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Circus Star (USA)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2017) · Last trainer John Dixon · Last owner Mrs S F Dixon
by Borrego (USA) out of Picadilly Circus (USA) (Fantastic Fellow)
47 runs · 22 courses · from Sep 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Mar 2017 — 3,511 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2017 3 wins · Ayr, Wetherby & Hexham Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Circus Star (USA) is 3 from 47. Hasn't won since Jan 2015. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off 104, 26lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 47 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 26lb off peak
Official rating104↓ 26lb off peak
104 64–130

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 95 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Wetherby, 23 Nov 2016

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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 4 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 106A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 23 Nov 2016 Official rating 104 at the last jumps run, 10 Mar 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 55C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 29 Jul 2011 Official rating 64 at the last flat run, 21 Oct 2011

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 →

Jumps 31 figures · best 137A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft12137A117—
Heavy9136A98—
Good5106A101—
Good to Soft4112B101—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m26137A108—
2m1f – 2m4f5106A100—
Flat 11 figures · best 80A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm680A63.5—
Good377A50—
Standard (AW)269A68—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f577A67—
1m2f – 1m4f580A66—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 47 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 47 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Borrego (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.8% of 62 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm700%−4.80 from 7
Good1000%−4.80 from 9
Good to Soft500%−4.80 from 5
Soft17317.6%+12.83 from 14
Heavy1100%−4.80 from 10
Standard (AW)1200%−4.80 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−4.8—
6f – 7f700%−4.8—
1m – 1m1f1000%−4.80 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f500%−4.80 from 5
1m5f – 2m3339.1%+4.33 from 32
2m1f – 2m4f500%−4.80 from 5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Picadilly Circus (USA) (Fantastic Fellow)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 14 3 21% +13.25
Heavy 10 0 0% −10.00
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Firm 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 25 2 8% −1.00
Class 3 11 1 9% −7.75
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 7 1 14% +2.00
Uttoxeter 6 0 0% −6.00
Ayr 5 1 20% −1.75
Hexham 4 1 25% +11.00
Newcastle 3 0 0% −3.00
Newmarket 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 32 3 9% −4.75
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr John Dixon 22 3 14% +5.25
Sean Quinlan 6 0 0% −6.00
Christopher Geoghegan 4 0 0% −4.00
Martin Dwyer 4 0 0% −4.00
Timmy Murphy 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Kelly 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieren Fallon 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss Gina Andrews 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Nathan Alison 1 0 0% −1.00
Tadhg O'Shea 1 0 0% −1.00
Louis-Philippe Beuzelin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 44 3 7% −16.75
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 6 1 17% −2.75
2014 6 0 0% −6.00
2013 7 2 29% +17.00
2012 11 0 0% −11.00
2011 8 0 0% −8.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 36 3 8% −8.75
Flat 11 0 0% −11.00

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
10 Mar 17+62d Ayr All 28 Cheltenham Races On RacingUK Handicap Hurdle (For The James Barclay Challenge Trophy) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-3 104—— Mr John Dixon 8/1
07 Jan 17+35d Newcastle S T P Construction Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-6 105—— Mr John Dixon 5/1
03 Dec 16+10d Wetherby #toteelfie Win A 50 Free Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2¾ 9-7 105—100A Mr John Dixon 8/1
23 Nov 16+207d Wetherby Follow racing_uk On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 2 10-7 10795A106A Mr John Dixon 33/1
30 Apr 16+68d Hexham Bobby Roberts Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-7 112—— Mr John Dixon 11/2
22 Feb 16+65d Carlisle Racing UK Day Pass Just 10 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 3¾ 11-2 117—100C Mr John Dixon 9/2
19 Dec 15+14d Haydock Download Your Racing Uk App Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 11/11 2½ 10-13 117—90C Mr John Dixon 9/1
05 Dec 15+35d Wetherby Totepool Racing's Biggest Supporter Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 ¾ 9-12 118—114A Mr John Dixon 12/1
31 Oct 15+170d Ayr Tennent's Cup Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 2¾ 9-7 118—100A Mr John Dixon 33/1
14 May 15+80d Perth DM Hall Handicap Hurdle (For The Ladies Cup First Presented In 1844) Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 9 11-0 120—88C Mr John Dixon 10/1
23 Feb 15+31d Ayr Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 13 11-5 130—96B Mr John Dixon 9/4
23 Jan 15+34d Ayr Romantic Valentine's Break At Western House Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-3 117—122B Mr John Dixon 9/4F
20 Dec 14+35d Haydock Joel Murray Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 nk 10-12 118—107A Mr John Dixon 8/1
15 Nov 14+14d Wetherby Follow Scoop6 At totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 ¾ 10-9 118—124A Mr John Dixon 9/2
01 Nov 14+215d Ayr John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3 10-2 116—112B Mr John Dixon 12/1
31 Mar 14+16d Hexham SIS Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 6 11-5 116—118A Mr John Dixon 14/1
15 Mar 14+70d Newcastle Mtrec Recruitment & Training Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 1 10-9 118—101A Mr John Dixon 10/3
04 Jan 14+9d Newcastle St. James Place Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 11-5 115—136A Mr John Dixon 4/1
26 Dec 13+15d Wetherby William Hill - Bet On The Move Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-6 102—126A Mr John Dixon 8/1
11 Dec 13+21d Hexham Thank You Intu Eldon Square Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-2 98—116A Mr John Dixon 14/1
20 Nov 13+17d Hexham Well Done Durham CCC Champions Again Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 3¼ 10-5 100—93A Mr John Dixon 22/1
03 Nov 13+214d Carlisle Northern Racing Club 'Saturday Naps Challenge' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Sunday 5k Bonus Race) Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 7 ran 7/7 nk 11-1 104—94C Mr John Dixon 20/1
03 Apr 13+18d Wetherby Wear A Hat Day Supporting braintumourresearch.org Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 11 10-10 104—106A Sean Quinlan 8/1
16 Mar 13+23d Uttoxeter Betfred 'goals Galore' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 3 10-12 100—118A Sean Quinlan 6/1
21 Feb 13+64d Huntingdon TurfTV Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 3 11-7 100—110A Timmy Murphy 7/2F
19 Dec 12+32d Ludlow Tanners Cava Lady Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 ¾ 11-2 95—137A Miss Gina Andrews 8/1
17 Nov 12+15d Uttoxeter Jennings Cumberland Ale Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 5 11-12 98—109A Wayne Hutchinson 5/1
02 Nov 12+141d Uttoxeter Fahrenheit Restaurant Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 5 11-10 98—121A Timmy Murphy 11/1
14 Jun 12+23d Uttoxeter Euro 2012 In-Play At BetVictor.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-7 98—— Sean Quinlan 10/1
22 May 12+11d Towcester Betfair Sponsors The Stable Staff Canteen Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 4 10-6 100—87A Sean Quinlan 22/1
11 May 12+42d Market Rasen Ryan's Event Cleaning UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 9 10-9 102—101A Sean Quinlan 14/1
30 Mar 12+13d Wetherby Highland Jimmy Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 6 10-12 103—98A Christopher Geoghegan 17/2
17 Mar 12+24d Uttoxeter Betfred 'when Both Teams Score' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 ¾ 10-6 105—102A Christopher Geoghegan 33/1
22 Feb 12+25d Doncaster Crownhotel-bawtry.com Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 4½ 10-9 ——96A Christopher Geoghegan 50/1
28 Jan 12+10d Uttoxeter Dapple Grey Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 7 10-4 ——98A Christopher Geoghegan 40/1
18 Jan 12+89d Newbury Berkshire Stand Bookshop Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 6 ran UR/6 — 10-12 ——— Sean Quinlan 100/1
21 Oct 11+70d Doncaster Pricewise In Racing Post On Saturdays Apprentice Handicap (Str) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 18 ran 18/18 nk 8-7 64—50C Nathan Alison 18/1
12 Aug 11+14d Newmarket Gl Events Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 14 9-0 68—48C Shane Kelly 12/1
29 Jul 11+18d Bath Asset Property Brokers Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 8-13 70—55C Tadhg O'Shea 11/2
11 Jul 11+17d Windsor Vestra Wealth Private Client Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 ¾ 9-3 71—56A Kieren Fallon 7/2J
24 Jun 11+14d Newmarket Ngk Spark Plugs Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 1¼ 8-6 69—73A Martin Dwyer 8/1
10 Jun 11+28d Goodwood Toyo Tires Maiden Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11/11 4 9-4 71—61C Martin Dwyer 8/1
13 May 11+18d York Constant Security Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 7 8-12 71—66A Martin Dwyer 20/1
25 Apr 11+176d Yarmouth Play Blackjack At Totesport.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 3½ 8-10 70—80A Martin Dwyer 4/1
31 Oct 10+18d Lingfield (AW) attheraces.com/breederscup Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 nk 9-3 ——67A Shane Kelly 4/1
13 Oct 10+26d Kempton (AW) digibet Casino Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 hd 9-3 ——69A Kieren Fallon 6/4J
17 Sep 10 Newmarket MC Seafood Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Good · 18 ran 4/18 7 9-0 ——77A Louis-Philippe Beuzelin 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Circus Star (USA) won?
Circus Star (USA) won 3 of 47 archived starts between 2010 and 2017, a strike rate of 6.4%. Placed 14 times in total (29.8% of starts).
Who trained Circus Star (USA)?
Circus Star (USA) was trained by John Dixon on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 10 March 2017.
Who is Circus Star (USA)'s sire?
Circus Star (USA) is by Borrego (USA) out of Picadilly Circus (USA), whose sire is Fantastic Fellow.
What going does Circus Star (USA) prefer?
Circus Star (USA) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 14 starts (21.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Circus Star (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 10 March 2017. The highest on record is 130.
What is Circus Star (USA)'s sire's record?
Borrego (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.8% of 62 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from September 2010. 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.