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Horse profile

Always Happy (IRE)

3yo filly · Trainer Roger Varian · Owner Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor Derrick Smith
by Siyouni (FR) out of Sweet Molly Malone (USA) (American Pharoah)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Mar 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Southwell (AW) Last run 17 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 8 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

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.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Mar 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 17 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 115A · median 79.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)4115A79.54 runs · 115 / 79.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f4115A79.54 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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 17 Oct 2026 Official rating 87 at the last run, 17 Oct 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 98A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)498A934 runs · 98 / 93
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f498A934 runs · 98 / 93

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 8,328 runs since Jan 2008 (976 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14321.4%+8.4—
Good to Firm6647911.9%−1.1—
Good1,66223614.2%+1.2—
Good to Soft1,20613911.5%−1.5—
Soft1,34315611.6%−1.4—
Heavy455429.2%−3.8—
Standard (AW)2,98242914.4%+1.41 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4135312.8%−0.2—
6f – 7f3,21642113.1%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f2,87837513%01 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,47419613.3%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m2833211.3%−1.7—
2m1f – 2m4f55712.7%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−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

Dam
Sweet Molly Malone (USA) (American Pharoah)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Maximilien Luce (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 2 1 50% −0.09
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
17 Oct 26+141d Southwell (AW) Dance Through The Decades Christmas Parties Fillies' Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 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 87115A98A Sean Dylan Bowen 9/2
29 May 26+17d Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8.5f · Standard · 6 ran 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 8769B91B Rowan Scott 2/1
12 May 26+63d Lingfield (AW) Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran Sets the pace early - driven with a furlong left and outkicked close home - edged out at the line 2/12 nk 9-5 —87A95A Ryan Moore 1/3F
10 Mar 26 Southwell (AW) Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 7 ran 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 —72A91A 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.

Record shown from March 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.