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Optima RacingHorses › Kesta (IRE)

Kesta (IRE)

3yo ch g · Form & record 2025-04-01 to 2026-06-19 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Eve Johnson Houghton.
Pedigree Kessaar (IRE) × Destacado (IRE) (by Mehmas)
OwnerMrs Tina Larcombe
BreederR O'Callaghan And D Veitch
Ratings Official 78 · best RPR 82 · best TS 74
15
Runs
3
Wins
20.0%
Strike rate
53.3%
Place rate
1.69
Actual / Expected
16.7%
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Full form — last 15 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-06-19 27d Goodwood 5f Good 4 5/8 1 Rhys Clutterbuck 135 78 75 64 8/1
Flat Turf Goodwood Horseracing Club Membership Handicap Chased the leader - under the saddle before halfway - found little and faded from over 1f out
2026-05-23 21d Windsor 6f Firm 4 11/14 0.05 Kaiya Fraser 135 80 59 48 6/1
Flat Turf Bodhi Solutions - Constructing Champions Handicap Midfield - weakened inside final furlong(op 17/2)
2026-05-02 189d Newmarket 6f Firm 2 11/11 2.5 Hollie Doyle 120 82 63 62 40/1
Flat Turf Turners Handicap Prominent - edged right and bumped rival over 1f out - soon weakened gradually(op 50/1)
2025-10-25 23d Newbury 6f Soft 4 6/7 8 Charles Bishop 132 82 44 42 8/1
Flat Turf Hazell & Jefferies Nursery Handicap Always behind(op 11/2)
2025-10-02 40d Nottingham 6f Soft 2 1/6 0 Charles Bishop 135 79 82 51 5/2
Flat Turf PricedUp Daily Sports Boosts Grassroots Series Final Nursery Handicap Pressed leaders - ridden to lead 1f out - kept on well(tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1)
2025-08-23 5d Newmarket (July) 6f Firm 2 3/20 0.2 Callum Hutchinson 125 78 81 73 12/1
Flat Turf £100 000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes (GBB Race) Prominent towards far side - kept on well(op 17/2)
2025-08-18 19d Windsor 5f Firm 4 3/9 0.1 Charles Bishop 132 78 74 43 12/1
Flat Turf Get Raceday Ready Nursery Handicap Took keen hold - in rear - headway on far side of group from 2f out - briefly went second inside final 110yds(op 14/1)
2025-07-30 16d Sandown 5f Good 4 3/5 1.5 Georgia Dobie 130 79 72 52 13/2
Flat Turf Orbital Veterinary Services Nursery Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Nursery Qualifier) Dwelt start - in rear - in touch with leaders after 1f - headway and disputed lead over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1)
2025-07-14 10d Windsor 5f Firm 3 1/4 0 Charles Bishop 128 77 76 29 7/2
Flat Turf Fitzdares Taking Bets Since 1882 Nursery Handicap Raced in second - pushed along and challenging over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on but joined post(op 4/1)
2025-07-04 24d Haydock 5f Good 4 2/5 0.5 Charles Bishop 132 75 76 38 8/1
Flat Turf CleanEvent Nursery Handicap In touch with leaders - switched right and headway from over 1f out - led narrowly inside final furlong - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 13/2)
2025-06-10 17d Salisbury 6f Firm 4 10/12 0.1 Charles Bishop 133 65 27 7/1
Flat Turf Clive Cox Racing British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B/C/D) (Qual') (GBB/IRE Inc) (Div I) In touch with leaders on outer - took keen hold - headway over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 10/1)
2025-05-24 22d Salisbury 5f Firm 4 6/9 0.5 Oliver Carmichael 128 67 43 13/2
Flat Turf Whitsbury Manor Stud British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands C/D) (EBF Restricted Qual') (GBB) Awkward start - in rear - some headway 1f out - never near to challenge(op 8/1)
2025-05-02 20d Goodwood 5f Good 2 5/11 1 Georgia Dobie 135 76 74 14/1
Flat Racing To School Reaches 250 000 EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands C/D) (Qualifier) (GBB)
2025-04-12 11d Brighton 5.5f Firm 5 1/9 0 Rhys Clutterbuck 131 78 69 17/2
Flat Star Sports EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (Bands C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race)
2025-04-01 DEB Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 2/7 Charles Bishop 129 67 25 20/1
Flat Win £1M With BetMGMs Golden Goals Restricted Maiden Stakes (Bands B C And D) (GBB Race)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)3266.7%
Normal (2-4wk)900.0%
Freshened (1-2m)11100.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 24125.0%
Class 4800.0%
Class 52150.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)15320.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Firm8225.0%
Good400.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Windsor3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2025-04-01–2026-06-19. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.