So Golden
So Golden hasn't set the world alight, but there's something quietly solid about this five-year-old's record. With one win from six races, the horse has finished in the money three times as well — that's four top-three finishes overall, which suggests a consistent, if modest, talent.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Just In Case Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The win came at Clonmel a year ago, and that remains the only victory So Golden has managed since. The recent form tells a story of a horse trying hard but struggling to find the winning thread: an eleventh-place finish most recently, then a tenth, a sixth, and a third. There is at least a second-place finish in that mix, which keeps a small glimmer alive. Trainer Noel C. Kelly, working from Draperstown in County Derry, has sent out 14 winners from the yard this season, so there is decent form being produced elsewhere — but So Golden remains a work in progress. The horse is still actively racing, which means the trainer clearly believes there is more to come.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Sep
11th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
20 Oct
10th
Gowran Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 16 runners
12 Oct
6th
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 10 runners
11 Sep
🏆 Won
Clonmel
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 12 runners
16 Aug
3rd
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
21 Jul
2nd
Ballinrobe
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 8 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 |
|---|
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
11 Sep |
100% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
20 Oct |
0% |