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Horse profile

Sunshine Star (GB)

3yo filly · Trainer John & Thady Gosden · Owner Lady Bamford
6 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Lingfield (AW) Last run 25 Sep 2026 · 5th of 10 Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Sunshine Star is 1 from 6 with the win at Class 3 level in a 1m2f – 1m4f fillies novice at Lingfield on Standard going in Jun 2026. She has recorded three places from her six starts overall. The filly is 0 from 4 on turf and 1 from 2 on all-weather. She finished 5 of 10 in the Princess Royal Stakes at Newmarket in Sep 2026 when last raced off her career-high mark of 95.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 3

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newmarket (July), 1 Aug 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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 109A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good293A80.52 runs · 93 / 80.5
Good to Firm2109A1052 runs · 109 / 105
Standard (AW)291B81.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5109A935 runs · 109 / 93
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 85A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 25 Sep 2026 Official rating 95 at the last run, 25 Sep 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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 85A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good285A74.52 runs · 85 / 74.5
Good to Firm285A81.52 runs · 85 / 81.5
Standard (AW)284A831 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f585A845 runs · 85 / 84
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Oct 2025

  • Prominent 4 (67%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,946 runs since Jan 2008 (1,112 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18316.7%+1—
Good to Firm1,50328418.9%+3.20 from 2
Good2,64642115.9%+0.20 from 2
Good to Soft1,23820516.6%+0.9—
Soft1,52718612.2%−3.5—
Heavy455429.2%−6.5—
Standard (AW)2,55842316.5%+0.81 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27414.8%−0.9—
6f – 7f77211314.6%−1.1—
1m – 1m1f2,10033516%+0.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f4,41275717.2%+1.51 from 5
1m5f – 2m1,89126313.9%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f5847312.5%−3.2—
2m5f – 3m1391611.5%−4.2—
Over 3m21314.3%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Soul Sister (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Soul Sister (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Soul Sister (IRE)531m–1m4fGroup 1
Powerful Wings (GB)527f–1mClass 2
Herman Hesse (GB)1121m6fClass 4
Dreamflight (GB)921mGroup 3
Questionare (GB)1811m1½fClass 5
Son Of Peace (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% −0.27

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 1 50% −0.27
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket (July) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 1 100% +0.73
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% −3.27
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Buick 2 1 50% −0.27
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 1 20% −3.27
2025 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
25 Sep 26+55d Newmarket Princess Royal Stakes (sponsored By Betway) (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 10 ran Settled at the back - angled left and pushed along 2f out - stayed on to finish closest of those behind 5/10 1½ 8-12 9593A85A Billy Loughnane 16/1
01 Aug 26+12d Newmarket (July) British Stallion Studs Ebf Chalice Stakes (Listed Race) (GBBPlus Race) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Settled towards the back early - moved through into contention over 2f out but drifted right approaching the final furlong - lost ground close home to finish fourth 4/8 ½ 8-13 86109A78A Robert Havlin 11/1
20 Jul 26+46d Windsor British Stallion Studs EBF Support The Big Bear Voyage Fillies' Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran close up in the early stages - short of room approaching 2f out - pushed along and angled left over 1f out before running on inside the final furlong 2/7 ¾ 9-8 84101A85A William Buick 5/2
04 Jun 26+41d Lingfield (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 'Confined' EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran Sat close to the pace - urged forward to hit the front with 2f remaining - opened up a big advantage before the final furlong and won easily 1/13 9-2 —91B84A William Buick 8/11F
24 Apr 26+196d Sandown bet365 'Wild Card' Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 10f · Good · 10 ran Handy in the pack early - pressed for effort with 2f left and edged on steadily approaching the final furlong - then dropped away quickly 6/10 1½ 9-2 —68A64A Oisin Murphy 8/11F
2025 · 1 run
10 Oct 25 Kempton (AW) British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran Sluggish start before settling just behind the front group - inexperienced and dropped back into rear positions after 2f - given encouragement over 2f out - found room and angled inner over inside final 2f - up into second a furlong out - stayed on well through the closing stages but unable to reach the winner 2/6 ½ 9-2 —72A82B Kieran O'Neill 15/8

Quick answers

How many races has Sunshine Star won?
Sunshine Star (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Sunshine Star?
Sunshine Star (GB) is trained by John & Thady Gosden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 September 2026.
Who is Sunshine Star's sire?
Sunshine Star (GB) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Dream Peace (IRE), whose sire is Dansili.
What is Sunshine Star's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 25 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Sunshine Star's sire's record?
Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,946 runs since Jan 2008 (1,112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
Who are Sunshine Star's siblings?
Out of Dream Peace (IRE), Sunshine Star (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Soul Sister (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Soul Sister (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 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.