Mark Of Gold (2017) Horse

Foal Date

12-May-17

Colour

bay

Sire

Golden Horn

Dam

Polly's Mark

Prize Money

256954

Trainer

G & J Moore

Owners

Stevie Fisher & Friends

About

Mark Of Gold is an 8yo b trained by G & J Moore. He is by Golden Horn out of Polly's Mark and has collected 13 wins so far. On 20 Dec 2024 at Ascot, Mark Of Gold captured his biggest triumph, taking $51,153.00 in the Cl1 Nvch. The horse has proved profitable for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 39% return on investment.

Raced At

Sandown • Aintree • Exeter • Kempton • Plumpton • Goodwood • Epsom • Cheltenham • Lingfield • Newbury • Brighton • Haydock • Bath Arab • Pontefract • Windsor • Newmarket

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Sandown 26-Apr-25 4030m GOOD R2 CL2 NvHcpCh $20,812 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 05:05.180, SP: 12.00 1st Mark Of Gold ( C Quinn 168 ) 2nd Mahons Glory ( L Edwards 161 ) 0.75L 3rd Inedit Star ( T Broughton 153 , Cd 148 ) 2.00L See full results	C Quinn 76.2kg	1 (9)
Aintree 03-Apr-25 4010m SOFT R1 CL1 NvCh $1,596 (of $118,044), Winning Time: 04:58.580, SP: 34.00 Not always fluent towards rear, pushed along 9th, some headway on outside 3 out when awkward 3 out, soon weakened 1st Impaire Et Passe ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd Gidleigh Park ( B Carver 161 ) 1.25L 3rd Jango Baie ( N D Boinville 161 ) 1.40L 6th Mark Of Gold ( C Quinn 161 ) 25.65L See full results	C Quinn 73kg 25.65L	6 (9)
Exeter 08-Mar-25 3520m GOOD R1 CL3 NvHcpCh $8,186 (of $15,247), Winning Time: 04:25.650, SP: 2.88 Tracked leader, led 2nd (water), made rest, 2 lengths ahead last, ridden and stayed on well run-in 1st Mark Of Gold ( C Quinn 161 ) 2nd Soul Icon ( H Cobden 164 ) 1.75L 3rd Range ( D Johnston 149 , Cd 146 ) 2.25L See full results	C Quinn 73kg	1 (3)
Kempton 23-Feb-25 4120m SOFT R2 CL1 NvCh $8,025 (of $73,778), Winning Time: 08:40.880, SP: 10.00 Raced wide tracking leaders, went 2nd 2 out until ridden before the last, weakened run-in 1st Rubaud ( H Cobden 156 ) 2nd Boombawn ( H Skelton 161 ) 1.00L 3rd Mark Of Gold ( C Quinn 161 ) 2.00L See full results	C Quinn 73kg 2.00L	3 (6)
Sandown 01-Feb-25 4030m HEAVY R4 CL1 NvCh $10,700 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 08:43.010, SP: 23.00 Close up in rear, not fluent 6th, untidy 8th, pushed along before 3 out, took 3rd 2 out, left well behind by front pair before last 1st Handstands ( B Jones 161 ) 2nd Jango Baie ( N D Boinville 161 ) 0.15L 3rd Mark Of Gold ( C Quinn 161 ) 17.15L See full results	C Quinn 73kg 17.15L	3 (4)
Ascot 20-Dec-24 3780m SOFT R5 CL1 NvCh $29,614 (of $51,153), Winning Time: 04:48.690, SP: 6.50 Tracked front pair, pushed along into 2nd before 2 out, ridden and closing on leader before last, led run-in, stayed on well 1st Mark Of Gold ( C Quinn 158 ) 2nd Personal Ambition ( B Jones 158 ) 2.25L 3rd Johnnywho ( J O Jr 158 ) 15.25L See full results	C Quinn 71.7kg	1 (4)
Plumpton 04-Nov-24 4130m GOOD R5 CL3 HcpH $5,789 (of $23,437), Winning Time: 04:57.010, SP: 13.00 In touch on outer, good headway into contention 2 out, soon pushed along and went 2nd, sustained duel with winner flat, just held 1st Irish Hill ( H Cobden 152 ) 2nd Mark Of Gold ( R Hargreaves 168 , Cd 161 ) 1.00L 3rd Yellow Star ( N F Houlihan 145 ) 22.00L See full results	R Hargreaves 76.2kg, Cd 73kg 1.00L	2 (7)
GOODwood 13-Oct-24 3220m HEAVY R1 CL4 Hcp $1,552 (of $12,444) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:48.020, SP: 8.50 Soon off the pace in mid-division, headway tracking leaders 7f out, led briefly over 2f out, chased winner, well held when dropped to 3rd towards finish 1st Zikany ( C Deutsch 155 ) 2nd Poncho ( N F Houlihan 158 ) 17.00L 3rd Mark Of Gold ( F Mitchell 165 ) 18.25L See full results	F Mitchell 74.8kg 18.25L	3 (11)
Epsom 29-Sep-24 2420m HEAVY R4 Hcp (of $6,804), Winning Time: 02:48.350, SP: 12/1 Prominent, chased leaders after 4 furlongs, lost position halfway, well behind 3f out, never travelling 1st Miller Spirit ( A Voikhansky 141 ) 2nd Enochdhu ( J Peate 131 ) 4.50L 3rd Gallant Lion ( B Wilkie 138 ) 2.25L 8th Mark Of Gold ( C Hutchinson 138 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results	C Hutchinson 62.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L	8 (8)
Sandown 27-Apr-24 3980m GOOD R7 HcpH (of $18,210), Winning Time: 04:50.650, SP: 40/1 Off the pace towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out 1st Ike Sport ( A Ryan 149 ) 2nd Pic Roc ( K Woods 153 ) 6.50L 3rd Kamaxos ( L Pinchin 149 ) 4.25L UPL Mark Of Gold ( C Quinn 166 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results	C Quinn 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L	UPD (17)
Cheltenham 14-Mar-24 4220m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpH (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:32.440, SP: 34.00 Prominent, pushed along 3 out, weakened soon after next 1st Langer Dan ( H Skelton 162 ) 2nd Ballyadam ( R Blackmore 168 ) 3.50L 3rd Shanbally Kid ( M J M O'sullivan 155 ) 1.25L 19th Mark Of Gold ( R Hargreaves 162 , Cd 169 ) 0.00L See full results	R Hargreaves 73.5kg, Cd 76.7kg 0.00L	19 (21)
Kempton 25-Feb-24 4220m SOFT R1 CL3 HcpH $10,562 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 05:12.900, SP: 5.50 Tracked leader, led 4th, made rest, came clear between last two, easily 1st Mark Of Gold ( C Quinn 164 ) 2nd Joker De Mai ( D Maxwell 156 ) 3.75L 3rd No Ordinary Joe ( K Brogan 168 ) 1.25L See full results	C Quinn 74.4kg	1 (7)
Kempton 13-Jan-24 4220m SOFT R5 CL2 HcpH (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:10.720, SP: 34.00 Front mid-division, fell 4 out 1st Jay Jay Reilly ( T Durrell 157 ) 2nd Nemean Lion ( R Patrick 165 ) 1.25L 3rd Impose Toi ( J Bowen 159 ) 5.00L UPL Mark Of Gold ( N F Houlihan 161 ) 0.00L See full results	N F Houlihan 73kg 0.00L	UPD (19)
Kempton 26-Dec-23 4220m GOOD R6 CL3 HcpH $1,338 (of $21,642), Winning Time: 05:10.900, SP: 9.50 Off the pace in last pair, outpaced and struggling after 6th, soon lost touch, left remote 4th before 2 out, tailed off 1st Mahons Glory ( S Twiston-davies 156 ) 2nd Emailandy ( H Cobden 157 ) 11.00L 3rd Artistic Endeavour ( A Johns 142 ) 8.00L 4th Mark Of Gold ( N F Houlihan 168 , Cd 171 ) 32.00L See full results	N F Houlihan 76.2kg, Cd 77.6kg 32.00L	4 (7)
Ascot 24-Nov-23 3160m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpH $897 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 03:45.660, SP: 8.50 Led, headed 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off 2 out 1st Gin Coco ( J J Burke 162 ) 2nd Faivoir ( H Skelton 166 ) 2.75L 3rd Jilaijone ( J Tudor 154 ) 0.30L 5th Mark Of Gold ( N F Houlihan 168 , Cd 171 ) 29.00L See full results	N F Houlihan 76.2kg, Cd 77.6kg 29.00L	5 (6)
GOODwood 06-May-23 3220m HEAVY R5 Hcp $5,574 (of $5,574) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:54.220, SP: 10/11 Held up in touch, effort over 3f out, not much room briefly over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well 1st Mark Of Gold ( T P Queally 136 ) 2nd Tibbie Dunbar ( D O'neill 129 ) 1.50L 3rd Tuddenham Green ( D Probert 134 ) 1.75L See full results	T P Queally 61.7kg	1 (11)
Cheltenham 18-Mar-23 4070m SOFT R7 CL2 HcpH (of $73,777), Winning Time: 05:02.500, SP: 26.00 Off the pace towards rear, headway into mid-division and pushed along turning in, plugged on in 7th run-in, never dangerous 1st Iroko ( A P Kelly 159 ) 2nd No Ordinary Joe ( L Morgan 160 ) 1.50L 3rd Buddy One ( J G Gilligan 152 ) 0.00L 7th Mark Of Gold ( C Quinn 160 ) 6.25L See full results	C Quinn 72.6kg 6.25L	7 (21)
Kempton 26-Feb-23 4220m GOOD R5 CL3 HcpH $6,918 (of $12,886), Winning Time: 05:12.500, SP: 5.00 Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd home turn, led 2 out, came clear between last two, easily 1st Mark Of Gold ( C Quinn 165 ) 2nd Ballyhome ( J Hogan 160 ) 14.00L 3rd Will Carver ( D A Jacob 165 ) 1.00L See full results	C Quinn 74.8kg	1 (9)
Kempton 14-Jan-23 4220m SOFT R5 CL2 HcpH (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:32.600, SP: 21.00 In mid-division when fell 2nd 1st West Balboa ( B Andrews 151 ) 2nd Red Risk ( F Gingell 163 ) 0.15L 3rd Up For Parol ( G Sheehan 150 ) 3.75L UPL Mark Of Gold ( C Quinn 150 , Cd 155 ) 0.00L See full results	C Quinn 68kg, Cd 70.3kg 0.00L	UPD (20)
Lingfield 05-Dec-22 3920m SOFT R6 CL4 HcpH $4,684 (of $9,160), Winning Time: 05:00.140, SP: 2.63 Towards rear, in touch, headway home turn, pushed along and pressed leaders 2 out, led before last, nudged out and went clear run-in, comfortably 1st Mark Of Gold ( N F Houlihan 170 ) 2nd Has Troke ( K Woods 154 ) 8.50L 3rd Breaking Waves ( D A Jacob 167 ) 2.50L See full results	N F Houlihan 77.1kg	1 (7)
Cheltenham 14-Nov-22 3300m GOOD R4 CL1 HcpH $660 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 03:54.720, SP: 19.00 Off the pace towards rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out 1st I Like To Move It ( S Twiston-davies 168 ) 2nd Gin Coco ( J J Burke 157 ) 5.50L 3rd Harbour Lake ( T Cannon 161 ) 13.00L 7th Mark Of Gold ( N F Houlihan 150 , Cd 153 ) 28.75L See full results	N F Houlihan 68kg, Cd 69.4kg 28.75L	7 (13)
Plumpton 18-Oct-22 3200m GOOD R5 CL3 HcpH $6,699 (of $12,799), Winning Time: 03:41.900, SP: 3.00 Prominent, led narrowly home turn, asserted after 2 out, jumped left last, ridden run-in and ran on well 1st Mark Of Gold ( J E Moore 166 ) 2nd Tara Iti ( C Quinn 145 ) 2.50L 3rd Overpriced Mixer ( N D Boinville 163 ) 7.50L See full results	J E Moore 75.3kg	1 (6)
Plumpton 17-Apr-22 3200m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpH $1,495 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 03:38.440, SP: 3.50 Took keen hold, close up, asked for effort before 2 out, weakened soon after 1st Aucunrisque ( H Cobden 166 ) 2nd Bashful Boy ( P Armson 153 ) 0.00L 3rd Midnights Legacy ( T Cannon 158 ) 7.00L 5th Mark Of Gold ( J E Moore 153 ) 17.50L See full results	J E Moore 69.4kg 17.50L	5 (6)
Newbury 01-Apr-22 3280m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpH $5,664 (of $10,930), Winning Time: 03:54.640, SP: 4.50 Close up, led 4th, headed under 3 out, pushed along and challenged approaching last, ridden and led flat, kept on until reduced lead close home, just held on 1st Mark Of Gold ( J E Moore 151 ) 2nd Black Poppy ( J J Burke 152 ) 0.00L 3rd Irish Hill ( H Cobden 140 ) 8.00L See full results	J E Moore 68.5kg	1 (6)
Newbury 06-Mar-22 3280m SOFT R3 CL4 NvHcpH $396 (of $6,898), Winning Time: 04:05.500, SP: 4.50 Chased leaders, outpaced before 2 out, 4th and beaten before last, plugged on 1st Punctuation ( P J Brennan 154 ) 2nd Irish Hill ( H Cobden 145 ) 1.25L 3rd Pearly Island ( B Frost 161 ) 6.00L 4th Mark Of Gold ( J E Moore 166 ) 9.00L See full results	J E Moore 75.3kg 9.00L	4 (9)
Plumpton 15-Feb-22 3200m SOFT R1 CL4NvH $4,357 (of $8,000), Winning Time: 03:55.000, SP: 1/6 Jumped slightly left, made all, came easily clear before 2 out, unchallenged 1st Mark Of Gold ( J E Moore 161 ) 2nd Torbellino ( J Best 147 ) 16.00L 3rd San Giovanni ( N Scholfield 154 ) 6.50L See full results	J E Moore 73kg	1 (8)
Plumpton 20-Jan-22 3200m SOFT R2 CL4MdH $4,629 (of $8,500), Winning Time: 03:59.250, SP: 8/11 Chased clear leader, headway to lead 2 out, ridden and ran on 1st Mark Of Gold ( N F Houlihan 160 ) 2nd Dream In The Park ( T Bellamy 160 ) 7.00L 3rd Barest Of Margins ( C O'farrell 160 ) 10.00L See full results	N F Houlihan 72.6kg	1 (13)
Plumpton 02-Jan-22 3200m SOFT R1 CL4NvH $2,007 (of $8,000), Winning Time: 03:53.800, SP: 8/1 Raced keenly, chased winner throughout, held when jumped left 2 out, no chance with winner 1st Aucunrisque ( T Cannon 159 ) 2nd Mark Of Gold ( J E Moore 159 ) 7.00L 3rd Grandeur D'ame ( G Sheehan 166 ) 5.50L See full results	J E Moore 72.1kg 7.00L	2 (9)
Newbury 15-Dec-21 3280m SOFT R2 CL4MdH (of $7,500), Winning Time: 04:05.600, SP: 50/1 Pulled hard tracking leaders, went 2nd 4th, led after 4 out until approaching next, lost 2nd 2 out, weakened last 1st I Am Maximus ( N D Boinville 158 ) 2nd Raymond Tusk ( T Cannon 158 ) 6.00L 3rd Jack's A Legend ( H Bannister 158 ) 2.25L 5th Mark Of Gold ( J E Moore 158 , Cd 0 ) 14.00L	J E Moore 71.7kg, Cd 0 14.00L	5 (13)
Brighton 05-Aug-21 2390m GOOD CL4Hcp (of $9,160), Winning Time: 02:29.080, SP: 7/1 In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong 1st Ravens Ark ( O Murphy 136 ) 2nd Contingency Fee ( G Mcentee 130 ) 0.20L 3rd Squelch ( F Norton 140 ) 0.75L 6th Mark Of Gold ( P J Dobbs 139 , Cd 0 ) 6.25L	P J Dobbs 63kg, Cd 0 6.25L	6 (8)
Newbury 23-Jun-21 2410m SOFT R4 CL4Hcp (of $9,250) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:36.430, SP: 12/1 In touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong 1st Garden Paradise ( W Buick 132 ) 2nd Duke Of Condicote ( M Harley 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Amir Kabir ( J Watson 139 ) 0.30L 6th Mark Of Gold ( A Atzeni 137 , Cd 0 ) 12.75L	A Atzeni 62.1kg, Cd 0 12.75L	6 (10)
Haydock 29-May-21 2370m SOFT R1 CL3Hcp (of $11,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:36.470, SP: 13/2 Held up in 5th on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, plugged on 1st Quickthorn ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd Master The Stars ( M Crehan 136 ) 8.50L 3rd Labeebb ( S D Sousa 133 ) 0.50L 4th Mark Of Gold ( A Atzeni 126 , Cd 0 ) 12.00L	A Atzeni 57.2kg, Cd 0 12.00L	4 (6)
York 12-May-21 2380m SOFT R7 CL4Hcp (of $13,200) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:35.490, SP: 15/2 Held up towards rear of mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened and eased final 2f 1st Flyin' Solo ( R Ryan 127 ) 2nd Propriety ( D Tudhope 130 ) 2.00L 3rd Dubai Instinct ( N Evans 123 ) 0.20L 15th Mark Of Gold ( A Atzeni 131 , Cd 0 ) 32.25L	A Atzeni 59.4kg, Cd 0 32.25L	15 (19)
Haydock 10-Sep-20 2100m SOFT R5 CL4Hcp $5,208 (of $9,250) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:18.280, SP: 7/4 Chased leaders, closed over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong 1st Mark Of Gold ( S M Levey 136 ) 2nd Music Seeker ( C J Macredmond 140 ) 1.25L 3rd Delta's Royalty ( J Mitchell 137 ) 0.20L	S M Levey 61.7kg	1 (7)
Bath Arab 20-Aug-20 2050m SOFT R7 CL5Hcp $3,493 (of $5,400) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:13.060, SP: 9/4 Pressed leader and keen, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, ran on to led entering final furlong, won going away 1st Mark Of Gold ( S M Levey 133 ) 2nd Uther Pendragon ( L P Keniry 132 ) 2.25L 3rd Mr Top Hat ( G Mangan 137 ) 2.00L	S M Levey 60.3kg	1 (7)
Pontefract 23-Jul-20 2020m GOOD R7 CL4Hcp $1,396 (of $7,250) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:13.680, SP: 7/2 Chased leaders on inside, switched right last bend, kept on, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner 1st Highwaygrey ( D Allan 129 ) 2nd Mark Of Gold ( S M Levey 128 ) 5.00L 3rd Bit Of A Quirke ( D C Costello 131 ) 3.00L	S M Levey 58.1kg 5.00L	2 (7)
Windsor 07-Jul-20 1640m GOOD R8 CL5Nv (of $5,400) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.520, SP: 5/1 Towards rear, rider dropped whip 2f out, pushed along edged left and stayed on in 4th final furlong 1st Taawfan ( K Shoemark 126 ) 2nd Heaven Forfend ( R L Moore 131 ) 1.50L 3rd Sidereal ( D Probert 131 ) 1.50L 4th Mark Of Gold ( S M Levey 131 , Cd 0 ) 5.00L	S M Levey 59.4kg, Cd 0 5.00L	4 (10)
Newmarket 19-Jun-20 1410m SOFT R3 CL5Nv $519 (of $5,400) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.170, SP: 5/1 Close up, pushed along 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong 1st Haqeeqy ( D O'neill 135 ) 2nd Dyami ( D Probert 128 ) 2.25L 3rd Mark Of Gold ( J Mitchell 128 ) 6.00L	J Mitchell 58.1kg 6.00L	3 (8)