Two Stars (IRE)
Two Stars is a gelding who has won four of 12 starts on turf, including a Listed success in the Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Woodlands Stakes at Naas in Apr 2025 over under 6f on good to soft. All three subsequent wins came over under 6f, two of them in handicaps on soft ground at the Curragh. He has raced at five courses and recorded nine places from 12 runs. His last run, at Naas in Oct 2026, saw him finish third of nine in a Class 1 race off an official rating of 105.
- 4–12Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 9 (75%)Placed
- +8.87£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.70Fair A/E n=12 · 1.40 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 116dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 109
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 121A | 97.5 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 109A | 99 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 121A | 98 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 102A | 99 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 18 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 Nov 2024
- Prominent 4 (67%) · 2 wins
- Led 2 (33%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,162 runs since Jan 2008 (661 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,737 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 772 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,074 | 122 | 11.4% | +0.3 | 2 from 5 |
| Heavy | 293 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,229 | 238 | 10.7% | −0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,191 | 173 | 14.5% | +3.4 | 3 from 9 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,566 | 394 | 11% | −0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,393 | 137 | 9.8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them King Of Stars (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (King Of Stars (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Of Stars (IRE) | 44 | 6 | 5f | Class 2 |
| Gaurdman (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Hillcrest Avenue (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Arden Warrior (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Boom Star (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.12 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.12 |
| Cork | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 3 | 33% | +1.87 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J M Sheridan | 9 | 3 | 33% | +1.87 |
| Mark Enright | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.87 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 26+391d | Naas (IRE) | RFL Steels Stakes (Listed) Prominent from the outset and third at halfway - went second 2f out looking full of running - pushed along over 1f out - dropped to third 150 yards out - drifted left and had nothing more to give | 3/9 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 105 | 102A | 104A | J M Sheridan | 3/1J |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Sep 25+139d | Curragh | Bar One Racing Flying Five Stakes (Group 1) Sat just behind the front group midfield - pressed for effort 2f out and drifted right without threatening 5th - held no more inside final furlong to finish 8th | 8/15 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 108 | 96C | 100A | J M Sheridan | 7/1 |
| 28 Apr 25+30d | Naas | Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Woodlands Stakes (Listed) Sat just behind pace in second - hit front looking strong 2f from home - shaken up to open daylight over a furlong out - edge narrowed late but held on for the win | 1/7 | 9-9 | 102 | 85A | 116A | J M Sheridan | 7/4 | |
| 29 Mar 25+140d | Curragh | Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap Sprang forward from the start into command - soon overtaken and sat just behind the pacesetter fighting for control - regained front spot after a furlong and a half - edged clear entering the last furlong - kept finding more to the line - won going away | 1/12 | 9-7 | 91 | 109A | 121A | J M Sheridan | 85/40F | |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 24+6d | Doncaster | Dransfields CIU National Charity Handicap Set the pace early - came under pressure inside final 2f - driven along with a furlong left - finished strongly - caught right at the line for a whisker defeat | 2/15 | nse | 8-12 | 83 | 99C | 104A | J M Sheridan | 15/8F |
| 03 Nov 24+196d | Curragh | Guinness Handicap Settled just behind the pace on the far rail - still going smoothly in second approaching the final two furlongs - closed in with a furlong left and hit the front inside the final furlong - driven out to draw clear - stayed on strongly to score | 1/13 | 9-8 | 83 | 98C | 121A | J M Sheridan | 4/1F | |
| 21 Apr 24+22d | Curragh | Newbridge Silverware Sprint Handicap | 2/12 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 84 | 102A | 102A | J M Sheridan | 15/8F |
| 30 Mar 24+12d | Cork | Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap | 2/11 | nk | 9-4 | 82 | 121A | 112A | J M Sheridan | 10/3F |
| 18 Mar 24+134d | Curragh | La Celia Wines Handicap | 4/13 | nse | 8-10 | 82 | 93C | 98A | J M Sheridan | 10/3J |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Nov 23+184d | Curragh | Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap | 4/12 | shd | 9-1 | 82 | 109A | 99A | Sean D Bowen | 10/1 |
| 05 May 23+27d | Cork | Cork Maiden | 1/15 | 9-8 | — | 84C | 105A | Mark Enright | 9/1 | |
| 08 Apr 23 | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden | 3/16 | 3½ | 9-8 | — | 65C | 82A | Mark Enright | 3/1J |
Quick answers
- How many races has Two Stars won?
- Two Stars (IRE) won 4 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 9 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trains Two Stars?
- Two Stars (IRE) is trained by J A Stack, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Two Stars's sire?
- Two Stars (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Glowing Star (IRE), whose sire is Clodovil.
- What going does Two Stars prefer?
- Two Stars (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Two Stars's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 10 October 2026. The highest on record is 108.
- What is Two Stars's sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,162 runs since Jan 2008 (661 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
- Who are Two Stars's siblings?
- Out of Glowing Star (IRE), Two Stars (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: King Of Stars (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (King Of Stars (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.