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Horse profile

Happy Day (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer David Wachman · Last owner Lady Laidlaw Of Rothiemay
by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of In The Limelight (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
1 run · 1 course · from Oct 2008
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Oct 2008 — 6,597 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 23rd of 24
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Oct 2008 as a 2yo colt. Finished 23 of 24 at Newmarket last time. By Danehill Dancer (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 27 Oct 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 57C the best of the last 1 rated run · Newmarket, 4 Oct 2008

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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
Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm911011%−0.2—
Good to Firm1,74022312.8%+1.60 from 1
Good2,4992489.9%−1.3—
Good to Soft1,08912011%−0.2—
Soft1,73322412.9%+1.7—
Heavy6567811.9%+0.7—
Standard (AW)2,2852249.8%−1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4035313.2%+2—
6f – 7f2,71033112.2%+10 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,71531211.5%+0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f2,31123710.3%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m1,27013410.6%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f533519.6%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m13086.2%−5—
Over 3m2214.5%−6.7—

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
In The Limelight (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lucy Limelites (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Lucy Limelites (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lucy Limelites (GB)717fClass 4
Starshine (GB)70——
Dalaway (IRE)90——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2008 · 1 run
04 Oct 08 Newmarket Tattersalls Timeform Million Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 24 ran 23/24 2¼ 9-3 57C Wayne Lordan 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Happy Day won?
Happy Day (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2008.
Who trained Happy Day?
Happy Day (IRE) was trained by David Wachman on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 4 October 2008.
Who is Happy Day's sire?
Happy Day (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of In The Limelight (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is Happy Day's sire's record?
Danehill Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
Who are Happy Day's siblings?
Out of In The Limelight (IRE), Happy Day (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lucy Limelites (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Lucy Limelites (GB)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2008. 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.