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Horse profile

Stars Royale (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2018) · Last trainer Cynthia Woods · Last owner R Gurney
by King's Best (USA) out of Open Your Heart (IRE) (Soviet Star)
14 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 May 2018 — 3,094 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2018 New yard Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Stars Royale (IRE) is yet to win from 14 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 4 at Plumpton (Oct 2015). Last raced off 92, 27lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating92↓ 27lb off peak
92 92–119

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 108C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 19 Oct 2015 Official rating 92 at the last run, 17 May 2018

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 8 figures · best 125A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy3123A94—
Good to Soft2125A106—
Good2108C97.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4108C90.5—
1m5f – 2m4125A108.5—

Of 14 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 14 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
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.1—
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.1—
Good1,8891678.8%−1.10 from 5
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.30 from 2
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.60 from 4
Heavy427399.1%−0.80 from 3
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.50 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+10 from 6
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.10 from 2
Over 3m54611.1%+1.20 from 1

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
Open Your Heart (IRE) (Soviet Star)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lynsey Larue (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Lynsey Larue (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lynsey Larue (IRE)1313mClass 5
Style Council (IRE)60——
Our Clive (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 5 0 0% −5.00
Towcester 3 0 0% −3.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Leighton Aspell 5 0 0% −5.00
Tom Cannon 5 0 0% −5.00
Liam Treadwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Will Hickman 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 7 0 0% −7.00
2014 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2018 · 1 run
17 May 18+791d Fontwell Peter Mendoza Memorial 'placepot Pete' Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 3m2f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-7 92—— Mr Will Hickman 66/1
2016 · 3 runs
17 Mar 16+17d Towcester Greens Norton Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-3 101—— Leighton Aspell 25/1
29 Feb 16+18d Plumpton 188bet.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5/5 20 10-13 100—87C Leighton Aspell 6/1
11 Feb 16+98d Huntingdon 32Red 10 Free Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-4 102—— Leighton Aspell 9/1
2015 · 7 runs
05 Nov 15+17d Towcester Weatherbys Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-11 104—— Tom Cannon 12/1
19 Oct 15+171d Plumpton Betfair Proud Supporters Of Moorcroft Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 1½ 11-12 105—108C Leighton Aspell 4/1
01 May 15+16d Fontwell This One Is For Equiniti Ladies! Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 27 11-0 110—87C Tom Cannon 13/2
15 Apr 15+45d Cheltenham Messier-bugatti-dowty Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m · Good · 19 ran UR/19 — 10-11 110—— Tom Cannon 50/1
01 Mar 15+16d Huntingdon Connolly's Red Mills Handicap Hurdle (Connolly's Red Mills 'Precision Nutrition' Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 49 11-11 114—94C Tom Cannon 6/1
13 Feb 15+18d Sandown Oxshott Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 10 ran UR/10 — 11-6 114—— Richard Johnson 14/1
26 Jan 15+31d Plumpton Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 16 11-4 119—94C Tom Cannon 10/11F
2014 · 3 runs
26 Dec 14+11d Towcester Totepool Wishing Racegoers A Merry Christmas Ebf 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2¼ 10-12 ——125A Liam Treadwell 8/1
15 Dec 14+28d Plumpton Atkins Financial Solutions Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 1 11-7 ——123A Liam Treadwell 14/1
17 Nov 14 Plumpton Call Star Sports 08000 521 321 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 4½ 10-12 ——94C Leighton Aspell 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Stars Royale won?
Stars Royale (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2014 and 2018. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Stars Royale?
Stars Royale (IRE) was trained by Cynthia Woods on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 17 May 2018.
Who is Stars Royale's sire?
Stars Royale (IRE) is by King's Best (USA) out of Open Your Heart (IRE), whose sire is Soviet Star.
What is Stars Royale's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 17 May 2018. The highest on record is 119.
What is Stars Royale's sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Stars Royale's siblings?
Out of Open Your Heart (IRE), Stars Royale (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lynsey Larue (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Lynsey Larue (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2014. 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.