Song Of The Stars

The wider record still has room to grow. One win and two places from eight races means Song Of The Stars has only converted 12% of its starts into victories — roughly 1 in every 8 races. That is a modest return, and the recent form told a mixed story too: before this week's breakthrough, the last six runs read 10th, 4th, 4th, 5th, 3rd, then finally 1st. There were signs of improvement buried in those numbers, but nothing that screamed an obvious winner was coming.

What will raise eyebrows slightly is that regular jockey Jonny Peate has now ridden Song Of The Stars six times without winning together — and the Lingfield victory came without that sequence being broken. It is not a criticism of either horse or rider; these things happen in racing, and form can shift for all kinds of reasons on any given day. But it is a quirk worth noting.

The horse is trained by James Ferguson, whose Newmarket yard has been in excellent form this season with 26 winners already on the board — a healthy tally that suggests a well-run operation sending horses out ready to run. At Class 4 level, which is where Song Of The Stars has competed most often, the win rate is still 0 from 3 — the Lingfield win came elsewhere — so there is still something to prove at that tier.

At just three years old, Song Of The Stars has time on its side. This is a young horse that has now tasted winning for the first time, trained by a yard clearly capable of placing horses to win races. Whether that first win opens the door to more, or remains a single bright moment in a quiet career, is the question worth watching.