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Pole Star (GB)

11yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2009) · Last trainer Ms V S Lucas · Last owner M Shenkin G Shenkin Dr I R Shenkin
by Polar Falcon (USA) out of Ellie Ardensky (GB) (Slip Anchor)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Aug 2009 — 6,276 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2009 · 1st of 5 Won last time out 3 wins · Granville-St Pair Sur Mer (FR), Exeter & Newbury New yard Headgear returns LTO
KTB Profile

Pole Star (GB) is 3 from 15. Won last time out at Granville-St Pair Sur Mer (FR). Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating130↓ 14lb off peak
130 118–144

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 115C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 14 Dec 2006 Official rating 130 at the last run, 16 Feb 2008

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 9 figures · best 130C · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5129C99—
Soft2115C111.5—
Good2130C120—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5130C110—
2m1f – 2m4f3129C108—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 14 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
Polar Falcon (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 261 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6350%+42—
Good to Firm2913.4%−4.6—
Good6369.5%+1.51 from 5
Good to Soft45511.1%+3.11 from 8
Soft2627.7%−0.31 from 2
Heavy1200%−8—
Standard (AW)8045%−3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−8—
6f – 7f75912%+4—
1m – 1m1f3313%−5—
1m2f – 1m4f2727.4%−0.61 from 1
1m5f – 2m5235.8%−2.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f38615.8%+7.81 from 4
2m5f – 3m2800%−81 from 7
Over 3m100%−80 from 1

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
Ellie Ardensky (GB) (Slip Anchor)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Run Free (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Run Free (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Run Free (GB)3727fClass 6
Emile Zola (GB)170——
Esteban (GB)120——
Blue Celeste (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 8 1 13% −6.50
Good 5 1 20% −4.00
Soft 2 1 50% +1.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 2 67% +1.75
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Granville-St Pair Sur Mer (FR) 1 1 100% —
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 1 100% +2.25
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 1 100% +0.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 1 14% −3.75
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% −2.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 1 100% —
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Moloney 5 1 20% −1.75
Robert Thornton 3 1 33% −1.50
A P McCoy 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Hodson 1 1 100% —
Mr J P Flavin 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Heard 1 0 0% −1.00
Leighton Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% −7.50
Cheekpieces 5 1 20% −1.75
Blinkers 1 1 100% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 1 100% —
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 6 1 17% −2.75
2005 4 1 25% −2.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% −5.50
Chase 7 1 14% −3.75
Flat 1 1 100% —

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
15 Aug 09+546d Granville-St Pair Sur Mer (FR) Prix du Cotentin (Amateur Riders) 12f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 10-3 —— Richard Hodson —
16 Feb 08+81d Haydock Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 2 · 23f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 11/18 30 10-4 13094C Mr J P Flavin 33/1
27 Nov 07+228d Kempton Ladbrokes Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 11-9 132— Paul Moloney 11/2
13 Apr 07+29d Aintree Betfair.Com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 25f · Good · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-0 137— Paul Moloney 25/1
15 Mar 07+75d Cheltenham Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 19 ran UR/19 — 11-1 137— Paul Moloney 25/1
30 Dec 06+16d Ascot Press Red For ATR Active Novices' Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 2/4 19 11-6 11899C Paul Moloney 4/6F
14 Dec 06+250d Exeter Lady Catherine 40th Birthday Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-6 118115C Paul Moloney 9/4
08 Apr 06+24d Aintree John Smith's Extra Cold Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 21 ran PU/21 — 11-7 140— Paddy Brennan 28/1
15 Mar 06+46d Cheltenham Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 30 ran 14/30 ½ 11-6 143110C Liam Heard 33/1
28 Jan 06+18d Southwell Skybet Press Red To Bet On ATR HBLB Novices' Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 10 11-2 11886C Leighton Aspell 11/4
10 Jan 06+278d Leicester Groby Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 11-2 118— A P McCoy 11/10F
07 Apr 05+22d Aintree Mersey Novices' Hurdle(Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 9 11-0 144102C A P McCoy 5/2
16 Mar 05+20d Cheltenham SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle Class 1 · 21f · Good · 20 ran 4/20 shd 11-7 135130C Robert Thornton 12/1
24 Feb 05+43d Huntingdon Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 19.5f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 ½ 11-3 135108C Robert Thornton 13/8
12 Jan 05 Newbury Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 1/18 11-5 118129C Robert Thornton 1/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Pole Star (GB) won?
Pole Star (GB) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Pole Star (GB)?
Pole Star (GB) was trained by Ms V S Lucas on the most recent run on record, at Granville-St Pair Sur Mer (FR) on 15 August 2009.
Who is Pole Star (GB)'s sire?
Pole Star (GB) is by Polar Falcon (USA) out of Ellie Ardensky (GB), whose sire is Slip Anchor.
What going does Pole Star (GB) prefer?
Pole Star (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Pole Star (GB)'s official rating?
Pole Star (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 144.
What is Pole Star (GB)'s sire's record?
Polar Falcon (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 261 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Pole Star (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Ellie Ardensky (GB), Pole Star (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Run Free (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Run Free (GB)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.