Golden Palace
Golden Palace has enjoyed the sharper end of sprint racing but has not found the winning formula since mid-2025. The 3-year-old broke through with a debut victory at Beverley on 4 July 2025, then struck again three weeks later at York—back-to-back wins that promised a horse coming into itself. Since that second success twelve months ago, though, nothing. Over the last six races, the form reads as a run of placings and mid-field efforts: 8th, 8th, 3rd, 7th, 5th, 6th, with the most recent coming just a day ago. That third-place finish offers a glimmer, suggesting the horse is not entirely out of sorts, but the drought is now a year long and clearly troubling for the yard.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The problem appears to be one of level. Golden Palace performs best at sprint distances between five furlongs and six and a half furlongs, winning 2 of its 5 races (40%) over that range—a decent win rate that shows where it belongs. But whenever asked to step up into top-class company, it falls flat. In three races at the highest level, Golden Palace has failed to win. That disparity tells the story: it is a sharp, quick horse that wins races, but only against the right opposition. At the moment, the yard of Richard & Peter Fahey—which has sent out 23 winners already this season from Musley Bank in North Yorkshire—may be searching for the right opportunity. The horse has managed just 2 wins and 3 places from 9 races overall (a 22% win rate), which leaves room for improvement. Whether Golden Palace can get back in the frame remains the question. It is still a young animal, and one year between wins is not uncommon, but the form dip is real.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 40% win rate
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Likes
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Jul
8th
Goodwood
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
24 Jun
8th
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
6 Jun
3rd
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
15 Apr
7th
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
31 Oct
5th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 20 runners
27 Sep
6th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
12 Sep
7th
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Soft · 13 runners
26 Jul
🏆 Won
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
4 Jul
🏆 Won
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 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 |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
4 Jul |
100% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
26 Jul |
100% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jun |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |