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Horse profile

Starmount (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Ben Pauling · Owner Dineen King Stokes Wicks
by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Sparky May (GB) (Midnight Legend)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Wetherby Beaten favourite LTO Off 231 days Last raced off OR 134
KTB Profile

Starmount is a gelding who has won two of four starts, both at Class 4 level. Both wins came at Wetherby over 1m5f – 2m on Soft going, the latest in Jan 2026. He ran twice over 2m1f – 2m4f on Good to Soft, finishing unplaced at Kelso and Aintree. His last run, at Kelso in Feb 2026, was off an official rating of 134 and he was the beaten favourite.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 170 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Wetherby, 22 Jan 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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 170B · median 153.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft2170B153.52 · 170 / 153.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2170B153.52 · 170 / 153.5

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 155A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 22 Jan 2026 Official rating 134 at the last run, 28 Feb 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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 155A · median 141
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft2155A1482 · 155 / 148
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2155A1482 · 155 / 148
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

Of 4 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 · 3 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 from 3 analysed runs

  • Led 3 (100%) · 2 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mount Nelson (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,257 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3026.7%−3.2—
Good to Firm6437311.4%+1.5—
Good1,6701509%−0.9—
Good to Soft1,04010910.5%+0.60 from 2
Soft1,2491249.9%02 from 2
Heavy4505111.3%+1.4—
Standard (AW)1,1751139.6%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9888.2%−1.7—
6f – 7f864859.8%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f678497.2%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,22214812.1%+2.2—
1m5f – 2m1,5931549.7%−0.22 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,1951189.9%00 from 2
2m5f – 3m530529.8%−0.1—
Over 3m77810.4%+0.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sparky May (GB) (Midnight Legend)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Stage Star (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Stage Star (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Stage Star (IRE)2192m–2m4½fGrade 1
Lanspark (IRE)2142m7½f–3m2fClass 4
La Malmason (IRE)1632m4f–2m4½fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 2 100% +1.05

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 2 100% +1.05

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 2 2 100% +1.05
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 2 100% +1.05

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Jones 2 1 50% −0.86
Kielan Woods 2 1 50% −0.09

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 1 50% −0.86
2025 2 1 50% −0.09

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
28 Feb 26+37d Kelso bet365 Premier Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 18f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Set the pace early - urged on when overtaken 3 out - dropped away fast and eased before 2 out PU/10 — 11-5 134—— Ben Jones 2/1F
22 Jan 26+27d Wetherby Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran Set the pace from the off - given a squeeze after 3 out - opened up a big advantage from 2 out - strolled home unchallenged 1/12 11-8 123170B155A Ben Jones 1/7F
26 Dec 25+20d Aintree William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Went straight to front - roused early in straight before losing command - dropped away tamely - finished fourth 4/6 8½ 11-8 ——132B Kielan Woods 14/1
06 Dec 25 Wetherby racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran Set the pace from the off - clear of rivals throughout and fencing neatly - pushed on to boost advantage after 3 out - stayed in charge to the finish - won with plenty in hand 1/14 11-0 —137B141A Kielan Woods 10/11F

Quick answers

How many races has Starmount (IRE) won?
Starmount (IRE) won 2 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Starmount (IRE)?
Starmount (IRE) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 February 2026.
Who is Starmount (IRE)'s sire?
Starmount (IRE) is by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Sparky May (GB), whose sire is Midnight Legend.
What is Starmount (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 28 February 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Starmount (IRE)'s sire's record?
Mount Nelson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,257 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Starmount (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sparky May (GB), Starmount (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Stage Star (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Stage Star (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 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.