Horse profile
Star Pupil (GB)
4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer Richard Hughes · Last owner Beccle Clay Fleming Partner
by Zoustar (AUS) out of Roedean (IRE) (Oratorio)
19 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Oct 2025 — 375 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 7th of 7
4 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) & Chelmsford City (AW)
KTB Profile
Star Pupil is a gelding who has won four of 19 starts, all on the all-weather. Three of those wins came at Wolverhampton over 6f to 1m1f, including two handicaps in early 2025 off marks of 61 and 69, while the latest success was at Wolverhampton in a Class 4 handicap in May 2025 off 73. He has never won on turf from three starts. His last run, at Market Rasen in Oct 2025, was his first for Richard Hughes and saw him finish 7 of 7 in a maiden hurdle.
Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
- 4–19Wins / Runs
- 21.1%Strike rate
- 7 (36.8%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=19 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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 rating75↓ 1lb off peak
75
61–76
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 109
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
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 109B | 95 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 109B | 102 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 102C | 91 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 97B | 68 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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 15 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Led 7 (47%) · 3 wins
- Held up 4 (27%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (20%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Zoustar (AUS)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,743 runs since Jan 2008 (313 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.2% from 330. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +10.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 440 | 43 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 590 | 51 | 8.6% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 246 | 21 | 8.5% | −2.3 | — |
| Soft | 262 | 29 | 11.1% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 87 | 14 | 16.1% | +5.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,104 | 135 | 12.2% | +1.4 | 4 from 16 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 330 | 47 | 14.2% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,424 | 153 | 10.7% | −0.1 | 2 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 671 | 84 | 12.5% | +1.7 | 2 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 193 | 7 | 3.6% | −7.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 62 | 1 | 1.6% | −9.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Beepeecee (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Beepeecee (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beepeecee (GB) | 46 | 6 | 7f–1m1½f | Class 5 |
| Run Simba (GB) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Senior Montecristo (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Dedenne (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 4 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.50 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 3 | 100% | +15.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Marsh | 9 | 3 | 33% | +7.50 |
| Ethan Jones | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| George Rooke | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Brendan Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Henry Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 11 | 3 | 27% | +5.50 |
| None | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +4.50 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 18 | 4 | 22% | +2.00 |
| Hurdle | 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 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 25+82d | Market Rasen | PricedUp Daily Sports Boosts Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up at the back throughout - pushed along after 3 out and dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish | 7/7 | 69 | 11-3 | — | 10C | 99C | Brendan Powell | 100/1 |
| 24 Jul 25+35d | Newbury | Hunscote Stud Supports Heros Charity Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Settled close to the pace early - urged forward with over 3f left - lost touch inside final 2f - finished well held in 7th | 7/7 | 7 | 10-9 | 75 | 66C | 57C | Mr Henry Callan | 33/1 |
| 19 Jun 25+23d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Experience Luxury With Champagne Collet Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Went straight to the front - roused into effort before losing command 2f out - eased back through the field late - eventually well beaten in 9th | 9/10 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 76 | 97B | 59A | Ethan Jones | 25/1 |
| 27 May 25+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Set the pace from the start - kept finding more through the closing stages - crossed the line clear | 1/13 | 9-6 | 73 | 109B | 97A | Finley Marsh | 9/1 | |
| 05 May 25+17d | Bath | Monarch Classic Concours Arts & Elegance Handicap Set the pace early - pushed along and lost front spot 2f out - dropped away after finishing fifth | 5/5 | ¾ | 9-3 | 74 | 104C | 68B | Finley Marsh | 17/2 |
| 18 Apr 25+18d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Settled at the back of the field early - never involved in the finish - well held in 12th | 12/16 | nk | 9-4 | 74 | 102B | 70A | Ryan Moore | 4/1F |
| 31 Mar 25+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Set the pace from the start - pushed along a furlong out - stayed on strongly to the finish | 1/7 | 9-8 | 69 | 105A | 85A | Finley Marsh | 4/1 | |
| 13 Mar 25+27d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Download The bet365 App Handicap Handy in the early stages - asked for effort approaching 2f out and went in front inside the final furlong - overtaken close home - unable to find more late on finishing second by three quarters of a length | 2/6 | ¾ | 9-7 | 68 | 100A | 81B | Finley Marsh | 4/1 |
| 14 Feb 25+21d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Apprentice Handicap Sent to front early - lost command past 6f out then regained advantage inside final 2f - overtaken 1f out - unable to find more late and held for 4th | 4/8 | 3¼ | 9-11 | 68 | 101A | 76A | Ethan Jones | 9/2 |
| 24 Jan 25+8d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Sent clear early - driven up front before being overtaken 2f out then drifted left and fought back inside the final furlong - kept responding to finish second beaten a neck | 2/8 | ½ | 9-5 | 61 | 91A | 79A | Ethan Jones | 11/4 |
| 16 Jan 25+13d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Racing Value At bet365 Handicap Hit the front early - opened up a healthy advantage two furlongs out - pushed along inside the last but always holding sway to score comfortably | 1/5 | 9-7 | 61 | 102C | 91B | Finley Marsh | 1/2F | |
| 03 Jan 25+29d | Lingfield (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div 2) Settled behind the front group early - asked for effort with 2f left - drifted left under pressure a furlong out without gaining ground - stayed on to the line but lacking the speed to land closer | 3/8 | ½ | 9-3 | 62 | 101A | 83A | Finley Marsh | 10/3 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Dec 24+22d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Held up in midfield - urged into effort with 2f left - unable to find more nearing final furlong - finished well held in 11th | 11/12 | nk | 9-12 | 65 | 70A | 64A | Finley Marsh | 4/1 |
| 13 Nov 24+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Apprentice Handicap Settled last of the field - asked for effort 2f out - edged closer late but no real threat - finished sixth beaten 4 lengths | 6/11 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 68 | 56A | 74A | Ethan Jones | 8/1 |
| 23 Oct 24+140d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Handicap Settled in the back markers - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to close - finished 6th | 6/9 | 1½ | 9-7 | 70 | 89A | 72A | Finley Marsh | 14/1 |
| 05 Jun 24+37d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap | 10/10 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 74 | 79A | 53A | George Rooke | 6/1 |
| 29 Apr 24+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 84A | 89A | George Rooke | 5/2F | |
| 06 Apr 24+115d | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/8 | ½ | 9-4 | — | 93A | 80A | George Rooke | 16/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 23 | Kempton (AW) | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/13 | 3 | 9-4 | — | 88B | 75A | Finley Marsh | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Star Pupil won?
- Star Pupil (GB) won 4 of 19 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 21.1%. Placed 7 times in total (36.8% of starts).
- Who trained Star Pupil?
- Star Pupil (GB) was trained by Richard Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 14 October 2025.
- Who is Star Pupil's sire?
- Star Pupil (GB) is by Zoustar (AUS) out of Roedean (IRE), whose sire is Oratorio.
- What going does Star Pupil prefer?
- Star Pupil (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 16 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 Star Pupil's official rating?
- Star Pupil (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 76.
- What is Star Pupil's sire's record?
- Zoustar (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,743 runs since Jan 2008 (313 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.2% from 330. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.
- Who are Star Pupil's siblings?
- Out of Roedean (IRE), Star Pupil (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Beepeecee (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Beepeecee (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.