Real Gold
Real Gold is a 3-year-old horse still searching for its first win after 15 races on the track. The horse has shown some ability to place in the money — it has finished in the top three five times — but converting that into a victory has so far proved elusive. Most encouragingly, its recent form suggests it is competitive: in the last six races, Real Gold has picked up two third-place finishes and a pair of third-place runs, meaning it is regularly in contention at the finish. A fourth-place finish and an eighth-place result in the same stretch show the horse can have off days, and at Class 6 level — where Real Gold has raced six times without winning — the margins between horses are razor-thin.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Clay Fleming Pell Smith Stewart
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Jockey Ryan Kavanagh has partnered the horse for eight of those 15 races without a breakthrough either. That is not unusual for a horse yet to taste victory; the real question is whether Real Gold simply needs time to develop, or whether it has plateaued at a level where it struggles to find the extra gear needed to win. The training partnership of Rachel Cook and John Bridger, based in Liphook, Hampshire, has managed to get seven winners out this season, so the yard knows how to produce results. Real Gold raced just a day ago, which suggests the horse is being kept active and in work — a sign the the yard still believe there is progress to be made. For a 3-year-old, that matters. At this stage, a horse that is running regularly and placing occasionally is not yet a lost cause.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Lingfield Park in 11 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Sep
4th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
27 Aug
8th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
13 Aug
6th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
30 Jul
7th
Epsom Downs
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
15 Jul
3rd
Lingfield Park
Sprint (< 5f) · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
2 Mar
3rd
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow
21 Feb
3rd
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
7 Feb
3rd
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
21 Jan
4th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners
7 Jan
4th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 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 |
|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
11 |
4 thirds, 7 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |