Always Happy (IRE)
Always Happy won her only start at Southwell in a Class 4 novice over 1m to 1m1f on standard going in Mar 2026. The filly has placed on all four of her runs, all on the all-weather at trips between 1m and 1m1f, and she finished second of eight in a Class 4 handicap at Southwell in Oct 2026. She raced off an official rating of 87 at that last run, which remains her career-high mark.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 4 (100%)Placed
- −2.09£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 87Highest OR
- 74dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 115
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 115A | 79.5 | 4 runs · 115 / 79.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 115A | 79.5 | 4 runs · 115 / 79.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 25 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 4 analysed runs since Mar 2026
- Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 8,328 runs since Jan 2008 (976 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 664 | 79 | 11.9% | −1.1 | — |
| Good | 1,662 | 236 | 14.2% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,206 | 139 | 11.5% | −1.5 | — |
| Soft | 1,343 | 156 | 11.6% | −1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 455 | 42 | 9.2% | −3.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,982 | 429 | 14.4% | +1.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 413 | 53 | 12.8% | −0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,216 | 421 | 13.1% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,878 | 375 | 13% | 0 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,474 | 196 | 13.3% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 283 | 32 | 11.3% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 55 | 7 | 12.7% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −1.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximilien Luce (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan Scott | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Sean Dylan Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 26+141d | Southwell (AW) | Dance Through The Decades Christmas Parties Fillies' Handicap Stakes Raced just behind the pace - moved up to hit the front by the inside rail 2f out - kept on but passed inside the final furlong - finished 2nd | 2/8 | 2¼ | 9-13 | 87 | 115A | 98A | Sean Dylan Bowen | 9/2 |
| 29 May 26+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled with leading group - pushed wide and asked for effort with 1f left - moved into second and stayed on inside final furlong but unable to trouble winner | 2/6 | 3 | 9-9 | 87 | 69B | 91B | Rowan Scott | 2/1 |
| 12 May 26+63d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sets the pace early - driven with a furlong left and outkicked close home - edged out at the line | 2/12 | nk | 9-5 | — | 87A | 95A | Ryan Moore | 1/3F |
| 10 Mar 26 | Southwell (AW) | Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled at the back and moving comfortably - produced between rivals just past the furlong pole - forged to the front close home | 1/7 | 9-2 | — | 72A | 91A | Rowan Scott | 10/11F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Always Happy won?
- Always Happy (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Always Happy?
- Always Happy (IRE) is trained by Roger Varian, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Always Happy's sire?
- Always Happy (IRE) is by Siyouni (FR) out of Sweet Molly Malone (USA), whose sire is American Pharoah.
- What is Always Happy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Always Happy's sire's record?
- Siyouni (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 8,328 runs since Jan 2008 (976 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455.
- Who are Always Happy's siblings?
- Out of Sweet Molly Malone (USA), Always Happy (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.