The seven-year-old has been around long enough to have figured things out. Its first win came at Newcastle back in October 2022, and its most recent was at Brighton in September 2025 — nine months ago now, with six races since then producing nothing better than a second place. Recent form reads 2nd, 9th, 4th, 3rd, 5th, 5th — competitive enough to suggest the horse is not done, but not quite competitive enough to get its nose in front.
Starsong is trained by Michael Appleby at his yard in Oakham, Rutland, and it is worth noting that Appleby is having a strong season — 71 winners sent out so far, which is a serious volume of success. Frederick Larson rides Starsong most often, partnering the horse in 10 races together for one win between them, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 10 rides. That single win tells you they have been here before and found a way, even if it has taken patience.
A career earning across 59 races, still racing as recently as yesterday, suggests this is a horse that stays sound and keeps showing up. That counts for something. But the Class 5 record — 0 from 24 — is the number that demands attention. It hints that Starsong may actually find its best when dropped into a different kind of race rather than the ones it is most regularly entered in. Six career wins do not come from nowhere. The trick, it seems, is finding the right day, the right track, and the right conditions to bring another one out.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
10 | 1 win, 2 seconds, 7 other | 5 Apr | 10% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
9 | 1 win, 1 third, 7 other | 17 Feb | 11.1% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
9 | 2 seconds, 1 third, 6 other | 5 Nov | 0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
8 | 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third, 4 other | 30 Jun | 25% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
4 | 1 second, 3 other | 21 Aug | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 2 other | 22 Mar | 33.3% |
| chelmsford | 3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 other | 21 Dec | 33.3% |
| Leicester Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 25 Apr | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 20 Aug | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 30 Jun | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 Jun | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 11 Jul | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 2 Jun | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 16 Sep | 0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 26 May | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 7 May | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Aug | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 5 May | 0% |