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Horse profile

Star Cave (IRE)

6yo mare · Trainer Patrick T Foley · Owner John C Byrne
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Star Island (IRE) (Heron Island)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 16 days ago · 5th of 6 Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Star Cave is a Court Cave mare who has yet to win from four starts over hurdles, with one placing. She showed her best effort when second of 12 at Wexford in Aug 2026. All three subsequent runs came over 2m5f to 3m on good or soft ground, the latest when she finished fifth of six as a prominent runner in the Clonmel Novice Handicap Hurdle in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 93. She has raced at four different Irish courses.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel (IRE), 1 Oct 2026

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 85A · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good385A633 · 85 / 63
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m385A633 · 85 / 63
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 9 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford (IRE), 28 Aug 2026 Official rating 93 at the last run, 1 Oct 2026

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 4 figures · best 104A · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3104A1033 · 104 / 103
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3104A1033 · 104 / 103
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Court Cave (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,925 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.1—
Good to Firm2332812%+1.9—
Good3,02234011.3%+1.20 from 3
Good to Soft1,43716011.1%+1—
Soft2,2262049.2%−0.90 from 1
Heavy934646.9%−3.2—
Standard (AW)7134.2%−5.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2414.2%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f1300%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7111.4%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m1,7851689.4%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2,84629410.3%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,51926310.4%+0.30 from 3
Over 3m6677210.8%+0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Star Island (IRE) (Heron Island)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Macs Charm (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Macs Charm (IRE)2242m3f–3m½f—
Monatomic (IRE)2022m–2m5f—
Koori Star (IRE)1712m2f—
Carmels Gift (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Simon Torrens 3 0 0% −3.00
Eoghan Finegan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
HT 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
01 Oct 26+34d Clonmel (IRE) Clonmel Novice Handicap Hurdle 23f · Good · 6 ran Prominent in 4th early - dropped to 5th 3 out and made a move before the straight - bottom of the field 2 out and no threat while plodding on to finish 5th 5/6 ½ 10-0 9385A94B Simon Torrens 8/1
28 Aug 26+24d Wexford (IRE) Traynors Of Wexford Mares Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 12 ran Towards the back - moved into contention from 3 out - up to 2nd and disputing the lead 2 out - 3rd over the last - reclaimed 2nd on the run-in and kept on well to finish second by 1¼ lengths 2/12 1¼ 10-8 —52A104A Eoghan Finegan 6/1
04 Aug 26+25d Roscommon (IRE) Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle on Saturday, August 29th Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran Settled in midfield - 8th at halfway - urged forward heading to 3 out - hit the fence there - lost ground before 2 out and dropped away well beaten 9/16 2¾ 11-5 —84C88C Simon Torrens 10/1
10 Jul 26 Cork Follow Us On X Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 11 ran towards the back early - untidy at the 9th - minor error 4 out and soon driven in eighth - fifth and unable to find more 2 out - up to fourth when hampered at the last and continued one paced 4/11 hd 11-5 —63A103B Simon Torrens 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Star Cave (IRE) won?
Star Cave (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Star Cave (IRE)?
Star Cave (IRE) is trained by Patrick T Foley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
Who is Star Cave (IRE)'s sire?
Star Cave (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Star Island (IRE), whose sire is Heron Island.
What is Star Cave (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 1 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Star Cave (IRE)'s sire's record?
Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,925 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.
Who are Star Cave (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Star Island (IRE), Star Cave (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Macs Charm (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2026. 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.