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Horse profile

Ever Cheerful (GB)

10yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2011) · Last trainer Andrew Haynes · Last owner Abacus Employment Services Ltd
by Atraf (GB) out of Big Story (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux)
76 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Feb 2011 — 5,730 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2011 · 12th of 12 6 wins · Lingfield (AW) & Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Ever Cheerful (GB) is 6 from 76. Hasn't won since Mar 2008. All 6 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 9 on turf. Last raced off 47, 29lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 76 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW OR ↓ 29lb off peak
Official rating47↓ 29lb off peak
47 47–76

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 63A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 19 Jan 2011 Official rating 47 at the last run, 18 Feb 2011

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 76 figures · best 86A · median 62.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)6780A63—
Good to Firm362A57—
Good to Soft254A47—
Good286A73.5—
Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f7086A63—
Under 6f662C55.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 76 figures from 76 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
Atraf (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 1,220 runs since Jan 2008 (86 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 11% from 317. Weakest on good to firm going: 3.9% from 204. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.4% from 135. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.1% from 293.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3438.8%+1.90 from 1
Good to Firm20483.9%−30 from 3
Good281186.4%−0.50 from 2
Good to Soft12464.8%−2.10 from 2
Soft16895.4%−1.50 from 1
Heavy9255.4%−1.5—
Standard (AW)3173511%+4.16 from 67
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7068.6%+1.71 from 6
6f – 7f335319.3%+2.45 from 70
1m – 1m1f13064.6%−2.3—
1m2f – 1m4f1351410.4%+3.5—
1m5f – 2m29393.1%−3.8—
2m1f – 2m4f156106.4%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m8966.7%−0.2—
Over 3m12216.7%+9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Big Story (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 67 6 9% −14.88
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 45 4 9% −7.88
Class 5 28 2 7% −13.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 38 5 13% +11.50
Wolverhampton (AW) 17 1 6% −14.38
Kempton (AW) 12 0 0% −12.00
Folkestone 3 0 0% −3.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 70 5 7% −24.38
Under 6f 6 1 17% +0.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Steve Drowne 24 2 8% −8.00
P Nolan 6 1 17% +6.00
Amy Baker 4 0 0% −4.00
J-P Guillambert 4 1 25% +11.00
Oscar Urbina 3 1 33% −0.38
Dane O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Dale Gibson 2 0 0% −2.00
David Nolan 2 0 0% −2.00
Hadden Frost 2 0 0% −2.00
Micky Fenton 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Coumbe 2 0 0% −2.00
Dean Williams 2 0 0% −2.00
George Baker 2 1 50% +4.50
Paul Eddery 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Aaron Chave 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M E Power 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00
Seb Sanders 1 0 0% −1.00
Gillian Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Queally 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Hitchcott 1 0 0% −1.00
Mrs S Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
Dean McKeown 1 0 0% −1.00
Royston Ffrench 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Mongan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 48 4 8% −17.38
None 24 2 8% −2.50
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 9 0 0% −9.00
2009 11 0 0% −11.00
2008 12 2 17% +8.50
2007 16 1 6% −8.50
2006 12 1 8% −5.50
2005 13 2 15% +4.62

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 3 runs
18 Feb 11+30d Lingfield (AW) Lingfield Marriott Hotel & Country Club Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 nk 8-8 4745A Robert Havlin 16/1
19 Jan 11+6d Kempton (AW) kempton.co.uk Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 8-11 5063A Steve Drowne 33/1
13 Jan 11+71d Kempton (AW) williamhill.com - Best Odds On Kempton Favourites Handicap Class 7 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 nk 8-10 5035A Aaron Chave 33/1
2010 · 9 runs
03 Nov 10+6d Kempton (AW) Panoramic Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 8-9 5358A Steve Drowne 25/1
28 Oct 10+22d Lingfield (AW) attheraces.com/breederscup Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 2¾ 9-2 5367A Amy Baker 12/1
06 Oct 10+61d Kempton (AW) Book Now For Jump Racing Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 3 8-12 5463A Amy Baker 16/1
06 Aug 10+20d Lingfield (AW) Croydon Advertiser Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 hd 8-11 5561A Mr M E Power 13/2
17 Jul 10+11d Lingfield In Memory Of Doug Cochrane Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 nk 8-9 4762A Fergus Sweeney 20/1
06 Jul 10+118d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet World Cup Football - Betdaq Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 nse 9-3 5578A Andrea Atzeni 20/1
10 Mar 10+19d Lingfield (AW) Arrows Removal Of London Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 1½ 9-1 5753A Steve Drowne 12/1
19 Feb 10+13d Lingfield (AW) Try Betdaq For An Exchange Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 ½ 9-3 5964A Seb Sanders 6/1
06 Feb 10+61d Lingfield (AW) Lingfieldpark.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 nse 9-1 6168A Amy Baker 25/1
2009 · 11 runs
07 Dec 09+12d Lingfield (AW) Lingfieldpark.co.uk Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 3¼ 8-8 6143A Amy Baker 33/1
25 Nov 09+19d Lingfield (AW) Bet Champions League Football - Betdaq Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 1 8-7 6163A Gillian Dawson 20/1
06 Nov 09+90d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet After The Off At Ladbrokes.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 4½ 9-2 6259A Steve Drowne 14/1
08 Aug 09+17d Lingfield (AW) Hollow Lane Handicap (AW) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 2¾ 9-10 6258A Steve Drowne 8/1
22 Jul 09+49d Lingfield (AW) Hartfield Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 1¼ 9-5 6179A Steve Drowne 11/1
03 Jun 09+60d Kempton (AW) Digibet Casino Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 1¾ 9-4 6247C Steve Drowne 25/1
04 Apr 09+10d Lingfield (AW) freebets.co.uk Man Utd V Aston Villa Free Bets Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 hd 8-11 6353A Steve Drowne 9/2
25 Mar 09+11d Lingfield (AW) Countryside Carnival Here This Saturday Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 8-9 6366A P Nolan 5/1
14 Mar 09+15d Lingfield (AW) freebets.co.uk For Betting Offers Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 ¾ 8-7 6166A P Nolan 7/1
27 Feb 09+27d Lingfield (AW) Top Tips at Cheltenham Preview Evening Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 nk 8-2 6164A P Nolan 16/1
31 Jan 09+34d Lingfield (AW) Live Casino Games at williamhill.com Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 2½ 8-12 6367A P Nolan 11/2
2008 · 12 runs
28 Dec 08+30d Lingfield (AW) Auld Lang Syne Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 1¼ 9-2 6367A Steve Drowne 14/1
28 Nov 08+42d Kempton (AW) Eventmasters.co.uk Official Hospitality At Twickenham Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 ¾ 9-0 6180A Steve Drowne 40/1
17 Oct 08+16d Kempton (AW) TFM Networks Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 6 9-4 6437A Steve Drowne 16/1
01 Oct 08+53d Kempton (AW) Barrettstown Stud Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 ¾ 9-2 6642C Steve Drowne 20/1
09 Aug 08+17d Lingfield (AW) talksport Radio Handicap (AW) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 hd 9-11 6765A Steve Drowne 11/1
23 Jul 08+92d Lingfield (AW) Broadstone Amble Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 2½ 9-9 6760A Steve Drowne 10/1
22 Apr 08+18d Folkestone folkestone-racecourse.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 1¾ 9-0 5754A P Nolan 5/2F
04 Apr 08+8d Southwell Pochin At longeatonplumbersclub Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 1 9-0 5086A Steve Drowne 7/2
27 Mar 08+27d Lingfield (AW) Sand, Sea & Sun At Pontin's Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-2 6669A Steve Drowne 15/2
29 Feb 08+27d Wolverhampton (AW) Family Fun All Day At Pontin's Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 4½ 9-0 6664A Jamie Spencer 11/2
02 Feb 08+20d Lingfield (AW) Lingfield Park For Exhibitions Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 8-11 6269A P Nolan 11/1
13 Jan 08+32d Kempton (AW) Digibet Sports Betting Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 1½ 9-4 6367A Tom Queally 9/1
2007 · 16 runs
12 Dec 07+18d Kempton (AW) Peter Haughton Half Century Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 nk 9-3 6370C Steve Drowne 5/1
24 Nov 07+5d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes 24/7 Free Phone Betting 0800 777 888 Hcap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 nk 9-6 6270C Steve Drowne 5/2F
19 Nov 07+3d Kempton (AW) WBX.COM World Bet Exchange Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 1¼ 9-0 6071C Steve Drowne 5/2F
16 Nov 07+15d Lingfield (AW) lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 shd 9-5 6070C Steve Drowne 5/1F
01 Nov 07+18d Lingfield (AW) Premier Showfreight Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-1 5673C Steve Drowne 13/2
14 Oct 07+54d Lingfield (AW) Coral On CH4 Teletext Page 611 Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 2 9-2 5661C Steve Drowne 14/1
21 Aug 07+12d Brighton Chips at williamhillcasino.com Handicap Class 6 · 5.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11/15 hd 8-7 4940C Sam Hitchcott 16/1
09 Aug 07+15d Bath Macfarlane Packaging Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 5.5f · Firm · 13 ran 7/13 2 9-2 5155C Steve Drowne 13/2
25 Jul 07+11d Lingfield (AW) Join WBX.com 150 of Free Bets Handicap (AW) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 9-6 6358C Steve Drowne 14/1
14 Jul 07+15d Salisbury Bathwick Tyres Lady Riders' Series Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 hd 9-5 5257C Mrs S Moore 12/1
29 Jun 07+98d Folkestone Go West Live After Racing July 26th Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 nk 9-8 5265C Dane O'Neill 3/1
23 Mar 07+18d Lingfield (AW) Canvas Prints From bonusprint.com Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 9-9 6570C Dane O'Neill 3/1
05 Mar 07+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Pontin's Holidays Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 8-12 6750C Dale Gibson 5/2F
23 Feb 07+35d Wolverhampton (AW) pontins.com Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 1¼ 9-6 6759C David Nolan 14/1
19 Jan 07+5d Wolverhampton (AW) Go Pontin's Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 ¾ 8-12 5563C Hadden Frost 9/2
14 Jan 07+23d Kempton (AW) Play Roulette At Intercasino.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 shd 8-8 6758C Hadden Frost 13/2
2006 · 12 runs
22 Dec 06+13d Wolverhampton (AW) WBX.com World Bet Exchange Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 ¾ 9-2 6872C Dale Gibson 10/1
09 Dec 06+8d Wolverhampton (AW) Go Pontin's Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 8-8 5565C James Doyle 7/1
01 Dec 06+17d Lingfield (AW) Jumping Here On December 9th Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 ¾ 9-2 6969C Micky Fenton 15/2
14 Nov 06+9d Wolverhampton (AW) Book Online At wolverhampton-racecourse.co.Uk Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 8-8 7065C David Nolan 20/1
05 Nov 06+8d Lingfield (AW) Next Meeting At Folkestone November 14th Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 8-6 7056C Mark Coumbe 11/1
28 Oct 06+28d Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes Betting In Play Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 hd 8-9 7341C Mark Coumbe 33/1
30 Sep 06+19d Wolverhampton (AW) Zongalero Restaurant Overlooks Track Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 ¾ 9-5 6057C Dean Williams 25/1
11 Sep 06+212d Wolverhampton (AW) Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 ½ 8-13 7563C Dean Williams 20/1
11 Feb 06+14d Lingfield (AW) Betdirect.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 1¼ 9-1 7653C George Baker 12/1
28 Jan 06+17d Lingfield (AW) Betdirect.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 1¼ 8-9 7659C Chris Catlin 10/1
11 Jan 06+8d Lingfield (AW) Betdirect.co.uk For In-Running Football Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1½ 9-5 7069C Micky Fenton 12/1
03 Jan 06+14d Lingfield (AW) Play Now At Betdirectpoker.com Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-0 7062C George Baker 11/2
2005 · 13 runs
20 Dec 05+3d Lingfield (AW) Betdirectcasino.com Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 ½ 9-1 6760C J-P Guillambert 10/3F
17 Dec 05+12d Lingfield (AW) Betdirect Freephone 0800 211 222 Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 shd 9-2 6753C J-P Guillambert 4/1J
05 Dec 05+7d Lingfield (AW) Fred Gibson Memorial Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 8-13 6166C J-P Guillambert 14/1
28 Nov 05+32d Wolverhampton (AW) Betdirect At The Races Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 2 9-0 6159C Adam Kirby 9/2
27 Oct 05+15d Lingfield (AW) ISG Interior Exterior PLC Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 9-2 6371C Paul Eddery 12/1
12 Oct 05+25d Lingfield (AW) Sport Newspapers Ltd Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 ½ 9-4 5954C Paul Eddery 33/1
17 Sep 05+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Black Country Chamber Of Commerce Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 shd 9-1 5766C J-P Guillambert 20/1
03 Sep 05+50d Wolverhampton (AW) Betfredcasino.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 nk 9-1 5950C Dean McKeown 10/1
15 Jul 05+8d Pontefract Gerda Security Products Classified Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 11/12 5 9-0 6335C Royston Ffrench 25/1
07 Jul 05+157d Folkestone 600 Free At intercasino.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 2½ 9-1 6361C Ian Mongan 20/1
31 Jan 05+5d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet Direct Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 8-13 6552C Oscar Urbina 10/1
26 Jan 05+20d Lingfield (AW) Bet Direct Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 ½ 8-13 6562C Oscar Urbina 9/1
06 Jan 05 Wolverhampton (AW) Bet Direct Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 9-7 6563C Oscar Urbina 13/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Ever Cheerful won?
Ever Cheerful (GB) won 6 of 76 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 7.9%. Placed 21 times in total (27.6% of starts).
Who trained Ever Cheerful?
Ever Cheerful (GB) was trained by Andrew Haynes on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 18 February 2011.
Who is Ever Cheerful's sire?
Ever Cheerful (GB) is by Atraf (GB) out of Big Story (GB), whose sire is Cadeaux Genereux.
What going does Ever Cheerful prefer?
Ever Cheerful (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 6 wins from 67 starts (9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ever Cheerful's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 18 February 2011. The highest on record is 76.
What is Ever Cheerful's sire's record?
Atraf (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 1,220 runs since Jan 2008 (86 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 11% from 317. Weakest on good to firm going: 3.9% from 204. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.4% from 135. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.1% from 293.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.