Keep The Gold

Michael Dods trains Keep The Gold from Piercebridge in County Durham. It is a yard with momentum this season, having sent out 43 winners already, so the horse is part of a clearly competent operation. That said, Keep The Gold has raced exclusively in Class 5 company—the lower tiers of British racing—and has yet to win in four attempts at that level. Without a victory from twelve races across the board, this is a horse that seems to have found its mark but simply cannot quite get across the line. Whether it has the temperament, speed, or luck to finally land a race remains an open question, but its the yard have kept it racing, which suggests they believe it is capable. The most recent run, just yesterday, may point toward something: finishing second on a comeback of sorts might indicate the horse is being aimed at a specific opportunity, or it may simply be the latest near-miss in what has become a familiar pattern.