The recent form makes for sobering reading. Looking at the last six races, the numbers read 11th, 12th, 3rd, then three blanks, which paints a picture of a horse that had a decent moment with that third-place finish before things got harder. A win rate of zero from nine races is obviously not the record anyone is hoping for, but three places is not nothing — it means the yard have seen enough to keep running the horse, and there have been days where it has filled a spot on the podium.
Ethereal Star is trained by Martin Hassett out of Burnchurch in County Tipperary, a yard that has sent out 10 winners already this season, so there is clearly no shortage of ability in the stable. The fact that Hassett keeps lining this horse up — most recently just yesterday — suggests the team believe there is a performance in Ethereal Star worth waiting for. Whether this horse finds the right race, the right conditions, or simply a day when everything clicks remains to be seen. But with a trainer in form and a horse still active, the story is not finished yet.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 | 3 other | 22 Apr | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 2 May | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 25 May | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 6 May | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 2 Jul | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 14 Jul | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 18 May | 0% |