Horse profile
Guest Star (GB)
41 runs · 18 courses · from May 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Dundalk (AW)
Last run 11 Feb 2026 · 10th of 14
Last raced off OR 44
KTB Profile
Guest Star is 1 from 41, with the win coming at Dundalk over 1m2f – 1m4f on standard going in Jan 2025. All 30 turf starts have been winless. Typically held up, he was held in his last run at Dundalk in Feb 2026 when finishing 10 of 14 off an official rating of 44, 51lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 22 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on AW, 0 on turf
OR ↓ 51lb off peak
- 1–41Wins / Runs
- 2.4%Strike rate
- 6 (14.6%)Placed
- −29.00£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 0.49Fair A/E n=41 · 0.40 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 25dAvg between runs
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 rating44↓ 51lb off peak
44
44–95
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 80
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 87B | 75 | 3 runs · 80 / 77 |
| Good | 10 | 80A | 71 | — |
| Heavy | 6 | 100A | 68 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 83C | 72.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 90C | 73 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 87B | 73 | 3 runs · 80 / 77 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 90C | 72 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 100A | 70 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 108B | 75 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 90C | 53.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 108B | 75 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 90C | 53.5 | — |
Of 41 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 41 runs · as at 3 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 22 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 10 (45%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 8 (36%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 3 (14%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 2,546 runs since Jan 2008 (193 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 413 | 47 | 11.4% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 528 | 51 | 9.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 217 | 24 | 11.1% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 202 | 24 | 11.9% | +1.6 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 52 | 5 | 9.6% | −0.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,123 | 110 | 9.8% | −0.5 | 1 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 484 | 58 | 12% | +1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,376 | 150 | 10.9% | +0.6 | 0 from 10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 440 | 35 | 8% | −2.3 | 0 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 223 | 19 | 8.5% | −1.8 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | 0 from 5 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 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 Mai Alward (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Mai Alward (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mai Alward (GB) | 13 | 1 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Lope Harswell (GB) | 12 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | +1.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | +1.00 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Roscommon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 1 | 8% | +0.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Foley | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cian Fahy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sadhbh Tormey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Kidd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tiernan Power Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yudish Geerdharry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 22 | 1 | 5% | −10.00 |
| None | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 8% | +0.00 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 34 | 1 | 3% | −22.00 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Feb 26+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) Held up towards back - pressed for effort early - stayed on same speed from inside final furlong - well held in 10th | 10/14 | ¾ | 8-4 | 44 | 80B | 49A | Sadhbh Tormey | 100/1 |
| 23 Jan 26+10d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race Settled midpack early - pushed along with 2f left and chasing in 6th entering final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish fourth | 4/11 | 3½ | 8-10 | 47 | 77A | 53A | Sadhbh Tormey | 150/1 |
| 13 Jan 26+139d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights Return To Dundalk Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Sat close to the front group and took a keen hold early - 6th at halfway - pushed along and unable to find more from 2 1/2f out - finished well held in 14th | 14/14 | 7 | 9-5 | 49 | 63C | 48C | James Ryan | 66/1 |
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Aug 25+17d | Bellewstown | John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Shared front-running spot early - 3rd at halfway - driven but found nothing after two out and dropped away late | 12/15 | ¾ | 10-1 | 85 | 52B | 80A | Paul Kavanagh | 50/1 |
| 10 Aug 25+4d | Downpatrick | Denvir's Of Downpatrick Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back of the pack - still 8th at halfway - driven on the outside approaching two out then unable to quicken and stayed on at one gear from the last | 8/10 | 2 | 10-9 | 89 | 94A | 84A | Alex Harvey | 28/1 |
| 06 Aug 25+26d | Sligo | Carlsberg Optional Claiming Race Held up towards the back of the pack - 8th at halfway - driven to chase widest position over 2f out but made no headway and finished well held | 12/12 | 5½ | 8-7 | 54 | 73C | 35C | Cian Fahy | 100/1 |
| 11 Jul 25+20d | Kilbeggan | Larrigy's Pub Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sat close behind front group early - held 4th at halfway then asked for effort after 3 out and dropped to 6th - stayed on same gear with little response from there to finish | 6/12 | 4¼ | 10-11 | 92 | 56C | 83C | Alex Harvey | 33/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+11d | Down Royal | Mount Charles Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - driven up into midfield around 2f out but unable to find more when asked over 1f out - held to the finish | 9/14 | 2½ | 9-3 | 56 | 76C | 53C | Cian Fahy | 80/1 |
| 10 Jun 25+18d | Sligo | Crawford Tiles And More Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - no impression made from two out - stayed on same speed to finish ninth | 9/16 | 2¾ | 11-4 | 95 | — | 94C | Ben Harvey | 80/1 |
| 23 May 25+28d | Downpatrick | Randox Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - driven into contention after 3 out - still 9th at the last then stayed on steadily to the line | 8/15 | hd | 10-13 | — | 108B | 89A | Dylan Kidd | 125/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+16d | Kilbeggan | Spring Two Day N.H. Race Meeting Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - hit first and bumped then blundered four out prompting a shove to keep going - stayed on at one level from two out to finish tenth | 10/14 | ½ | 10-13 | — | 90C | 88C | Tiernan Power Roche | 80/1 |
| 09 Apr 25+19d | Leopardstown | O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap (0-60) Slow and clumsy break - quickly improved into midfield - driven approaching final furlong before weakening to finish eighth | 8/10 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 59 | 72A | 57A | Cian Fahy | 20/1 |
| 21 Mar 25+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Day Handicap (47-65) Dwelt at the start - held up in rear throughout - no impression at any stage | 12/14 | 3½ | 8-11 | 56 | 87B | 42A | Cian Fahy | 33/1 |
| 14 Mar 25+46d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Sat behind pace - up to second by halfway - hit front early in straight - overtaken 1f out then driven but couldn't find more in final stages | 4/12 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 56 | 62A | 66A | Cian Fahy | 22/1 |
| 27 Jan 25+47d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race Sat handy behind the front group - third with 2f remaining - driven to the front 1½f out - quickened away and kept finding more to the line | 1/13 | 9-5 | 52 | 77B | 75A | Declan McDonogh | 11/1 | |
| 2024 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 24+44d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Sat handy behind pace - third and going nicely 2f out - hit front 1 1/2f out - overtaken and put in front approaching final furlong - couldn't quicken again - fourth at the line | 4/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 52 | 85A | 67A | Colin Keane | 10/1 |
| 28 Oct 24+7d | Galway | Benetti Menswear Handicap (47-65) Settled midfield - driven up into 3rd turning for home - unable to find more in 6th inside final furlong and held to the line | 7/18 | 2 | 9-5 | 59 | 68C | 60C | Shane Foley | 20/1 |
| 21 Oct 24+7d | Gowran Park | Racing Club Membership Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Handy early - second at halfway - moved into contention approaching 3f out and hit the front over 2f out - overtaken and dropped away with 2f to go - stayed on one pace late finishing seventh | 7/16 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 59 | 68C | 66A | Robbie Colgan | 15/2 |
| 14 Oct 24+11d | Roscommon | Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Held up near the back - still down in 12th at halfway - urged into contention over 2f out - up to 4th inside the final furlong - improved to 3rd close home and stayed on | 3/15 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 59 | 78C | 81A | Ronan Whelan | 8/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+10d | Bellewstown | Bluegrass Horse Feeds Handicap (47-65) Handy near front early - disputing second at halfway - urged to go forward inside final two furlongs and hit front approaching the last furlong - headed again and held to finish third | 3/13 | ¾ | 9-9 | 58 | 83C | 77A | Ronan Whelan | 10/1 |
| 23 Sep 24+21d | Listowel | Kevin's Bar, Listowel/Exchange Inn, Ballybunion Handicap Settled handily wide early - 4th at the midpoint - pushed into 3rd with a furlong left - found nothing and dropped away late | 5/9 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 60 | 73A | 60A | Gavin Ryan | 16/1 |
| 02 Sep 24+42d | Roscommon | Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back - driven wide entering the home straight - found extra pace with 2f left - stuck in 7th a furlong out and unable to close in the closing stages | 7/15 | 3 | 9-4 | 60 | 64C | 55A | Keithen Kennedy | 18/1 |
| 22 Jul 24+5d | Ballinrobe | Tote Never Beaten By SP Maiden | 3/13 | 5½ | 9-1 | 61 | 67C | 70A | Jack Cleary | 40/1 |
| 17 Jul 24+7d | Killarney | Racing TV Claiming Race | 6/8 | ½ | 9-2 | 61 | 80A | 62A | Shane Foley | 12/1 |
| 10 Jul 24+6d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Summer Season Claiming Race | 5/9 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 63 | 59A | 66A | Shane Foley | 14/1 |
| 04 Jul 24+10d | Tipperary | Donohue Marquees 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 5/9 | 22 | 10-9 | — | 17C | 89C | Aidan Kelly | 4/1 |
| 24 Jun 24+98d | Ballinrobe | Bay Leaf Handicap (47-65) | 4/14 | 1½ | 9-13 | 63 | 75C | 76A | Gavin Ryan | 18/1 |
| 18 Mar 24+62d | Curragh | Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap (47-70) | 11/20 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 65 | 35C | 50C | Shane Foley | 28/1 |
| 16 Jan 24+27d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) | 7/7 | 2½ | 8-13 | 57 | 64A | 44A | Robert Whearty | 9/2 |
| 2023 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Nursery Handicap | 10/14 | nk | 9-2 | 60 | 73B | 56A | N G McCullagh | 28/1 |
| 06 Dec 23+36d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Nursery Handicap | 10/12 | nk | 9-2 | 65 | 75A | 59A | Shane Foley | 33/1 |
| 31 Oct 23+1d | Curragh | Tote.ie Nursery Handicap | 5/9 | 4½ | 8-7 | 68 | 59A | 54A | Yudish Geerdharry | 16/1 |
| 30 Oct 23+13d | Galway | www.swordsecurity.com Nursery Handicap | 5/11 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 68 | 77A | 70A | Colin Keane | 4/1 |
| 17 Oct 23+11d | Gowran Park | Golf At Gowran Park Nursery Handicap (47-65) | 2/11 | ½ | 9-12 | 64 | 100A | 82A | Shane Foley | 9/1 |
| 06 Oct 23+22d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap | 12/14 | ¾ | 9-5 | 66 | 64B | 51A | Scott McCullagh | 16/1 |
| 14 Sep 23+14d | Naas | GAIN The Advantage Series Nursery Handicap | 8/13 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 69 | 90C | 70A | Shane Foley | 13/2 |
| 31 Aug 23+11d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Claiming Maiden | 2/10 | nk | 9-8 | 69 | 70A | 72A | Shane Foley | 6/1 |
| 20 Aug 23+39d | Curragh | Plusvital Speed Gene Nursery Handicap | 8/11 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 73 | 70A | 58A | Ronan Whelan | 18/1 |
| 12 Jul 23+8d | Fairyhouse | Kilminfoyle House Stud Irish EBF Maiden | 9/14 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | 64C | 64A | Scott McCullagh | 50/1 |
| 04 Jul 23+39d | Roscommon | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 9/11 | nk | 9-6 | — | 70A | 72A | Scott McCullagh | 28/1 |
| 26 May 23 | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Auction Series Maiden | 15/17 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 65C | 69A | Shane Foley | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Guest Star won?
- Guest Star (GB) won 1 of 41 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 2.4%. Placed 6 times in total (14.6% of starts).
- Who trains Guest Star?
- Guest Star (GB) is trained by T G McCourt, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 February 2026.
- Who is Guest Star's sire?
- Guest Star (GB) is by Due Diligence (USA) out of Livella Fella (IRE), whose sire is Strategic Prince.
- What going does Guest Star prefer?
- Guest Star (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Guest Star's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 44, from the run on 11 February 2026. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Guest Star's sire's record?
- Due Diligence (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 2,546 runs since Jan 2008 (193 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Guest Star's siblings?
- Out of Livella Fella (IRE), Guest Star (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mai Alward (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Mai Alward (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.