partnership still finding its rhythm despite riding the horse's first career win at The Curragh in March 2025.
What matters now is whether Goldrush Kid can string together another win in the coming weeks. The horse clearly performs best when conditions and distance align—that 20 percent win rate at the shorter sprinting distances is significantly better than the overall six percent career average—and McGuinness's yard is in good form. Racing yesterday suggests the trainer believes there is still value to be unlocked.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 8 starts (12%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 20% win rate
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 12% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Oct
DNF
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 15 runners
12 Oct
13th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Soft · 15 runners
30 Sep
10th
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
10 Sep
🏆 Won
Laytown
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
11 Apr
DNF
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
28 Mar
5th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 23 runners
15 Mar
8th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 29 runners
31 Dec
10th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
16 Nov
8th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 27 runners
27 Oct
10th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft_To_Heavy · 16 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
10 |
1 win, 9 other |
28 Mar |
10% |
| Galway Tight |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
27 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
16 Nov |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
31 Dec |
0% |
| Laytown Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
10 Sep |
100% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
5 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
21 Oct |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jan |
0% |