Starmade

The recent form tells an interesting story. Reading those last six results from most recent back — 10, 5, 1, 3, 1, 2 — you can see two wins sitting in the middle of a sequence that also includes a couple of rough days. That tenth-place finish is the kind of result that happens to young horses who are still learning, but the wins at Newcastle either side of it show real ability when things click. The first of those wins came at Newcastle in October 2025, and the horse returned to the same track to win again in May 2026. Winning twice at the same venue as a young horse is worth noting — some horses simply take to a particular track, and Newcastle looks like a happy hunting ground for Starmade.

Behind the scenes, the horse is trained by Ed Dunlop at his Newmarket yard in Suffolk — one of British racing's established operations. With 39 winners sent out this season alone, Dunlop's team is clearly in good form, and having a young, improving horse on the books is exactly the kind of thing a yard in that kind of rhythm will be looking to exploit.

Starmade typically lines up in Class 5 races, which is a decent starting point for a three-year-old — competitive enough to be meaningful, but not yet the top end of the sport. At that level, the horse has won 1 from 3, which works out at 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3 races. That is a perfectly respectable record. The fact that it raced just yesterday means it is right in the thick of a busy campaign, and with two Newcastle wins already in the book, the yard will be watching closely to see whether this horse can step up in class and test itself against stronger competition before the season is out.