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Horse profile

Royal County Star (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2010) · Last trainer A J Martin · Last owner Dunsany Racing Syndicate
by Magical Wonder (USA) out of Belladoon (IRE) (Phardante)
28 runs · 15 courses · from Feb 2006
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jun 2010 — 5,970 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2010 · 9th of 13 9 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Royal County Star (IRE) is 9 from 28, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Irish Form Book An Uaimh Chase at Navan (Mar 2009). Hasn't won since Jul 2009. 3 of 5 starts at Punchestown have ended in wins. Last raced off 120, 25lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 28 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating120↓ 25lb off peak
120 81–145

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 113C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 17 Jun 2010 Official rating 120 at the last run, 17 Jun 2010

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 24 figures · best 143A · median 118.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good9143A120—
Soft9139C117—
Good to Soft3131A129—
Heavy3123C117—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8126B115—
2m5f – 3m6143A124—
1m5f – 2m6139C120—
Over 3m4131A119—

Of 28 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 · 24 figures from 28 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
Magical Wonder (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 94 runs since Jan 2008 (8 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.8—
Good to Firm1119.1%−3.7—
Good27414.8%+24 from 10
Good to Soft19210.5%−2.30 from 5
Soft27311.1%−1.74 from 10
Heavy8225%+12.21 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m35514.3%+1.52 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f40615%+2.24 from 8
2m5f – 3m1119.1%−3.73 from 8
Over 3m800%−12.80 from 6

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Belladoon (IRE) (Phardante)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Brave Heart (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Brave Heart (IRE)1712m1f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 4 40% +20.50
Soft 10 4 40% +0.94
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 1 33% +14.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 5 3 60% +21.00
Fairyhouse 4 1 25% +1.00
Navan 4 2 50% +15.33
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 1 50% −0.33
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +0.44
Cork 1 1 100% +4.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 3 38% +6.33
2m1f – 2m4f 8 4 50% +17.44
Over 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 6 2 33% +12.67

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Colgan 9 2 22% +0.83
Davy Russell 6 2 33% +2.50
R Walsh 5 3 60% +3.11
D J Casey 2 1 50% +13.00
B M Cash 2 0 0% −2.00
Ken Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Howard 1 1 100% +16.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 9 4 44% +15.94
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 5 3 60% +9.83
2006 7 2 29% +11.67

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 20 6 30% +14.77
Hurdle 8 3 38% +15.67

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
17 Jun 10+56d Tipperary Roscrea Active Retirement Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 16 11-10 120113C Robbie Colgan 14/1
22 Apr 10+132d Punchestown Naas Court Hotel Handicap Hurdle (88-130) 24f · Good · 25 ran 18/25 shd 11-5 121110C Davy Russell 7/1F
11 Dec 09+57d Cheltenham Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase Class 2 · 30f · Good To Soft · 16 ran UR/16 — 11-1 145— Ken Whelan 25/1
15 Oct 09+29d Punchestown Star 'best For Racing Coverage' Chase (grade 3) 25f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 6/6 3½ 11-6 144111B R Walsh 15/8F
16 Sep 09+49d Listowel Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase 24f · Good · 18 ran 3/18 nk 11-3 141143A Paul Carberry 11/1
29 Jul 09+16d Galway William Hill Galway Plate (Handicap Chase ) 22.5f · Soft · 20 ran F/20 — 11-7 143— Davy Russell 10/1
13 Jul 09+47d Killarney Summerfest Chase 17f · Yielding · 5 ran 1/5 11-2 144119B R Walsh 4/9F
27 May 09+12d Punchestown Enhance Marketing Chase 18f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-2 144126B Davy Russell 5/2
15 May 09+32d Cork Cork Racecourse Mallow Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good · 18 ran 1/18 10-12 114128A Davy Russell 4/1F
13 Apr 09+16d Fairyhouse Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap) (Grade A) 29f · Good · 28 ran 7/28 hd 11-3 145120C D J Casey 16/1
28 Mar 09+119d Navan Irish Form Book An Uaimh Chase (grade 3) 20f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-8 140126A D J Casey 14/1
29 Nov 08+21d Newbury Hennessy Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 26f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-5 140— Robbie Colgan 14/1
08 Nov 08+196d Naas Event Hire At Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Soft · 18 ran 14/18 10 11-10 114101C Robbie Colgan 8/1
26 Apr 08+33d Sandown Bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 29f · Good · 19 ran 7/19 2¼ 9-11 140118A Robbie Colgan 6/1
24 Mar 08+29d Fairyhouse Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National Handicap Chase 29f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 2/23 12 10-4 136131A Timmy Murphy 6/1J
24 Feb 08+91d Naas paddypowertrader.com Handicap Hurdle (88-130) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 1¼ 10-9 114117A Robbie Colgan 10/1
25 Nov 07+67d Navan williamhill.ie Troytown Handiap Chase (0-150) 24f · Yielding · 16 ran 1/16 10-0 124127C Robbie Colgan 10/3F
19 Sep 07+147d Listowel Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase 24f · Good · 18 ran UR/18 — 9-9 124— Robbie Colgan 7/1
25 Apr 07+17d Punchestown Ulster Bank Handicap Chase (0-150) 20f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 9-12 117113C Robbie Colgan 9/2F
08 Apr 07+36d Fairyhouse Ryan's Cleaning Services Beginners Chase 22.5f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 11-12 107121C R Walsh 4/1F
03 Mar 07+67d Navan Navan Handicap Chase (0-123) 17f · Heavy · 13 ran 2/13 4½ 10-5 102117C Robbie Colgan 7/2F
26 Dec 06+19d Limerick Bambury Bookmakers Beginners Chase 17f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 7/16 11 11-12 8695C B M Cash 7/1
07 Dec 06+11d Clonmel John Harney Bookmaker (C&G) Beginners Chase 17f · Heavy · 15 ran 12/15 7 11-12 86101C Davy Russell 7/2J
26 Nov 06+15d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 17f · Soft · 18 ran 6/18 1¼ 11-12 8696C Davy Russell 8/1
11 Nov 06+209d Naas (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Beginners Chase 16f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 6/17 3½ 11-12 —113C B M Cash 12/1
16 Apr 06+28d Fairyhouse Tote.ie Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 2/25 1½ 11-7 110129C R Walsh 11/10F
19 Mar 06+25d Limerick Newcastle West Volkeswagen Autos Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 16f · Soft · 18 ran 1/18 11-4 91139C R Walsh 4/6F
22 Feb 06 Punchestown Festival Shopping Village Handicap Hurdle (74-109) Div 1 16f · Heavy · 17 ran 1/17 10-1 81123C Daniel Howard 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal County Star (IRE) won?
Royal County Star (IRE) won 9 of 28 archived starts between 2006 and 2010, a strike rate of 32.1%. Placed 13 times in total (46.4% of starts).
Who trained Royal County Star (IRE)?
Royal County Star (IRE) was trained by A J Martin on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 17 June 2010.
Who is Royal County Star (IRE)'s sire?
Royal County Star (IRE) is by Magical Wonder (USA) out of Belladoon (IRE), whose sire is Phardante.
What going does Royal County Star (IRE) prefer?
Royal County Star (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Royal County Star (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 17 June 2010. The highest on record is 145.
What is Royal County Star (IRE)'s sire's record?
Magical Wonder (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 94 runs since Jan 2008 (8 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Royal County Star (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Belladoon (IRE), Royal County Star (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Brave Heart (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2006. 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.