Lord d'Or
Lord d'Or has yet to break through the tape, but the numbers tell a story worth watching. In six career races, the three-year-old has finished in the placings four times without managing a win—a record that reads like someone knocking on the door but never quite stepping through it. More striking is what has happened recently: across the last six races, Lord d'Or has placed in four of them, including three consecutive seconds. That kind of consistency in the frame, run after run, suggests the horse is operating at a level it can handle and is learning its trade.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Rc Syndicate X And Gary Gillies
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What matters here is the trainer. Andrew Balding's yard at Kingsclere has been in brilliant form this season, sending out 202 winners already—the kind of record that comes from deep know-how and horses being placed just right. Balding doesn't keep horses in the ring if they're not ready or suited to the job. The fact that Lord d'Or keeps finishing second, and keeps being sent out again so soon, suggests the team sees something there. Some horses win early and often; others take longer to figure out how to cross the line. With four placings from six races, Lord d'Or is clearly competitive at the level it is racing. The next step is converting one of those near-misses into a victory—and given the yard's track record and the horse's recent form, that may not be far away.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
2nd
Newmarket
1m6f – 2m · Good · 11 runners
5 Sep
4th
Ascot
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
21 Aug
2nd
1%
Hamilton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 3 runners
20 Jul
2nd
1%
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
1 Jul
2nd
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
15 May
2nd
York
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
6 Aug
6th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 13 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 |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
9 Oct |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
20 Jul |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
1 Jul |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
15 May |
0% |