Kesta (2023)

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 2yo colt trained by Eve Johnson Houghton at Blewbury. He is by the stallion Kessaar out of the mare Destacado. To date he has secured three wins. On 2 Oct 2025 at Nottingham, Kesta claimed his most valuable triumph, taking $29,511.00 in the Cl2. He has proven a rewarding horse for punters, delivering a 46% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his 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	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	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	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	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	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	C Bishop 58.1kg	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	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	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	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	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	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	C Bishop 58.5kg 3.00L	2 (7)