The recent form offers a sliver of encouragement, but only a sliver. Looking back across the last six races — the most recent first — the sequence reads 10th, 4th, 7th, 2nd, 8th, 2nd. Those two second-place finishes buried in that run show Top Star can get close on its day, but the performances either side of them, including a 10th and an 8th, suggest consistency is the real problem. This is a horse that turns up ready to compete sometimes and simply does not on other occasions.
Top Star has spent most of its career at Class 6, which is the lowest level of flat racing in Britain — essentially the entry point where horses who struggle to win elsewhere are given their best chance. Seven races at that level without a single win is a sobering statistic. It means that even in the most accessible grade of competition available, Top Star has not been able to get its nose in front. Racing just one day ago, the horse remains active and in training, so Ivory has not given up hope — but at four years old and without a win to its name, the window for establishing itself as a consistent winner is beginning to close.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 21 Apr | 0% |
| chelmsford | 3 | 3 other | 7 Mar | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 14 Jun | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 11 Feb | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 30 Apr | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 May | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 15 Jul | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Aug | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 21 Jun | 0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Sep | 0% |