Star Material (2023) Horse
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Star Material is a three-year-old bay gelding, by Starman out of Marriage Material. He is trained by A Keatley and owned by Mr S Ryan. Over 13 starts he has secured one win, three seconds and a third, earning $27,120 in prize money. His most recent start was at Doncaster on 23 October 2026, finishing 2nd of 12 runners. His latest victory came at Ripon on 4 June 2025.
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Newmarket • Doncaster • Beverley • Redcar • Chepstow • Chester • Thirsk • Ayr • Royal Ascot • Ripon • Pontefract • MusselburghRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newmarket 31-Oct-26 1207m GOOD TO SOFT R1 Prestige Vehicles Handicap (Div 1), SP: 15.00 | Barry McHugh 3.25L | 6 (10) |
| Doncaster 23-Oct-26 1209m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 33/1 Keen in midfield, ridden over 2f out, not clear run inside final furlong, soon kept on, good headway inside final 110yds, took second close home | Mikey Sheehy 59kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (12) |
| Beverley 22-Sep-26 1477m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 33/1 Prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, beaten when hampered 1f out, not recover | Barry McHugh 62.1kg 3/4 length | 7 (9) |
| Newcastle 21-Aug-26 1006m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 Hcp (of $18,833) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:58.790, SP: 17.00 1st Lethal Nymph ( D Nolan 139 ) 2nd Changeofmind ( Z Wheatley 139 ) 0.15L 3rd Little Mi Mi ( J Nicholls 136 , Cd 133 ) 1.90L 13th Star Material ( O Mcsweeney 140 ) 24.05L See full results | O Mcsweeney 63.5kg 24.05L | 13 (13) |
| Redcar 29-Jul-26 1204m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp (of $9,210) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.720, SP: 7.50 1st Archduke Ferdinand ( S Farmer 129 ) 2nd Kats Bob ( W Pyle 132 ) 1.25L 3rd Artagnan ( J Nicholls 141 ) 1.75L Star Material ( C J Whiteley 132 ) 0.00L | C J Whiteley 59.9kg 0.00L | UPD (7) |
| Chepstow 04-Jul-26 1222m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $2,654 (of $11,322) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.850, SP: 10.00 1st Maid In Devon ( J Doughty 120 ) 2nd Grey Horizon ( K T O'neill 129 ) 0.15L 3rd Star Material ( M Sheehy 137 ) 1.40L See full results | M Sheehy 62.1kg 1.40L | 3 (8) |
| Chester 06-May-26 1223m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp (of $29,183) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.340, SP: 12.00 1st Cherry Baker ( C Fallon 126 ) 2nd Ruby's Angel ( T Marquand 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Tricky Tel ( O J Orr 125 ) 0.50L 8th Star Material ( M Sheehy 130 ) 3.45L See full results | M Sheehy 59kg 3.45L | 8 (14) |
| Thirsk 18-Apr-26 1006m GOOD R7 CL3 Hcp (of $19,740) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 00:58.120, SP: 19.00 1st Simplify ( P J Mcdonald 128 ) 2nd Schrodinger's Cat ( A Mullen 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Entailed ( C Beasley 124 ) 0.30L 9th Star Material ( M Sheehy 130 ) 5.50L See full results | M Sheehy 59kg 5.50L | 9 (14) |
| York 11-Oct-25 1207m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 20/1 Raced far side of group, off the pace and always towards rear | O McSweeney 58.5kg 1/2 length | 11 (13) |
| Ayr 19-Sep-25 1207m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 25/1 In rear, headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner | O McSweeney 57.2kg 2 1/2l | 2 (9) |
| Royal Ascot 19-Jun-25 1006m GOOD TO FIRM CL1 Flat, SP: 66/1 Prominent, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten from over 1f out | Connor Beasley 58.5kg 3/4 length | 15 (15) |
| Ripon 04-Jun-25 1006m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/4 Edged left start, always prominent, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well | Connor Beasley 60.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Pontefract 30-Apr-25 1009m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 1/1 Handy, pushed along under 2f out, ridden and pressed leader over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held closing stages | Connor Beasley 60.3kg 1/2 length | 2 (7) |
| Musselburgh 13-Apr-25 1007m GOOD CL2 Flat, SP: 7/2 Prominent on outer, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out | Connor Beasley 60.3kg 1 length | 6 (7) |