Ring Of Gold

The most striking number in Ring Of Gold's record is what happens on wet or muddy ground. From just seven races in those conditions, it has won three — that is a win rate of 43%, or nearly 1 in every 2 attempts. Compare that to its overall record of 5 wins from 53 races (roughly 1 in every 10), and you start to understand what wet weather means to this horse. When the ground is soft and others are struggling to get through it, Ring Of Gold comes alive. Trainers Michael and David Easterby, based at Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire, will have that noted clearly in their records.

Ring Of Gold does its best work over seven furlongs to a mile, a specific window where it has won all five of its career races — 5 from 28 at those distances, roughly 1 in every 6. It has also shown a particular fondness for Kempton Park, winning 2 from 6 visits there. That kind of course preference is not a coincidence; some horses simply suit certain tracks, and Kempton's flat, sharp circuit suits Ring Of Gold's style. The team will always have one eye on the Kempton entries.

Jockey Joanna Mason has ridden this horse more than anyone else — 30 times together, with 2 of those ending in the winner's enclosure. That is a win rate of 7%, or about 1 in every 15 rides, which is modest, but the volume of that partnership tells its own story. When you keep putting the same jockey on a horse, it is because things are working even when they are not winning.

Ring Of Gold last won at Newcastle in September 2025 — eight months ago now — and has not troubled the judge in its last six outings, with a 13th-place finish the most recent. At Class 6, the lowest tier of racing, it competes against horses at a similar level, and 4 wins from 32 races at that level (12%, or roughly 1 in 8) shows it can still be competitive. The yard has sent out 55 winners this season, so the operation around it is clearly functioning. Another winning day may not be far away.