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Horse profile

Poetic Star (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2014) · Last trainer Ben Haslam · Last owner Go Alfresco Racing
by Byron (GB) out of Balwarah (IRE) (Soviet Star)
5 runs · 5 courses · from May 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Jan 2014 — 4,671 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2014
KTB Profile

Poetic Star (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 35A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 9 Jun 2012 Official rating 51 at the last run, 29 Oct 2012

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 50A · median 34.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft235A34.5—
Good to Soft250A42—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f450A34.5—

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 3,248 runs since Mar 2010 (225 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 172.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3412.9%−6.5—
Good to Firm593549.1%−0.3—
Good617538.6%−0.8—
Good to Soft278227.9%−1.50 from 2
Soft300206.7%−2.70 from 3
Heavy69710.1%+0.7—
Standard (AW)1,35714710.8%+1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f508509.8%+0.4—
6f – 7f1,47815510.5%+1.10 from 4
1m – 1m1f590478%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f399328%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m17284.7%−4.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f841214.3%+4.9—
2m5f – 3m1600%−9.4—
Over 3m100%−9.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Balwarah (IRE) (Soviet Star)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Higher Spen Rose (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Amy Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 1 run
21 Jan 14+449d Wetherby Watch On 3 Devices Racinguk.com/anywhere Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-12 —— Barry Keniry 100/1
2012 · 4 runs
29 Oct 12+126d Leicester Haymarket Nursery (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 1 8-7 5134C Chris Catlin 33/1
25 Jun 12+16d Thirsk Summer Jazz Evening At Thirsk Races Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13/14 3¾ 9-3 —34C Tony Hamilton 100/1
09 Jun 12+20d Newcastle Toffee Crisp Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 1¾ 8-11 —35A Amy Ryan 12/1
20 May 12 Ripon Mark Lister & Friends Supporting Wooden Spoon Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 1¾ 9-3 —50A Graham Lee 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Poetic Star won?
Poetic Star (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2012 and 2014.
Who trained Poetic Star?
Poetic Star (GB) was trained by Ben Haslam on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 21 January 2014.
Who is Poetic Star's sire?
Poetic Star (GB) is by Byron (GB) out of Balwarah (IRE), whose sire is Soviet Star.
What is Poetic Star's official rating?
Poetic Star (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 51.
What is Poetic Star's sire's record?
Byron (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,248 runs since Mar 2010 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 172.
Who are Poetic Star's siblings?
Out of Balwarah (IRE), Poetic Star (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.