Bill Joyce (IRE)
Bill Joyce is 4 from 11 on turf with wins at four different courses. His biggest success came in the Grade 2 Betfair Winter Novices' Hurdle at Sandown in Dec 2024 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. He also won twice in bumpers at Warwick and Exeter in early 2024. The gelding was beaten favourite when last seen off a mark of 136 at Warwick in Mar 2026.
- 4–11Wins / Runs
- 36.4%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- −0.30£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.41Fair A/E n=11 · 1.22 incl. margin
- 136Highest OR
- 79dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 126
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 129B | 116 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 126A | 113 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 129B | 121 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 109A | 99 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 11 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 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 6 analysed runs
- Prominent 3 (50%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,833 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,959 | 377 | 12.7% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,798 | 177 | 9.8% | −1 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,734 | 257 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 2 from 6 |
| Heavy | 1,213 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,038 | 199 | 9.8% | −1 | 2 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,195 | 321 | 10% | −0.8 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,813 | 339 | 12.1% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 95 | 12.4% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Churchroad Prince (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m4f–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Uptown Dandy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchroad Prince (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 2m6½f | — |
| Uptown Dandy (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.20 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Exeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.67 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.03 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 8 | 3 | 38% | +0.87 |
| Richie McLernon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr A J O'Neill | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 4 | 44% | +1.70 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 67% | +4.70 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.33 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.03 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Mar 26+78d | Warwick | Oddschecker Cheltenham Free Bets Handicap Hurdle Handy early - hit front 2nd - faltered before 7th and pulled up | PU/7 | — | 12-1 | 136 | — | — | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 3/1F |
| 20 Dec 25+233d | Haydock | Betfred 'Bet Builder' 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) Held second early - slipped back by the 8th and last soon after - pulled up before the 10th - later found to have bled from the nose | PU/4 | — | 11-5 | 136 | — | — | Richie McLernon | 5/6F |
| 01 May 25+26d | Punchestown | Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled midfield - stumbled first fence - pushed along in 14th two out but couldn't close - finished well held | 14/23 | 5½ | 11-4 | 134 | 125B | 120A | Richie McLernon | 10/1 |
| 05 Apr 25+70d | Aintree | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled around midfield - fighting for control early - came down at the 8th | F/17 | — | 11-9 | 136 | — | — | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 6/1 |
| 25 Jan 25+28d | Cheltenham | AIS Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Sat behind pace early - moved up to front two out - driven and overtaken straightening for home - slipped back before the last and held on for third | 3/7 | 3½ | 11-10 | 136 | 116A | 140A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 6/1 |
| 28 Dec 24+22d | Newbury | Coral Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Tracked front group early - moved into second before 2 out - pressed pace at that point but couldn't dent winner's advantage - edged out of the frame close home | 3/7 | ¾ | 11-7 | 136 | 126A | 143A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 9/2 |
| 06 Dec 24+33d | Sandown | Betfair Winter Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Settled close up early and eager to go on - level with rivals 3rd - hit front 4th - travelling strongly 2 out despite a slight mistake - opened up gap last - pushed on nicely to the line for the win | 1/6 | 11-2 | — | 129B | 140C | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 4/1 | |
| 03 Nov 24+235d | Carlisle | Antonia Reid Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in a forward spot early - hit the front after the 2nd but not quite tidy at the 3rd - opened up alongside one rival passing three out looking full of running - pushed out on the run to the line and pulled further ahead - won without being extended | 1/8 | 11-0 | — | 100A | 129A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 4/6F | |
| 13 Mar 24+19d | Cheltenham | Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 15/19 | 11 | 11-7 | 120 | 89C | 117C | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 7/1 |
| 23 Feb 24+41d | Exeter | My Pension Expert Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 11-2 | — | — | 135B | Mr A J O'Neill | 5/6F | |
| 13 Jan 24 | Warwick | Wigley Community Fund Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 11-4 | — | 109A | 143A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 6/5F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bill Joyce (IRE) won?
- Bill Joyce (IRE) won 4 of 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 36.4%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trains Bill Joyce (IRE)?
- Bill Joyce (IRE) is trained by Jonjo & A J O'Neill, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 March 2026.
- Who is Bill Joyce (IRE)'s sire?
- Bill Joyce (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Bettys Delight (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What going does Bill Joyce (IRE) prefer?
- Bill Joyce (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bill Joyce (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 136, from the run on 8 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Bill Joyce (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,833 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are Bill Joyce (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Bettys Delight (IRE), Bill Joyce (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Churchroad Prince (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Uptown Dandy (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.