Horse profile
Storm Star (GB)
19 runs · 9 courses · from May 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Newcastle (AW)
Beaten favourite LTO
Last run 23 Sep 2026 · 2nd of 7
Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile
Typically ridden prominently in 9 of 13 analysed runs — Storm Star (GB) is 4 from 19. Hasn't won since Apr 2025. 4 of 8 starts at Newcastle (AW) have ended in wins. All 4 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 8 on turf. Last raced off 91, 9lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 4–19Wins / Runs
- 21.1%Strike rate
- 9 (47.4%)Placed
- −2.17£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 1.24Fair A/E n=19 · 1.06 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 48dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating91↓ 9lb off peak
91
82–100
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 96
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 113A | 95 | 4 runs · 113 / 102.5 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 104A | 92 | 3 runs · 96 / 88 |
| Good | 3 | 102C | 92 | 2 runs · 102 / 97 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 110A | 95 | 7 runs · 110 / 95 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 113A | 81 | 2 runs · 113 / 94.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 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 13 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 9 (69%) · 2 wins
- Led 2 (15%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (8%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,076 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +33.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 831 | 154 | 18.5% | +2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 1,220 | 199 | 16.3% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 580 | 92 | 15.9% | −0.4 | — |
| Soft | 703 | 120 | 17.1% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 215 | 36 | 16.7% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,523 | 224 | 14.7% | −1.6 | 4 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 383 | 60 | 15.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,115 | 372 | 17.6% | +1.3 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,361 | 206 | 15.1% | −1.2 | 3 from 13 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,002 | 172 | 17.2% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 11 | 7% | −9.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Planet Seeker (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Planet Seeker (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet Seeker (GB) | 6 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 2 |
| Storm Blade (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Volcanic Dancer (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 4 | 36% | +5.83 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +1.50 |
| Class 3 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 8 | 4 | 50% | +8.83 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket (July) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 3 | 23% | −0.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| David Probert | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jason Watson | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Hayley Turner | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Alfie Redman | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +8.50 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Sep 26+11d | Goodwood | Heineken Handicap Stakes Drifted left early - settled midpack - made up ground into contention 3f out - hit front past a furlong out - pressed and overtaken inside final furlong - unable to fight back close home - held on for second by a short head | 2/7 | nk | 9-3 | 91 | 92A | 99A | Oisin Murphy | 7/4F |
| 12 Sep 26+29d | Doncaster | Pertemps Network Handicap Stakes Tracked leading group early - pushed along 2f out and closed in to press for lead 1f out - couldn't find more inside final furlong - finished fifth | 5/17 | 1 | 9-2 | 93 | 102C | 99A | David Probert | 28/1 |
| 14 Aug 26+57d | Newmarket (July) | Racing TV Handicap Stakes Race in a forward position through the early stages - asked for effort with a furlong to run then drifted left and lost ground - finished eighth well held | 8/10 | hd | 9-9 | 95 | 88B | 83A | Alfie Redman | 11/2F |
| 18 Jun 26+48d | Ascot | Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) Settled towards the pace on the near rail - held a central group through the race - pressed for effort a furlong out - weakened quickly to finish well beaten in 15th | 15/28 | shd | 8-10 | 96 | 76C | 82A | Alfie Redman | 33/1 |
| 01 May 26+28d | Ascot | Ascot Racecourse Supports Debra Manny Mercer Apprentice Handicap (Str) Held up towards the back - improving smoothly 3f out - pushed along inside final furlong - finished strongly to snatch second close home | 2/11 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 95 | 96A | 103A | Alfie Redman | 12/1 |
| 03 Apr 26+55d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap Settled in second early - nudged forward at halfway - dropped back through the field 2f out - faded in the closing stages to finish 10th | 10/14 | nk | 9-1 | 98 | 83B | 88A | Jason Watson | 12/1 |
| 07 Feb 26+22d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM Tandridge Stakes (Listed) Held up handy on the rail - pushed for effort with 2f left - unable to find more and dropped away inside the final furlong | 6/7 | 2½ | 9-2 | 99 | 110A | 79B | Jason Watson | 12/1 |
| 16 Jan 26+34d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM AWC Mile Trial Handicap Sent to the front early - pushed along with over 2f left - came under pressure and met rivals closing in inside the last furlong - overtaken approaching the finish - unable to find more and beaten into sixth | 6/9 | ½ | 9-11 | 100 | 95A | 96A | Oisin Murphy | 7/4F |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 25+239d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Tracked the front group - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - stayed on at one speed inside final furlong - finished third | 3/7 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 100 | 113A | 99A | Jason Watson | 11/4 |
| 18 Apr 25+91d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap Tracked the pace - hit the front two out and driven on - kept responding under pressure a furlong out - held on well to score | 1/14 | 8-13 | 95 | 106B | 103A | Jason Watson | 5/2F | |
| 17 Jan 25+16d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Sat behind the front group - moved into second inside the last two furlongs - hit the front approaching the final furlong - pushed out to score comfortably | 1/12 | 8-13 | 90 | 81A | 95A | Hayley Turner | 7/2 | |
| 01 Jan 25+60d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Travelled with eagerness in third down the inner - moved up to second approaching final 2f - hit the front with 2f to go - drifted left under pressure inside the final furlong before being straightened up - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/7 | 8-6 | 86 | 93A | 90A | Hayley Turner | 7/2 | |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Nov 24+49d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Sat handy behind the front group - pushed along with 2f left - closed on the runner-up approaching the final furlong - unable to reel in the winner but stayed on to finish third | 3/6 | dht | 8-7 | 86 | 110A | 84B | Hayley Turner | 7/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+23d | Doncaster | Cepac 25th Year Anniversary Handicap (Str) Sat handy behind pace - pressed for effort with a furlong left and found little extra - stayed on close home to finish third | 3/14 | 1½ | 8-2 | 85 | 85C | 86A | Hayley Turner | 5/1 |
| 22 Aug 24+28d | Newcastle (AW) | Tote.co.uk Howay The Lasses Racing League Race 33 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Sent clear early - lost front spot before 6f out then regained command 3f out - overtaken again inside final furlong - couldn't find more late and settled for third | 3/14 | 2 | 9-4 | 85 | 108B | 94A | David Probert | 3/1F |
| 25 Jul 24+19d | Yarmouth | Download The New Tote App Racing League Race 4 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) | 2/11 | nk | 8-11 | 82 | 104A | 100A | David Probert | 7/2 |
| 06 Jul 24+31d | Sandown | Coral Play 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Handicap | 3/5 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 83 | 53C | 83B | David Probert | 3/1 |
| 05 Jun 24+24d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 4/13 | 1¾ | 9-11 | — | 75B | 91A | Oisin Murphy | 7/4F |
| 12 May 24 | Newcastle (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 9-6 | — | 86A | 107A | Oisin Murphy | 10/3 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Storm Star won?
- Storm Star (GB) won 4 of 19 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.1%. Placed 9 times in total (47.4% of starts).
- Who trains Storm Star?
- Storm Star (GB) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 September 2026.
- Who is Storm Star's sire?
- Storm Star (GB) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Dancing Star (GB), whose sire is Aqlaam.
- What going does Storm Star prefer?
- Storm Star (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 11 starts (36.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Storm Star's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 23 September 2026. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Storm Star's sire's record?
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,076 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
- Who are Storm Star's siblings?
- Out of Dancing Star (GB), Storm Star (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Planet Seeker (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Planet Seeker (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.