Simply A Star (IRE)
Simply A Star (IRE) is 1 from 8. Hasn't won since Aug 2014. Last raced off a career-high mark of 98.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Simply A Star (IRE) has 7 produce in the archive, 4 winners — most wins Sir Lamorak (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Jewelry (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Lamorak (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 1m2f–1m2½f | — |
| A New Dawn (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Jewelry (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Feel Happy (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Influence (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Angels Have Wings (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Angels Have Wings (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 5 (62.5%)Placed
- −5.75£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.73Fair A/E n=8 · 0.63 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 18dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 605 | 83 | 13.7% | +2.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 655 | 67 | 10.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 290 | 22 | 7.6% | −4 | — |
| Soft | 394 | 28 | 7.1% | −4.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | +1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 877 | 126 | 14.4% | +2.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 5 | 18.5% | +6.9 | 1 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 595 | 73 | 12.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 736 | 89 | 12.1% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 846 | 107 | 12.6% | +1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 202 | 19 | 9.4% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 123 | 11 | 8.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 67 | 10 | 14.9% | +3.3 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Bracelet (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Bracelet (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracelet (IRE) | 6 | 4 | 7f–1m4f | Group 1 |
| Goddess (USA) | 10 | 3 | 7f–1m1½f | Group 3 |
| Wading (IRE) | 3 | 2 | 7f | Group 2 |
| Sugarloaf Mountain (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 2m½f | Class 4 |
| Athena (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Sweet Molly Malone (USA) | 8 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| Porto Cervo (USA) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.75 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 14+22d | Curragh | Moyglare Stud Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) | 10/10 | 2½ | 9-0 | 98 | 62A | Seamie Heffernan | 33/1 |
| 23 Aug 14+15d | Curragh | Irish Field Curragh Stakes (listed) | 3/7 | ½ | 8-12 | 93 | 90A | Seamie Heffernan | 11/1 |
| 08 Aug 14+16d | Tipperary | Mcgrath Oil Maiden | 1/7 | 9-0 | 90 | 92B | Seamie Heffernan | 5/4F | |
| 23 Jul 14+11d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden | 3/10 | 1½ | 9-0 | 90 | 83A | Joseph O'Brien | 11/8 |
| 12 Jul 14+9d | Tipperary | Excelebration Tipperary Stakes (listed) | 2/8 | ½ | 8-12 | — | 84A | Seamie Heffernan | 7/2 |
| 03 Jul 14+21d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden | 2/7 | 2¾ | 9-0 | — | 91A | Seamie Heffernan | 7/2 |
| 12 Jun 14+29d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden | 2/10 | 4½ | 9-0 | — | 84A | Seamie Heffernan | 14/1 |
| 14 May 14 | Naas | Dragon Pulse E.B.F. Fillies Maiden | 6/9 | 2½ | 9-0 | — | 58A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Simply A Star won?
- Simply A Star (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts in 2014, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trained Simply A Star?
- Simply A Star (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 14 September 2014.
- Who is Simply A Star's sire?
- Simply A Star (IRE) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Cherry Hinton (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
- What going does Simply A Star prefer?
- Simply A Star (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Simply A Star's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 14 September 2014. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Simply A Star's sire's record?
- Giant's Causeway (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
- Who are Simply A Star's siblings?
- Out of Cherry Hinton (GB), Simply A Star (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Bracelet (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Bracelet (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Simply A Star produced winners?
- As a dam, Simply A Star (IRE) has 7 produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Sir Lamorak (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Jewelry (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.