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Kentucky Star (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2017) · Last trainer S Donohoe · Last owner S Donohoe
by Kentucky Dynamite (USA) out of La Gloria (GB) (Halling)
19 runs · 11 courses · from Feb 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Mar 2017 — 3,511 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2017 · 3rd of 6 2 wins · Musselburgh & Punchestown Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Kentucky Star (FR) is 2 from 19. Hasn't won since Dec 2016.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating115↓ 6lb off peak
115 102–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Musselburgh, 14 Dec 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 5 figures · best 123B · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good3123B112—
Soft298B50.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2112A57.5—
2m5f – 3m2123B110.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 14 Dec 2016 Official rating 115 at the last run, 17 Mar 2017

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 15 figures · best 134A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft6134A106.5—
Good6130A99.5—
Heavy2118A106—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6114A101—
1m5f – 2m5118A94—
2m5f – 3m4134A126—

Of 19 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 19 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,067 runs since Jan 2008 (112 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.8% from 277. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 12.4% from 145.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm20315%+5.60 from 1
Good2292711.8%+2.41 from 8
Good to Soft1591610.1%+0.70 from 1
Soft2672810.5%+1.11 from 7
Heavy11497.9%−1.50 from 2
Standard (AW)277165.8%−3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1218.3%−1.1—
6f – 7f10987.3%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f291268.9%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f296206.8%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m1451812.4%+30 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1411712.1%+2.70 from 7
2m5f – 3m59813.6%+4.22 from 7
Over 3m14214.3%+4.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
La Gloria (GB) (Halling)

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
Good 8 1 13% +0.00
Soft 7 1 14% +10.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 4 3 1 33% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 3 1 33% +5.00
Punchestown 3 1 33% +14.00
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 7 2 29% +18.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ricky Doyle 4 1 25% +4.00
Harry Skelton 4 0 0% −4.00
Mark Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr John James O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Popham 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Harding 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00
A P Heskin 1 1 100% +16.00
Mr J J King 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Timmons 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 1 8% +4.00
Hood + tongue tie 4 1 25% +4.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 9 1 11% −1.00
2015 4 1 25% +13.00
2014 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 2 12% +8.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2017 · 3 runs
17 Mar 17+16d Down Royal Guinness Rated Novice Chase 20f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 31 10-10 1153C93C Ricky Doyle 8/1
01 Mar 17+59d Musselburgh Totequadpot At Betfred.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-9 121—— Mr John James O'Neill 17/2
01 Jan 17+18d Musselburgh Totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 10-11 121—— Ricky Doyle 13/2
2016 · 9 runs
14 Dec 16+24d Musselburgh Racing UK Now In HD Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-2 113123B130A Ricky Doyle 7/1
20 Nov 16+14d Punchestown Flynn & Lynch Life And Pensions Supporting Longford Gaa Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 22f · Soft · 17 ran 6/17 1¼ 10-13 11098B119A Ricky Doyle 16/1
06 Nov 16+24d Naas Palmerstown House Estate Supporting Kildare GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 16f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 9½ 11-0 11186C88C Martin Burke 12/1
13 Oct 16+151d Punchestown Punchestown November Festival Christmas Fair Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 nk 10-6 112112A109A Jonathan Burke 20/1
15 May 16+10d Market Rasen Eco Control Solutions Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 6 11-5 115—103C Harry Skelton 3/1
05 May 16+22d Wincanton ApolloBet Cashback If You Finish 2nd 'Confined' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good To Firm · 6 ran F/6 — 11-3 115—— Harry Skelton EvensF
13 Apr 16+16d Cheltenham Messier-Bugatti-Dowty 'Confined' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 3½ 10-11 115—122A Harry Skelton 7/2F
28 Mar 16+23d Market Rasen Racing Uk Now In Hd! Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 6 10-12 115—114A Ian Popham 3/1
05 Mar 16+112d Stratford Get Value On Course At Stratford Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 11-7 115—— Harry Skelton 7/4F
2015 · 4 runs
14 Nov 15+28d Wetherby totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final) Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 1¾ 11-0 117—94C Brian Harding 10/1
17 Oct 15+241d Stratford totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 7 11-3 120—94C Gavin Sheehan 10/1
18 Feb 15+48d Punchestown Festival Hospitality From 99 Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 22f · Yielding · 16 ran 1/16 11-6 102—134A A P Heskin 16/1
01 Jan 15+12d Fairyhouse Happy New Year Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 22 ran 10/22 1¾ 11-12 ——94C Mark Walsh 66/1
2014 · 3 runs
20 Dec 14+14d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Membership 2015 Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 16 ran 7/16 1 11-4 ——99C Mark Walsh 20/1
06 Dec 14+308d Navan 2015 Navan Race Membership Club On Sale Flat Race 16f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 43 11-9 ——96C Mr J J King 20/1
01 Feb 14 Fairyhouse Book On-Line At fairyhouse.ie For Special Offers Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 20 ran 6/20 1 11-7 ——118A Chris Timmons 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kentucky Star won?
Kentucky Star (FR) won 2 of 19 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 4 times in total (21.1% of starts).
Who trained Kentucky Star?
Kentucky Star (FR) was trained by S Donohoe on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 17 March 2017.
Who is Kentucky Star's sire?
Kentucky Star (FR) is by Kentucky Dynamite (USA) out of La Gloria (GB), whose sire is Halling.
What going does Kentucky Star prefer?
Kentucky Star (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kentucky Star's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 17 March 2017. The highest on record is 121.
What is Kentucky Star's sire's record?
Kentucky Dynamite (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,067 runs since Jan 2008 (112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.8% from 277. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 12.4% from 145.

Record shown from February 2014. 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.