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Horse profile

Valiant Star (IRE)

Hillstar (GB) × Val Di Cecina (IRE) (Shahrastani (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2017
Colour: bay

See also: Valiant Star (GB) · Micky Hammond · 3 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 23 May 2023, Punchestown (IRE) (UR/16)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
23 May 23	Punchestown (IRE)	UR/16	125/1	James O'Sullivan	P J Rothwell	Punchestown's Fittest Club Sunday June 11th Maiden Hurdle (Div II)	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Good to Yielding	11-7	Barry Lyndon (IRE)	€7,080	0/15

UR/1623 May 23 · Punchestown (IRE)125/1
Punchestown's Fittest Club Sunday June 11th Maiden Hurdle (Div II)
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood to Yielding
All fields
Date
23 May 23
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Pos
UR/16
SP
125/1
Jockey
James O'Sullivan
Trainer
P J Rothwell
Race
Punchestown's Fittest Club Sunday June 11th Maiden Hurdle (Div II)
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Yielding
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
Barry Lyndon (IRE)
Winner prize
€7,080
Future form
0/15

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
P J Rothwell	23 May 23	23 May 23	UR/16	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

P J Rothwell

Trainer: P J Rothwell
First run: 23 May 23
Last run: 23 May 23
First run for yard: UR/16
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
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	23 May 23	23 May 23

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 23 May 23
Last run: 23 May 23

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

Pedigree

Sire branchHillstar (GB)

Parent · 1

SireHillstar (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireDanehill Dancer (IRE)
Sire's damCrystal Star (GB)

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 branchVal Di Cecina (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamVal Di Cecina (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireShahrastani (USA)
Dam's damCecina (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Hillstar (GB)

Val Di Cecina (IRE)

Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Crystal Star (GB)

Shahrastani (USA)

Cecina (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseValiant Star (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2017

SireHillstar (GB)

DamVal Di Cecina (IRE)

DamsireShahrastani (USA)

Sire's sireDanehill Dancer (IRE)

Sire's damCrystal Star (GB)

2nd damCecina (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingAlldeangles (IRE)

Female line

Val Di Cecina (IRE) · by Shahrastani (USA) · 0 winners from 3 runners
Cecina (GB) · 4 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
Hillstar (GB)	Val Di Cecina (IRE)	Shahrastani (USA)	Martin J O'Keeffe	16 May 17	bay	gelding	NH 2m3f	Flat 9.3f · NH 2m3½f

Hillstar (GB)

Sire: Hillstar (GB)
Dam: Val Di Cecina (IRE)
Damsire: Shahrastani (USA)
Breeder: Martin J O'Keeffe
Foaled: 16 May 17
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.3f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Hillstar (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	718	55	140	7.7%	19.5%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	302	23	53	7.6%	17.5%	1
On Good going	391	32	82	8.2%	21.0%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	162	13	27	8.0%	16.7%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 718
Wins: 55
Placed: 140
Win %: 7.7%
Place %: 19.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 302
Wins: 23
Placed: 53
Win %: 7.6%
Place %: 17.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 391
Wins: 32
Placed: 82
Win %: 8.2%
Place %: 21.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 162
Wins: 13
Placed: 27
Win %: 8.0%
Place %: 16.7%
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.

Hillstar (GB) × Shahrastani (USA) mares (the cross)

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

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
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 (€)
Valiant Star (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Valiant Star (IRE)

Horse: Valiant Star (IRE)
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

Val Di Cecina (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Hillstar (GB) out of Val Di Cecina (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Vertical Speed (FR)

Alldeangles (IRE)0W · 3R

By Jeremy (USA)

Monvour (IRE)0W · 7R

Female line

1Val Di Cecina (IRE) · by Shahrastani (USA)
2Cecina (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Cecina family

In brief

When was Valiant Star foaled?

Valiant Star (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 16 May 2017.

Who are the sire and dam of Valiant Star?

Valiant Star (IRE) is by Hillstar (GB) out of Val Di Cecina (IRE), a daughter of Shahrastani (USA), and was bred by Martin J O'Keeffe.

Who trained Valiant Star?

Valiant Star (IRE) was trained by P J Rothwell and owned by William Jones & Ronan Walsh at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Valiant Star's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Valiant Star (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Valiant Star still racing?

Valiant Star (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 23 May 2023 at Punchestown (IRE) in the Punchestown's Fittest Club Sunday June 11th Maiden Hurdle (result: unseated rider, 16 ran), and has not run there since.