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Horse profile

Flare Star

Exceed And Excel (AUS) × Starbound (IRE) (Captain Rio (GB))

Sex: horse
Foaled: 2018
Colour: chestnut

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 19 Jul 2020, York (8/13)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
19 Jul 20	York	8/13	18/1	6¼	Royston Ffrench	John Mackie	Read Nick Luck's Blog At news.williamhill.com EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes	Class 5	Flat Turf	7f	Good	9-2	Gorytus (IRE)	£4,528	2/12

8/1319 Jul 20 · York18/1
Read Nick Luck's Blog At news.williamhill.com EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes
Class 57fGood
All fields
Date
19 Jul 20
Course
York
Pos
8/13
SP
18/1
Btn
6¼
Jockey
Royston Ffrench
Trainer
John Mackie
Race
Read Nick Luck's Blog At news.williamhill.com EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7f
Going
Good
Wgt
9-2
Winner / 2nd
Gorytus (IRE)
Winner prize
£4,528
Future form
2/12

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
19 Jul 20	York	Read Nick Luck's Blog At news.williamhill.com EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes	8/13	Jadoomi (FR)	3	13 Sep 20	Wolverhampton (AW)	British EBF Novice Stakes
19 Jul 20	York	Read Nick Luck's Blog At news.williamhill.com EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes	8/13	Dexter Belle (IRE)	7	6 Apr 21	Pontefract	racingtv.com Novice Stakes (Div II)

8/1319 Jul 20 · York
Read Nick Luck's Blog At news.williamhill.com EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes
All fields
Date
19 Jul 20
Course
York
Race
Read Nick Luck's Blog At news.williamhill.com EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes
This horse
8/13
Winner next time
Jadoomi (FR)
Their pos
3
Won on
13 Sep 20
At
Wolverhampton (AW)
Race won
British EBF Novice Stakes
8/1319 Jul 20 · York
Read Nick Luck's Blog At news.williamhill.com EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes
All fields
Date
19 Jul 20
Course
York
Race
Read Nick Luck's Blog At news.williamhill.com EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes
This horse
8/13
Winner next time
Dexter Belle (IRE)
Their pos
7
Won on
6 Apr 21
At
Pontefract
Race won
racingtv.com Novice Stakes (Div II)

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
John Mackie	19 Jul 20	19 Jul 20	8/13	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

John Mackie

Trainer: John Mackie
First run: 19 Jul 20
Last run: 19 Jul 20
First run for yard: 8/13
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	19 Jul 20	19 Jul 20

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 19 Jul 20
Last run: 19 Jul 20

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchExceed And Excel (AUS)

Parent · 1

SireExceed And Excel (AUS)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireDanehill (USA)
Sire's damPatrona (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchStarbound (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamStarbound (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireCaptain Rio (GB)
Dam's damGlinting Desert (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireDesert Prince (IRE)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Exceed And Excel (AUS)

Starbound (IRE)

Danehill (USA)

Patrona (USA)

Captain Rio (GB)

Glinting Desert (IRE)

Not traced

Desert Prince (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseFlare Star (GB)

Sexhorse

Foaled2018

SireExceed And Excel (AUS)

DamStarbound (IRE)

DamsireCaptain Rio (GB)

Sire's sireDanehill (USA)

Sire's damPatrona (USA)

2nd damGlinting Desert (IRE)

2nd dam's sireDesert Prince (IRE)

Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingKing Citric (GB)

Female line

Starbound (IRE) · by Captain Rio (GB) · 0 winners from 3 runners
Glinting Desert (IRE) · by Desert Prince (IRE) · 4 winners from 5 runners
Dazzling Park (IRE) · by Warning (GB) · 3 winners from 3 runners · Group 3 winner (2 black-type wins)
Park Express (GB) · 5 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Exceed And Excel (AUS)	Starbound (IRE)	Captain Rio (GB)	Cheveley Park Stud Limited	23 Mar 18	chestnut	horse	Flat 6.6f · NH 2m½f	Flat 6.9f · NH 2m4½f

Exceed And Excel (AUS)

Sire: Exceed And Excel (AUS)
Dam: Starbound (IRE)
Damsire: Captain Rio (GB)
Breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Limited
Foaled: 23 Mar 18
Colour: chestnut
Sex: horse
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.6f · NH 2m½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.9f · NH 2m4½f

Progeny of Exceed And Excel (AUS) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	14,828	1,767	4,580	11.9%	30.9%	1
At 7f to 1m	5,249	615	1,595	11.7%	30.4%	1
On Good going	2,926	297	826	10.2%	28.2%	1
At 7f to 1m on Good going	955	90	266	9.4%	27.9%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 14,828
Wins: 1,767
Placed: 4,580
Win %: 11.9%
Place %: 30.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 5,249
Wins: 615
Placed: 1,595
Win %: 11.7%
Place %: 30.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 2,926
Wins: 297
Placed: 826
Win %: 10.2%
Place %: 28.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on Good going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on Good going
Runs: 955
Wins: 90
Placed: 266
Win %: 9.4%
Place %: 27.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Exceed And Excel (AUS) × Captain Rio (GB) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	1	0	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flare Star (GB)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Flare Star (GB)

Horse: Flare Star (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Starbound (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Exceed And Excel (AUS) out of Starbound (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Dandy Man (IRE)

King Citric (GB)0W · 9R

By Unfortunately (IRE)

Clancy (GB)0W · 3R

Female line

1Starbound (IRE) · by Captain Rio (GB)
2Glinting Desert (IRE) · by Desert Prince (IRE)
3Dazzling Park (IRE) · by Warning (GB)
4Park Express (GB)

Notable relatives

Uncle (out of 2nd dam)

Alfred Nobel (IRE)3W · 9R · 1 G1

Great-great-uncle (out of 4th dam)

New Approach (IRE)8W · 11R · 5 G1

First cousin twice removed

Was (IRE)2W · 9R · 1 G1
Amhran Na Bhfiann (IRE)2W · 11R · 1 black-type
Douglas Macarthur (IRE)2W · 10R · 1 black-type
Janood (IRE)2W · 8R · 1 black-type

3rd dam

Dazzling Park (IRE)3W · 9R · 2 black-type

Second cousin once removed

Concert Hall (IRE)3W · 12R · 2 black-type

View full Park Express family

In brief

When was Flare Star foaled?

Flare Star (GB), a chestnut racehorse, was foaled on 23 March 2018.

Who are the sire and dam of Flare Star?

Flare Star (GB) is by Exceed And Excel (AUS) out of Starbound (IRE), a daughter of Captain Rio (GB), and was bred by Cheveley Park Stud Limited.

Who trained Flare Star?

Flare Star (GB) was trained by John Mackie and owned by David Ward at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Flare Star's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Flare Star (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Flare Star still racing?

Flare Star (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 19 July 2020 at York in the Read Nick Luck's Blog At news.williamhill.com EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes, finishing 8th of 13, and has not run there since.

Is Flare Star related to any top horses?

Flare Star (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include New Approach (IRE) (great-great-uncle, Group 1 winner), Alfred Nobel (IRE) (uncle, Group 1 winner) and Was (IRE) (first cousin twice removed, Group 1 winner), from the Park Express (GB) family.