Star Performer
The horse has raced 15 times in total and won just once, placing second on one other occasion — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 14 races, which puts it firmly in the struggling-to-find-its-level category. That sole victory came at The Curragh on 19 July, and since then the form has been decidedly mixed: a fifth-place finish most recently, followed by a ninth, then a couple of fourths and a sixth. There are glimmers of encouragement in there — fourth place is respectable — but the ninth is a reminder of how far things can go wrong on any given day.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien at Owning Hill in Co Kilkenny, Star Performer is part of a yard that has been busy this season, sending out 160 winners already. That kind of volume means O'Brien's operation knows how to get horses across the line, though clearly Star Performer hasn't yet made full use of that expertise. At three years old, there is still time for improvement, and horses can sometimes surprise you after a breakthrough win. But right now, with just the one success from 15 attempts and form that has been scratchy since July, this is a horse still looking for reasons to believe in itself. It was back on the track just yesterday, so the yard will be hoping the racing experience continues to sharpen it up.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Yet to win at happy_valley in 9 attempts
⚠ Struggles on Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 13 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Sep
5th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 12 runners
19 Jul
🏆 Won
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
4 Mar
9th
happy_valley
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
11 Feb
6th
happy_valley
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
28 Jan
4th
happy_valley
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
10 Dec
4th
happy_valley
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
19 Nov
DNF
happy_valley
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
2 Nov
DNF
happy_valley
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
15 Oct
7th
happy_valley
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
1 Oct
8th
sha_tin
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 16 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| happy_valley |
9 |
9 other |
4 Mar |
0% |
| sha_tin |
4 |
4 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
19 Jul |
100% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
19 Sep |
0% |