Thread Of Gold

The recent pattern tells the real story. In the last six races, Thread Of Gold has won twice, placed once, and had a couple of tougher outings mixed in — the kind of record you see from a horse that knows how to win but is still learning to handle different conditions or tougher fields. That fifth-place finish last time out might have been a blip, because before that came a win at Galway six weeks ago, and the race before that was a second-place finish. This is a horse on an upward curve, not one in decline.

Thread Of Gold races for W P Mullins, one of the heavyweight yards in Irish racing, based at Muine Bheag in County Carlow. The operation has already sent out 215 winners this season — an operation of that scale and quality does not waste time on horses without genuine ability. The fact that Mullins has kept Thread Of Gold active and racing regularly suggests the trainer believes there is more to come. First-time winners at The Curragh in August 2025 do not always go on to this kind of form, but Thread Of Gold has done exactly that.