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Happy Dancing (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer Liz Doyle · Last owner Pinot Partnership
by Feel Like Dancing (GB) out of Chakalaboumboum (FR) (Network)
13 runs · 9 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jul 2023 — 1,196 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023 · 12th of 15 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Happy Dancing (FR) is yet to win from 13 starts. Best effort: 4th of 14 at Limerick (Feb 2022).

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating80↓ 6lb off peak
80 80–86

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 23 May 2023

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 9 figures · best 94B · median 54
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft570B45—
Good273C69—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m470B54—
2m1f – 2m4f394B45—
2m5f – 3m273C69—

Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 23 May 2023 Official rating 80 at the last run, 13 Jul 2023

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 103C · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft6103C88—
Good280C77—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5103C91—
2m1f – 2m4f388A88—
2m5f – 3m280C77—

Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 13 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

Progeny in our archive have won 6.4% of 233 runs since Jan 2008 (58 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2150%+43.6—
Good5858.6%+2.20 from 2
Good to Soft3525.7%−0.70 from 2
Soft7034.3%−2.10 from 7
Heavy5647.1%+0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)1200%−6.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−6.4—
1m – 1m1f300%−6.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−6.4—
1m5f – 2m7545.3%−1.10 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f11065.5%−0.90 from 6
2m5f – 3m24416.7%+10.30 from 2
Over 3m4125%+18.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Chakalaboumboum (FR) (Network)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Jikala (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Jikala (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jikala (FR)1012mClass 4
Kalaboumboum Dab (FR)20——
La Boum (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean O'Keeffe 3 0 0% −3.00
Sean Flanagan 3 0 0% −3.00
Shane Mulcahy 3 0 0% −3.00
James O'Sullivan 2 0 0% −2.00
Cian Quirke 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D N Nevin 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 4 0 0% −4.00
2021 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 0 0% −12.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
13 Jul 23+9d Downpatrick North Down Marquees Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 22f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 9 10-13 8073C74C Sean O'Keeffe 33/1
04 Jul 23+42d Tipperary Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-102) (Div 1) 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran UR/16 — 9-13 80—— Cian Quirke 10/1
23 May 23+12d Punchestown Join Us For Summer In Town Mini Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 9/16 2½ 10-13 8094B88A Sean Flanagan 22/1
11 May 23+373d Clonmel Camida The Source Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 19f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 18 10-13 8045B73A Sean O'Keeffe 14/1
03 May 22+47d Ballinrobe Burke's Clonbur Centenary Year Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 21.5f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 11 10-12 8365C80C Shane Mulcahy 7/1
17 Mar 22+44d Down Royal Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-3 84—— Shane Mulcahy 6/1
01 Feb 22+26d Limerick BetVictor Loyalty Club Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 16f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 4 11-5 8470B96A Shane Mulcahy 33/1
06 Jan 22+21d Clonmel Tipperary Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-2 86—— Sean Flanagan 100/1
16 Dec 21+205d Naas John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Yielding · 24 ran 6/24 3 11-10 8654C88C Mr D N Nevin 33/1
25 May 21+5d Tipperary Follow TipperaryRaces On Twitter Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Heavy · 16 ran 12/16 22 11-8 —54C91C Sean Flanagan 33/1
20 May 21+11d Tipperary Tipperary Town Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Soft · 16 ran 12/16 5½ 11-4 —9C103C Sean O'Keeffe 200/1
09 May 21+9d Killarney Follow Killarney Races On Instagram Maiden Hurdle 17f · Yielding · 18 ran 12/18 12 10-13 —29C88C James O'Sullivan 100/1
30 Apr 21 Punchestown SalesSense International Novice Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 15 ran 15/15 7½ 10-6 ——80C James O'Sullivan 300/1

Quick answers

How many races has Happy Dancing (FR) won?
Happy Dancing (FR) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2021 and 2023.
Who trained Happy Dancing (FR)?
Happy Dancing (FR) was trained by Liz Doyle on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 13 July 2023.
Who is Happy Dancing (FR)'s sire?
Happy Dancing (FR) is by Feel Like Dancing (GB) out of Chakalaboumboum (FR), whose sire is Network.
What is Happy Dancing (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 13 July 2023. The highest on record is 86.
What is Happy Dancing (FR)'s sire's record?
Feel Like Dancing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.4% of 233 runs since Jan 2008 (58 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Happy Dancing (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Chakalaboumboum (FR), Happy Dancing (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Jikala (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Jikala (FR)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2021. 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.