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Horse profile

Starlight Sonata (GB)

5yo mare (at last run, Sep 2015) · Last trainer Emma Lavelle · Last owner Donald Bell
by Tagula (IRE) out of Starlight Express (FR) (Air Express)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Apr 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Sep 2015 — 4,058 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2015 · 9th of 13
KTB Profile

Starlight Sonata (GB) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 14 at Wincanton (Apr 2014).

Based on 4 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 90A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 9 Mar 2015

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 4 figures · best 90A · median 87.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good286C86—
Good to Soft290A89.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m390A89—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Tagula (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,558 runs since Jan 2008 (382 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 909.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621016.1%+7—
Good to Firm1,0391009.6%+0.5—
Good1,094878%−1.10 from 2
Good to Soft563478.3%−0.80 from 2
Soft719567.8%−1.3—
Heavy242187.4%−1.7—
Standard (AW)1,83918610.1%+1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,15412811.1%+2—
6f – 7f2,3092179.4%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f909556.1%−3—
1m2f – 1m4f528509.5%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m406338.1%−10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1882010.6%+1.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m5711.8%−7.3—
Over 3m700%−9.1—

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
Starlight Express (FR) (Air Express)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Twilight Express (IRE)50——
I'm Foxy Too (GB)10——

Record by conditions

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

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richie McLernon 2 0 0% −2.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2015 · 2 runs
18 Sep 15+193d Newton Abbot Weatherbys Printing Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 40 10-10 86C Richie McLernon 20/1
09 Mar 15+320d Taunton Chepstow Racecourse Staff Away Day Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 10 11-0 90A Richie McLernon 20/1
2014 · 2 runs
23 Apr 14+21d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 2¼ 10-11 86C Aidan Coleman 12/1
02 Apr 14 Wincanton 32Red Tomb Raider Slot 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 11 10-2 89A Gavin Sheehan 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Starlight Sonata won?
Starlight Sonata (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2014 and 2015. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Starlight Sonata?
Starlight Sonata (GB) was trained by Emma Lavelle on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 18 September 2015.
Who is Starlight Sonata's sire?
Starlight Sonata (GB) is by Tagula (IRE) out of Starlight Express (FR), whose sire is Air Express.
What is Starlight Sonata's sire's record?
Tagula (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,558 runs since Jan 2008 (382 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 909.
Who are Starlight Sonata's siblings?
Out of Starlight Express (FR), Starlight Sonata (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2014. 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.