Gold For Alec (2020) Horse
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Gold For Alec, a six-year-old chestnut gelding sired by Planteur out of Gold For Tina, is trained by T Symonds and owned by Gun Dog Gin Limited. Over 19 starts he has secured three victories, placed second once and taken three third places, accumulating $48,151 in prize money. He last raced at Chepstow on 10 October 2026, and his latest win was at Hereford on 17 April 2026.
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Chepstow • Worcester • Haydock • Hereford • Huntingdon • Plumpton • Cheltenham • Kempton • Wincanton • DoncasterRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chepstow 10-Oct-26 4747m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/1 Midfield, going okay and in touch with leaders 3 out where not fluent, soon ridden, went third 2 out, every chance when fell last | Benjamin Poste 73.9kg | UPL (17) |
| Worcester 25-Sep-26 4627m GOOD R6 CL4 HcpH (of $14,272), Winning Time: 05:48.740, SP: 7.00 1st The Egyptian Ginge ( J Neild 168 , Cd 161 ) 2nd I'm A Starman ( H Skelton 159 ) 19.00L 3rd Tiger Orchid ( C Hammond 166 ) 25.50L 6th Gold For Alec ( B Poste 165 ) 47.25L See full results | B Poste 74.8kg 47.2kgL | 6 (9) |
| Haydock 09-May-26 4881m GOOD R1 CL2 HcpH (of $39,160), Winning Time: 06:05.170, SP: 13.00 1st Matty's Getaway ( C Gethings 151 ) 2nd Eagle Fang ( P Byrnes 168 ) 0.75L 3rd Al Sayah ( S Twiston-davies 145 ) 0.20L 7th Gold For Alec ( N Fox 142 , Cd 139 ) 6.50L See full results | N Fox 64.4kg, Cd 63kg 6.50L | 7 (15) |
| Hereford 17-Apr-26 5138m GOOD R5 CL4 HcpH $7,720 (of $7,720), Winning Time: 06:24.330, SP: 5.50 1st Gold For Alec ( B Poste 157 ) 2nd Block Rockin Beats ( G Sheehan 162 ) 5.00L 3rd Court In A Storm ( T Bellamy 163 ) 1.00L See full results | B Poste 71.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Chepstow 03-Apr-26 3914m SOFT R5 CL4 HcpH $1,799 (of $7,817), Winning Time: 04:45.220, SP: 29.00 1st Authentic Legacy ( C Quinn 164 ) 2nd Beau Quali ( T Mccain-mitchell 168 ) 8.00L 3rd Gold For Alec ( B Poste 159 ) 10.75L See full results | B Poste 72.1kg 10.75L | 3 (13) |
| Huntingdon 22-Jan-26 4156m SOFT R5 CL4 HcpH (of $10,547), SP: 34.00 1st Albie Littlewood ( H Skelton 155 ) 2nd Moab ( B Powell 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Royal Way ( S Houlihan 167 ) 8.50L Gold For Alec ( B Poste 168 ) 0.00L | B Poste 76.2kg 0.00L | UPD (18) |
| Hereford 12-Jan-26 4201m SOFT CL4 Chase, SP: 9/1 Prominent, ridden before 10th, mistake 4 out, soon pulled up | Callum Pritchard 72.6kg | UPL (11) |
| Warwick 11-Dec-25 3268m SOFT CL4 Chase, SP: 11/1 Rear mid-division, not fluent and pushed along 7th, well behind 4 out | Benjamin Poste 73.5kg 15l | 8 (9) |
| Plumpton 17-Nov-25 4129m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL2 Hurdle, SP: 18/5 Held up in rear, headway after 2 out, pushed along before last, no impression after last | Callum Pritchard 68kg 21l | 4 (9) |
| Cheltenham 24-Oct-25 3298m GOOD TO SOFT CL3 Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Held up off the pace in last trio, headway between horses and switched left run-in, finished well, just missed 2nd, no chance with winner | Callum Pritchard 68kg Head | 3 (12) |
| Kempton 22-Feb-25 4225m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Towards rear, not fluent 5th, closer in mid-division next, ridden and no impression between last two | Benjamin Poste 67.6kg 4l | 6 (12) |
| Huntingdon 23-Jan-25 4156m SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Chased leaders, led going well approaching 2 out, ridden clear between last two, stayed on well, easily | Benjamin Poste 71.2kg | 1 (14) |
| Chepstow 27-Dec-24 3229m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Towards rear, in 6th 3 out, went 4th 2 out, ran on same pace (limited comments due to heavy fog) | Callum Pritchard 73.9kg 4 3/4l | 3 (14) |
| Huntingdon 23-Nov-24 3174m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 9/4 Mid-division, headway before 3 out, took 3rd home turn, pushed along and led before 2 out where jumped left, ridden run-in and stayed on well | Callum Pritchard 68.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Wincanton 27-Oct-24 3063m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/1 Chased leaders, led before 2 out and faced challenge, soon pushed along, joined approaching last, ridden and headed run-in, no extra closing stages | Callum Pritchard 67.6kg 3/4 length | 2 (9) |
| Wincanton 27-Mar-24 3063m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd until before 2 out, no extra in 4th last | Harry Cobden 68kg 3 1/2l | 4 (10) |
| Hereford 25-Feb-24 3267m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 22/1 Held up towards rear, mistake 1st, headway 3 out, pecked 2 out, 4th and no extra before last | Benjamin Poste 69.9kg 5l | 4 (10) |
| Hereford 15-Jan-24 3267m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 NH Flat, SP: 16/1 Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 6f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden turning in, weakened and lost two places over 1f out | Benjamin Poste 64.9kg 4 1/2l | 4 (10) |
| Doncaster 02-Dec-23 3336m GOOD CL5 NH Flat, SP: 10/1 In rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish | Benjamin Poste 69.9kg 14l | 5 (11) |