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Starshell (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2018) · Last trainer Barry Murtagh · Last owner G Fell Mrs Sue Murtagh
by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Aquarelle Bleue (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
17 runs · 12 courses · from Sep 2016
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Nov 2018 — 2,878 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2018 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Starshell (IRE) is yet to win from 17 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Lingfield (AW) (May 2017). Last raced off 75, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating75↓ 8lb off peak
75 54–83

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 12 Oct 2017

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.

Jumps 3 figures · best 75C · median -2
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2-2C-6—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 11 figures · best 107A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)8107A75.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m493A80—
1m2f – 1m4f4107A87.5—
1m – 1m1f369C59—

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 79C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 27 Sep 2018 Official rating 75 at the last jumps run, 27 Nov 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 64A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 12 Oct 2017 Official rating 54 at the last flat run, 18 Jul 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Jumps 3 figures · best 79C · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m279C76—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 11 figures · best 74A · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)874A60.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m465A64.5—
1m2f – 1m4f474A68.5—
1m – 1m1f357A54—

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 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

Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,913 runs since Jan 2008 (1,104 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 452. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18316.7%+1—
Good to Firm1,50328418.9%+3.20 from 1
Good2,63942015.9%+0.20 from 3
Good to Soft1,23520516.6%+0.90 from 3
Soft1,52218612.2%−3.50 from 1
Heavy452429.3%−6.40 from 1
Standard (AW)2,54342016.5%+0.80 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27414.8%−0.9—
6f – 7f77011314.7%−1—
1m – 1m1f2,08233215.9%+0.20 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f4,40475717.2%+1.50 from 4
1m5f – 2m1,88726213.9%−1.80 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f5837312.5%−3.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m1391611.5%−4.20 from 1
Over 3m21314.3%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Aquarelle Bleue (GB) (Sadler's Wells)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Celestial Force (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Baraweez (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Celestial Force (IRE)3371m2f–2m4fClass 3
Baraweez (IRE)5977f–1m1fClass 2
A Stolen Kiss (FR)921m1f–1m1½f—
Taqdees (IRE)411m5½fClass 5
Eau Sea Bleue (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke Morris 8 0 0% −8.00
Lorcan Murtagh 4 0 0% −4.00
Ross Turner 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Sebastian Woods 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Manuel Fernandes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 0 0% −12.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 7 0 0% −7.00
2017 7 0 0% −7.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 11 0 0% −11.00
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00

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
27 Nov 18+10d Sedgefield Sedgefield Racecourse Supports Cash For Kids Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 9-11 75—— Lorcan Murtagh 100/1
17 Nov 18+15d Uttoxeter George Peard's Pint Of Pedigree Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 9-13 80—— Ross Turner 100/1
02 Nov 18+36d Wetherby Biggest Ever Jumps Season On RacingUK Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-2 83—— Lorcan Murtagh 150/1
27 Sep 18+28d Perth Heineken Uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 39 10-9 —-10C79C Lorcan Murtagh 100/1
30 Aug 18+43d Sedgefield Jennings Ford Transit Centre Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 15 10-6 —75C72C Lorcan Murtagh 100/1
18 Jul 18+28d Wolverhampton (AW) Follow At myracingtips On Twitter Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 6 9-4 54-3C48C Connor Murtagh 33/1
20 Jun 18+183d Hamilton hamilton-park.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Soft · 9 ran 9/9 19 9-5 5869C51C Sebastian Woods 50/1
19 Dec 17+68d Catterick Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 35 10-12 —-2C73C Conor O'Farrell 66/1
12 Oct 17+14d Chelmsford City (AW) Book Your Christmas Party Here Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 4 9-5 6393A64A Luke Morris 15/8F
28 Sep 17+15d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet totequadpot At betfred.com Handicap Class 6 · 13.5f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 2½ 9-7 6482B65A Luke Morris 6/4F
13 Sep 17+7d Carlisle Watch Racing UK On Youview Now Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 14f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 9 9-4 6478A65A Luke Morris 5/6F
06 Sep 17+99d Chepstow Daily Racing Specials At 188Bet Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 6 9-5 6462A67A Manuel Fernandes 2/1F
30 May 17+25d Lingfield (AW) Bet365.com Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 ¾ 9-0 62106A74A Luke Morris 13/8F
05 May 17+202d Lingfield (AW) Racing Welfare Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 1¾ 9-2 60107A70A Luke Morris 2/1J
15 Oct 16+15d Wolverhampton (AW) Contact Us At fclgf.com EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 6 9-5 —56A53A Luke Morris 6/1
30 Sep 16+13d Newcastle (AW) Vertem Management/British Stallions Studs EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 ¾ 9-5 —69C54C Luke Morris 25/1
17 Sep 16 Wolverhampton (AW) bet365 EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 hd 9-5 —59A57A Luke Morris 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Starshell (IRE) won?
Starshell (IRE) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2016 and 2018. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
Who trained Starshell (IRE)?
Starshell (IRE) was trained by Barry Murtagh on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 27 November 2018.
Who is Starshell (IRE)'s sire?
Starshell (IRE) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Aquarelle Bleue (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is Starshell (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 27 November 2018. The highest on record is 83.
What is Starshell (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,913 runs since Jan 2008 (1,104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 452. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
Who are Starshell (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Aquarelle Bleue (GB), Starshell (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Celestial Force (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Baraweez (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2016. 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.