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Horse profile

Starlit Night (GB)

7yo mare (at last run, Nov 2019) · Last trainer Chris Down · Last owner C J Down
by Nayef (USA) out of Perfect Night (GB) (Danzig Connection)
33 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2015
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Nov 2019 — 2,533 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2019 · 8th of 14 Won at Stratford Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

Starlit Night (GB) is 1 from 33, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2017. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer). Last raced off 65, 22lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 33 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating65↓ 22lb off peak
65 65–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wincanton, 21 Nov 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 22 figures · best 118B · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good14118B85.5—
Good to Firm5108B95—
Good to Soft283B80.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m12118B83.5—
2m1f – 2m4f9108B83—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 24 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 24 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 79A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 22 Oct 2019 Official rating 65 at the last jumps run, 21 Nov 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 44C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 31 Oct 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 27 figures · best 96A · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good1796A70—
Good to Firm585A78—
Good to Soft478A69—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1285A69.5—
2m5f – 3m1296A71.5—
1m5f – 2m384A73—
Flat 2 figures · best 44C · median 44
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)244C44—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f244C44—

Of 33 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 33 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
Nayef (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,636 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm661218.2%+8.2—
Good to Firm91010211.2%+1.20 from 6
Good1,4031238.8%−1.21 from 18
Good to Soft693679.7%−0.30 from 5
Soft8799010.2%+0.20 from 2
Heavy308309.7%−0.3—
Standard (AW)1,37714110.2%+0.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f84910.7%+0.7—
6f – 7f7357410.1%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,16412610.8%+0.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1,81220711.4%+1.40 from 2
1m5f – 2m1,021787.6%−2.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f5795810%00 from 15
2m5f – 3m216136%−41 from 13
Over 3m2500%−10—

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
Perfect Night (GB) (Danzig Connection)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Definightly (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Definightly (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Definightly (GB)3175f–7fGroup 3
Why Not Now (GB)1211mClass 6
Midnight Fling (GB)50——
Seymour Place (GB)10——
Consenting (GB)20——
Elagwen (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 18 1 6% −9.00
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 29 1 3% −20.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 13 0 0% −13.00
Exeter 4 0 0% −4.00
Worcester 4 0 0% −4.00
Stratford 4 1 25% +5.00
Taunton 4 0 0% −4.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 15 0 0% −15.00
2m5f – 3m 13 1 8% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Page Fuller 12 1 8% −3.00
James Davies 8 0 0% −8.00
Giles Hawkins 3 0 0% −3.00
Conor Shoemark 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieron Edgar 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss Natalie Parker 1 0 0% −1.00
Bryan Carver 1 0 0% −1.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ciaran Gethings 1 0 0% −1.00
William Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 24 1 4% −15.00
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 9 0 0% −9.00
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 8 1 13% +1.00
2016 9 0 0% −9.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 28 1 4% −19.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 9 runs
21 Nov 19+16d Wincanton Smith & Williamson Investment Management Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 8/14 14 10-0 6583B69A James Davies 66/1
05 Nov 19+14d Exeter Visit The New coralchampionsclub.co.uk Website Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Soft · 18 ran 8/18 hd 9-11 6562C70C Page Fuller 50/1
22 Oct 19+43d Exeter Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 9-11 6570A79A Miss Natalie Parker 66/1
09 Sep 19+8d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Selling Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 14 9-12 6578B78A Bryan Carver 33/1
01 Sep 19+42d Worcester Doorchester Suite Luxury Collection Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 26 9-11 6574C53C Page Fuller 33/1
21 Jul 19+18d Newton Abbot newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 31 10-0 6541C72C David Noonan 40/1
03 Jul 19+23d Worcester Racing Welfare Racing Staff Week Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 14 ran UR/14 — 9-11 65—— Page Fuller 50/1
10 Jun 19+51d Stratford Racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 4 9-11 6526B74A Page Fuller 14/1
20 Apr 19+231d Newton Abbot South West Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 2½ 9-11 6586B66A Page Fuller 28/1
2018 · 5 runs
01 Sep 18+10d Newton Abbot Racing Partnership Trp Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 13 10-0 6985C61C James Davies 25/1
22 Aug 18+44d Worcester All Weather Pool Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 17 9-9 71104C65C Page Fuller 25/1
09 Jul 18+24d Worcester R & A Mason Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 hd 10-0 7482A78A Page Fuller 20/1
15 Jun 18+11d Newton Abbot Racing Partnership Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 15 ran 13/15 ½ 9-13 7886C58C Page Fuller 12/1
04 Jun 18+178d Newton Abbot Attheraces Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 1¼ 9-13 7881C63C Page Fuller 14/1
2017 · 8 runs
08 Dec 17+37d Exeter ROA/Racing Post Owners' Jackpot Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-7 80—— Ciaran Gethings 12/1
01 Nov 17+60d Taunton Totepool Live Info Download The App Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 41 10-10 8195C72C James Davies 14/1
02 Sep 17+30d Newton Abbot Bet Toteplace Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 8 10-2 8186C71C Page Fuller 7/1
03 Aug 17+37d Stratford All New racinguk.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-13 76118B96A Page Fuller 8/1
27 Jun 17+11d Newton Abbot Racing Partnership Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 2¼ 9-11 74108B85A Page Fuller 9/2
16 Jun 17+17d Newton Abbot Racing Partnership Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 4 10-0 6771A84A Conor Shoemark 15/2
30 May 17+54d Newton Abbot Sherwell Valley School Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 4 10-0 6992C64C Conor Shoemark 20/1
06 Apr 17+157d Taunton Taunton Civil Service Sports Club Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 4½ 10-0 6988A84A James Davies 20/1
2016 · 9 runs
31 Oct 16+25d Hereford Birch Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 ¾ 10-1 7162C70C James Davies 66/1
06 Oct 16+43d Exeter 188bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 2¼ 10-0 71103B69A Kieron Edgar 66/1
24 Aug 16+27d Stratford Grundon Waste Management Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 2¼ 10-1 77—63A James Davies 50/1
28 Jul 16+11d Stratford Bidvest Foodservice Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 9 10-5 79—73C James Davies 66/1
17 Jul 16+37d Newton Abbot Independent, Irl Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-11 86—— Kieron Edgar 14/1
10 Jun 16+64d Newton Abbot Par Inn, Welcomes Baby Toby Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-5 87—— Giles Hawkins 16/1
07 Apr 16+12d Taunton Porter Dodson Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 nk 10-0 ——79C James Davies 100/1
26 Mar 16+12d Newton Abbot SIS Mares' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 1 10-4 ——68C Giles Hawkins 50/1
14 Mar 16+135d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Yeovil Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 4 10-7 ——69C Giles Hawkins 66/1
2015 · 2 runs
31 Oct 15+24d Wolverhampton (AW) coral.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 1¼ 9-0 ——44C William Twiston-Davies 40/1
07 Oct 15 Kempton (AW) 10 Free Bet At 32RedSport.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 11/12 1¼ 9-0 ——44C Cam Hardie 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Starlit Night won?
Starlit Night (GB) won 1 of 33 archived starts between 2015 and 2019, a strike rate of 3%. Placed 3 times in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained Starlit Night?
Starlit Night (GB) was trained by Chris Down on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 21 November 2019.
Who is Starlit Night's sire?
Starlit Night (GB) is by Nayef (USA) out of Perfect Night (GB), whose sire is Danzig Connection.
What going does Starlit Night prefer?
Starlit Night (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 18 starts (5.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Starlit Night's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 21 November 2019. The highest on record is 87.
What is Starlit Night's sire's record?
Nayef (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,636 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.
Who are Starlit Night's siblings?
Out of Perfect Night (GB), Starlit Night (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Definightly (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Definightly (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2015. 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.