Horse profile
Goodwood Starlight (IRE)
7yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2012) · Last trainer Jim Best · Last owner Goodwood Starlight Partnership
by Mtoto (GB) out of Starring (FR) (Ashkalani)
46 runs · 23 courses · from Aug 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Sep 2012 — 5,161 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2012 · 5th of 9
9 wins · 8 courses
Last raced off OR 58
KTB Profile
Goodwood Starlight (IRE) is 9 from 46. Hasn't won since Jul 2012. Last raced off 58, 64lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 46 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 64lb off peak
- 9–46Wins / Runs
- 19.6%Strike rate
- 13 (28.3%)Placed
- +0.40£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 1.74Fair A/E n=44 · 1.46 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 23dBetween runs (median)longest 226 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 rating58↓ 64lb off peak
58
58–122
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Mtoto (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,003 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 13.3% from 135. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.9% from 203. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 2.9% from 103.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 200 | 20 | 10% | +1.3 | 3 from 12 |
| Good | 306 | 27 | 8.8% | +0.1 | 3 from 19 |
| Good to Soft | 135 | 18 | 13.3% | +4.6 | 3 from 3 |
| Soft | 114 | 8 | 7% | −1.7 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 35 | 3 | 8.6% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 203 | 10 | 4.9% | −3.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 77 | 8 | 10.4% | +1.7 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 103 | 3 | 2.9% | −5.8 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 242 | 25 | 10.3% | +1.6 | 3 from 27 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 308 | 24 | 7.8% | −0.9 | 3 from 13 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 169 | 19 | 11.2% | +2.5 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 83 | 8 | 9.6% | +0.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 15 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Starring (FR) (Ashkalani)
9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Spinning (GB) (11 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Letsgoroundagain (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spinning (GB) | 58 | 11 | 7f–1m½f | Class 2 |
| Letsgoroundagain (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 6f–1m | Listed |
| Il Sicario (IRE) | 31 | 2 | 7½f–1m2f | Class 6 |
| Manaafidh (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Syros (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| L'astre De Choisir (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Daisy Moses (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Mojo Miss (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Washeek (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 3 | 16% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 3 | 25% | −2.60 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 3 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 20 | 5 | 25% | −0.60 |
| Class 5 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +15.50 |
| Class 3 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.50 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.25 |
| Fakenham | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Epsom Downs | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Folkestone | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brighton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 27 | 3 | 11% | −13.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 3 | 23% | +1.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.60 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L Butler | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| Eddie Ahern | 8 | 3 | 38% | +10.75 |
| April Kitchener | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joshua Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| George Baker | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| A P McCoy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Maguire | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.60 |
| Marc Goldstein | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kerrin McEvoy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Jamie Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| James Best | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Harry Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Ashley Bird | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Jamie Goldstein | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darryll Holland | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 5 | 20% | +5.25 |
| Tongue tie | 20 | 4 | 20% | −3.85 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| 2011 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +5.15 |
| 2010 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.50 |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2008 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −2.25 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +15.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 33 | 5 | 15% | −2.75 |
| Hurdle | 13 | 4 | 31% | +3.15 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 12+5d | Brighton | Ian Carnaby Apprentice Selling Handicap | 5/9 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 58 | 59A | April Kitchener | 16/1 |
| 12 Sep 12+33d | Uttoxeter | 32Red Casino Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle | 6/8 | 17 | 11-12 | 114 | 96C | Joshua Moore | 12/1 |
| 10 Aug 12+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Ladbrokes Game On! Handicap | 11/11 | 9 | 9-2 | 60 | 46C | April Kitchener | 33/1 |
| 27 Jul 12+4d | Southwell | Cartwright King Selling Hurdle | 1/6 | 11-8 | 110 | 120B | Jamie Moore | 3/1 | |
| 23 Jul 12+12d | Windsor | Go Racing In Ireland Classified Selling Stakes | 4/5 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 70 | 61B | George Baker | 9/2 |
| 11 Jul 12+38d | Lingfield | Blackberry Lane Selling Stakes | 4/6 | ½ | 9-6 | 76 | 75B | George Baker | 14/1 |
| 03 Jun 12+26d | Uttoxeter | Douglas Family Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle | 4/6 | 16 | 10-12 | 113 | 85C | James Best | 7/1 |
| 08 May 12+53d | Fakenham | Bhest Racing To School Selling Hurdle | 2/7 | 25 | 11-8 | 120 | 101B | A P McCoy | 5/6F |
| 16 Mar 12+107d | Fakenham | totepool Fakenham Silver Cup (Handicap Hurdle) | 9/11 | 3¾ | 11-10 | 122 | 104C | Barry Keniry | 22/1 |
| 2011 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 11+131d | Uttoxeter | Oddschecker.mobi Selling Hurdle | 1/8 | 11-3 | 115 | 126B | Tom Scudamore | 13/2 | |
| 22 Jul 11+22d | Southwell | Equiform Nutrition Handicap Hurdle | 8/9 | 60 | 11-12 | 115 | 95C | Jason Maguire | 8/1 |
| 30 Jun 11+57d | Epsom Downs | Beach Boys Live At Epsom 7/7/11 Handicap | 9/10 | shd | 9-8 | 79 | 62A | Harry Bentley | 7/1 |
| 04 May 11+33d | Sedgefield | Volunteers Of Daisy Chain Novices' Hurdle | 1/9 | 10-12 | 115 | 113B | Jason Maguire | 2/5F | |
| 01 Apr 11+14d | Stratford | St. David's Primary School Novices' Hurdle | 5/15 | 10 | 10-13 | 118 | 108A | A P McCoy | 11/4J |
| 18 Mar 11+76d | Fakenham | My Fair Lady Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle | 1/10 | 10-9 | — | 122A | Mr Ashley Bird | 9/4 | |
| 01 Jan 11+38d | Fakenham | New Year's Day Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 4/10 | 13 | 11-2 | — | 97C | Marc Goldstein | 33/1 |
| 2010 · 10 runs | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 10+38d | Chepstow | Kilsby And Williams Novices' Hurdle | 14/16 | 2 | 10-9 | — | 100C | Marc Goldstein | 50/1 |
| 17 Oct 10+19d | Kempton | williamhill.com - Casino Novices' Hurdle (Listed) | 8/10 | ¾ | 11-0 | — | 92C | Jamie Goldstein | 14/1 |
| 28 Sep 10+25d | Brighton | digibet.com Handicap | 6/8 | 3½ | 8-12 | 82 | 64C | Robert L Butler | 14/1 |
| 03 Sep 10+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Britanniacrest Recycling Handicap | 7/8 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 82 | 65C | Robert L Butler | 9/1 |
| 13 Aug 10+29d | Newbury | Punter Southall Transaction Services Handicap | 4/9 | hd | 9-7 | 85 | 81A | Robert L Butler | 9/1 |
| 15 Jul 10+22d | Epsom Downs | All Bets Are On At totesport.com Handicap | 1/8 | 9-3 | 76 | 92A | Robert L Butler | 13/2 | |
| 23 Jun 10+26d | Carlisle | Fantails Restaurant Cumberland Plate Handicap | 5/16 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 77 | 78A | Robert L Butler | 33/1 |
| 28 May 10+11d | Newmarket | Lloyds Tsb Commercial Handicap | 5/7 | 1½ | 8-11 | 77 | 69A | Robert L Butler | 12/1 |
| 17 May 10+46d | Windsor | A C Beck Handicap | 3/10 | 1 | 8-12 | 77 | 81A | Robert L Butler | 10/1 |
| 01 Apr 10+162d | Folkestone | ladbrokescasino.com Handicap | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-3 | 74 | 92A | Robert L Butler | 12/1 |
| 2009 · 10 runs | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 09+11d | Bath | freebets.co.uk Online Betting Handicap | 11/14 | ½ | 9-5 | 76 | 69A | Darryll Holland | 9/1 |
| 10 Oct 09+18d | York | Coldstream Guards Association Handicap | 4/18 | ¾ | 8-12 | 74 | 85A | Dane O'Neill | 25/1 |
| 22 Sep 09+9d | Folkestone | totetrifecta Handicap | 6/9 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 77 | 81A | Eddie Ahern | 16/1 |
| 13 Sep 09+13d | Goodwood | Turftv Handicap | 6/12 | hd | 9-8 | 76 | 80A | Dane O'Neill | 11/1 |
| 31 Aug 09+59d | Epsom Downs | Tompkins & May Partnership Amateur Derby Handicap | 6/9 | ¾ | 11-0 | 76 | 70A | Joshua Moore | 8/1 |
| 03 Jul 09+14d | Salisbury | 'come Shopping At Castlepoint' Handicap | 6/7 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 82 | 66A | William Buick | 14/1 |
| 19 Jun 09+20d | Goodwood | Toteexacta Handicap | 8/8 | 12 | 8-13 | 85 | 68C | Liam Keniry | 12/1 |
| 30 May 09+16d | Goodwood | toteswinger Handicap | 7/13 | 1 | 9-1 | 87 | 81A | Liam Keniry | 40/1 |
| 14 May 09+22d | Newmarket | Guardian Direct Marketing Print, Pack & Post Handicap | 8/8 | 13 | 9-3 | 89 | 67C | Richard Mullen | 16/1 |
| 22 Apr 09+197d | Epsom Downs | Blue Square City And Suburban Heritage Handicap | 16/20 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 91 | 67A | Fergus Sweeney | 66/1 |
| 2008 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 08+14d | Leicester | Ladbrokes.com Quorn Handicap | 10/12 | 12 | 9-4 | 92 | 69C | Eddie Ahern | 33/1 |
| 23 Sep 08+22d | Folkestone | Rye Handicap | 3/4 | 2½ | 9-7 | 92 | 85B | Jimmy Fortune | 13/2 |
| 01 Sep 08+33d | Kempton (AW) | betdaq.co.uk Handicap | 5/13 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 95 | 80A | Eddie Ahern | 10/3 |
| 30 Jul 08+19d | Goodwood | Sir Peter O'Sullevan Voice of Racing Heritage Handicap | 9/13 | 7 | 9-3 | 95 | 73C | Eddie Ahern | 7/1 |
| 11 Jul 08+28d | Ascot | Liverpool University Equine Vets Handicap | 1/10 | 9-0 | 87 | 86A | Eddie Ahern | 6/4F | |
| 13 Jun 08+23d | Goodwood | Crimbourne Stud Handicap | 1/9 | 9-6 | 79 | 94A | Eddie Ahern | 9/4F | |
| 21 May 08+34d | Goodwood | Alan Ball Memorial Handicap | 4/13 | ½ | 8-12 | 79 | 82A | Eddie Ahern | 10/1 |
| 17 Apr 08+226d | Newmarket | Curragh 'Home Of Irish Classics' Handicap | 13/14 | 2¼ | 8-11 | 80 | 67C | Kerrin McEvoy | 14/1 |
| 2007 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 07+19d | Goodwood | Electrolux Professional Nursery Handicap | 1/7 | 9-3 | 78 | 76C | Kerrin McEvoy | 3/1 | |
| 16 Aug 07 | Salisbury | Champagne Joseph Perrier Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 1) | 1/12 | 8-13 | — | 90C | Eddie Ahern | 12/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Goodwood Starlight won?
- Goodwood Starlight (IRE) won 9 of 46 archived starts between 2007 and 2012, a strike rate of 19.6%. Placed 13 times in total (28.3% of starts).
- Who trained Goodwood Starlight?
- Goodwood Starlight (IRE) was trained by Jim Best on the most recent run on record, at Brighton on 17 September 2012.
- Who is Goodwood Starlight's sire?
- Goodwood Starlight (IRE) is by Mtoto (GB) out of Starring (FR), whose sire is Ashkalani.
- What going does Goodwood Starlight prefer?
- Goodwood Starlight (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Goodwood Starlight's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 17 September 2012. The highest on record is 122.
- What is Goodwood Starlight's sire's record?
- Mtoto (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,003 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.3% from 135. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.9% from 203. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 2.9% from 103.
- Who are Goodwood Starlight's siblings?
- Out of Starring (FR), Goodwood Starlight (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Spinning (GB) (11). Highest grade won: Listed (Letsgoroundagain (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.