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Horse profile

Starlight Promise (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Apr 2007) · Last trainer Victor Dartnall · Last owner D G Staddon
by Definite Article (GB) out of Merry Twinkle (GB) (Martinmas)
6 runs · 5 courses · from May 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Apr 2007 — 7,152 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2007
KTB Profile

Starlight Promise (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 14 at Towcester (May 2006).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 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 85C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 1 Feb 2007

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 4 figures · best 119C · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft2119C89.5—
Good to Soft285C73—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3119C61—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.5—
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 2
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.20 from 2
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 2
Heavy6797410.9%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.10 from 1
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

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

Dam
Merry Twinkle (GB) (Martinmas)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James White 4 0 0% −4.00
Johnny Farrelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Heard 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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 KTB Jockey SP
2007 · 3 runs
07 Apr 07+40d Newton Abbot Easter Egg Mares' Only Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-9 — Johnny Farrelly 40/1
26 Feb 07+25d Hereford wbx.com World Bet Exchange 'National Hunt' Mdn Hdl (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 20 10-5 60C James White 8/1
01 Feb 07+37d Wincanton E.B.F. Mares' Only 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qual) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 11/17 23 10-10 85C James White 100/1
2006 · 3 runs
26 Dec 06+80d Wincanton Wise Catering Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 17 ran UR/17 — 10-5 — James White 33/1
07 Oct 06+152d Bangor-on-Dee toteexacta Mares' Only Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 13 10-3 61C James White 7/2
08 May 06 Towcester Get Best Odds At gg-odds.com Mares' Only NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 1½ 10-9 119C Liam Heard 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Starlight Promise won?
Starlight Promise (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2006 and 2007. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Starlight Promise?
Starlight Promise (IRE) was trained by Victor Dartnall on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 7 April 2007.
Who is Starlight Promise's sire?
Starlight Promise (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Merry Twinkle (GB), whose sire is Martinmas.
What is Starlight Promise's sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

Record shown from May 2006. 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.