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Horse profile

Apex Star (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer William Knight · Owner R Greenwood
by Ardad (IRE) out of Mashkoorah (IRE) (Zoffany)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Last run 5 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 11 Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile

Apex Star is a maiden who has placed six times from 12 starts. His best effort came when second of 11 in a class 6 handicap at Wolverhampton in Oct 2026. The gelding was beaten favourite on that occasion and last raced off an official rating of 57. All his runs have come over under 7f on good or faster ground or the all-weather.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
Official rating57↓ 2lb off peak
57 55–59

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 5 Oct 2026

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 12 figures · best 123B · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)8104C935 runs · 104 / 99
Good to Firm2123B942 runs · 123 / 94
Good294A81.52 runs · 94 / 81.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f10123B937 runs · 123 / 99
Under 6f294A79.52 runs · 94 / 79.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 13 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 15 Sep 2026 Official rating 57 at the last run, 5 Oct 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 12 figures · best 91A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)891A675 runs · 91 / 74
Good to Firm264A51.52 runs · 64 / 51.5
Good282A67.52 runs · 82 / 67.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1091A657 runs · 91 / 68
Under 6f282A60.52 runs · 82 / 60.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 13 Oct 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 11 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Prominent 6 (55%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (27%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (9%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (9%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ardad (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,519 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4037.5%−1.2—
Good to Firm697689.8%+1.10 from 2
Good800627.8%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft3573910.9%+2.2—
Soft330329.7%+1—
Heavy9755.2%−3.5—
Standard (AW)1,198988.2%−0.50 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,14512611%+2.30 from 2
6f – 7f1,9651557.9%−0.80 from 10
1m – 1m1f330206.1%−2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5559.1%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m700%−8.7—
2m1f – 2m4f1715.9%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mashkoorah (IRE) (Zoffany)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Penny Arcade (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 10 0 0% −10.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Marco Ghiani 5 0 0% −5.00
Cieren Fallon 3 0 0% −3.00
Taylor Fisher 2 0 0% −2.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Jefferson Smith 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 9 0 0% −9.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 9 runs
05 Oct 26+20d Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran Race run in the pack's middle - pushed along 2f out - finished powerfully from over 1f out to take second and just failed to catch the winner 2/11 ¾ 9-6 57100A79A Marco Ghiani 5/4F
15 Sep 26+26d Wolverhampton (AW) Cavani Fashion Forward Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran Driven into last place early - urged forward with 2f left - moved right approaching final furlong - finished with a real surge to go down by a whisker 2/12 nse 9-5 5597A91A Marco Ghiani 9/4F
20 Aug 26+29d Lingfield (AW) Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran Settled in the pack - stuck for space and improving into contention approaching 2f out - pushed along a furlong out - finished strongly through the final furlong - unable to reel in the two ahead 3/11 1¾ 9-4 5689B74A Taylor Fisher 7/1
22 Jul 26+23d Leicester Kube - Leicester's Premier Exhibition Venue Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran settled behind the front-runners - pushed along 2f out - plugged on without finding extra late 3/8 2¾ 9-1 57123B64A Marco Ghiani 9/2
29 Jun 26+24d Windsor Distro Design Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Raced up with the pace early - pushed along 3f out - dropped away 2f out - faded soon after and beaten well home 11/13 nk 9-3 5765C39A Oisin Murphy 11/2
05 Jun 26+22d Bath Hampton By Hilton Bath City Handicap Class 6 · 5.5f · Good · 11 ran Shared the pace early - moved to front over 2f out - collared inside the final furlong but stayed on to hold second 2/11 3 9-6 5794A82A Taylor Fisher 9/1
14 May 26+9d Salisbury Molson Coors Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 15 ran Settled just behind the pace on the far flank - pushed along inside the final furlong - lost placings entering the last 110yds - faded quickly to finish seventh 7/15 nk 9-8 5969C53A Cieren Fallon 7/1
05 May 26+26d Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Settled with plenty of enthusiasm in the pack - urged forward with two furlongs left - kept responding inside the final furlong to take third close home 3/10 ¾ 9-8 5999B68A Marco Ghiani 13/8F
09 Apr 26+168d Wolverhampton (AW) Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 5 ran Held fourth for most of the way - pushed along over a furlong out - moved into second inside the final furlong - edged out of the placing right on the line 3/5 hd 9-3 59104C61B Marco Ghiani 11/1
2025 · 3 runs
23 Oct 25+20d Chelmsford City (AW) Flutter Proudly Supporting Pancreatic Cancer UK EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran Settled just behind the leader early - dropped back under pressure over 2f out and drifted right approaching the final furlong - faded through the closing stages 5/9 1 9-5 —68A66A Cieren Fallon 100/1
03 Oct 25+17d Southwell (AW) Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Handy early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away quickly - finished well held in 7th 7/9 4¾ 9-5 —48C47C Cieren Fallon 50/1
16 Sep 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com 'Confined' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran Dwelt at the start - settled at the back - urged forward with 2f left - drifted left inside the final furlong with no real threat 8/10 shd 9-4 —73A60A Jefferson Smith 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Apex Star won?
Apex Star (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Apex Star?
Apex Star (IRE) is trained by William Knight, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
Who is Apex Star's sire?
Apex Star (IRE) is by Ardad (IRE) out of Mashkoorah (IRE), whose sire is Zoffany.
What is Apex Star's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 59.
What is Apex Star's sire's record?
Ardad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,519 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Apex Star's siblings?
Out of Mashkoorah (IRE), Apex Star (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.