Stars Will Shine
Stars Will Shine broke through with a win at Down Royal on 29 September 2025, but it has been a long wait for another success since then. The 3-year-old has raced seven times in total and won just once, placing in three other races for a win rate of roughly 1 in every 7 attempts. That single breakthrough victory now sits 13 months in the past, and the horse has struggled to replicate that form in recent outings. Looking at the last six races, there has been little to suggest a return to the winner's circle—a win followed by a fifth place, then a gap, before finishing tenth, ninth, and seventh in the three most recent attempts.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
What keeps Stars Will Shine in contention is that it is still only three years old, with time to develop, and it is in the hands of Noel Meade, whose Castletown yard in County Meath has sent out 42 winners already this season. The horse was active just a day ago, meaning it remains a runner in the trainer's plans. For now, though, Stars Will Shine is in the searching phase of its career—it has proven it can win, but consistency and getting back to the track that suited it remain the challenge ahead.
⚡ 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
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Oct
7th
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 11 runners
21 Sep
9th
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
28 Jun
10th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
24 May
DNF
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
21 Oct
5th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 8 runners
29 Sep
🏆 Won
Down Royal
7f – 1m · Yielding · 13 runners
10 Sep
3rd
Cork
5f – 6½f · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 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 |
3 |
3 other |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
29 Sep |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
10 Sep |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |