The most encouraging sign is recent form. Moostar won last week at Leicester on 6 October, its second victory of the year, and in its last six races has finished in the top three three times, including that win. Jason Watson, the jockey who rides Moostar most often, has a 20% win rate aboard the horse—1 win from 5 races together—which is markedly better than Moostar's overall record and hints that the pairing works.
Moostar does best over middle distances, between seven furlongs and a mile, where it has won 1 of 5 races. Trainer James Owen, based in Newmarket, has a prolific operation this season with 205 winners sent out from the yard. What may hold Moostar back is its complete lack of success in the slightly higher Class 5 races, where it has failed to win any of its 7 attempts—a sign that stepping up in standard is currently beyond the horse's reach. For now, Moostar is a useful campaigner at the lower levels, and with Watson in the saddle and the right distance, it has shown it can find the winner's circle.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
5 | 2 seconds, 1 third, 2 other | 17 Jul | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
4 | 1 third, 3 other | 6 Aug | 0% |
| chelmsford | 2 | 1 second, 1 other | 4 Dec | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 16 Oct | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
2 | 2 seconds | 21 May | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 5 Jun | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 6 Oct | 100% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 16 Sep | 100% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 Jun | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 10 Jul | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 Jun | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 28 Apr | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 18 May | 0% |