Horse Details

King Of Stars (IRE)

29 Runs 2 Wins (6.9%) 8 Places (27.6%)

Owner: William Esdaile Silks

William Esdaile Trainer: Michael Appleby

7 years old gr IRE

Sire: Starspangledbanner (AUS)

Dam: Glowing Star (IRE)

Damsire: Clodovil

Past Runs (29 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
30/09/25 16:52	Bath	5f	Mason Paetel	Michael Appleby	10	1:1.68	.5	82	9-9	100/30	Disputed lead - prominent 3f out - weakened 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 4/1 tchd 3/1) Disputed lead - prominent 3f out - weakened 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 4/1 tchd 3/1)
07/09/25 15:00	York	5½f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	12	1:5.05	2	85	8-12	14/1	Taken down early - led - headed 2f out - soon lost position and weakening when squeezed out - eased final 110yds(tchd 16/1) Taken down early - led - headed 2f out - soon lost position and weakening when squeezed out - eased final 110yds(tchd 16/1)
16/08/25 14:25	Newbury	5f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	4	1:0.27	2.75	86	9-12	8/1	Led at fast pace - headed over 1f out - soon no extra(op 11/1 and tchd 12/1) Led at fast pace - headed over 1f out - soon no extra(op 11/1 and tchd 12/1)
26/07/25 17:15	Ascot	5f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	3rd	-	-	87	8-13	50/1	Led - faced challenges from over 1f out - headed 1f out - lost second inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 66/1) Led - faced challenges from over 1f out - headed 1f out - lost second inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 66/1)
27/12/24 18:30	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	7	1:2.22	1	84	9-8	12/1	Taken down early - visibility reduced by fog - midfield - went fourth 3f out - dropped to rear and weakened inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) Taken down early - visibility reduced by fog - midfield - went fourth 3f out - dropped to rear and weakened inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
09/12/24 16:45	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	5	1:0.47	0.3	85	9-9	20/1	Led - faced challenges final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - soon weakened(op 28/1 tchd 18/1) Led - faced challenges final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - soon weakened(op 28/1 tchd 18/1)
16/11/24 16:48	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	7	1:0.40	4.25	87	9-9	28/1	Taken down early - led - faced challenges from over 1f out - headed and lost ground quickly inside final furlong - weakened quickly final 110yds(op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1) Taken down early - led - faced challenges from over 1f out - headed and lost ground quickly inside final furlong - weakened quickly final 110yds(op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1)
24/09/24 15:20	Beverley	5f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	3rd	-	-	94	9-5	18/1	Slowly away and ducked right start - took keen hold - led - lost two places from 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 25/1) Slowly away and ducked right start - took keen hold - led - lost two places from 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 25/1)
09/12/22 11:50	Bahrain (BHR)	5f	Saffie Osborne	Michael Appleby	7	1:0.42	.75	–	9-8	-	Led near side group - driven over 1f out - unable to seriously threaten overall leaders - no impression inside final furlong Led near side group - driven over 1f out - unable to seriously threaten overall leaders - no impression inside final furlong
01/10/22 16:45	Ascot	5f	Jason Watson	Michael Appleby	9	1:5.84	4.75	101	9-6	12/1	Led - joined 3f out - shaken up when headed and weakened over 1f out Led - joined 3f out - shaken up when headed and weakened over 1f out
20/09/22 15:27	Beverley	5f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	5	1:2.94	2.25	102	9-2	3/1	Ducked left start - led narrowly - shaken up over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 10/3) Ducked left start - led narrowly - shaken up over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 10/3)
07/09/22 16:10	Doncaster	5f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	4	0:59.09	.75	102	10-1	17/2	Led - 4 lengths ahead 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed and no extra inside final furlong(tchd 11/1) Led - 4 lengths ahead 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed and no extra inside final furlong(tchd 11/1)
27/08/22 14:40	Beverley	5f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	3rd	1:1.18	.5	101	9-4	8/1	Led at fast pace - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - soon no extra(tchd 17/2) Led at fast pace - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - soon no extra(tchd 17/2)
17/08/22 13:50	York	5½f	Silvestre De Sousa	Michael Appleby	2nd	1:4.80	0.1	98	9-3	33/1	Taken down early - led group towards near side - pushed along 3f out - hung left and ridden from 2f out - led narrowly over 1f out - towards far side inside final furlong - headed final stride (jockey said gelding hung left) Taken down early - led group towards near side - pushed along 3f out - hung left and ridden from 2f out - led narrowly over 1f out - towards far side inside final furlong - headed final stride (jockey said gelding hung left)
06/08/22 14:10	Ascot	5f	Takeshi Yokoyama	Michael Appleby	5	0:59.43	.5	99	9-11	4/1	Soon led - headed and ridden 2f out - slightly hampered inside final furlong - kept on(op 9/2) Soon led - headed and ridden 2f out - slightly hampered inside final furlong - kept on(op 9/2)
23/07/22 17:20	Ascot	5f	Silvestre De Sousa	Michael Appleby	2nd	1:0.48	1	96	9-0	8/1	Soon led - ridden over 1f out - headed final 110yds - held towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) Soon led - ridden over 1f out - headed final 110yds - held towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
16/07/22 15:08	Chester	5f	Frederick Larson	Michael Appleby	11	1:2.41	0.1	97	9-1	5/1	Taken down early - slowly into stride - held up in rear - short of room and hampered over 4f out - never dangerous (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 11/2) Taken down early - slowly into stride - held up in rear - short of room and hampered over 4f out - never dangerous (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 11/2)
02/07/22 17:20	Sandown	5f	Frederick Larson	Michael Appleby	2nd	1:0.84	2.25	97	9-11	7/1	Taken down early - led - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - just held second(op 15/2 tchd 13/2) Taken down early - led - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - just held second(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
04/06/22 15:45	Epsom	5f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	13	0:55.74	0.05	100	9-10	16/1	Prominent - pushed along halfway - outpaced and lost position 2f out - hung badly left inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(tchd 18/1) Prominent - pushed along halfway - outpaced and lost position 2f out - hung badly left inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(tchd 18/1)
28/05/22 13:45	Haydock	5f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	4	0:58.97	2.75	100	9-6	50/1	Awkward start - soon led - pushed along 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 40/1) Awkward start - soon led - pushed along 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 40/1)
22/02/22 18:00	Southwell (AW)	5f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	6	0:58.42	2.75	98	9-7	7/1	Raced freely - led - pushed along and headed 2f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 15/2 tchd 13/2) Raced freely - led - pushed along and headed 2f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
28/01/22 18:05	Meydan (UAE)	6f	Ray Dawson	Michael Appleby	8	1:10.20	1.25	103	9-0	33/1	Led far side - headed and weakened final 1 1/2f(op 28/1) Led far side - headed and weakened final 1 1/2f(op 28/1)
14/01/22 17:30	Meydan (UAE)	5f	Ray Dawson	Michael Appleby	5	0:57.55	.75	104	9-1	11/1	Soon led - headed 1 1/2f out - kept on(op 12/1 tchd 14/1 and 9/1) Soon led - headed 1 1/2f out - kept on(op 12/1 tchd 14/1 and 9/1)
02/01/22 13:30	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Jason Watson	Michael Appleby	5	1:0.05	1.5	104	9-0	22/1	Took keen hold - led - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon no extra - beaten final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1) Took keen hold - led - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon no extra - beaten final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1)
15/09/21 14:45	Yarmouth	5f	Silvestre De Sousa	Michael Appleby	1st	1:0.54	Won	96	9-9	5/2	Made all at good pace - going best over 2f out - ridden and went clear over 1f out - ridden out - readily(op 10/3) Made all at good pace - going best over 2f out - ridden and went clear over 1f out - ridden out - readily(op 10/3)
03/09/21 19:30	Pontefract	5f	Ben Curtis	Michael Appleby	1st	1:1.40	Won	91	9-6	7/4F	Made virtually all - ridden over 1f out - just held on(op 13/8 tchd 85/40) Made virtually all - ridden over 1f out - just held on(op 13/8 tchd 85/40)
07/08/21 12:50	Ascot	5f	Sean Levey	Michael Appleby	5	1:2.29	1	92	9-3	16/1	Raced far side - led overall - ridden 2f out - headed over 1f out - no extra and hung left inside final furlong - lost second towards finish - 2nd of 6 in group (jockey said gelding hung left-handed under pressure; vet said gelding lost left fore shoe) Raced far side - led overall - ridden 2f out - headed over 1f out - no extra and hung left inside final furlong - lost second towards finish - 2nd of 6 in group (jockey said gelding hung left-handed under pressure; vet said gelding lost left fore shoe)
23/10/19 13:10	Navan (IRE)	5f	Donnacha O'Brien	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3rd	1:5.19	.5	–	9-5	5/1	Prominent - effort on terms under 2f out - soon headed and no impression on winner disputing 2nd well inside final furlong - kept on same pace in 3rd near finish(op 9/2) Prominent - effort on terms under 2f out - soon headed and no impression on winner disputing 2nd well inside final furlong - kept on same pace in 3rd near finish(op 9/2)
09/10/19 13:30	Navan (IRE)	5½f	Donnacha O'Brien	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3rd	1:15.33	1.5	–	9-5	4/1	Led - strongly pressed entering final furlong - headed final 150yds - no extra closing stages and dropped to 3rd(op 3/1) Led - strongly pressed entering final furlong - headed final 150yds - no extra closing stages and dropped to 3rd(op 3/1)