Lavender Gold
Lavender Gold has tasted victory just once in nine career races, but that breakthrough win at Goodwood in mid-June appears to have been no fluke. The three-year-old showed up again in the placings five times since, including a third-place finish just yesterday, suggesting a horse that is steadily improving and learning its trade. With one win and four other placings from nine attempts, it sits at around an 11% win rate—not the mark of a natural, but consistent enough to indicate a genuine racehorse in the making rather than a struggling also-ran.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
All For One Racing Ix Chris Wright
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The real story lies in what distance brings out the best in Lavender Gold. Over the intermediate ranges of 1m1f to 1m2f, the horse has won 1 of 4 races—a 25% win rate that stands in sharp contrast to the overall figures. This suggests David Menuisier's yard at Pulborough has found the sweet spot for this runner. The trainer, who has sent out 20 winners this season, appears to understand what suits Lavender Gold, and recent form backs that up. Four months have passed since that June victory, but yesterday's third-place finish shows the horse is still competitive and still being targeted at suitable opportunities. In a horse still learning at three years old, that consistency in the placings, especially at the distances that suit it best, is worth watching closely.
⚡ 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 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Oct
12th
Great Yarmouth
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
30 Aug
8th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 11 runners
25 Jul
12th
Newcastle
1m6f – 2m · 13 runners
12 Jun
🏆 Won
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 8 runners
22 May
7th
Haydock Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
29 Nov
3rd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 6 runners
28 Sep
2nd
Ffos Las
7f – 1m · Heavy · 7 runners
1 Sep
3rd
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 10 runners
25 Jul
7th
York
7f – 1m · Good · 18 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 |
|---|
| Goodwood Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
30 Aug |
50% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
29 Nov |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 May |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Oct |
0% |