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Horse profile

Happy Camper (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2005) · Last trainer Jim Best · Last owner Leon Best
by Pennekamp (USA) out of Happy Dancer (USA) (Seattle Dancer)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Aug 2005 — 7,762 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2005 · 9th of 13 Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile

Happy Camper (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 36C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 21 Feb 2005 Official rating 40 at the last run, 4 Aug 2005

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 36C · median 23
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)236C-2—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f223C-8.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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
Pennekamp (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 211 runs since Jan 2008 (30 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3133.3%+23.30 from 1
Good to Firm3026.7%−3.30 from 1
Good5235.8%−4.2—
Good to Soft29310.3%+0.3—
Soft3139.7%−0.3—
Heavy17317.6%+7.6—
Standard (AW)49612.2%+2.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6116.7%+6.7—
6f – 7f54611.1%+1.10 from 2
1m – 1m1f1516.7%−3.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f33618.2%+8.2—
1m5f – 2m5147.8%−2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f3937.7%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m1000%−10—
Over 3m300%−10—

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

Dam
Happy Dancer (USA) (Seattle Dancer)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Storm On The Run (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Storm On The Run (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Storm On The Run (IRE)716fClass 5
Mount Ephram (IRE)30——
Dancing Isa (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 7 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Brighton 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
Robyn Brisland 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Justin Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 4 runs
04 Aug 05+63d Brighton Classiceventmarquees.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Firm · 13 ran 9/13 1 8-12 40— Richard Kingscote 18/1
02 Jun 05+101d Brighton Satvision Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 nk 8-11 4023C Robyn Brisland 33/1
21 Feb 05+39d Wolverhampton (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 1m1½f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 3½ 8-12 4036C Robert Havlin 12/1
13 Jan 05 Southwell (AW) Amateur Riders' Banded Stakes Class 7 · 6f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 ½ 10-8 40-40C Justin Morgan 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Happy Camper won?
Happy Camper (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Happy Camper?
Happy Camper (IRE) was trained by Jim Best on the most recent run on record, at Brighton on 4 August 2005.
Who is Happy Camper's sire?
Happy Camper (IRE) is by Pennekamp (USA) out of Happy Dancer (USA), whose sire is Seattle Dancer.
What is Happy Camper's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 4 August 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Happy Camper's sire's record?
Pennekamp (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 211 runs since Jan 2008 (30 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Happy Camper's siblings?
Out of Happy Dancer (USA), Happy Camper (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Storm On The Run (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Storm On The Run (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.