Horse profile
Yellow Star (FR)
by Sea The Moon (GER) out of Aliyfa (IRE) (Spinning World)
21 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Warwick & Lingfield
Last run 24 Apr 2026
Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile
Yellow Star is 2 from 21 on turf, both wins at Class 4 level. He won the SG Fleet In Partnership With Barnardos Handicap Hurdle at Warwick in Dec 2025 over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft off an official rating of 115 and the Download The Racing App Now Novices Hurdle at Lingfield in Feb 2024 over 1m5f – 2m on soft. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Ridden prominently, he last ran at Fontwell in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 118.
Based on 21 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 4
- 2–21Wins / Runs
- 9.5%Strike rate
- 3 (14.3%)Placed
- −1.38£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 0.94Fair A/E n=21 · 0.81 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 64dAvg 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 rating118↓ 3lb off peak
118
70–121
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 137
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 137A | 102 | 2 runs · 137 / 122.5 |
| Good | 3 | 128B | 120 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 128B | 87 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 137A | 108 | 2 runs · 137 / 122.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 94A | 71 | — |
| Good | 2 | 101A | 86.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 101A | 97.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 49A | 35 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 72C | 71.5 | — |
Of 21 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 21 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 12 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 4 (33%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 4 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Sea The Moon (GER)
Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (502 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15% from 805.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 404 | 51 | 12.6% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,054 | 128 | 12.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 622 | 85 | 13.7% | +1.7 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 869 | 103 | 11.9% | −0.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 320 | 40 | 12.5% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,272 | 140 | 11% | −1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 64 | 9 | 14.1% | +2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 685 | 68 | 9.9% | −2.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,027 | 97 | 9.4% | −2.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,536 | 197 | 12.8% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 805 | 121 | 15% | +3 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 352 | 51 | 14.5% | +2.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 73 | 5 | 6.8% | −5.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −12 | — |
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
Aliyfa (IRE) (Spinning World)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Alveena (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m3½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Alveena (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alveena (IRE) | 11 | 4 | 1m4f | Listed |
| Aliym (IRE) | 20 | 2 | 2m–2m4½f | — |
| Alatar (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m3½f | — |
| Aaron (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Alafzara (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +13.62 |
| Class 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.38 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caoilin Quinn | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| Niall Houlihan | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| Sean Levey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Toby Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nico de Boinville | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.38 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 1 | 14% | +10.00 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.38 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 15 | 2 | 13% | +4.62 |
| Flat | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Apr 26+55d | Fontwell | KSR Lighting Handicap Hurdle Sat close up early - pressed for effort and slipped back into rear by the final circuit - eased out of contention approaching two out | PU/6 | — | 11-6 | 118 | — | — | Caoilin Quinn | 12/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+14d | Newbury | Simple Racing Specials Daily At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - came down at the 3rd | F/9 | — | 11-5 | 118 | — | — | Caoilin Quinn | 20/1 |
| 14 Feb 26+35d | Ascot | Betfair Handicap Hurdle Erratic early tempo settled last of the field - improved into contention by the 8th - lost touch under pressure before two out and beaten well into 13th | 13/18 | 4½ | 11-9 | 120 | 108C | 111C | Caoilin Quinn | 12/1 |
| 10 Jan 26+30d | Kempton | Coral Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy early - urged into effort near 3 out - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish | 11/15 | ½ | 10-3 | 121 | — | 105C | Caoilin Quinn | 33/1 |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 25+24d | Warwick | SG Fleet In Partnership With Barnardos Handicap Hurdle Handy early - hit front before 2 out and driven approaching last - stayed on well to score | 1/8 | 11-10 | 115 | 137A | 138A | Caoilin Quinn | 16/1 | |
| 17 Nov 25+24d | Plumpton | Old Gold Racing Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - losing touch by halfway - well beaten from 2 out to the line | 7/9 | 49 | 10-6 | 117 | — | 107C | Freddie Mitchell | 12/1 |
| 24 Oct 25+12d | Newbury | Watch Weekend Winners Powered By BetVictor 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Settled in the pack - shifted right with 3f left and driven on - failed to quicken - finished fifth | 5/11 | 2½ | 9-2 | 70 | 94A | 68A | Toby Moore | 15/8F |
| 12 Oct 25+261d | Goodwood | Alderbrook Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Wide in the pack early - improved to sit close up 12f out - moved into second 3f out - edged in front briefly inside final 2f - overtaken and drifted right 1f out - dropped back and faded through final furlong | 5/11 | ½ | 11-4 | 70 | 101A | 78A | Nico de Boinville | 9/2 |
| 24 Jan 25+35d | Sandown | Walking With The Wounded Handicap Hurdle Went straight to the front - lost command at the 3rd before a blunder at the 4th - came down 3 out | F/7 | — | 11-3 | 118 | — | — | Caoilin Quinn | 9/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 24+46d | Ascot | Howden Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Held a midpack position early - driven approaching the home bend and stayed on to 5th passing two out - one-paced under pressure to the line | 5/13 | 2½ | 10-13 | 118 | 102B | 127A | Caoilin Quinn | 14/1 |
| 04 Nov 24+23d | Plumpton | Care For Veterans Charity Handicap Hurdle Contested the front - jumped awkwardly 4 out - outpaced and lost position before 2 out - plugged on at one tempo to finish 3rd | 3/7 | 21 | 10-5 | 118 | 120B | 112B | Niall Houlihan | 10/3 |
| 12 Oct 24+168d | Chepstow | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow 4-Y-O Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Handy early and hit front after first - lost advantage approaching 4 out but stayed in touch - asked for effort and lost ground before 2 out - driven before last and found new energy into 4th - unable to quicken on run-in | 4/11 | shd | 11-0 | 119 | 79A | 124A | Niall Houlihan | 14/1 |
| 27 Apr 24+34d | Sandown | bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/20 | 1½ | 9-13 | 115 | 128B | 130A | Caoilin Quinn | 80/1 |
| 24 Mar 24+23d | Ascot | Events At Ascot Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/9 | 14 | 11-10 | 117 | 95A | 106A | Harry Cobden | 12/1 |
| 01 Mar 24+17d | Newbury | Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/5 | 3¼ | 11-6 | 117 | 71C | 109B | Niall Houlihan | 5/2 |
| 13 Feb 24+31d | Lingfield | Download The Racing App Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 10-7 | — | 127C | 124B | Niall Houlihan | 13/8 | |
| 13 Jan 24+225d | Kempton | Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/6 | 1¾ | 11-0 | — | 74A | 127B | Niall Houlihan | 80/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Jun 23+14d | Chepstow | Bailey Family Handicap | 6/6 | 36 | 9-7 | 75 | 21C | 47C | Sean Levey | 17/2 |
| 19 May 23+27d | Newmarket | Racehorse Lotto Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/10 | 8½ | 9-4 | — | 72C | 55C | Liam Keniry | 25/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+183d | Newbury | Too Darn Hot Darley Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/8 | nk | 9-7 | — | 49A | 76A | Sean Levey | 9/2 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 22 | Newbury | Hot To Trot Racing For 2023 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) (Str) | 5/13 | hd | 9-4 | — | 71C | 71A | Sean Levey | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Yellow Star won?
- Yellow Star (FR) won 2 of 21 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 3 times in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trains Yellow Star?
- Yellow Star (FR) is trained by Gary & Josh Moore, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 April 2026.
- Who is Yellow Star's sire?
- Yellow Star (FR) is by Sea The Moon (GER) out of Aliyfa (IRE), whose sire is Spinning World.
- What going does Yellow Star prefer?
- Yellow Star (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Yellow Star's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 24 April 2026. The highest on record is 121.
- What is Yellow Star's sire's record?
- Sea The Moon (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (502 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15% from 805.
- Who are Yellow Star's siblings?
- Out of Aliyfa (IRE), Yellow Star (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Alveena (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Alveena (IRE)). The wins came over 1m3½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.