Kesta (2023) Horse

Foal Date

08-Mar-23

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Kessaar

Dam

Destacado

Prize Money

102274

Trainer

Eve Johnson Houghton

Owners

The Woodway 20

About

Kesta is a 3yo ch trained by Eve Johnson Houghton. Its sire is the stallion Kessaar and its dam is Destacado. To date, Kesta has won three races. On 2nd Oct 2025 at Nottingham, it secured its biggest victory, earning $29511.00 in the Cl2. The horse has been a profitable choice for bettors, delivering a 46% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.

Raced At

Newbury • Nottingham • Newmarket • Windsor • Sandown • Haydock • Salisbury • Goodwood • Brighton • Wolverhampton

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Newbury 25-Oct-25 1210m SOFT R2 CL4 (of $15,739) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.450, SP: 9.00 1st Lebron Power ( S M Levey 136 ) 2nd Better And Better ( R Ryan 131 ) 0.20L 3rd Gorey Gold ( R Hornby 130 ) 0.30L 6th Kesta ( C Bishop 132 ) 12.30L See full results	C Bishop 59.9kg 12.30L	6 (7)
Nottingham 02-Oct-25 1220m GOOD R3 CL2 $16,200 (of $29,511) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.150, SP: 3.50 1st Kesta ( C Bishop 135 ) 2nd Who Is Alice ( G Bass 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Akabusi ( L Edmunds 123 ) 0.00L See full results	C Bishop 61.2kg	1 (6)
Newmarket 23-Aug-25 1210m GOOD R4 CL2 $14,433 (of $119,405) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:12.160, SP: 13.00 1st Sioux Perfect ( W Cox 122 ) 2nd Court Alert ( N Callan 127 ) 1.00L 3rd Kesta ( C Hutchinson 125 ) 1.20L See full results	C Hutchinson 56.7kg 1.20L	3 (20)
Windsor 19-Aug-25 1030m GOOD R4 CL4 $1,325 (of $10,623) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:00.450, SP: 13.00 1st Lil Brother ( T E Whelan 135 ) 2nd Angel Numbers ( T Marquand 131 ) 1.25L 3rd Kesta ( C Bishop 132 ) 1.40L See full results	C Bishop 59.9kg 1.40L	3 (9)
Sandown 31-Jul-25 1010m GOOD R2 CL4 $1,411 (of $11,312) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.250, SP: 7.50 1st Novelette ( H Doyle 129 ) 2nd Lil Brother ( T E Whelan 132 ) 1.50L 3rd Kesta ( G Dobie 130 ) 3.00L See full results	G Dobie 59kg 3.00L	3 (5)
Windsor 15-Jul-25 1030m GOOD R1 CL3 $7,851 (of $14,755) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.100, SP: 4.50 Chased leader, ridden and challenged over 1f out, led but hard pressed inside final furlong, shared dead heat post 1st Kesta ( C Bishop 128 ) 2nd India Love ( D Egan 135 ) 0.00L 3rd Social Exclusion ( O Murphy 125 ) 0.20L See full results	C Bishop 58.1kg 2nd India Love ( D Egan 61.2kg 0.00L	1 (4)
Haydock 05-Jul-25 1010m GOOD R1 CL4 $2,947 (of $11,804) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:00.630, SP: 9.00 Raced in third, waiting for room 2f out, switched right in between rivals over 1f out, went second and challenging inside final furlong, ran on 1st Cotai Belle ( O J Orr 134 ) 2nd Kesta ( C Bishop 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Guernsey Lady ( B Loughnane 135 ) 1.75L See full results	C Bishop 59.9kg 0.50L	2 (5)
Salisbury 10-Jun-25 1210m GOOD R1 CL4 Nv (of $9,837) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:15.190, SP: 8.00 Chased leaders out wide, switched in behind leaders after 1f, ridden over 1f out, weakened quickly and moved poorly inside final furlong 1st Factual ( O Murphy 130 ) 2nd Astrazar ( T Marquand 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Supreme Diamond ( D Probert 125 ) 3.00L 10th Kesta ( C Bishop 133 ) 5.70L See full results	C Bishop 60.3kg 5.70L	10 (12)
Salisbury 25-May-25 1010m GOOD R1 CL4 Nv (of $9,837) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.070, SP: 7.50 Held up towards rear, pushed along off pace over 1f out, late headway close home 1st Ardisia ( B Loughnane 137 ) 2nd Proof ( J Mitchell 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Nifty ( F Marsh 123 ) 1.45L 6th Kesta ( O Carmichael 135 , Cd 142 ) 3.70L See full results	O Carmichael 61.2kg, Cd 64.4kg 3.70L	6 (9)
GOODwood 02-May-25 1010m GOOD R1 CL2 Nv (of $29,511) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.910, SP: 15.00 Chased leaders in centre, ridden under 1f out, kept on, never a danger 1st Havana Hurricane ( C Bishop 128 ) 2nd Logi Bear ( S M Levey 130 ) 2.00L 3rd Guernsey Lady ( S Osborne 123 ) 2.75L 5th Kesta ( G Dobie 135 ) 4.50L See full results	G Dobie 61.2kg 4.50L	5 (11)
Brighton 13-Apr-25 1060m GOOD R2 CL5 Md $3,672 (of $6,689) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.510, SP: 9.50 Soon raced in second, chased leader from 2f out, led entering final 110 yards, pushed out and always doing enough towards finish 1st Kesta ( R Clutterbuck 131 ) 2nd Dapper Charm ( L Morris 131 ) 1.25L 3rd Buenos Dias ( J Watson 133 ) 1.35L See full results	R Clutterbuck 59.4kg	1 (9)
Wolverhampton 02-Apr-25 1030m GOOD R2 CL5 Md $1,724 (of $6,689) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:02.790, SP: 21.00 Towards rear, raced wide, ran green early, pushed along before hampered home turn, rallied and ran on well final furlong, went second inside final 110 yards, kept on, promising 1st Hollywood Treasure ( D Egan 126 ) 2nd Kesta ( C Bishop 129 ) 3.00L 3rd Tamather ( H Crouch 129 ) 6.25L See full results	C Bishop 58.5kg 3.00L	2 (7)