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Horse profile

Court Jester (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2017) · Last trainer S Wilson · Last owner S Wilson
by Pushkin (IRE) out of Noeleens Delight (IRE) (Le Bavard)
27 runs · 9 courses · from Feb 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Mar 2017 — 3,519 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2017 2 wins · Navan & Down Royal First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Court Jester (IRE) is 2 from 27. Hasn't won since Feb 2014. Last raced off 81, 29lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 29lb off peak
Official rating81↓ 29lb off peak
81 81–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Down Royal, 26 Dec 2016

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 80B · median 38
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m280B38—

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 26 Dec 2016 Official rating 81 at the last run, 17 Mar 2017

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 20 figures · best 123A · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy9123A109—
Soft9116A100—
Good to Soft295C93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m14123A104.5—
2m1f – 2m4f5115A95—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 27 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 27 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Pushkin (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 321 runs since Mar 2010 (22 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1900%−6.9—
Good11587%+0.10 from 2
Good to Soft4349.3%+2.40 from 2
Soft9977.1%+0.20 from 12
Heavy4137.3%+0.42 from 11
Standard (AW)400%−6.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−6.9—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−6.9—
1m5f – 2m132118.3%+1.42 from 16
2m1f – 2m4f13175.3%−1.60 from 9
2m5f – 3m4836.3%−0.60 from 2
Over 3m5120%+13.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Noeleens Delight (IRE) (Le Bavard)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Leading Diamonds (IRE)160——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 12 0 0% −12.00
Heavy 11 2 18% +19.33
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 13 1 8% +13.00
Navan 5 1 20% −0.67
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 16 2 13% +14.33
2m1f – 2m4f 9 0 0% −9.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jody McGarvey 9 2 22% +21.33
Niall P Madden 7 0 0% −7.00
Shane Crimin 2 0 0% −2.00
Ken Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Donal McInerney 1 0 0% −1.00
Lizzie Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Whillans 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Buchanan 1 0 0% −1.00
Matthew Bowes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 26 2 8% +4.33
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 7 0 0% −7.00
2014 4 1 25% +0.33
2013 5 0 0% −5.00
2012 6 1 17% +20.00

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
2017 · 2 runs
17 Mar 17+26d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m3½f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-10 81—— Donal McInerney 20/1
19 Feb 17+55d Navan P.s. Supplies Doors & Floors Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 10/11 27 9-5 84-4C68C Shane Crimin 9/1
2016 · 3 runs
26 Dec 16+274d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Soft · 20 ran 6/20 6 10-6 8680B100A Shane Crimin 20/1
27 Mar 16+67d Sedgefield Betfred Racing 'Follow Us On Twitter' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-7 99—— Lizzie Kelly 11/2
20 Jan 16+25d Fairyhouse Sponsor A Race At Fairyhouse Call 018256167 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 6/16 11 11-3 89—83A Jody McGarvey 7/1
2015 · 7 runs
26 Dec 15+16d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 2½ 10-13 89—114A Jody McGarvey 7/1
10 Dec 15+220d Punchestown Buy Your Go Racing In Kildare Badge Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Soft · 21 ran 15/21 1½ 10-9 92—87A Niall P Madden 33/1
04 May 15+37d Down Royal Belfast Live Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Yielding · 20 ran 7/20 1 11-10 93—116A Niall P Madden 14/1
28 Mar 15+22d Navan Follow Navan On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Heavy · 21 ran 16/21 4½ 10-9 95—82C Jody McGarvey 20/1
06 Mar 15+23d Ayr Seven Exclusive Cheltenham Races On RacingUK Handicap Hurdle (For The James Barclay Challenge Trophy) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 4½ 10-13 110—85A Callum Whillans 10/1
11 Feb 15+31d Down Royal Bet With The Tote Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 4¼ 10-7 97—101A Niall P Madden 10/1
11 Jan 15+16d Fairyhouse Ward Union Hunt Raceday Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-4 98—— Niall P Madden 8/1
2014 · 4 runs
26 Dec 14+12d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 2½ 11-7 97—121A Jody McGarvey 7/2
14 Dec 14+301d Navan 2015 Navan Race Membership Club Ideal Christmas Present Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m · Yielding To Soft · 21 ran 12/21 ¾ 10-1 98—86C Niall P Madden 10/1
16 Feb 14+11d Navan Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Heavy · 14 ran 1/14 10-8 93—123A Jody McGarvey 10/3F
05 Feb 14+41d Down Royal Bet With The Tote Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m4f · Heavy · 13 ran 2/13 shd 10-6 89—115A Jody McGarvey 3/1J
2013 · 5 runs
26 Dec 13+36d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Soft · 17 ran 3/17 2½ 10-6 86—113A Brian Cawley 7/1
20 Nov 13+19d Fairyhouse Special Offers At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Soft · 16 ran 4/16 2 11-3 86—114A Niall P Madden 25/1
01 Nov 13+211d Down Royal Allianz Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m6f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 14/20 4¼ 10-12 88—91C Niall P Madden 25/1
04 Apr 13+19d Thurles Clonoulty Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m6f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-13 89—— Jody McGarvey 10/1
16 Mar 13+80d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Soft · 17 ran UR/17 — 11-2 89—— Jody McGarvey 13/2
2012 · 6 runs
26 Dec 12+233d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 10-4 83—109A Jody McGarvey 25/1
07 May 12+30d Down Royal Daily Mirror Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Good · 19 ran F/19 — 10-11 83—— A P Heskin 50/1
07 Apr 12+48d Carlisle totepool Mobile Text tote To 89660 Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 8 12-0 ——95C Peter Buchanan 50/1
19 Feb 12+8d Navan Irish Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 1¼ 11-12 ——87C Ken Whelan 100/1
11 Feb 12+10d Naas Tote Jackpot Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran 22/24 5½ 11-12 ——91C Ken Whelan 100/1
01 Feb 12 Down Royal Sean Graham Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 20 ran BD/20 — 10-13 ——— Matthew Bowes 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Court Jester won?
Court Jester (IRE) won 2 of 27 archived starts between 2012 and 2017, a strike rate of 7.4%. Placed 7 times in total (25.9% of starts).
Who trained Court Jester?
Court Jester (IRE) was trained by S Wilson on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 17 March 2017.
Who is Court Jester's sire?
Court Jester (IRE) is by Pushkin (IRE) out of Noeleens Delight (IRE), whose sire is Le Bavard.
What going does Court Jester prefer?
Court Jester (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 11 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Court Jester's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 17 March 2017. The highest on record is 110.
What is Court Jester's sire's record?
Pushkin (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 321 runs since Mar 2010 (22 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Court Jester's siblings?
Out of Noeleens Delight (IRE), Court Jester (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.