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Only A Star (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer T G McCourt · Last owner A Doyle Mrs Pauline Mccourt
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Sallysaysso (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Oct 2024 — 748 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 10th of 12 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Only A Star is a filly by Footstepsinthesand out of a Danehill Dancer mare who failed to win in seven starts between Mar 2023 and Oct 2024. She raced over trips under 6f and from 6f to 7f on turf and all-weather surfaces without placing. Her highest official rating was 53 and she last ran off 47 when tenth of 12 in the Dickie McGuinness Handicap at Bellewstown in Oct 2024.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 14 Apr 2023

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 7 figures · best 89B · median 57
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft257A54.5—
Good269C48—
Standard (AW)289B83.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f489B73.5—
Under 6f357A52—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 59A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 25 Aug 2024 Official rating 47 at the last run, 3 Oct 2024

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 63A · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft236A26—
Good263A50.5—
Standard (AW)254A51—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f463A51—
Under 6f359A36—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Footstepsinthesand (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,783 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721622.2%+12—
Good to Firm1,91122011.5%+1.3—
Good2,9452689.1%−1.10 from 2
Good to Soft1,2401088.7%−1.50 from 1
Soft1,7721448.1%−2.10 from 2
Heavy5416211.5%+1.3—
Standard (AW)4,30048511.3%+1.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,12714212.6%+2.40 from 3
6f – 7f5,03752710.5%+0.30 from 4
1m – 1m1f3,32833610.1%−0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f2,1001969.3%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m837809.6%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f320226.9%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m3113.2%−7—
Over 3m300%−10.2—

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
Sallysaysso (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Anakindalika (GB)20——
Reformed Character (IRE)230——
Insallysfootsteps (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Ryan 3 0 0% −3.00
Alyse Clarke 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Whearty 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

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
03 Oct 24+39d Bellewstown Dickie McGuinness Handicap (47-65) 5f · Yielding · 12 ran Held up at back on wide outside throughout - pushed along with no headway approaching final 2f - stayed on same speed to finish well held in 10th 10/12 hd 8-2 4757A36A Alyse Clarke 14/1
25 Aug 24+72d Naas Persian Force At Tally-Ho Handicap (47-65) 5f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran Slow to begin - settled towards the back of the pack - hampered on the rail 1 1/2f out - never able to land a blow to finish 12th 12/22 hd 8-13 4750C59A Conor Maxwell 66/1
14 Jun 24+27d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Handicap (47-65) 6f · Good · 17 ran 16/17 2 8-13 5227C38C James Ryan 25/1
18 May 24+384d Navan Flower Hill Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 6f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 1 8-11 5369C63A Alyse Clarke 80/1
30 Apr 23+16d Sligo Tote Fantasy Fillies Maiden 5.5f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 6½ 8-10 —52C16C Robert Whearty 50/1
14 Apr 23+21d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 7f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 nk 8-9 —89B48A James Ryan 100/1
24 Mar 23 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 7f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 2 8-10 —78B54A James Ryan 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Only A Star (IRE) won?
Only A Star (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
Who trained Only A Star (IRE)?
Only A Star (IRE) was trained by T G McCourt on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 3 October 2024.
Who is Only A Star (IRE)'s sire?
Only A Star (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Sallysaysso (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What is Only A Star (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 3 October 2024. The highest on record is 53.
What is Only A Star (IRE)'s sire's record?
Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,783 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Who are Only A Star (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sallysaysso (IRE), Only A Star (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2023. 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.