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Gold For Alec: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Gold For Alec is a 6-year-old gelding by Planteur, trained by Tom Symonds. He has won 3 of 17 starts and placed in 4 more, for £24,545 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 4.5f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 14% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:50 at Worcester on 25 September. His best performance rating is 116, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 17
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 7
  • Strike rate 18%
  • Prize money £24,545
  • Best rating 116
  • Official rating 115

Where Gold For Alec runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:50 Worcester Pj Nicholls Kgm Korea Genuinely Made Handicap Hurdle Race —

Gold For Alec form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
9 May 26 Haydock Pertemps Network Long Distance Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 3m 0.5f Good 7 6.5 12/1 Ned Fox 115
16 Apr 26 Hereford Robert Howell Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 1.5f Good 1 — 9/2 Ben Poste 109
2 Apr 26 Chepstow South West Rail Solutions Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 3 10.75 28/1 Ben Poste 110
22 Jan 26 Huntingdon Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4.5f Soft PU - 33/1 Ben Poste 115
12 Jan 26 Hereford CB Protection And Security Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5f Soft PU - 9/1 Callum Pritchard 112
11 Dec 25 Warwick Aztec Aerosols Spray Some Joy Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Soft 8 52.75 11/1 Ben Poste 115
17 Nov 25 Plumpton Old Gold Racing Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4.5f Good 4 29.5 18/5 Callum Pritchard 116
24 Oct 25 Cheltenham Foundation Developments Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 3 5 9/2C Callum Pritchard 116
22 Feb 25 Kempton Ladbrokes 'Big-Value You Can Bet On' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 5f Good To Soft 6 13.5 5/1 Ben Poste 117
23 Jan 25 Huntingdon Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4.5f Soft 1 — 9/2 Ben Poste 108
27 Dec 24 Chepstow Coral Racing Club Join For Free Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Soft 3 7 7/1 Callum Pritchard 109
23 Nov 24 Huntingdon Blog.Rhino.Bet For Unique Racing Insight Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Good To Soft 1 — 9/4F Callum Pritchard 104
27 Oct 24 Wincanton Windsor Clive Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 1m 7f Good 2 .75 11/1 Callum Pritchard 101
27 Mar 24 Wincanton Blackmore Vale Hurdle 1867 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 1m 7f Soft 4 12.5 16/1 Harry Cobden –
25 Feb 24 Hereford Daily Racing Specials At PlanetSportBet Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Soft 4 12.25 22/1 Ben Poste –
15 Jan 24 Hereford Watch And Bet At PlanetSportBet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m Good 4 5.5 16/1 Ben Poste –
2 Dec 23 Doncaster Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m 0.5f Good 5 18.75 10/1 Ben Poste –

Last time out

Finished 7 in the Pertemps Network Long Distance Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) at Haydock on 9 May 2026. Settled in the pack - urged forward approaching two out - stayed on without threatening.

Gold For Alec by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 5 1 20% —
20.5f 3 1 33% —
21f 2 0 0% —
16.5f 2 0 0% —
15f 2 0 0% —
24.5f 1 0 0% —
25.5f 1 1 100% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —

Gold For Alec by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 7 1 14% —
Good 6 1 17% —
Good To Soft 4 1 25% —

Gold For Alec by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Hereford 4 1 25% —
Huntingdon 3 2 67% —
Chepstow 2 0 0% —
Wincanton 2 0 0% —
Haydock 1 0 0% —
Warwick 1 0 0% —
Plumpton 1 0 0% —
Cheltenham 1 0 0% —
Kempton 1 0 0% —
Doncaster 1 0 0% —

Gold For Alec breeding

  • Sire Planteur (IRE)
  • Dam Gold For Tina (FR)
  • Damsire Lando (GER)
  • Breeder Pascale Sels & Isabelle Sels
  • Foaled 17 April 2020

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