Horse Details

Love Is Golden (IRE)

33 Runs 6 Wins (18.2%) 8 Places (24.2%)

Owner:

Mrs Frances Beach Trainer: Paddy Butler

4 years old b IRE

Sire: Golden Horn (GB)

Dam: Holy Moon (IRE)

Damsire: Hernando

Past Runs (33 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Draw	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
18/06/26 19:10	Lingfield	5	2m½f	Jack Dace	Paddy Butler	5	3:42.73	38	72	9-4	150/1	-
05/06/26 20:12	Goodwood	3	1m4f	Seamus Cronin	Paddy Butler	9	2:56.02	38	77	9-8	80/1	Took keen hold - in rear throughout(op 50/1 tchd 33/1) Took keen hold - in rear throughout(op 50/1 tchd 33/1)
09/04/23 16:50	Plumpton	-	2m4½f	Niall Houlihan	Gary Moore	8	4:59.60	12	125	11-11	5/2F	Took keen hold - led - headed but prominent after 2nd - hit 7th - pecked on landing 9th - ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out - hit 2 out - in rear when switched sharply right before last (vet reported gelding finished lame on his left-fore)(op 9/4 tchd 11/4) Took keen hold - led - headed but prominent after 2nd - hit 7th - pecked on landing 9th - ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out - hit 2 out - in rear when switched sharply right before last (vet reported gelding finished lame on his left-fore)(op 9/4 tchd 11/4)
25/03/23 15:15	Newbury	-	2m½f	Niall Houlihan	Gary Moore	1st	4:9.50	Won	120	11-4	4/11F	Made all - soon clear - jumped left 2nd - went further clear after 4 out - unchallenged(op 1/2 tchd 8/15) Made all - soon clear - jumped left 2nd - went further clear after 4 out - unchallenged(op 1/2 tchd 8/15)
22/02/23 15:35	Doncaster	-	2m½f	Jamie Moore	Gary Moore	3rd	3:57.60	1	–	11-9	6/4	Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - pressed leader going easily 2 out (usual 3 out) - led after last (usual 2 out) - ridden omitted last - headed final 110yds - lost second towards finish(op Evens) Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - pressed leader going easily 2 out (usual 3 out) - led after last (usual 2 out) - ridden omitted last - headed final 110yds - lost second towards finish(op Evens)
11/02/23 16:10	Newbury	-	2m½f	Niall Houlihan	Gary Moore	1st	3:47.20	Won	–	10-13	11/1	Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - going easily 3 out - pushed along and chased leader before 2 out - ran green 2 out - ridden to lead approaching last - left clear last - went further clear run-in - readily(op 18/1 tchd 20/1) Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - going easily 3 out - pushed along and chased leader before 2 out - ran green 2 out - ridden to lead approaching last - left clear last - went further clear run-in - readily(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
15/10/22 19:30	Wolverhampton (AW)	9	1m4f	Franny Norton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	8	2:37.97	8.5	85	9-9	14/1	Raced wide - in touch with leaders - lost second and pushed along over 2f out - dropped to rear 1f out - eased inside final furlong(op 18/1) Raced wide - in touch with leaders - lost second and pushed along over 2f out - dropped to rear 1f out - eased inside final furlong(op 18/1)
15/09/22 15:00	Ayr	4	1m2f	Connor Beasley	Charlie & Mark Johnston	14	2:12.70	10	85	9-4	22/1	Led - headed after 3f - pressed leader and pushed along 3f out - soon ridden and weakened (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 14/1) Led - headed after 3f - pressed leader and pushed along 3f out - soon ridden and weakened (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 14/1)
01/09/22 14:10	Haydock	5	1m3½f	Richard Kingscote	Charlie & Mark Johnston	1st	2:28.18	Won	81	10-3	15/2	Prominent - led after 1f - ridden over 2f out - reduced lead towards finish - just held on (trainers' rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 6/1 tchd 7/1) Prominent - led after 1f - ridden over 2f out - reduced lead towards finish - just held on (trainers' rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
23/07/22 14:32	Newmarket (July)	3	1m2f	Franny Norton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	4	2:7.22	1.75	84	9-3	8/1	Led - headed and weakened over 2f out(op 6/1) Led - headed and weakened over 2f out(op 6/1)
02/07/22 15:15	Haydock	7	1m4f	J F Egan	Charlie & Mark Johnston	11	2:35.37	0.2	86	8-3	40/1	Dwelt start - took keen hold - towards rear - going easily but not clear run 3f out - shaken up when not clear run over 2f out - pushed along and headway over 1f out - ridden and no extra inside final furlong (jockey said colt was slowly away)(tchd 33/1) Dwelt start - took keen hold - towards rear - going easily but not clear run 3f out - shaken up when not clear run over 2f out - pushed along and headway over 1f out - ridden and no extra inside final furlong (jockey said colt was slowly away)(tchd 33/1)
19/06/22 16:15	Pontefract	2	1m2f	Ben Curtis	Charlie & Mark Johnston	4	2:12.59	0.1	87	10-0	5/2F	Upset in stalls - led - ridden and kept on well from over 2f out - headed and weakened gradually from 1f out Upset in stalls - led - ridden and kept on well from over 2f out - headed and weakened gradually from 1f out
11/06/22 14:45	Chester	4	1m2½f	Richard Kingscote	Charlie & Mark Johnston	2nd	2:8.55	.5	86	9-10	5/2F	Soon dropped to rear - headway and switched right when went fourth over 1f out - went second and hung left 1f out - kept on well final 110yds - always held (jockey said colt hung both ways)(op 3/1 tchd 16/5) Soon dropped to rear - headway and switched right when went fourth over 1f out - went second and hung left 1f out - kept on well final 110yds - always held (jockey said colt hung both ways)(op 3/1 tchd 16/5)
03/06/22 15:45	Epsom	6	1m2f	Franny Norton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	13	2:10.08	4.5	87	8-6	7/1	Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along over 3f out - ridden 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 13/2) Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along over 3f out - ridden 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 13/2)
13/05/22 15:00	York	1	1m2½f	Franny Norton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	3rd	2:9.78	.5	86	8-9	8/1	Took keen hold - led - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon rallied and every chance - kept on final 110yds - held towards finish(op 10/1) Took keen hold - led - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon rallied and every chance - kept on final 110yds - held towards finish(op 10/1)
30/04/22 16:15	Newmarket	1	1m4f	Jason Hart	Charlie & Mark Johnston	5	2:32.99	.5	87	9-0	9/2	Tracked leaders - ridden and lost position 3f out - held over 1f out - lost fourth towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 18/5) Tracked leaders - ridden and lost position 3f out - held over 1f out - lost fourth towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 18/5)
19/04/22 14:55	Epsom	3	1m2f	William Buick	Charlie & Mark Johnston	3rd	2:9.91	5	87	8-9	11/1	Tracked leaders on inner - nudged along and waiting for room from over 2f out - in the clear but still plenty to do over 1f out - kept on and went third final 110yds (jockey said colt was denied a clear run 2f out)(op 10/1) Tracked leaders on inner - nudged along and waiting for room from over 2f out - in the clear but still plenty to do over 1f out - kept on and went third final 110yds (jockey said colt was denied a clear run 2f out)(op 10/1)
05/04/22 14:40	Pontefract	10	1m2f	Franny Norton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	10	2:26.65	7	86	8-9	16/1	Prominent on outer - ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out (regarding poor performance - trainer could offer no explanation for the colt's performance; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/1) Prominent on outer - ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out (regarding poor performance - trainer could offer no explanation for the colt's performance; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/1)
27/03/22 15:45	Doncaster	5	1m2f	Franny Norton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	2nd	2:9.26	2	86	9-4	12/1	Tracked leader - shaken up to challenge over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 11/1) Tracked leader - shaken up to challenge over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 11/1)
29/10/21 16:15	Newmarket	1	1m4f	Jason Hart	Mark Johnston	8	2:37.91	0.3	87	9-7	11/1	Stumbled start - chased leaders - pushed along 3f out - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1) Stumbled start - chased leaders - pushed along 3f out - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1)
08/10/21 16:10	Newmarket	1	1m4f	Ben Curtis	Mark Johnston	12	2:38.20	17	88	8-6	40/1	Led - ridden and headed when lost two places over 2f out - lost ground quickly 2f out - behind and eased inside final furlong - tailed off(op 33/1) Led - ridden and headed when lost two places over 2f out - lost ground quickly 2f out - behind and eased inside final furlong - tailed off(op 33/1)
18/09/21 16:45	Catterick	3	1m4f	Franny Norton	Mark Johnston	2nd	2:38.62	0.3	88	9-5	10/11F	Blindfold off late - slowly into stride - in rear - recovered and chased leader after 1f - pushed along 3f out - led under 2f out - soon ridden - headed over 1f out - kept on (jockey said colt dropped its head as he went to remove the blindfold - causing the colt to be slowly away)(op Evens tchd 5/6) Blindfold off late - slowly into stride - in rear - recovered and chased leader after 1f - pushed along 3f out - led under 2f out - soon ridden - headed over 1f out - kept on (jockey said colt dropped its head as he went to remove the blindfold - causing the colt to be slowly away)(op Evens tchd 5/6)
03/09/21 15:05	Ascot	4	1m4f	Silvestre De Sousa	Mark Johnston	4	2:36.60	3.25	87	8-10	5/4F	Led - pushed along 3f out - ridden and headed under 2f out - weakened 1f out(op 13/8) Led - pushed along 3f out - ridden and headed under 2f out - weakened 1f out(op 13/8)
27/08/21 18:40	Hamilton	2	1m4f	Ben Curtis	Mark Johnston	2nd	2:34.44	2.25	87	8-9	16/5	Chased leaders - pushed along to lead over 2f out - soon ridden and drifted right - 1 length ahead 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 5/1 tchd 3/1) Chased leaders - pushed along to lead over 2f out - soon ridden and drifted right - 1 length ahead 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 5/1 tchd 3/1)
01/08/21 15:45	Chester	2	1m4½f	Franny Norton	Mark Johnston	1st	2:39.29	Won	84	9-5	11/5F	Midfield - headway over 4f out - not clear run over 3f out - pushed along and headway from over 2f out - led 1f out - ridden and kept on towards finish(op 3/1 tchd 85/40) Midfield - headway over 4f out - not clear run over 3f out - pushed along and headway from over 2f out - led 1f out - ridden and kept on towards finish(op 3/1 tchd 85/40)
23/06/21 15:55	Salisbury	5	1m4f	Andrea Atzeni	Mark Johnston	5	2:41.29	2	85	8-12	7/1	In touch with leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - soon beaten(op 5/1 tchd 15/2) In touch with leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - soon beaten(op 5/1 tchd 15/2)
12/06/21 15:20	Chester	5	1m4½f	Franny Norton	Mark Johnston	5	2:37.49	1.5	85	9-5	7/2J	Steadied start - raced in last - niggled along briefly soon after start - ridden 4f out - outpaced and still plenty to do home turn - stayed on from over 1f out - drifted left and hampered rival inside final furlong - bit short of room and eased final 110yds (jockey said colt was denied a clear run over the concluding stages)(op 9/2) Steadied start - raced in last - niggled along briefly soon after start - ridden 4f out - outpaced and still plenty to do home turn - stayed on from over 1f out - drifted left and hampered rival inside final furlong - bit short of room and eased final 110yds (jockey said colt was denied a clear run over the concluding stages)(op 9/2)
04/06/21 20:30	Goodwood	1	1m4f	Andrea Atzeni	Mark Johnston	2nd	2:44.40	.75	85	9-7	85/40	Led - shaken up and hung left over 1f out - soon ridden - kept on - headed towards finish(op 2/1 tchd 15/8) Led - shaken up and hung left over 1f out - soon ridden - kept on - headed towards finish(op 2/1 tchd 15/8)
06/05/21 16:45	Chester	4	1m4½f	Franny Norton	Mark Johnston	1st	2:46.80	Won	81	9-1	15/2	Made virtually all - nudged along and increased tempo 3f out - hard pressed from 2f out - ridden over 1f out - edged right inside final 110yds - kept on well - just did enough(op 12/1) Made virtually all - nudged along and increased tempo 3f out - hard pressed from 2f out - ridden over 1f out - edged right inside final 110yds - kept on well - just did enough(op 12/1)
21/10/20 14:45	Newmarket	6	1m2f	Richard Kingscote	Mark Johnston	7	2:15.56	5.5	84	9-6	10/1	Led - ridden and headed over 2f out - weakening when hung left over 1f out(op 11/1) Led - ridden and headed over 2f out - weakening when hung left over 1f out(op 11/1)
27/09/20 13:30	Nottingham	4	1m½f	Andrea Atzeni	Mark Johnston	4	1:44.25	0.3	–	8-12	9/2	Led - ridden and headed over 1f out - no extra towards finish(tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2) Led - ridden and headed over 1f out - no extra towards finish(tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2)
31/08/20 12:45	Ripon	6	1m	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	1st	1:43.58	Won	–	9-2	9/1	Tracked leader - led over 3f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on well final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 11/1) Tracked leader - led over 3f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on well final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 11/1)
07/08/20 14:20	Sandown	8	1m	P J McDonald	Mark Johnston	8	1:48.02	11	–	9-5	16/1	Dwelt start - close up after 1f - ridden over 2f out - soon weakened quickly - dropped to last over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) Dwelt start - close up after 1f - ridden over 2f out - soon weakened quickly - dropped to last over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)