Goldsmith

The partnership with jockey Kieran O'Neill is the most striking number in Goldsmith's file. Together they have won 3 races from 13 — that is almost 1 in every 4 rides together, or a 23% win rate. In a sport where even good combinations often win fewer than 1 in 5, that figure stands out sharply against Goldsmith's overall 10% record. Something clicks between horse and rider that does not always click elsewhere.

Goldsmith is a horse who likes life uncomplicated. He has earned all four of his wins on normal ground, winning 4 from 22 races in those conditions — roughly 1 in every 5 — compared to a much thinner record elsewhere. He also shows his best form when the trip stretches out to between a mile and three furlongs and a mile and four, winning 2 from 10 at those distances, or 1 in every 5 again. Alice Haynes said early in 2023 that she expected him to go well on turf in summer, on fast or dry ground, and the numbers back that up.

The honest note is that his most recent win came at Southwell in January 2024 — 29 months ago — and his last six races have brought nothing better than a runner-up finish. His current form figures make for sober reading. He raced just yesterday, which means whatever happened is still fresh. At Class 5, the level he most often competes at, he has won only 1 from 14, roughly 1 in every 14 races, which suggests he is a horse who finds winning tricky even at this level. For all the promise in those early Lingfield wins and the strong record alongside O'Neill, Goldsmith is a horse still waiting to remind everyone what he can do.