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Horse profile

Starlight Court (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2019) · Last trainer Matt Sheppard · Last owner Mrs N Sheppard
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Marie The (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
14 runs · 9 courses · from Feb 2016
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Aug 2019 — 2,652 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2019 · 3rd of 6 Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Starlight Court (IRE) is yet to win from 14 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Stratford (Jun 2019). Last raced off 102, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating102↓ 9lb off peak
102 102–111

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Stratford, 2 Jul 2019

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 10 figures · best 101A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good7101A89—
Good to Soft287B80.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m699A80.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4101A91.5—

Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 110A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 30 Jul 2019 Official rating 102 at the last run, 2 Aug 2019

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 125A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good7120A106—
Soft4125A107—
Good to Soft2119A114.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7125A110—
2m1f – 2m4f6113A107.5—

Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 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
Court Cave (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,954 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.1—
Good to Firm2332812%+1.9—
Good3,03234311.3%+1.20 from 8
Good to Soft1,44916111.1%+10 from 2
Soft2,2302049.1%−10 from 4
Heavy937646.8%−3.3—
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 – 2m1,7921699.4%−0.70 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f2,85629510.3%+0.20 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,52826510.5%+0.40 from 1
Over 3m6707210.7%+0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Marie The (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Western Hill (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Stratford 3 0 0% −3.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Stan Sheppard 5 0 0% −5.00
Harry Skelton 5 0 0% −5.00
Charlie Poste 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00
Bridget Andrews 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Hood + tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 6 0 0% −6.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 5 runs
02 Aug 19+3d Bangor-on-Dee Sg Estates Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 9 10-10 10284A106B Stan Sheppard 7/2
30 Jul 19+12d Worcester Widmer, Pershore Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 1¾ 12-1 10274A110A Stan Sheppard 11/1
18 Jul 19+16d Ffos Las Tim Vaughan Racing Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good · 4 ran 4/4 11 10-11 10573C81C Stan Sheppard 3/1
02 Jul 19+14d Stratford Priority Sports Marketing Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 14 11-6 10794B102A Stan Sheppard 7/1
18 Jun 19+597d Stratford racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 8 11-9 105—113A Stan Sheppard 18/1
2017 · 6 runs
29 Oct 17+26d Wincanton Boden Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 40 11-2 10729C88C Charlie Poste 7/2
03 Oct 17+144d Southwell Download The App At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 1¾ 11-11 109101A110A Jonathan Burke 9/2J
12 May 17+19d Market Rasen Molson Coors Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 6 ran F/6 — 11-12 109—— Harry Skelton 9/4F
23 Apr 17+48d Stratford totepoolracing For Live Racing News Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 14 11-12 11099A120A Harry Skelton 4/1
06 Mar 17+51d Southwell grandnational2017.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 50 11-8 111—101C Harry Skelton 2/1
14 Jan 17+66d Warwick Betfred "Goals Galore" Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 1 12-4 11199A125A Tom Scudamore 5/1
2016 · 3 runs
09 Nov 16+21d Bangor-on-Dee Billington Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 10-12 —87B119A Harry Skelton 12/1
19 Oct 16+235d Worcester Myson Radiators Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 3¾ 11-0 —89A109A Harry Skelton 3/1
27 Feb 16 Chepstow County Marquees Maiden NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 17 11-0 ——89C Bridget Andrews 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Starlight Court won?
Starlight Court (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2016 and 2019. Placed 4 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained Starlight Court?
Starlight Court (IRE) was trained by Matt Sheppard on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 2 August 2019.
Who is Starlight Court's sire?
Starlight Court (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Marie The (FR), whose sire is Exit To Nowhere.
What is Starlight Court's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 2 August 2019. The highest on record is 111.
What is Starlight Court's sire's record?
Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,954 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Who are Starlight Court's siblings?
Out of Marie The (FR), Starlight Court (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.