Chasing Gold
Chasing Gold is a 4-year-old that has learned the hard way: getting your nose in front is one thing, staying there is another. The horse broke through for its first and only win at Great Yarmouth back in June, and that single victory came from 19 races — a win rate of roughly 1 in 20. Since that breakthrough three months ago, it has been chasing but not catching: six runs without another success, though it has picked up places along the way, showing enough ability to stay competitive without quite finding the winner's spot again.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
31.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The form chart tells the real story. In its last six races, Chasing Gold has finished seventh, third, second, fourth, first (that win at Great Yarmouth), and then didn't run. More recently, it came seventh, suggesting it is still searching for a second win rather than building any kind of momentum. It typically races in Class 6, the lower tiers where races are open to horses at this level of ability, but even there the numbers are tough: no wins from ten attempts at this level. Its partnership with regular rider Daniel Muscutt has not clicked either — five rides together with nothing to show for it.
Michael Keady's Newmarket yard is having a decent season with 16 winners under its belt, so the training setup is functioning well. That makes Chasing Gold's struggle more a question of the horse itself than the environment. At this stage of its career, it looks like a horse that has found one peak — that June victory — and is still hunting for a second.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Sep
7th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
18 Aug
3rd
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
23 Jul
2nd
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
22 Jun
4th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
11 Jun
🏆 Won
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 runners
19 May
DNF
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
17 Dec
3rd
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
15 Dec
3rd
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
6 Nov
4th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
1 Oct
6th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Nottingham Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
19 May |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
23 Jul |
50% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
6 Nov |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
22 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
17 Dec |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
2 thirds |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jun |
0% |