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Horse profile

Kalanisi Star (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer Oliver McKiernan · Last owner Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited
by Kalanisi (IRE) out of Zaffaranni (IRE) (Zaffaran)
8 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2022
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Mar 2025 — 597 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 · 10th of 15 2 wins · Gowran Park Headgear returns LTO
KTB Profile

Kalanisi Star won two of eight starts on turf, both at Gowran Park on heavy ground, in a point-to-point bumper in Mar 2022 and in a maiden hurdle over 1m5f – 2m in Nov 2022. The gelding, who reached an official rating of 128, failed to win in four runs over 2m5f – 3m and showed no form on soft ground. His last run, at Naas in Mar 2025, saw him finish 10 of 15 when headgear returned.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Gowran Park, 26 Nov 2022

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 6 figures · best 130C · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy4130C92—
Soft2103A39—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3130C103—
2m1f – 2m4f26C-9.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 111C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 20 Feb 2025 Official rating 128 at the last run, 23 Jan 2025

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 8 figures · best 143A · median 119.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4129A114.5—
Heavy4143A130.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4129A116—
2m1f – 2m4f3140B118—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kalanisi (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 6,745 runs since Jan 2008 (648 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 355.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14535.7%+25.2—
Good to Firm3555716.1%+5.6—
Good2,07921110.1%−0.4—
Good to Soft1,14813912.1%+1.6—
Soft1,9651758.9%−1.60 from 4
Heavy8869010.2%−0.32 from 4
Standard (AW)2983210.7%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1100%−10.5—
6f – 7f6934.3%−6.2—
1m – 1m1f166169.6%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f4015012.5%+2—
1m5f – 2m2,22623210.4%−0.11 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,09222010.5%01 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,47615210.3%−0.20 from 4
Over 3m3043611.8%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Zaffaranni (IRE) (Zaffaran)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Runasimi River (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Runasimi River (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Runasimi River (GB)3381m7½f–2m5½fClass 3
Chill In The Wood (GB)2232m7½f–3m2½fClass 4
Winged Isle (GB)1622m4f–2m5fClass 4
Fuse Wire (GB)2412m2½fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 2 50% +5.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 3 2 67% +6.50
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +3.50
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Phillip Enright 7 1 14% −4.00
Mr J C Barry 1 1 100% +5.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 2 33% +3.50
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 3 2 67% +6.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% −2.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +5.50

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
2025 · 3 runs
09 Mar 25+17d Naas Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Overnight Prices' Beginners Chase 20f · Soft · 15 ran Held up at the back of the field - no impression made and dropped away from 3 out - well beaten at the finish 10/15 3¼ 11-12 —-25C106C Phillip Enright 50/1
20 Feb 25+28d Punchestown QuinnBet Beginners Chase 22.5f · Soft · 8 ran Held up at the rear from the start - pushed for effort with 6f left but made no headway - well held at the finish 6/8 15 11-12 ——111C Phillip Enright 33/1
23 Jan 25+638d Gowran Park John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (Grade 2) 24.5f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran Struggled to hold a position from the off - made no headway from four out - well beaten in eighth 8/9 12 11-3 12879C106C Phillip Enright 100/1
2023 · 2 runs
26 Apr 23+108d Punchestown Irish Mirror Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 24f · Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 3¾ 11-10 —103A129A Phillip Enright 50/1
08 Jan 23+12d Naas Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 20f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 92 11-10 ——118C Phillip Enright 28/1
2022 · 3 runs
27 Dec 22+31d Limerick Lyons Of Limerick Jaguar Land Rover Novice Hurdle (grade 2) 23f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran 5/5 nk 11-3 —130C121B Phillip Enright 15/8F
26 Nov 22+259d Gowran Park Proficient Engineering Ltd Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 17 ran 1/17 11-12 —105B143A Phillip Enright 2/1
12 Mar 22 Gowran Park 'Doc's Bumper' Point-To-Point Flat Race 18f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-9 —6C140B Mr J C Barry 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Kalanisi Star won?
Kalanisi Star (GB) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Kalanisi Star?
Kalanisi Star (GB) was trained by Oliver McKiernan on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 9 March 2025.
Who is Kalanisi Star's sire?
Kalanisi Star (GB) is by Kalanisi (IRE) out of Zaffaranni (IRE), whose sire is Zaffaran.
What going does Kalanisi Star prefer?
Kalanisi Star (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kalanisi Star's official rating?
Kalanisi Star (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 128.
What is Kalanisi Star's sire's record?
Kalanisi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 6,745 runs since Jan 2008 (648 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 355.
Who are Kalanisi Star's siblings?
Out of Zaffaranni (IRE), Kalanisi Star (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Runasimi River (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Runasimi River (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2022. 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.