Sovereign Star (IRE)
Sovereign Star won one of seven starts over jumps, the success coming in the Castle Mews Windows Novices Handicap Chase at Bangor-on-Dee in Jun 2025 on good ground at Class 4 level off an official rating of 100. All wins are at Class 4 and over 2m1f-2m4f. The gelding, by Soldier of Fortune out of Sovereign Lass, finished third of six at Uttoxeter in Jul 2025 when last seen, racing off his career-high mark of 103.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 2 (28.6%)Placed
- +5.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 2.44Fair A/E n=7 · 2.12 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 83dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 98
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 96C | 93 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 98A | 85.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 98A | 94.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 73C | 70 | — |
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
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 from 4 analysed runs since Feb 2025
- Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,841 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 16 | 20% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,531 | 188 | 12.3% | +1 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,220 | 135 | 11.1% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,896 | 214 | 11.3% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 777 | 86 | 11.1% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 249 | 8 | 3.2% | −8.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 493 | 64 | 13% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,574 | 193 | 12.3% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,978 | 202 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,234 | 154 | 12.5% | +1.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 239 | 33 | 13.8% | +2.5 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Royal Infantry (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m; the highest grade won is Listed (Royal Infantry (IRE)).
Family form: Royal Infantry (IRE) won at Hexham, 20 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Infantry (IRE) | 16 | 5 | 1m7½f–2m4f | Listed |
| Sovereign Gold (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 3m | — |
| Mister Persistence (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Golden Roc (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Swingforthefence (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +6.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +8.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Gillard | 4 | 1 | 25% | +8.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Peter Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +8.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Jul 25+32d | Uttoxeter | Clay Shooting At Eaton Hall Shooting Ground Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled off the pace early - errors at the 4th and 3 out - stumbled again at the last - stayed on for third | 3/6 | 13 | 10-13 | 103 | 93C | 102B | Theo Gillard | 14/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+76d | Bangor-on-Dee | Castle Mews Windows Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sent to front early - clipped fourth-last fence and stumbled at the following obstacle - lost lead for a moment three out - urged forward before the second-last - kept driving under pressure between the final two - clear by three lengths approaching the finish - kept up to task to hold on | 1/4 | 10-10 | 100 | 96C | 106C | Theo Gillard | 11/1 | |
| 22 Mar 25+33d | Bangor-on-Dee | Excel Signs Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - improved to third by the 5th and up behind the pace by the 8th - asked for effort after 3 out - lost ground steadily beyond 2 out to finish third | 3/8 | 12 | 11-12 | 102 | 56A | 110A | Theo Gillard | 14/1 |
| 17 Feb 25+289d | Carlisle | Weddings At Carlisle Racecourse Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - improved into 4th approaching 2 out - unable to threaten leaders on run-in | 5/8 | ¾ | 11-0 | — | 98A | 108A | Theo Gillard | 25/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 May 24+37d | Hexham | Bobby Roberts Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 7/12 | 30 | 11-1 | — | 73C | 98C | Brian Hughes | 14/1 |
| 28 Mar 24+31d | Wetherby | Wearahatday Supporting Brain Tumour Awareness Month Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/15 | 15 | 11-6 | — | 70B | 108A | Brian Hughes | 25/1 |
| 26 Feb 24 | Ayr | Coral Committed To Safer Gambling NH Flat Race (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys) (GBB Race) | 6/6 | 2¼ | 10-13 | — | 68A | 96B | Peter Kavanagh | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sovereign Star won?
- Sovereign Star (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trained Sovereign Star?
- Sovereign Star (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 8 July 2025.
- Who is Sovereign Star's sire?
- Sovereign Star (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Sovereign Lass (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Sovereign Star prefer?
- Sovereign Star (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sovereign Star's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 8 July 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sovereign Star's sire's record?
- Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,841 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
- Who are Sovereign Star's siblings?
- Out of Sovereign Lass (IRE), Sovereign Star (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Royal Infantry (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Royal Infantry (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.