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Starlight Time (GB)

3yo colt · Trainer Roger Varian · Owner Colin Matthew
by Time Test (GB) out of Spirit Raiser (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Kempton (AW), Chelmsford City (AW) & Epsom Downs Ran 28 days ago · 2nd of 3 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Starlight Time is a colt who has won three of nine starts. He won a maiden at Epsom Downs over 6f-7f on good ground in Jul 2025, a Class 2 novice at Chelmsford City over 1m-1m1f on standard going in Nov 2025, and a Class 4 handicap at Kempton over 1m-1m1f on standard going in Aug 2026. Two of those wins came on all-weather. He finished second of three, racing prominently, at Newbury in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 84.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
Official rating84↓ 2lb off peak
84 82–86

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 19 Aug 2026

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 101A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Firm377B723 · 77 / 72
Standard (AW)3101A943 · 101 / 94
Good292C87—
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f5101A845 · 101 / 84
1m2f – 1m4f271C262 · 71 / 26
6f – 7f292C87—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 19 Aug 2026 Official rating 84 at the last run, 19 Sep 2026

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 96A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Firm383C803 · 83 / 80
Standard (AW)396A933 · 96 / 93
Good287A84.5—
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f596A835 · 96 / 83
1m2f – 1m4f273B712 · 73 / 71
6f – 7f287A84.5—

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 from 3 analysed runs

  • Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 3,093 runs since Jan 2008 (336 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 6% from 318. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.7% from 312.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16318.8%+8—
Good to Firm4746012.7%+1.90 from 3
Good7218511.8%+11 from 2
Good to Soft309309.7%−1.1—
Soft318196%−4.80 from 1
Heavy871314.9%+4.1—
Standard (AW)1,16812410.6%−0.22 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f911011%+0.2—
6f – 7f1,0491009.5%−1.31 from 2
1m – 1m1f902839.2%−1.62 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f6548513%+2.20 from 2
1m5f – 2m3124614.7%+3.9—
2m1f – 2m4f78911.5%+0.7—
2m5f – 3m6116.7%+5.9—
Over 3m100%−10.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Spirit Raiser (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Be Glorious (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Be Glorious (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Be Glorious (GB)1016fClass 6
Solara (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 3 2 67% +6.00
Good 2 1 50% +1.75
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 2 40% +6.25
Class 2 3 1 33% −1.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 2 1 50% +5.50
Epsom Downs 2 1 50% +1.75
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 1 100% +0.50
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 2 40% +4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +1.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ray Dawson 5 1 20% −1.25
Robbie Downey 2 1 50% +5.50
Sean D Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Rossa Ryan 1 1 100% +0.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 3 43% +5.75
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 1 17% +1.50
2025 3 2 67% +2.25

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
19 Sep 26+15d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 3 ran Raced with plenty of eagerness early - tracked the leader throughout - pressed for effort 2f out - drifted right approaching final furlong - stayed on at one level to finish second 2/3 1½ 9-8 8472C83C Ray Dawson 9/2
04 Sep 26+16d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 7 ran Sluggish start - fought for control early - settled at back of field - pushed along wide entering final furlong but couldn't land a blow - finished well held in 7th 7/7 hd 9-8 8484A75A Robbie Downey 4/1
19 Aug 26+18d Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) (Div II) Class 4 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 9 ran Settled towards the back early - work needed turning for home before gaining ground approaching the furlong marker - powered through the closing stages - got up close to home to score narrowly 1/9 9-7 82101A93A Robbie Downey 13/2
01 Aug 26+22d Lingfield Professional Horse Racing Tips At Chracingclub.com Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Settled handy on a tight rein early - pressed for effort and lost place over 2f out - drifted left through the last furlong - faded to finish fifth 5/5 2½ 9-7 8471C73B Sean D Bowen 5/1
10 Jul 26+34d Ascot JLL Handicap (Rnd) Class 3 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Sluggish into stride - settled at the back - pushed for a response but made only limited progress inside the final furlong - faded towards the finish 8/11 ½ 9-5 8677B80A Ray Dawson 12/1
06 Jun 26+212d Epsom Downs Cherryfield (Croydon) Lester Piggott Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10f · Soft · 9 ran Pulling hard at the back early - pushed along with 3f left then dropped away - allowed to drop right out before the final furlong 8/9 22 9-2 86-19C69C Ray Dawson 9/1
06 Nov 25+33d Chelmsford City (AW) Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran Moved into contention early from a wide berth to hit the front after 1f - kicked away inside the last furlong - stayed on well to score 1/14 9-8 8294B96A Rossa Ryan 1/2F
04 Oct 25+94d Newmarket 150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 26 ran Positioned wide early - hesitant break and settled towards the back - crept through gears late without threatening - finished well held in 8th 8/26 1¾ 8-9 —92C87A Ray Dawson 9/1
02 Jul 25 Epsom Downs Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 5 ran Sat behind the leading duo - asked for effort 3f out - eased across left to make progress inside the final 2f - went on approaching the last furlong - kept finding more to win comfortably 1/5 9-3 —82C82B Ray Dawson 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has Starlight Time (GB) won?
Starlight Time (GB) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Starlight Time (GB)?
Starlight Time (GB) is trained by Roger Varian, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 September 2026.
Who is Starlight Time (GB)'s sire?
Starlight Time (GB) is by Time Test (GB) out of Spirit Raiser (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
What going does Starlight Time (GB) prefer?
Starlight Time (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Starlight Time (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 19 September 2026. The highest on record is 86.
What is Starlight Time (GB)'s sire's record?
Time Test (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 3,093 runs since Jan 2008 (336 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6% from 318. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.7% from 312.
Who are Starlight Time (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Spirit Raiser (IRE), Starlight Time (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Be Glorious (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Be Glorious (GB)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2025. 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.