Horse profile
Almaty Star (IRE)
45 runs · 17 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Last run 24 Oct 2026 · 4th of 12
Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile
Almaty Star is a gelding with five wins from 45 starts, all over trips under 6f. He has won twice on good ground and three times on standard going on all-weather tracks. His last win came at Yarmouth in Apr 2026 in a Class 4 handicap off a mark of 75. He finished fourth of 12 at Southwell in Oct 2026 when prominent.
Based on 45 archived runs · run-style from 26 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 5–45Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 20 (44.4%)Placed
- −12.90£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 0.74Fair A/E n=45 · 0.64 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 192 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating78↓ 9lb off peak
78
75–87
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 118
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 23 | 125A | 110 | 8 runs · 120 / 113.5 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 104A | 89.5 | 3 runs · 90 / 88 |
| Good | 8 | 116A | 85 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 96A | 82 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 37 | 125A | 104 | 13 runs · 120 / 111 |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 108A | 96 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 45 figures from 45 runs · as at 1 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 26 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Led 12 (46%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 8 (31%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 5 (19%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (4%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,593 runs since Mar 2010 (1,666 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | 0 from 8 |
| Good | 5,161 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 2 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 2,370 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 2,468 | 218 | 8.8% | −1.6 | — |
| Heavy | 684 | 68 | 9.9% | −0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8,555 | 876 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 3 from 23 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,129 | 592 | 11.5% | +1.1 | 5 from 37 |
| 6f – 7f | 11,617 | 1,190 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,891 | 393 | 10.1% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,934 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 697 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 254 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sanat (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sanat (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanat (IRE) | 17 | 3 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| Whispering Romance (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 1m | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 23 | 3 | 13% | −8.90 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good | 8 | 2 | 25% | +10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 22 | 3 | 14% | +1.00 |
| Class 3 | 19 | 1 | 5% | −11.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.90 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.90 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 37 | 5 | 14% | −4.90 |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mitchell | 12 | 2 | 17% | −1.90 |
| Hollie Doyle | 7 | 2 | 29% | +10.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Egan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Todd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 20 | 3 | 15% | +2.00 |
| None | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Visor | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Hood | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.90 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +1.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.90 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 26+18d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Stakes Veered left leaving stalls - up with the front rank - in front after 1f - pushed along 2f out and soon overtaken - stayed on at an even rate before surrendering third final 110yds - finished 4th | 4/12 | hd | 9-2 | 78 | 111A | 88A | Robert Havlin | 11/1 |
| 06 Oct 26+73d | Leicester | Everards Of Leicestershire Handicap Stakes Broke sharply to show in front - pushed along over 1f out - soon passed by winner - stayed on gamely without getting back up - finished second | 2/11 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 78 | 90A | 89A | Kieran Shoemark | 25/1 |
| 25 Jul 26+19d | York | Sky Bet "Jump Jockeys' Nunthorpe" Handicap Stakes (To Be Ridden By Professional Jump Jockeys) Settled at the back over towards the far rail early - lost significant ground through the closing two furlongs to finish sixteenth | 16/17 | 2 | 11-11 | 79 | 58C | 53A | Charlie Todd | 33/1 |
| 06 Jul 26+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap (Div 2) up with the pace early - soon into second - driven along to go to the front entering the final 110yds - found nothing more and slipped back to third close home | 3/9 | ½ | 9-11 | 80 | 118A | 98A | Jack Mitchell | 5/1 |
| 22 Jun 26+16d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap Set the pace early - urged on with two furlongs left - overtaken approaching the last furlong and weakened to finish 8th | 8/9 | hd | 9-8 | 82 | 88A | 75A | Tom Marquand | 28/1 |
| 06 Jun 26+56d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'Dash' Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Mid-division early - dropped away over 2f out and quickly out of contention - finished 18th | 18/20 | 1 | 8-10 | 83 | 16C | 43C | Charles Bishop | 40/1 |
| 11 Apr 26+33d | Yarmouth | TigerBet.co.uk Price Boosts Handicap Broke smartly and set the tempo - opened a strong advantage alongside one rival at a brisk gallop - driven on approaching the final furlong - stayed on strongly through the closing stages without any pressure from behind | 1/6 | 9-5 | 75 | 116A | 104B | Jack Mitchell | 8/1 | |
| 09 Mar 26+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Close up early - pushed along inside final furlong to hit front - caught right at the line | 2/7 | 1 | 9-8 | 79 | 114A | 85A | Jack Mitchell | 3/1 |
| 20 Feb 26+39d | Southwell (AW) | SBK Betting Podcast Handicap Shared front spot early - pushed along with two out and overtaken approaching the final furlong - couldn't find more late and edged out of third close home | 4/11 | nse | 9-8 | 80 | 120A | 91A | Jack Mitchell | 15/2 |
| 12 Jan 26+12d | Lingfield (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Shared front spot early - edged clear soon after - given a shake-up on the turn inside 2f out - outpaced approaching final 110yds and unable to find more late | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-7 | 78 | 107A | 87A | Jack Mitchell | 5/2J |
| 2025 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 25+20d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Tracked the pacesetter early - driven on approaching 2f out then eased left and made ground inside final furlong - kept on at one level to finish fourth beaten a length | 4/5 | nk | 8-7 | 79 | 116C | 77B | Hollie Doyle | 4/1 |
| 11 Dec 25+7d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Fergus Haddow Loyal Stayer Handicap Went straight to the front - driven out over 1f out - taken off the lead approaching the final 110yds and briefly thrown off balance - went down narrowly for second in the dying strides | 3/8 | nk | 9-4 | 78 | 113A | 84A | Jack Mitchell | 11/8F |
| 04 Dec 25+91d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 'Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier' Handicap Sent clear early - roused two out then driven with a furlong left - overtaken close home - stayed on to finish second by half a length | 2/10 | ½ | 9-7 | 78 | 104A | 97A | Jack Mitchell | 4/1 |
| 04 Sep 25+19d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Sluggish getaway - lost touch with the pack early and never featured - finished well off the pace in 8th | 8/9 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 81 | 108A | 69A | Hollie Doyle | 9/4F |
| 16 Aug 25+36d | Newbury | D&H, Excellence In Nutrition Handicap Settled just off the pace in the pack - urged forward around halfway - unable to quicken and beaten into 7th | 7/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 83 | 89A | 81A | Marco Ghiani | 33/1 |
| 11 Jul 25+10d | Newmarket | debenhams.com Handicap Held mid-pack early - pushed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished well held in 9th | 9/10 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 85 | 77A | 65A | Tom Marquand | 20/1 |
| 01 Jul 25+39d | Chelmsford City (AW) | It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Fretting in the stalls before the off - sprang forward smartly to hit the front - kicked on strongly until pressed a furlong out - overtaken approaching the final furlong - dropped to third close home - faded to finish third | 3/7 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 85 | 90A | 92A | Hollie Doyle | 7/2 |
| 23 May 25+31d | Goodwood | Race For Chichester Cathedral 950 Years Handicap Held up in the pack - pushed along and made ground a furlong out before finding little under pressure - faded late to finish fourth | 4/13 | ½ | 9-7 | 86 | 110C | 99A | Jack Mitchell | 12/1 |
| 22 Apr 25+16d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Handicap Tracked front pack early - pushed along and lost ground inside final furlong - eventually held in 8th | 8/11 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 87 | 61A | 77A | Billy Loughnane | 9/1 |
| 06 Apr 25+25d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Handy early - hit front over 2f out before giving way inside final furlong - stayed on to finish third | 3/13 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 87 | 98B | 101A | Hollie Doyle | 5/1 |
| 12 Mar 25+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Went straight to front - asked for effort 2f out and opened daylight - challenged strongly in final strides - battled on gamely - caught right on the line | 2/9 | nse | 9-7 | 86 | 110A | 100A | Jack Mitchell | 5/1 |
| 08 Feb 25+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Set the pace from the start - urged forward with 2f remaining and driven inside the last furlong - kept finding more to hold on at the finish | 1/9 | 9-0 | 83 | 110A | 93A | Hollie Doyle | 7/1 | |
| 17 Jan 25+118d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Went clear through the middle of the track - pushed along and drifted left approaching the last furlong - overtaken close to the line to finish second | 2/7 | nk | 9-7 | 82 | 120A | 97A | Jason Hart | 7/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Sep 24+7d | Chester | Protos Networks & Cisco Handicap Settled mid-pack - pushed along with a furlong left - dropped away close home - finished 8th | 8/10 | hd | 9-4 | 82 | 89A | 74A | Ray Dawson | 16/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Libra Utility Construction Services Handicap Up with the pace and moving freely - pushed along over 1f out - finished with purpose inside the final furlong - snatched 2nd on the line - unlucky not to prevail | 2/9 | nk | 9-2 | 80 | 125A | 89A | Daniel Muscutt | 15/2 |
| 03 Sep 24+17d | Goodwood | William Hill Most Top Price Runners Handicap Drifted right at the off - travelled well on the far flank of the field - urged forward around halfway - moved into second a furlong out - driven up to the front inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly | 1/4 | 9-10 | 78 | 84C | 86B | Hollie Doyle | 8/1 | |
| 17 Aug 24+14d | Doncaster | Believe Money Group Handicap Prompt start - set the pace - pressed and driven from halfway - relinquished the lead over 1f out before fading to finish 7th | 7/8 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 79 | 97A | 61A | Ray Dawson | 22/1 |
| 03 Aug 24+22d | Windsor | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Sent to the front early - pressed for effort and overtaken inside the final furlong - fought back to snatch second right at the line | 2/4 | ¾ | 9-8 | 79 | 91C | 83B | Ray Dawson | 11/2 |
| 12 Jul 24+5d | Newmarket | Blake-Turner Solicitors Handicap | 8/9 | ¾ | 9-2 | 79 | 60A | 54A | Rossa Ryan | 9/1 |
| 07 Jul 24+17d | Chelmsford City (AW) | It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap | 3/9 | ½ | 9-0 | 79 | 101A | 88A | Ray Dawson | 9/2 |
| 20 Jun 24+16d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Esprit Couture 1er Cru Handicap | 1/8 | 8-13 | 75 | 110B | 94A | Ray Dawson | 4/1 | |
| 04 Jun 24+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap | 2/6 | ½ | 8-13 | 75 | 110B | 82B | Hollie Doyle | 8/1 |
| 20 May 24+19d | Windsor | Get Raceday Ready Handicap | 3/7 | ½ | 8-11 | 76 | 104A | 87A | Kieran Shoemark | 10/1 |
| 01 May 24+15d | Ascot | Naas Racecourse Handicap (Div 1) | 5/8 | 1 | 9-2 | 78 | 88A | 86A | Silvestre De Sousa | 7/1 |
| 16 Apr 24+15d | Newmarket | It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap | 7/14 | nk | 8-8 | 80 | 108C | 79A | Harry Davies | 50/1 |
| 01 Apr 24+144d | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap (London Sprint Series Qualifier) | 8/11 | ½ | 9-5 | 81 | 96A | 82A | Kieran Shoemark | 14/1 |
| 2023 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 23+21d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap | 5/9 | nk | 9-5 | 81 | 104A | 85A | Jack Mitchell | 3/1F |
| 19 Oct 23+9d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap | 2/10 | 1½ | 9-6 | 80 | 108A | 98A | David Egan | 5/1 |
| 10 Oct 23+24d | Leicester | Everards Of Leicestershire Handicap | 4/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 80 | 76A | 84A | Ben Curtis | 11/2 |
| 16 Sep 23+56d | Lingfield (AW) | At The Races App Expert Tips Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 9-7 | 80 | 94C | 93B | Jack Mitchell | 1/10F | |
| 22 Jul 23+63d | Newmarket | Visit racingtv.com Handicap | 4/8 | 1½ | 9-11 | 82 | 86B | 86A | Andrea Atzeni | 12/1 |
| 20 May 23+33d | Doncaster | Thomas And Jane Connolly Memorial Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/11 | 3 | 9-7 | 85 | 72A | 58A | Ray Dawson | 8/15F |
| 17 Apr 23+192d | Kempton (AW) | Read Blogs At UnibetRacing Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/10 | nk | 9-4 | — | 96A | 92A | David Egan | 5/2 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Oct 22+14d | York | William Hill Lengthen Your Odds EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/12 | nk | 9-4 | — | 67A | 75A | Jack Mitchell | 13/8F |
| 23 Sep 22 | Haydock | J W Lees Bitter EBF Maiden Stakes (C & G) (Plus 10) | 3/12 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 96A | 93A | Ray Dawson | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Almaty Star won?
- Almaty Star (IRE) won 5 of 45 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 20 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trains Almaty Star?
- Almaty Star (IRE) is trained by Robert Cowell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 October 2026.
- Who is Almaty Star's sire?
- Almaty Star (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Sante (IRE), whose sire is Dream Ahead.
- What going does Almaty Star prefer?
- Almaty Star (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Almaty Star's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 24 October 2026. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Almaty Star's sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,593 runs since Mar 2010 (1,666 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
- Who are Almaty Star's siblings?
- Out of Sante (IRE), Almaty Star (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sanat (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sanat (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.