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Startling: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Startling is a 4-year-old filly by Zoustar, trained by John Wainwright. She has won 6 of 35 starts and placed in 12 more, for £40,211 in prize money. Her best trip is 5f, where 6 wins from 31 is a 19% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. She runs next in the 4:45 at Chelmsford (AW) on 2 November. Her best performance rating is 72, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 35
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 18
  • Strike rate 17%
  • Prize money £40,211
  • Best rating 72
  • Official rating 71

Where Startling runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:45 Chelmsford (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Stakes —

Startling form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
19 Oct 26 Pontefract William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Stakes Class 4 5f Heavy 8 13.5 16/1 Cieren Fallon 71
30 Sep 26 Musselburgh Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Stakes Class 4 5f Good To Soft 10 7.75 18/1 Jason Hart 71
15 Sep 26 Redcar Try RacingTV Free Now At racingtv.com/freetrial Fillies' Handicap Stakes Class 5 5f Good 1 — 11/4 Jason Hart 65
3 Sep 26 Southwell (AW) Bettingsites.co.uk Handicap Stakes Class 6 5f Standard 1 — 1/1F Jason Hart 60
8 Aug 26 Ayr Sunday Roast At Western House Hotel Handicap Stakes Class 6 5f Good 2 1.5 16/1 Jason Hart 60
27 Jul 26 Ayr Ladbrokes 'Get Extra Places On Selected Races' Handicap Stakes Class 6 5f Good To Firm 2 .5 4/1F Jason Hart 60
18 Jul 26 Doncaster Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 5 5f Good To Firm 4 2.75 5/1 Gianluca Sanna 61
25 Jun 26 Leicester Samworth Brothers Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 2 2.75 4/6F Billy Loughnane 60
18 Jun 26 Southwell (AW) Ladies' Day Sunday 16th August Fillies' Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 2 .75 9/1 Gianluca Sanna 60
5 Jun 26 Thirsk David Ritchie Is 50! Happy Birthday! Fillies' Handicap Class 5 5f Good 3 .5 33/1 Gianluca Sanna 60
18 May 26 Redcar Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Handicap Class 6 6f Good 8 5.25 66/1 Gianluca Sanna 62
9 Oct 25 Chelmsford City (AW) 'Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier' Handicap Class 6 5f Standard PU - 10/3 Edward Greatrex 63
2 Oct 25 Newcastle (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 6 3.5 16/1 David Nolan 63
11 Sep 25 Chelmsford City (AW) betting.betfair.com Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 1 — 9/4 Edward Greatrex 59
8 Sep 25 Newcastle (AW) Arc 1MILLION Bonus Bigger Than Ever Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 5f Standard To Slow 2 .5 11/2 Daniel Tudhope 59
1 Aug 25 Newcastle (AW) Castle Building Services Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 2 2.75 7/2 Mark Winn 59
1 Jul 25 Musselburgh Alan Steel For Inheritance Tax Advice Handicap Class 6 5f Good 5 3.75 10/1 David Nolan 60
16 Jun 25 Wolverhampton (AW) HighBet Club WC Acca Boost Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 6 5.25 10/1 Cian Horgan 61
27 May 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Dine In The Wolverhampton Horizons Restaurant Fillies' Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 3 1.75 7/2 Cian Horgan 61
19 May 25 Wolverhampton (AW) attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 3 .5 5/1 Cian Horgan 61
29 Apr 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 3 .5 15/2 Cian Horgan 61
23 Apr 25 Lingfield (AW) Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 4 1 2/1F Jason Watson 61
10 Apr 25 Newcastle (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 5 11.5 7/1 Daniel Tudhope 63
13 Mar 25 Newcastle (AW) Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 3 2.5 14/1 Cian Horgan 64
8 Jan 25 Newcastle (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Class 5 5f Standard To Slow 4 .5 25/1 Cian Horgan 65
28 Dec 24 Newcastle (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Nursery Class 5 6f Standard 9 4.75 12/1 David Nolan 65
21 Dec 24 Newcastle (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Nursery Class 6 5f Standard 1 — 5/2 David Nolan 61
3 Dec 24 Lingfield (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Nursery Class 6 5f Standard 5 2.5 4/1 Sean D Bowen 62
9 Nov 24 Chelmsford City (AW) CCR Supports The Royal British Legion Nursery Class 6 5f Standard 2 .75 9/5F Mark Winn 61
10 Oct 24 Chelmsford City (AW) Betfair Safer Gambling Tools Nursery Class 6 5f Standard To Slow 1 — 11/1 Sean D Bowen 57
30 Sep 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Nursery Class 6 5f Standard 7 3.5 9/2 Jason Watson 57
21 Sep 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Perko's 50th Birthday Celebration Nursery Class 6 5f Standard 1 — 7/1 Edward Greatrex 52
26 Aug 24 Southwell (AW) Southwell Golf Clubhouse Is Open Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 5f Standard 9 6.75 200/1 Jason Watson –
15 Aug 24 Beverley EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 5f Good To Firm 10 18.25 125/1 David Nolan –
27 Apr 24 Ripon Black-A-Moor Inn Best Pub-Food For Furlongs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 5f Soft 7 19.75 8/1 Mark Winn –

Last time out

Finished 8 in the William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Stakes at Pontefract on 19 October 2026. Broke sharply and made the running - pushed along over 2f out - passed over 1f out and soon jostled left - faded inside final furlong to finish 8th.

Startling by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
5f 31 6 19% —
6f 4 0 0% —

Startling by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 20 4 20% —
Good 5 1 20% —
Good To Firm 4 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 3 1 33% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —
Soft 1 0 0% —

Startling by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newcastle (AW) 8 1 13% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 6 1 17% —
Chelmsford City (AW) 4 2 50% —
Southwell (AW) 3 1 33% —
Musselburgh 2 0 0% —
Redcar 2 1 50% —
Ayr 2 0 0% —
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% —
Pontefract 1 0 0% —
Doncaster 1 0 0% —

Startling breeding

  • Sire Zoustar (AUS)
  • Dam Pepper Lane (GB)
  • Damsire Exceed And Excel (AUS)
  • Breeder Kevin Nicholson
  • Foaled 10 April 2022

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