Golden Thorn (2022)

Foal Date

14-Jan-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Dark Angel

Dam

Celtic Beauty

Prize Money

$21644

Trainer

A M Balding

Owners

Ms Aljazi Althani

About

Golden Thorn, a 3yo b, is trained by A M Balding of Kingsclere. He is by Dark Angel out of Celtic Beauty. To date, Golden Thorn has recorded one win. On 29 July 2025 at Windsor, he claimed his most significant victory, earning $8,264 in the Class 5 Handicap.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Southwell 03-Sep-25 1622m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 Hcp $2,417 (of $9,837) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.790, SP: 15.00	P J Mcdonald 58.5kg 2.00L	2 (11)
Windsor 29-Jul-25 1637m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp $4,397 (of $8,264) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:45.300, SP: 3.00	J Watson 60.8kg	1 (8)
Ffos Las 30-Jun-25 1609m SOFT R5 CL5 Hcp $491 (of $7,870) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:43.450, SP: 5.00 Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, hung left 2f out, kept on well final furlong	J Watson 57.2kg 2.55L	4 (13)
Sandown 13-Jun-25 1408m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp $260 (of $8,362) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:28.420, SP: 9.00 Held up towards rear, switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer	O Murphy 59kg 3.35L	5 (11)
Newcastle 09-Feb-25 1613m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $436 (of $6,984) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.760, SP: 15.00 Wore red hood to post, settled in rear, ridden and ran green 2f out, stayed on, no real impression	J Watson 59.9kg 2.25L	4 (7)
Kempton 09-Jan-25 1408m GOOD R2 CL5 Nv $444 (of $6,886) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:28.270, SP: 9.00 Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong	H Turner 54kg 4.00L	4 (13)
Kempton 12-Dec-24 1609m GOOD R2 CL5 Nv $1,724 (of $6,689) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.960, SP: 7.00 Led 1f, handy 3rd, went 2nd out wide over 2f out, led again inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace	O Murphy 58.1kg 1.50L	2 (13)
Kempton 21-Nov-24 1408m GOOD R6 Md $453 (of $15,462), Winning Time: 01:26.380, SP: 50/1 Rear of mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out	C Hutchinson 58.1kg, Cd 0 6.00L	6 (12)