Star Marian
Star Marian is a three-year-old still searching for consistency after breaking through with a first career win at Wolverhampton back in March. The horse has raced eleven times and won just once, though it has picked up a couple of places along the way—a record that reads as middling for a horse at this stage of development.
David Loughnane's yard at Stoke Heath has been in good form this season with thirty-nine winners, but Star Marian hasn't yet delivered the kind of regular performance that would suggest a bright future.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
18.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The real puzzle is what has happened since that win five months ago. Star Marian is still winning roughly one in every eleven races, which is modest, but the recent form tells a more difficult story: sixth, fifth, eleventh, eighth, fifth, and then a win just over a day ago. That last result, coming after five races without a victory, at least suggests the horse hasn't lost its ability to find the line. However, when stepped up to the higher level of Class 5 races—the sort of races that represent proper ambition for a young horse—Star Marian has managed nothing from three attempts. This is the genuine test: can the horse prove it can win against better opposition, or will it remain confined to the lower grades where competition is thinner? The answer to that question will tell us whether Star Marian is a horse worth watching or simply one of the many whose early promise never quite materializes.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 7 starts (14%)
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Aug
6th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
3 Aug
5th
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
5 Jun
11th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
18 May
8th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
21 Apr
5th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
31 Mar
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
12 Aug
5th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
22 Jul
5th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 5 runners
30 Jun
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
30 May
5th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 1 third, 3 other |
18 May |
20% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
17 Aug |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
8 May |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Aug |
0% |