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Horse profile

Happy As Larry (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2016) · Last trainer J Motherway · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Milan (GB) out of Gaye Flora (GB) (Alflora)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jun 2016 — 3,795 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2016 Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Happy As Larry (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 16 at Sligo (May 2016). Last raced off a career-high mark of 93.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating93At career-high mark
93 85–93

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 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 23 May 2016 Official rating 93 at the last run, 14 Jun 2016

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 7 figures · best 118A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft4114A106—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6118A96—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,869 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5536611.9%+0.6—
Good5,17765112.6%+1.30 from 1
Good to Soft3,29838611.7%+0.40 from 1
Soft5,03450210%−1.30 from 6
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,86040310.4%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f5,48159910.9%−0.40 from 7
2m5f – 3m5,80870012.1%+0.80 from 2
Over 3m1,65020512.4%+1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gaye Flora (GB) (Alflora)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Joining Force (IRE)50——
River Rider (IRE)90——
The Scan Man (IRE)40——
Gaye Niniski (IRE)20——
Alfie Flowers (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Geraghty 4 0 0% −4.00
Mark Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Niall P Madden 2 0 0% −2.00
Michael Darcy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 2 runs
14 Jun 16+22d Roscommon Best Odds Guaranteed At 188BET Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 3m½f · Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-10 93— Barry Geraghty 7/2F
23 May 16+209d Sligo Ellen's Pub Maugherow Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4½f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 2/16 1½ 10-13 89118A Barry Geraghty 2/1F
2015 · 5 runs
27 Oct 15+35d Punchestown Betdaq.com 2% Commission Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Yielding · 17 ran 3/17 2¼ 10-11 87114A Barry Geraghty 13/2
22 Sep 15+120d Ballinrobe P & D Lydon Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-5 88— Barry Geraghty 11/4F
25 May 15+13d Ballinrobe Audi Ballina Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 4¾ 10-13 8988C Mark Walsh 3/1
12 May 15+115d Limerick Hospitality Packages Online At www.limerickraces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m5f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 3/18 nk 11-2 85114A Mark Walsh 14/1
17 Jan 15+22d Naas I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Soft · 15 ran 14/15 5½ 11-10 —94C Niall P Madden 66/1
2014 · 2 runs
26 Dec 14+27d Limerick Download The Free Racing Fm App Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 hd 11-9 —92C Michael Darcy 50/1
29 Nov 14 Fairyhouse Happy 80th Birthday Peter Donnelly Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m2f · Yielding To Soft · 23 ran 22/23 2 11-9 —98C Niall P Madden 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Happy As Larry won?
Happy As Larry (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2014 and 2016. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Happy As Larry?
Happy As Larry (IRE) was trained by J Motherway on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 14 June 2016.
Who is Happy As Larry's sire?
Happy As Larry (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Gaye Flora (GB), whose sire is Alflora.
What is Happy As Larry's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 14 June 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Happy As Larry's sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,869 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Happy As Larry's siblings?
Out of Gaye Flora (GB), Happy As Larry (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2014. 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.