TOPKAPI STAR

🐎 Horse Profile: Topkapi Star (GB)

Foaled: 3 April 2017
Sex: Mare
Colour: Bay
Sire: Golden Horn (GB)
Dam: Burlesque Star (IRE)

Owner: Mr A C Whillans
Trainer: Ewan Whillans

🏇 Racing Overview

Topkapi Star is an experienced staying National Hunt hurdler trained by Ewan Whillans. Now eight years old, she competes primarily in handicap hurdle races over extended trips, usually between roughly 2 miles 3 furlongs and 3 miles.

She has shown the ability to win off competitive marks in staying handicap hurdles — including victories at Sedgefield and Ayr — and has also produced several credible placed efforts in Class 4 and Class 5 handicap company. Topkapi Star typically races prominently and uses her stamina to stay on strongly through the later stages of her races, making her a seasoned competitor in staying races.

🧬 Pedigree Notes

By Golden Horn, Topkapi Star has a pedigree that combines quality and stamina, traits that have helped her succeed over staying trips in National Hunt company. Her dam, Burlesque Star, reinforces this profile with staying influences, contributing to her aptitude for longer distances and testing handicap hurdles.

This breeding underpins her strengths in extended National Hunt races.

🏠 In Training

Under the care of Ewan Whillans, Topkapi Star is campaigned in staying handicap hurdles that suit her stamina and jumping ability. Whillans places her in events where her endurance and race experience can be maximised against similar rivals, particularly at courses that favour staying types.

Her connections aim to keep her competitive in staying handicap company, using her proven staying ability and resilience to her advantage throughout the season.

🔎 Key Attributes

• Preferred trip: ~2m 3f to 3m

• Ground preference: Effective on good to soft and varied going

• Racing style: Prominent stayer with a strong finish

• Profile: Consistent and experienced staying handicap hurdler with multiple wins and solid placed form