Shire Star (2021) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-21

Colour

bay

Dam

Opera Star

Trainer

E McCarthy

Owners

Complete Package Syndicate

About

Shire Star is a 5yo b trained by E McCarthy in Limerick. It is sired by the stallion Berkshire out of the dam Opera Star. Shire Star has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In its most recent race at Ballinrobe on 27 May 2026, Shire Star was ridden by Gary Noonan and finished 10th behind the winner The Store Boy.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Ballinrobe 27-May-26 3231m GOOD R3 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:05.300, SP: 126.00 1st The Store Boy ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 2nd Press The Button ( K Donoghue 166 ) 6.50L 3rd Manoir De Mirande ( D Gilligan 160 ) 16.50L 10th Shire Star ( G Noonan 158 ) 47.80L See full resultsG Noonan 71.7kg 47.8kgL10 (18)
Killarney 12-May-26 4069m GOOD R2 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:06.200, SP: 67.00 1st Hi Ho Idaho ( D Gilligan 158 ) 2nd Splendid Fellow ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Livio ( P Townend 166 ) 1.75L 9th Shire Star ( G Noonan 158 ) 67.75L See full resultsG Noonan 71.7kg 67.8kgL9 (17)