Virtuous Star (IRE)
Virtuous Star won the British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes at Chester in May 2026 on his only start to date. The colt scored over 6f-7f on good ground in a Class 2 race, coming home first of 11 having raced in mid division. He is by Starman whose progeny have won 119 of 1,032 runs since Jan 2008. His dam has had one previous foal that ran without winning.
- 1–1Wins / Runs
- 100%Strike rate
- 1 (100%)Placed
- +12.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 93
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 1,104 runs since Jan 2008 (182 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.5% from 161.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | −1.1 | — |
| Good | 334 | 38 | 11.4% | −0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 84 | 8 | 9.5% | −2.2 | — |
| Soft | 131 | 12 | 9.2% | −2.5 | — |
| Heavy | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 322 | 46 | 14.3% | +2.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 204 | 29 | 14.2% | +2.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 710 | 85 | 12% | +0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 161 | 12 | 7.5% | −4.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmic Funk (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 26 | Chester | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled around midfield early - driven into contention with a strong run inside the final furlong - hit the front late to score | 1/11 | 9-7 | 93A | 99A | David Nolan | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Virtuous Star (IRE) won?
- Virtuous Star (IRE) won 1 of 1 archived start in 2026, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Virtuous Star (IRE)?
- Virtuous Star (IRE) is trained by Richard & Peter Fahey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 May 2026.
- Who is Virtuous Star (IRE)'s sire?
- Virtuous Star (IRE) is by Starman (GB) out of Aretha (IRE), whose sire is Mehmas.
- What is Virtuous Star (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Starman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 1,104 runs since Jan 2008 (182 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.5% from 161.
- Who are Virtuous Star (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Aretha (IRE), Virtuous Star (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.