Horse profile
Star Chorus (IRE)
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Summer Chorus (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
32 runs · 14 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
6 wins · Kempton (AW), Southwell (AW) & Chepstow
Ran 13 days ago · 1st of 10
Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile
Star Chorus is a 6 from 32 gelding with all wins at Class 4 level. Five of those came on the AW, four at Southwell where he has won four of eight starts, and one on turf at Chepstow on good to firm. He won last time out at Kempton on standard AW in Oct 2026, a 6f-7f handicap off an official rating of 78, having been held up as is his usual style. He has raced off marks as high as 87.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 19 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins at Class 4
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 6–32Wins / Runs
- 18.8%Strike rate
- 11 (34.4%)Placed
- +8.88£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 1.56Fair A/E n=31 · 1.53 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 23dAvg 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.
Official rating78↓ 9lb off peak
78
70–87
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 96
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 139A | 106 | 9 · 122 / 110 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 111C | 95 | 4 · 111 / 110 |
| Good | 5 | 104A | 101 | 2 · 103 / 93 |
| Heavy | 2 | 77C | 76.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 23 | 139A | 101 | 9 · 122 / 110 |
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 111C | 94 | 7 · 111 / 95 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 32 runs · as at 13 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 10 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (60%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (20%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (10%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,086 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.7 | 1 from 8 |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 749 | 84 | 11.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 912 | 96 | 10.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,784 | 337 | 12.1% | +0.5 | 5 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,085 | 267 | 12.8% | +1.2 | 4 from 23 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,250 | 475 | 11.2% | −0.4 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,353 | 156 | 11.5% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 361 | 42 | 11.6% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
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
Summer Chorus (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them See That Storm (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (See That Storm (IRE)).
Family form: Bell Song (FR) won at Marseille Borely (FR), 29 Sep 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See That Storm (IRE) | 10 | 5 | 1m–1m2f | Class 3 |
| Bell Song (FR) | 15 | 2 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Bright Summer (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Crayons In The Sky (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 5 | 33% | +19.38 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 18 | 6 | 33% | +22.88 |
| Class 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 8 | 4 | 50% | +23.50 |
| Goodwood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Windsor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 23 | 4 | 17% | +3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.88 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Hornby | 11 | 3 | 27% | +16.00 |
| William Carver | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Oisin Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 15 | 2 | 13% | +5.50 |
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| HT | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 3 | 21% | +4.38 |
| 2025 | 15 | 3 | 20% | +7.50 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 26+12d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes (London Sprint Series Qualifier) (Div I) Raced just behind the front pair - nudged 1f out - strong effort to hit front inside last 110yds - won comfortably | 1/10 | 9-9 | 78 | 95A | 88A | Pat Dobbs | 15/8J | |
| 23 Sep 26+20d | Goodwood | Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap Stakes Hampered early - held a midpack spot before drifting left and slipping towards the back by halfway - lost touch inside final furlong | 12/15 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 80 | 83C | 73A | Rob Hornby | 25/1 |
| 03 Sep 26+24d | Southwell (AW) | Bettingsites.co.uk Handicap Stakes Settled close up early - edged in front by halfway - given a squeeze approaching final 2f - overtaken inside the last furlong - held on well for fourth | 4/12 | ½ | 9-10 | 81 | 78A | 92A | Darragh Keenan | 10/1 |
| 10 Aug 26+14d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sprint Series Final Handicap Stakes Slow to break - held towards the back - urged approaching final two furlongs but unable to find any headway - finished well held in 11th | 11/16 | ½ | 8-10 | 83 | 110C | 76A | Rob Hornby | 33/1 |
| 27 Jul 26+17d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap Stakes (Windsor Sprint Series Qualifier) held up at the back - found trouble in running and angled left approaching 2f out - driven over 1f out - stayed on inside the final furlong | 6/13 | hd | 9-8 | 84 | 111C | 94A | Rob Hornby | 25/1 |
| 10 Jul 26+13d | Newmarket | Debenhams Handicap settled at the back - driven two furlongs out - edged closer in the final furlong without getting competitive | 6/12 | 1 | 9-7 | 85 | 96A | 85A | Clifford Lee | 18/1 |
| 27 Jun 26+21d | Windsor | Sri Lanka The Wonder Of Asia Handicap Clumsy start and drifted left exiting stalls - settled with eagerness towards the back - pushed along and made progress from 2f out - squeezed for room and moved left inside the final furlong then stayed on to finish fifth beaten 2 lengths | 5/10 | shd | 10-2 | 86 | 110A | 93A | Charles Bishop | 66/1 |
| 06 Jun 26+15d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'Dash' Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Settled towards the back early - pushed along with little more than a furlong left - always struggling to get involved and well beaten in 15th | 15/20 | 4 | 9-0 | 87 | 43C | 64A | Rob Hornby | 66/1 |
| 22 May 26+91d | Goodwood | Sustainable Food Trust Handicap Sluggish getaway - settled towards the back and pushed along with 2f left - unable to land a blow in the finish | 8/10 | ½ | 9-7 | 87 | 103A | 71A | Rob Hornby | 33/1 |
| 20 Feb 26+10d | Southwell (AW) | SBK: Betting Without The Bull Handicap Dwelt at the start - fought for the bridle in mid-pack - made steady progress 2f out - pushed to the front approaching the final furlong - stayed on to win | 1/12 | 9-6 | 83 | 94A | 97A | Rob Hornby | 11/1 | |
| 10 Feb 26+10d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Held up towards the back - wide route on the home turn - lost touch a furlong out - responded to finish and closed ground in the final stages - stuck on to finish fourth beaten a length and a half | 4/5 | ½ | 9-9 | 83 | 115C | 84B | Callum Shepherd | 9/4 |
| 31 Jan 26+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Held up at the back - driven over 1f out - stayed on strongly in the final furlong - snatched third late on - just held at the line | 3/8 | nse | 9-6 | 82 | 119A | 89A | Callum Shepherd | 4/1 |
| 17 Jan 26+7d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Handy in the pack early - roused with a furlong to go and battled on - got up right at the line to win | 1/6 | 9-9 | 80 | 122A | 90B | Callum Shepherd | 5/2F | |
| 10 Jan 26+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Dwelt start - settled towards back - eased right and pushed along inside final furlong - closed to grab third close home | 3/5 | nk | 8-11 | 78 | 114C | 79B | Rob Hornby | 14/1 |
| 28 Dec 25+30d | Southwell (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Sat close to pace early - pushed along past the furlong marker - dropped away soon after - held on for 5th beaten 3 lengths | 5/9 | ½ | 9-3 | 79 | 106A | 81A | Rob Hornby | 7/2 |
| 28 Nov 25+59d | Southwell (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Settled with the pack early - moved through strongly before 2f out then drifted right as it pressed forward inside the final furlong - held on for third at the finish | 3/9 | nk | 9-5 | 79 | 110A | 85A | Robert Havlin | 20/1 |
| 30 Sep 25+7d | Bath | BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap Hampered at the break and towards the back - driven into contention from 2f out - moved up into third inside the final furlong - stayed on but slipped to fourth right at the line | 4/11 | shd | 9-11 | 74 | 94A | 90A | Rob Hornby | 7/1 |
| 23 Sep 25+24d | Southwell (AW) | Golf And Gallop Handicap (Div 2) Settled towards the back early - moved left and made progress over 2f out before hitting the front inside the final furlong - kept finding under pressure to the line | 1/9 | 9-0 | 74 | 115A | 95A | P J McDonald | 13/2 | |
| 30 Aug 25+14d | Sandown | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Dwelt at the off - settled towards the rear - lost touch with the field from halfway - well held for 6th | 6/7 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 75 | 39C | 41C | Oisin Murphy | 9/1 |
| 16 Aug 25+16d | Newbury | D&H, Excellence In Nutrition Handicap Held up towards the back - eased left and pushed along over a furlong out - couldn't quicken and faded to finish sixth | 6/11 | ½ | 9-0 | 76 | 91A | 74A | Oisin Murphy | 8/1 |
| 31 Jul 25+29d | Goodwood | Buccellati Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - moved up but got boxed in a furlong out and couldn't threaten the front runners | 13/13 | nse | 8-4 | 76 | 76C | 54A | Silvestre De Sousa | 25/1 |
| 02 Jul 25+16d | Chepstow | Wasdell Group Handicap Settled in third early - driven to the front a furlong out - challenged inside the final furlong but kept going strongly to prevail | 1/4 | 8-13 | 75 | 90C | 77B | Rob Hornby | 11/2 | |
| 16 Jun 25+10d | Windsor | Download Fitzdares World Of Sport Podcast Handicap Slow to begin - pulling hard early up with the pace - pressed for effort 2f out - dropped away quickly after | 10/14 | 2 | 8-13 | 75 | 78C | 53A | Oisin Murphy | 11/2 |
| 06 Jun 25+13d | Bath | Hampton By Hilton Bath City Handicap slow to start - settled towards the back on the inner - made progress from over 2f out - pushed along under a furlong out before edging into second near the rail inside the final 110yds | 2/7 | 2 | 9-4 | 75 | 101A | 87A | Callum Hutchinson | 9/2 |
| 24 May 25+29d | Goodwood | Goodwood Horseracing Club Membership Handicap Slow to break - held towards back - urged into effort 2f out - kept responding late but not close enough | 6/10 | hd | 9-0 | 76 | 101A | 77A | David Probert | 12/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+92d | Sandown | bet365 Handicap Sluggish start - held towards the back - stayed within range - urged forward two furlongs out - edged over to the left - unable to find any improvement - well held in 7th | 7/9 | 1¼ | 8-4 | 76 | 104A | 67A | Marco Ghiani | 14/1 |
| 23 Jan 25+15d | Southwell (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Settled towards the back early - moved up and shifted right approaching 2f out - drifted left with a furlong left before being straightened - powered through in the closing stages to prevail | 1/7 | 8-13 | 70 | 139A | 93A | Rob Hornby | 15/2 | |
| 08 Jan 25+4d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Slow to get going - shifted left early then went to front 4f out - overtaken with just over a furlong left - lost momentum inside final furlong to finish 7th | 7/8 | 2 | 9-8 | 73 | 64A | 65A | Oisin Orr | 3/1 |
| 04 Jan 25+54d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Sluggish start - settled towards the back - pushed along and made progress inside final furlong - kept on to finish fourth | 4/7 | ¾ | 8-12 | 73 | 65A | 71A | William Carver | 7/4 |
| 11 Nov 24+18d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Bumped left early - tracked pace - edged in front over 2f out - pushed along inside final furlong - overtaken close home then found nothing - stayed on for third | 3/9 | nk | 9-1 | — | 85A | 78A | William Carver | 9/1 |
| 24 Oct 24+15d | Southwell (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Hampered at the break - held up towards the back - made smooth progress from halfway - pushed into third inside the final furlong but unable to close on the leading two | 3/10 | 2 | 9-1 | — | 80A | 66A | William Carver | 22/1 |
| 09 Oct 24 | Nottingham | Fireworks Tickets On Sale Now EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - pressed for effort with over 2f left - unable to quicken and beaten well before the finish | 10/10 | 3¾ | 9-4 | — | 77C | 55C | William Carver | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Star Chorus (IRE) won?
- Star Chorus (IRE) won 6 of 32 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 11 times in total (34.4% of starts).
- Who trains Star Chorus (IRE)?
- Star Chorus (IRE) is trained by Mike Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is Star Chorus (IRE)'s sire?
- Star Chorus (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Summer Chorus (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What going does Star Chorus (IRE) prefer?
- Star Chorus (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 15 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 Star Chorus (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Star Chorus (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,086 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Star Chorus (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Summer Chorus (GB), Star Chorus (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: See That Storm (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (See That Storm (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.