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Old Is Gold: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Old Is Gold is a 3-year-old gelding by Mehmas, trained by Andrew Balding. He has won 1 of 8 starts and placed in 2 more, for £39,211 in prize money. His best trip is 5f, where 1 win from 6 is a 17% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:00 at Goodwood on 8 September. His best performance rating is 91, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 8
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 3
  • Strike rate 13%
  • Prize money £39,211
  • Best rating 91
  • Official rating 84

Where Old Is Gold runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:00 Goodwood Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Stakes —

Old Is Gold form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
19 Aug 26 York Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 5f Good 5 3.25 14/1 Saffie Osborne 84
30 Jul 26 Goodwood Buccellati Handicap Stakes Class 3 5f Good To Firm 10 5.75 5/1J James Doyle 86
24 Apr 26 Sandown bet365 Handicap Class 2 5f Good 6 3 11/4F James Doyle 87
20 Aug 25 York Sky Bet Nursery Class 2 6f Good To Firm 12 4.25 7/1 James Doyle 88
1 Aug 25 Goodwood Hawes & Curtis Nursery Class 2 6f Good To Soft 3 1 4/1 James Doyle 87
18 Jun 25 Ascot Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) Class 1 5f Good To Firm 8 3.75 7/2F James Doyle –
24 May 25 Beverley bet365 Two Year Old Trophy EBF Conditions Stakes Class 2 5f Good 1 — 6/5F P J McDonald –
10 May 25 Ascot Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 5f Good To Firm 3 1 11/2 Oisin Murphy –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) at York on 19 August 2026. Sluggish to break - settled at the back - progress checked by interference over 2f out - eased across and driven inside the final furlong - kept going late to finish fifth beaten 3.25 lengths.

Old Is Gold by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
5f 6 1 17%
6f 2 0 0%

Old Is Gold by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good To Firm 4 0 0%
Good 3 1 33%
Good To Soft 1 0 0%

Old Is Gold by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
York 2 0 0%
Goodwood 2 0 0%
Ascot 2 0 0%
Sandown 1 0 0%
Beverley 1 1 100%

Old Is Gold breeding

  • Sire Mehmas (IRE)
  • Dam Lyons Lane (GB)
  • Damsire Showcasing (GB)
  • Breeder Camogue Stud Ltd
  • Foaled 23 March 2023

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