Stars Will Shine (2023) Horse
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Stars Will Shine is a three-year-old chestnut filly by Starman out of Vital Body. She is conditioned by N Meade and owned by Sabina Kelly. Across seven starts she has secured a single victory and a third-place finish, accumulating earnings of $29,488. Her most recent outing took place at Naas on 11 October 2026, where she came home 7th of 11. The latest win was achieved at Down Royal on 29 September 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 31-Oct-26 1609m STANDARD R5 Happy Halloween Handicap, SP: 26.00 | Paddy Harnett 2.75L | 12 (14) |
| Naas 11-Oct-26 2148m SOFT R8 Hcp (of $32,202) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:23.350, SP: 6.00 1st Vanir ( B Coen 135 ) 2nd Speckled Meadow ( J Pietropaolo 119 , Cd 112 ) 2.75L 3rd Fratas ( J M Sheridan 130 ) 8.75L 7th Stars Will Shine ( C Keane 127 ) 21.00L See full results | C Keane 57.6kg 21.00L | 7 (11) |
| Fairyhouse 22-Sep-26 1408m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $33,065) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.050, SP: 10.00 1st Prevalence ( C Keane 140 ) 2nd Back Down Under ( D W O'connor 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Glory To Be ( W Lordan 136 ) 2.25L 9th Stars Will Shine ( R Whelan 132 ) 4.75L See full results | R Whelan 59.9kg 4.75L | 9 (13) |
| Curragh 28-Jun-26 1811m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $99,111) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:51.650, SP: 34.00 1st King Of Earth ( T Marquand 127 ) 2nd Summer Is Tomorrow ( J M Sheridan 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Liberation Date ( O Tynan 119 ) 2.00L 10th Stars Will Shine ( A Caffrey 127 ) 8.65L See full results | A Caffrey 57.6kg 8.65L | 10 (18) |
| Curragh 24-May-26 1609m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $48,763) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.310, SP: 6.50 1st Green Carrera ( D B Mcmonagle 127 ) 2nd Punica Granatum ( S Foley 121 ) 0.15L 3rd Anushka ( B Lee 127 ) 1.75L 9th Stars Will Shine ( O Murphy 133 ) 7.30L See full results | O Murphy 60.3kg 7.30L | 9 (12) |
| Curragh 22-Oct-25 1610m HEAVY R3 CL1 $3,228 (of $64,557) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.680, SP: 5.00 1st Sugar Island ( W Lordan 128 ) 2nd Thundering On ( D B Mcmonagle 128 ) 2.75L 3rd Ice Dancer ( R Whelan 128 ) 4.75L 5th Stars Will Shine ( C Hayes 128 ) 15.00L See full results | C Hayes 58.1kg 15.00L | 5 (8) |
| Down Royal 29-Sep-25 1432m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 11/8 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and headway under 2f out, led 1f out, ridden and kept on well to draw clear final 100 yards | Colin Keane 57.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Cork 10-Sep-25 1207m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 12/1 Mid-division in stand side group, under pressure 2f out, progress 1f out, ran on in 4th final 100 yards to 3rd close home, nearest at finish | Ben Coen 57.2kg Short Head | 3 (14) |