Golden Ace (GB)

8yo b m 25th Mar 2018

Track Horse HorseTracker

Golden Ace (GB)

b m 25th Mar 2018

Sire

Golden Horn (GB)

Dam

Deuce Again (GB)

Dam's Sire

Dubawi (IRE)

Owner

Mr I F Gosden

Trainer

Jeremy Scott

Breeder

Meon Valley Stud

Last Win

Newcastle Sat, 29th Nov, 25 22/1, Lorcan Williams (97 days)

Last Run

Kempton Fri, 26th Dec, 25 2nd, 5/1, Lorcan Williams (70 days)

Next Run

Cheltenham 4.00 Tue, 10th Mar, 2m 87yds Hdl (Class 1) (Grd 1) Lorcan Williams

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Hurdle IRE

€60,000

-1.00

Hurdle GB

64%

£506,796

59.64

NHF GB

33%

£12,843

16.00

Under Rules Total

53%

74.64

Form Figures

1-52-11114-3112212-

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 1-52-11114-3112212-

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Jul 2021

July Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Meon Valley Stud

Purchaser: Ian Gosden

£12,000

Lots Sold: 539

Prices

Avg: £22,824

Median: £12,000

Maximum: £220,000

Oct 2019

October Yearling Sale Book 1, Tattersalls (Tattersalls (UK))

Meon Valley Stud

Purchaser: Lot Withdrawn

Lots Sold: 398

Prices

Avg: £257,430

Median: £150,000

Maximum: £3,600,000

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

10Mar26 Che

16GS 4y+ Hdl (465K)1(Grd 1)

Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

13/2

7/1

15/2

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Jul 2021

July Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Meon Valley Stud

Purchaser: Ian Gosden

£12,000

Lots Sold: 539

Prices

Avg: £22,824

Median: £12,000

Maximum: £220,000

Oct 2019

October Yearling Sale Book 1, Tattersalls (Tattersalls (UK))

Meon Valley Stud

Purchaser: Lot Withdrawn

Lots Sold: 398

Prices

Avg: £257,430

Median: £150,000

Maximum: £3,600,000

Reports in which Golden Ace (GB) was mentioned

'The money has come for the five-year-old' - Champion Hurdle confirmations

Wed 04th Mar

The New Lion tops nine hunting Champion Hurdle crown

Wed 04th Mar

‘Inches ever closer’ - What to watch out for this week with a view to Cheltenham

Mon 02nd Mar

Scott sees some sadness in Constitution Hill decision

Thu 26th Feb

‘On a good day she is extremely good’ – Brighterdaysahead on course for Champion Hurdle

Thu 26th Feb

Skelton believes The New Lion ticks all boxes

Wed 25th Feb

Golden Ace defends crown and Sober Glory takes on the Irish in Tuesday’s Festival opener

Wed 18th Feb

Emma Nagle looks at the Champion Hurdle: 'Anzadam could sneak into a place at 16/1'

Thu 12th Feb

Scott: Straight to Cheltenham now for Golden Ace

Thu 12th Feb

Another Gold Cup for Galopin would be ‘right up there’, says Townend

Wed 11th Feb

Wincanton possibility for Secret Squirrel return

Wed 11th Feb

Elliott thinking outside the box with Brighterdaysahead

Gordon Elliott is toying with a change of approach for Brighterdaysahead ahead of his star mare’s bid to make it third time lucky at the Cheltenham Festival in the Unibet Champion Hurdle. Tue 10th Feb

Alexei thriving ahead of Kingwell tilt

Mon 09th Feb

Sir Gino able to walk onto horse ambulance after being pulled up at Cheltenham

Nicky Henderson’s Sir Gino was able to walk into the horse ambulance having been forced to pull up just after halfway in the Unibet Hurdle at Cheltenham. Sat 24th Jan

Star names all feature in Champion Hurdle list

Tue 13th Jan

Super-sub Sir Gino ready to play leading role once again

Wed 24th Dec

Golden Ace ‘up against it’ in Christmas Hurdle

Mon 22nd Dec

Kempton ‘might be worth looking at’ with Golden Ace

Wed 03rd Dec

Henderson considering Flat run after Constitution Hill crashes out at Newcastle

Sat 29th Nov

Golden Ace triumphs in dramatic Fighting Fifth Hurdle

Sat 29th Nov

Constitution Hill sets out on redemption trail at Newcastle

Fri 28th Nov

Game on! Big names all set to collide at Newcastle on Saturday

Thu 27th Nov

Constitution Hill part of must-see Fighting Fifth line-up

Mon 24th Nov

Golden Ace disappoints Scott with lacklustre Wetherby return

Sat 01st Nov

Golden Ace poised for weekend return, ground permitting

Tue 28th Oct

William Munny pencilled in for Morgiana return

Mon 27th Oct

Henderson left to ‘unravel the mystery’ with Constitution Hill

Nicky Henderson vowed to “unravel the mystery” following Constitution Hill’s lacklustre display in the Boodles Champion Hurdle at Punchestown. Fri 02nd May

Peerless in Punchestown - State Man eclipses Constitution Hill

State Man (9/4) emphatically won the battle of the three most recent Cheltenham Champion Hurdlers today, landing Punchestown’s Boodles Hurdle from March-heroine Golden Ace , with one-time great Constitution Hill (8/13f) suffering a heavy defeat. Fri 02nd May

Punchestown remains yielding

Punchestown’s going remains yielding ahead of Day Four of the five-day festival today, with the opening race due off at 3.40pm. Fri 02nd May

Golden shot pays off and then some, as daring owner Gosden rewarded

Fortune favours the brave they say, and the boldest of calls by owner Ian Gosden was vindicated on the biggest stage, as his bargain-buy Golden Ace took home the spoils in a Unibet Champion Hurdle that could have been an episode of ‘Tales of the Unexpected’. Tue 11th Mar

Bookmakers saved from ’50million’ hammering at Cheltenham

Bookmakers were spared an estimated payout of £50million on an opening day of the Cheltenham Festival that saw the previously-unbeaten Constitution Hill crash out of the Champion Hurdle and Majborough beaten in the Arkle. Tue 11th Mar

Golden Ace takes full advantage of scarcely believable Champion Hurdle

Golden Ace was a shock winner of an incredible Unibet Champion Hurdle, in which both Constitution Hill and State Man crashed out – the latter clear as he jumped the last in front. Tue 11th Mar

Nicholls ready to unleash record-buy Caldwell Potter

Caldwell Potter, who in February became the most expensive National Hunt horse ever sold at public auction after fetching €740,000, makes his eagerly-anticipated debut for Paul Nicholls in the Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle on Grand National day at Aintree. Fri 12th Apr

Plenty of Irish interest again at Aintree today

There were four Irish trained winners on day one at Aintree and there is plenty of interest again with 26 Irish runners declared for the seven races this afternoon. Fri 12th Apr

‘Score draw’ between bookies and punters on football-themed day at Cheltenham

It was deemed a “score draw” between the punters and the layers heading into the final day of the Cheltenham Festival after football encroached heavily on racing’s pitch on day three Thu 14th Mar

Monmiral records famous success for co-owner Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson was in the Cheltenham Festival winner’s enclosure as Paul Nicholls got off the mark for the week when Monmiral hunted down Kyntara in the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle. Thu 14th Mar

After race at Cheltenham Tue, 11th Mar, 2025 (1st)

I couldn’t even dream that would happen. I’ve just asked someone to thump me because I must be dreaming, it is just bizarre. It’s a tragedy those horses came down and it spoilt the race entirely, we looked booked for second if not third but then State Man came down so it is marred by that, but the gods have favoured us. My owner was not at loggerheads (with me) because he pays the bills, but he was very keen to have a runner in the Champion Hurdle and we thought we could nick a bit of prize-money and we didn’t think we could beat Lossiemouth (in the Mares’ Hurdle) – it’s extraordinary how things work out. She is unbeaten here so she obviously likes the track. It’s interesting Willie tends not to run his mares much before Christmas so maybe that might be the way to go next year. Winning the Champion Hurdle is brilliant for the whole team, it’s amazing.

Jeremy Scott