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Horse profile

Stars Delight (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2008) · Last trainer Jim Best · Last owner Leon Best
by Fourstars Allstar (USA) out of Celtic Cygnet (GB) (Celtic Cone)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 May 2008 — 6,736 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2008 · 5th of 11 2 wins · Huntingdon & Taunton Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Stars Delight (IRE) is 2 from 13, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2007.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating105↓ 5lb off peak
105 100–110

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 110A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 12 Mar 2008 Official rating 105 at the last run, 27 May 2008

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 13 figures · best 114C · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good7113C105—
Good to Soft3107C106—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Over 3m5113C105—
2m5f – 3m4114C103—
2m1f – 2m4f4107C104—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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
Fourstars Allstar (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 940 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 10.6% from 113.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−7.1—
Good to Firm140139.3%+2.20 from 1
Good290175.9%−1.21 from 7
Good to Soft123118.9%+1.80 from 3
Soft235156.4%−0.71 from 1
Heavy129118.5%+1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)1000%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−7.1—
1m2f – 1m4f700%−7.1—
1m5f – 2m195168.2%+1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f350205.7%−1.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m273197%−0.11 from 4
Over 3m1131210.6%+3.51 from 5

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
Celtic Cygnet (GB) (Celtic Cone)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cloudy Lane (GB) (12 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Cloudy Lane (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cloudy Lane (GB)38122m1f–3m2fClass 1
Scout Leader (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% +10.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 1 100% +10.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 5 1 20% +12.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +10.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 5 1 20% +12.00
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% +7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert L Butler 9 2 22% +19.00
Richard Killoran 1 0 0% −1.00
Marc Goldstein 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Fenton 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Hide 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 9 2 22% +19.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 3 2 67% +25.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 5 runs
27 May 08+33d Huntingdon Safeguard Electrical Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 3¼ 11-9 105105A Robert L Butler 6/1
24 Apr 08+43d Fontwell Fullers London Pride Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 ¾ 11-7 10790C Robert L Butler 13/2
12 Mar 08+13d Huntingdon Showsec Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 2¼ 11-5 106110A Robert L Butler 11/2
28 Feb 08+21d Ludlow Pertemps People Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good · 9 ran 4/9 nk 11-7 108108A Richard Killoran 7/1
07 Feb 08+330d Huntingdon Betfredcasino Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 4 11-7 110103A Marc Goldstein 16/1
2007 · 3 runs
14 Mar 07+14d Huntingdon London Irish St. Patrick's Day Celebration Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 11-3 104113C Robert L Butler 16/1
28 Feb 07+51d Folkestone Weatherbys Printing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 5 11-3 10498C Robert L Butler 5/1
08 Jan 07+32d Taunton Compare Prices At gg-odds.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-2 100114C Robert L Butler 10/1
2006 · 4 runs
07 Dec 06+25d Huntingdon wbx.Com World Bet Exchange Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 7/18 2½ 11-1 102106C Robert L Butler 25/1
12 Nov 06+197d Fontwell hardingscatering.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 16 11-4 10287C Barry Fenton 9/1
29 Apr 06+12d Market Rasen UK Hygiene Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 1½ 11-11 10495C Robert L Butler 11/2
17 Apr 06+251d Plumpton Portman Building Society Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 nk 11-2 100107C Robert L Butler 11/2
2005 · 1 run
09 Aug 05 Newton Abbot Hold Your Exhibition Here Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 1¾ 11-9 105102C Philip Hide 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Stars Delight won?
Stars Delight (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trained Stars Delight?
Stars Delight (IRE) was trained by Jim Best on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 27 May 2008.
Who is Stars Delight's sire?
Stars Delight (IRE) is by Fourstars Allstar (USA) out of Celtic Cygnet (GB), whose sire is Celtic Cone.
What going does Stars Delight prefer?
Stars Delight (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Stars Delight's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 27 May 2008. The highest on record is 110.
What is Stars Delight's sire's record?
Fourstars Allstar (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 940 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 10.6% from 113.
Who are Stars Delight's siblings?
Out of Celtic Cygnet (GB), Stars Delight (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cloudy Lane (GB) (12). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Cloudy Lane (GB)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2005. 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.