Lord d'Or
Lord d'Or has run five times without a win, but the form reads like a horse that is knocking on the door. The three-year-old has finished second four times from five races—a sequence so consistent it suggests a horse who belongs in competitive company but just needs one thing to click. That run of 2-2-2-2-6 shows near-misses piling up, with only one poor performance among them. For a young horse, this is not failure; it is a horse learning its trade against decent opposition and regularly finding the front runner's tail with a furlong to go.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Rc Syndicate X And Gary Gillies
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
80%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by Andrew Balding at Kingsclere in Hampshire, Lord d'Or is in the right hands. Balding's yard has already sent out 202 winners this season, and the trainer is known for patience with three-year-olds who show this kind of form—horses that place repeatedly before breaking through. Lord d'Or raced just yesterday, so it is actively campaigned and clearly trusted by the team. The next few weeks will be telling. A horse with four second-place finishes from five attempts typically does not stay close to the bridle for long without winning eventually. Sometimes it takes a slight drop in grade, a change of pace, or simply the right race at the right time for a horse like this to get its head in front. For now, Lord d'Or is a watch-this-space horse—one that has shown it belongs among racers, even if the winning post remains just out of reach.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Aug
2nd
Hamilton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 3 runners
20 Jul
2nd
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
1 Jul
2nd
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
15 May
2nd
York
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
6 Aug
6th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 13 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 |
|---|
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
15 May |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
20 Jul |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
21 Aug |
0% |