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Horse profile

Starbird (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2011) · Last trainer Mike Sowersby · Last owner Queens Head Racing Club
by Danbird (AUS) out of Tennessee Star (GB) (Teenoso)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Oct 2011 — 5,494 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2011 · 11th of 12 Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Starbird (GB) is yet to win from 9 starts. Best effort: 4th of 5 at Market Rasen (May 2011). Last raced off a career-high mark of 82.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 7 Sep 2011 Official rating 82 at the last run, 13 Oct 2011

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 9 figures · best 88C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm588C73—
Good283C82.5—
Soft278C70.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m688C69—
2m1f – 2m4f287C82.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Danbird (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 751 runs since Jan 2008 (49 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11327.3%+20.5—
Good to Firm183137.1%+0.30 from 5
Good191105.2%−1.60 from 2
Good to Soft10243.9%−2.9—
Soft8167.4%+0.60 from 2
Heavy24312.5%+5.7—
Standard (AW)159127.5%+0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f225188%+1.2—
6f – 7f236229.3%+2.5—
1m – 1m1f8133.7%−3.1—
1m2f – 1m4f6845.9%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m7522.7%−4.10 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f5323.8%−30 from 2
2m5f – 3m1200%−6.80 from 1
Over 3m100%−6.8—

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

Dam
Tennessee Star (GB) (Teenoso)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tennessee Bird (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Tennessee Bird (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tennessee Bird (GB)5222m4f–2m4½fClass 5
Hopeful Lady (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Thornton 4 0 0% −4.00
Henry Brooke 3 0 0% −3.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Gallagher 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 9 runs
13 Oct 11+16d Uttoxeter Digibet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 11/12 12 11-1 8265C Andrew Thornton 66/1
27 Sep 11+20d Sedgefield Durham Army Cadet Force Novices' Hurdle (John Wade Hurdle Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 26 10-11 —83C Andrew Thornton 100/1
07 Sep 11+9d Uttoxeter Stone Group Anniversary Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 20 10-11 —87C Andrew Thornton 125/1
29 Aug 11+15d Huntingdon Blue Square Bet Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9/14 8 10-13 —88C Andrew Thornton 100/1
14 Aug 11+91d Southwell Co-operative Motor Group, Mansfield 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 9 10-11 —82C Brian Hughes 50/1
15 May 11+20d Market Rasen Calverts Carpets York Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 2¾ 10-7 —73B Paul Gallagher 33/1
25 Apr 11+41d Market Rasen Calverts Carpets York Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys' & Amateur Riders') Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 19 10-6 —56C Henry Brooke 28/1
15 Mar 11+21d Sedgefield Cheltenham Festival Free Bets With FreeBetting.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 9 10-3 —78C Henry Brooke 80/1
22 Feb 11 Wetherby Wetherby Racecourse Family Sunday - 17th April 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 10 10-2 —63C Henry Brooke 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Starbird won?
Starbird (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts in 2011.
Who trained Starbird?
Starbird (GB) was trained by Mike Sowersby on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 13 October 2011.
Who is Starbird's sire?
Starbird (GB) is by Danbird (AUS) out of Tennessee Star (GB), whose sire is Teenoso.
What is Starbird's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 13 October 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Starbird's sire's record?
Danbird (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 751 runs since Jan 2008 (49 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Starbird's siblings?
Out of Tennessee Star (GB), Starbird (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tennessee Bird (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Tennessee Bird (GB)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2011. 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.