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Kesta: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Kesta is a 3-year-old gelding by Kessaar, trained by Eve Johnson Houghton. He has won 3 of 16 starts and placed in 5 more, for £47,959 in prize money. He has won 2 of 9 on good to firm ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 5:00 at Goodwood on 23 September. His best performance rating is 94, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 16
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 8
  • Strike rate 19%
  • Prize money £47,959
  • Best rating 94
  • Official rating 76

Where Kesta runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:00 Goodwood Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap Stakes —

Kesta form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
29 Jul 26 Goodwood Coral Charlton Handicap Stakes Class 4 6f Good To Firm 13 7.25 66/1 Charles Bishop 76
19 Jun 26 Goodwood Goodwood Horseracing Club Membership Handicap Class 4 5f Good 5 3.75 8/1 Rhys Clutterbuck 78
23 May 26 Windsor Bodhi Solutions - Constructing Champions Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 11 8.25 6/1 Kaiya Fraser 80
2 May 26 Newmarket Turners Handicap Class 2 6f Good To Firm 11 7.25 40/1 Hollie Doyle 82
25 Oct 25 Newbury Hazell & Jefferies Nursery Class 4 6f Soft 6 12.25 8/1 Charles Bishop 82
2 Oct 25 Nottingham PricedUp Daily Sports Boosts Grassroots Series Final Nursery Class 2 6f Good To Soft 1 — 5/2F Charles Bishop 79
23 Aug 25 Newmarket 100,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 6f Good To Firm 3 1.25 12/1 Callum Hutchinson 78
18 Aug 25 Windsor Get Raceday Ready Nursery Class 4 5f Good To Firm 3 1.25 12/1 Charles Bishop 78
30 Jul 25 Sandown Orbital Veterinary Services Nursery Class 4 5f Good 3 3 13/2 Georgia Dobie 79
14 Jul 25 Windsor Fitzdares Taking Bets Since 1882 Nursery Class 3 5f Good To Firm 1 — 7/2 Charles Bishop 77
4 Jul 25 Haydock CleanEvent Nursery Class 4 5f Good 2 .5 8/1 Charles Bishop 75
10 Jun 25 Salisbury Clive Cox Racing British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 6f Good To Firm 10 5.5 7/1 Charles Bishop –
24 May 25 Salisbury Whitsbury Manor Stud British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 5f Good To Firm 6 3.75 13/2 Oliver Carmichael –
2 May 25 Goodwood Racing To School Reaches 250,000 EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 5f Good 5 4.5 14/1 Georgia Dobie –
12 Apr 25 Brighton Star Sports EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 5.5f Good To Firm 1 — 17/2 Rhys Clutterbuck –
1 Apr 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 5f Standard 2 3 20/1 Charles Bishop –

Last time out

Finished 13 in the Coral Charlton Handicap Stakes at Goodwood on 29 July 2026. Settled close to the pace on the near rail - pressed for effort with 2f left - weakened inside the final furlong to finish 13th.

Kesta by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
5f 8 1 13% —
6f 7 1 14% —
5.5f 1 1 100% —

Kesta by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Firm 9 2 22% —
Good 4 0 0% —
Soft 1 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 1 100% —
Standard 1 0 0% —

Kesta by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Goodwood 3 0 0% —
Windsor 3 1 33% —
Newmarket 2 0 0% —
Salisbury 2 0 0% —
Newbury 1 0 0% —
Nottingham 1 1 100% —
Sandown 1 0 0% —
Haydock 1 0 0% —
Brighton 1 1 100% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% —

Kesta breeding

  • Sire Kessaar (IRE)
  • Dam Destacado (IRE)
  • Damsire Mehmas (IRE)
  • Breeder R O'Callaghan And D Veitch
  • Foaled 8 March 2023

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