Horse Details

Victory Star (GB)

20 Runs 2 Wins (10.0%) 2 Places (10.0%)

Owner: Johnston Racing Ltd Silks

Johnston Racing Ltd Trainer: Charlie & Mark Johnston

8 years old

Sire: Night Of Thunder (IRE)

Dam: Oud Metha (GB)

Damsire: Manduro

Past Runs (20 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
12/03/25 14:58	Huntingdon	2m4½f	Shane Fenelon	C Byrnes	99	-	-	90	11-4	25/1	In rear - mistake and struggling 3rd - lost touch and pulled up halfway(op 16/1) In rear - mistake and struggling 3rd - lost touch and pulled up halfway(op 16/1)
12/10/24 14:50	Fairyhouse (IRE)	2m2½f	Philip Byrnes	C Byrnes	9	4:42.33	20	84	11-3	7/2F	Midfield - slightly hampered 6th - weakened from 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 5/1) Midfield - slightly hampered 6th - weakened from 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
16/05/24 18:30	Clonmel (IRE)	2m3f	Philip Byrnes	C Byrnes	6	5:14.34	.75	84	11-0	10/1	Towards rear - headway on outer before 2 out - no impression approaching last(op 8/1 tchd 14/1) Towards rear - headway on outer before 2 out - no impression approaching last(op 8/1 tchd 14/1)
15/03/24 17:15	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	1m2½f	Seamie Heffernan	Kevin Thomas Coleman	1st	2:18.13	Won	60	9-2	18/1	Led - soon headed and raced in second - lost second and prominent halfway - went second again 4f out - led and drifted right over 1f out - hung left 1f out - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the race wasn't run to suit gelding the last day and he got things more his own way today)(tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1) Led - soon headed and raced in second - lost second and prominent halfway - went second again 4f out - led and drifted right over 1f out - hung left 1f out - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the race wasn't run to suit gelding the last day and he got things more his own way today)(tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1)
16/02/24 19:30	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	1m2½f	Calum Hogan	Kevin Thomas Coleman	12	2:18.32	0.3	63	9-5	14/1	Raced in second and pressed leader - led narrowly after 2f - headed over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 8/1) Raced in second and pressed leader - led narrowly after 2f - headed over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 8/1)
26/01/24 16:30	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	1m2½f	Cian MacRedmond	Kevin Thomas Coleman	3rd	2:20.81	0.3	65	9-3	33/1	Prominent - led on far side of group under 2f out - faced challenge when switched right over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakening when lost second final strides(op 25/1) Prominent - led on far side of group under 2f out - faced challenge when switched right over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakening when lost second final strides(op 25/1)
10/10/23 16:10	Punchestown (IRE)	2m4f	Jody McGarvey	John Joseph Hanlon	99	-	-	87	10-13	66/1	Towards rear of midfield - lost ground before 3 out - dropped to last and detached when hampered by faller and unseated after 2 out Towards rear of midfield - lost ground before 3 out - dropped to last and detached when hampered by faller and unseated after 2 out
17/08/23 19:49	Tramore (IRE)	2m4½f	Jody McGarvey	John Joseph Hanlon	12	5:10.85	2.75	88	11-7	66/1	Midfield - not fluent 3rd - weakening when mistake 2 out - eased when mistake last(op 28/1) Midfield - not fluent 3rd - weakening when mistake 2 out - eased when mistake last(op 28/1)
08/07/23 17:30	Bellewstown (IRE)	2m1f	A P Heskin	John Joseph Hanlon	10	4:14.30	32	–	11-12	150/1	Towards rear - slow jump 5th - weakened after 4 out - tailed off(op 125/1) Towards rear - slow jump 5th - weakened after 4 out - tailed off(op 125/1)
21/06/23 17:55	Wexford (IRE)	2m½f	Shane Fenelon	John Joseph Hanlon	8	4:23.55	61	–	11-8	100/1	In rear throughout - badly hampered by faller 2nd - weakened and tailed off 3 out (jockey said gelding was hampered by the faller)(op 66/1) In rear throughout - badly hampered by faller 2nd - weakened and tailed off 3 out (jockey said gelding was hampered by the faller)(op 66/1)
26/12/22 12:35	Leopardstown (IRE)	2m	Simon Torrens	John Joseph Hanlon	20	4:37.60	18	–	11-12	200/1	Always towards rear - behind from 5th Always towards rear - behind from 5th
29/11/22 12:50	Punchestown (IRE)	2m½f	Jordan Gainford	John Joseph Hanlon	20	4:27.45	21	–	11-12	100/1	Didn't jump with fluency - raced wide - towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear 5th - soon struggling - tailed off Didn't jump with fluency - raced wide - towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear 5th - soon struggling - tailed off
23/11/22 17:00	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	1m2½f	Jonathan Moore	John Joseph Hanlon	9	2:18.89	1.5	65	10-2	33/1	Midfield - ridden under 2f out - no impression 1f out - finished 10th - placed 9th(op 28/1 tchd 40/1) Midfield - ridden under 2f out - no impression 1f out - finished 10th - placed 9th(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
04/07/22 17:15	Ayr	1m2f	Cieren Fallon	Charlie & Mark Johnston	9	2:14.20	19	63	10-2	18/1	Prominent - pushed along 3f out - weakened over 1f out - eased final furlong(op 11/1) Prominent - pushed along 3f out - weakened over 1f out - eased final furlong(op 11/1)
31/05/22 15:50	Brighton	1m2f	Pat Cosgrave	Charlie & Mark Johnston	3rd	2:8.91	1.75	63	9-7	15/8	Led at steady pace - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - lost second and no extra 1f out(op 6/4 tchd 2/1) Led at steady pace - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - lost second and no extra 1f out(op 6/4 tchd 2/1)
07/05/22 17:00	Lingfield	1m2f	Ben Curtis	Charlie & Mark Johnston	1st	2:9.95	Won	57	9-6	9/4	Made all - pushed along under 3f out - ridden and drifted right over 1f out - drifted left inside final furlong - kept on well - always doing enough(op 11/4 tchd 85/40) Made all - pushed along under 3f out - ridden and drifted right over 1f out - drifted left inside final furlong - kept on well - always doing enough(op 11/4 tchd 85/40)
26/04/22 15:23	Brighton	1m2f	Andrew Breslin	Charlie & Mark Johnston	6	2:2.00	.75	60	9-3	9/2	Disputed lead - prominent over 3f out - ridden 2f out - outpaced when short of room against far rail over 1f out - kept on(op 5/1 tchd 7/2) Disputed lead - prominent over 3f out - ridden 2f out - outpaced when short of room against far rail over 1f out - kept on(op 5/1 tchd 7/2)
12/03/22 20:00	Kempton (AW)	1m3f	Oliver Stammers	Charlie & Mark Johnston	4	2:21.74	4	61	9-8	6/1	Led - headed but chased leader over 7f out - led again over 4f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 9/2) Led - headed but chased leader over 7f out - led again over 4f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 9/2)
05/01/22 16:08	Wolverhampton (AW)	1m4f	Joe Fanning	Charlie & Mark Johnston	7	2:40.37	1.75	63	9-5	7/4F	Bumped start - soon led - pushed along and faced challenge over 2f out - edged left from over 1f out - headed 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/4) Bumped start - soon led - pushed along and faced challenge over 2f out - edged left from over 1f out - headed 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/4)
06/12/21 18:30	Wolverhampton (AW)	1m4f	Oliver Stammers	Mark Johnston	12	2:41.74	4	64	9-6	4/1	Soon led - pushed along and headed under 3f out - weakening when ridden and hung left over 1f out (trainer's representative could offer no explanation for gelding's poor performance)(tchd 9/2) Soon led - pushed along and headed under 3f out - weakening when ridden and hung left over 1f out (trainer's representative could offer no explanation for gelding's poor performance)(tchd 9/2)