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Horse profile

Viva Star (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2011) · Last trainer P Monfort · Last owner Jean Paul Boin
by Starborough (GB) out of Viva Esperanza (FR) (Victory Note)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Aug 2010
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jul 2011 — 5,594 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2011 · 4th of 17 New yard
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Aug 2010 and Jul 2011, the last of them as a 4yo gelding. Finished 4 of 17 at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) last time. By Starborough (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 475 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Starborough (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 475 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses).

Strongest on good going: 15.2% from 145.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.3—
Good to Firm4237.1%−2.2—
Good1452215.2%+5.90 from 1
Good to Soft6868.8%−0.5—
Soft11597.8%−1.5—
Heavy4936.1%−3.2—
Standard (AW)5311.9%−7.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−9.3—
6f – 7f2913.4%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f8489.5%+0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1041110.6%+1.30 from 2
1m5f – 2m52815.4%+6.1—
2m1f – 2m4f8955.6%−3.7—
2m5f – 3m87910.3%+1—
Over 3m2827.1%−2.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Viva Esperanza (FR) (Victory Note)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Vie Royale (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Vie Royale (FR)612m1f—
Viva La Playa (FR)120——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2011 · 1 run
13 Jul 11+339d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De Mareil-Marly (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 1m4f · Good · 17 ran 4/17 4 8-11 Gerald Avranche 22/1
2010 · 1 run
08 Aug 10 Deauville (FR) Prix Beachcomber Hotels Le Dinarobin ***** Luxe (Prix Lieu Des Champs) (Conditions) (Fibresand) 1m4f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 15 9-0 Ronan Thomas 15/1

Quick answers

How many races has Viva Star won?
Viva Star (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2010 and 2011.
Who trained Viva Star?
Viva Star (FR) was trained by P Monfort on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 13 July 2011.
Who is Viva Star's sire?
Viva Star (FR) is by Starborough (GB) out of Viva Esperanza (FR), whose sire is Victory Note.
What is Viva Star's sire's record?
Starborough (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 475 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 15.2% from 145.
Who are Viva Star's siblings?
Out of Viva Esperanza (FR), Viva Star (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Vie Royale (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.