Starshot
Starshot is a hard-knocking 6-year-old that has spent nearly four years chasing a second victory and shows no sign of finding one anytime soon. With just one win from 45 races—that breakthrough coming at Newcastle on 26 July 2025 and nothing since—this is a horse that has made a career out of finishing fourth, fifth, or thereabouts. In the last six races alone, Starshot has not threatened a win once, posting a run of 8-8-4-3-12-4 that tells you everything about where this horse sits in the pecking order.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
20%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Lawrence Mullaney's yard at Newark has been sending out very few winners this season, and Starshot is not helping the cause. Luke Morris, the jockey who has ridden Starshot most often, has yet to taste success aboard the horse—0 wins from 7 rides together. At lower-level Class 6 races, where Starshot typically competes, it has managed just 1 win from 31 attempts. There is a narrow band where the horse performs slightly better: races over 7 furlongs to a mile bring a win rate of 6%, which is three times better than its overall record. That single victory at Newcastle remains the high point of Starshot's career, now more than a year in the past. The horse is still actively campaigned and raced as recently as yesterday, which suggests the yard believes there is still something to work with—or simply that Starshot is a reliable earner of place money at the level it competes. Either way, this is a horse that has made its peace with losing.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard_to_slow ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 6% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 19 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at chelmsford in 6 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Southwell in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Aug
8th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
16 May
8th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners
7 May
4th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
29 Apr
3rd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
20 Apr
12th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
19 Mar
4th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
5 Mar
2nd
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
15 Feb
4th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners
5 Feb
8th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
30 Sep
3rd
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
8 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 5 other |
20 Apr |
12.5% |
| chelmsford |
6 |
1 second, 5 other |
13 Feb |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
6 |
1 third, 5 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
14 Mar |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 May |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
24 Jan |
0% |