Ireland 8yo

Love Is Golden (IRE)

T: Paddy Butler · J: Ben Ffrench Davis · O: Mrs Frances Beach

By Golden Horn (GB) out of Holy Moon (IRE)

Form 108-1318-95P

125/1 Current odds

6/34 W/R

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Resting

34 runs
6 wins
placed
18% strike
71 d off

Recent form

Form figures 108-1318-95P 71 days off

P 5 9 8 1 3

At Lingfield (AW) 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

On Good 1/17 1 win · 9 placed

Over 1m5f 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 44
Win %: 18%
Placed %: 41%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

21 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Chester — well clear of the 41% career baseline.

Newmarket 0% 0-0-5
Chester SPEC 75% 2-1-4
Doncaster 100% 0-2-2
Newbury 100% 2-0-2
Epsom Downs 50% 0-1-2
Goodwood 50% 0-1-2
Haydock 50% 1-0-2
Pontefract 0% 0-0-2
Catterick 100% 0-1-1
Hamilton 100% 0-1-1
Ripon 100% 1-0-1
York 100% 0-1-1
Ascot 0% 0-0-1
Ayr 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Nottingham 0% 0-0-1
Plumpton 0% 0-0-1
Salisbury 0% 0-0-1
Sandown 0% 0-0-1
Wolverhampton (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

16 jockeys · 4 trainers

Jockeys

Franny Norton 50% 2-3-10
Niall Houlihan 67% 2-0-3
Richard Kingscote 67% 1-1-3
Andrea Atzeni 33% 0-1-3
Ben Curtis 33% 0-1-3
Jason Hart 0% 0-0-2
Jamie Moore 100% 0-1-1
Joe Fanning 100% 1-0-1
William Buick 100% 0-1-1
Ben Ffrench Davis NOW 0% 0-0-1
Connor Beasley 0% 0-0-1
Jack Dace 0% 0-0-1
John Egan 0% 0-0-1
P. J. McDonald 0% 0-0-1
Seamus Cronin 0% 0-0-1
Silvestre De Sousa 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Mark Johnston 43% 3-3-14
Charlie & Mark Johnston 38% 1-4-13
Gary Moore 75% 2-1-4
Paddy Butler NOW 0% 0-0-3

Going Record

34 classifiable runs

Softleaning Loves the dig — 50% in-the-money on softer ground vs 20% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 20% 1-0-5
Good 47% 1-8-19
Good to Soft 40% 2-0-5
Soft 50% 2-0-4
Heavy 0% 0-0-1

Distance Record

34 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at staying trips (50% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f 33% 1-0-3
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 40% 3-7-25
Staying ≥ 1m4f 50% 2-1-6

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

13 Jul 2026 attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 5 P PU - Standard 1m5f Ben Ffrench Davis OR 67 400/1

18 Jun 2026 Free Tips At chracingclub.com Handicap Lingfield Class 5 P 5th/5 38 Good 2m68y Jack Dace OR 72 150/1

5 Jun 2026 Goodwood Horseracing Club Membership Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Goodwood Class 4 9th/9 38 Good To Soft 1m3f218y Seamus Cronin OR 77 80/1

9 Apr 2023 William Hill Epic Value Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Plumpton Class 3 8th/9 12 Good 2m4f114y Niall Houlihan OR 125 5/2F

25 Mar 2023 John Haine Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Newbury Class 4 1st/7 +0 Soft 2m69y Niall Houlihan OR 120 4/11F

22 Feb 2023 Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Doncaster Class 4 3rd/7 1 Good 2m128y Jamie Moore 6/4

11 Feb 2023 Daily Tips On betting.betfair.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Newbury Class 3 1st/9 +0 Good 2m69y Niall Houlihan 11/1

15 Oct 2022 Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 3 P 8th/9 8.5 Standard 1m4f51y Franny Norton OR 85 14/1

15 Sep 2022 Virgin Bet Kilkerran Cup Handicap Ayr Class 2 P 14th/14 10 Good 1m2f Connor Beasley OR 85 22/1

1 Sep 2022 Common Sense Lending Handicap Haydock Class 4 P 1st/6 +0 Good To Firm 1m3f140y Richard Kingscote OR 81 15/2

Connections

Trainer: Paddy Butler 6%
Jockey: Ben Ffrench Davis 9%
Owner: Mrs Frances Beach
Sire: Golden Horn (GB)
Dam: Holy Moon (IRE)
Dam sire: Hernando
Country: Ireland
Age: 8yo

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