Star Prospect
Star Prospect burst onto the track with all the hallmarks of a naturally gifted sprinter. The two-year-old notched his only career win at The Curragh in April, and from what his trainer JP O'Brien saw that day, there was genuine quality on display. The horse showed raw speed from the start and, despite running a little green when asked to quicken, powered through the final stretch with impressive finishing speed. O'Brien was struck enough to suggest Star Prospect had beaten some decent rivals and earmarked the Norfolk — one of the season's top sprints for young horses — as a logical target down the line.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
Since that breakthrough victory six months ago, however, things have stalled. Star Prospect has managed just three places from six subsequent races, with a recent run showing a distant ninth. At two years old, form dips are hardly unusual, and a young horse showing early promise can take time to find consistency. His record of one win and three places from seven races translates to roughly one win in every five attempts — respectable enough at this stage, though the months without a victory suggest he has yet to build on that impressive debut. O'Brien's stable at Owning Hill in County Kilkenny is in rude health this season with 160 winners to its name, so the horse is at least in capable hands. Whether Star Prospect can rediscover that first-run spark remains the question — he is still actively racing, with his most recent outing just a day ago.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Oct
9th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
16 Aug
4th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
3 Aug
7th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
24 Jul
3rd
Cork
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
20 Jun
13th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 21 runners
17 May
3rd
1%
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
19 Apr
🏆 Won
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft · 6 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
16 Aug |
50% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
3 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |