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Happy D'ex (FR)

8yo mare (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer Sheila Lewis · Last owner Graham Wilson
by Saddler Maker (IRE) out of Soiree d'Ex (FR) (Fragrant Mix)
19 runs · 12 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Oct 2025 — 381 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 3 wins · Perth, Downpatrick & Fairyhouse Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Happy D'ex won three of 19 starts on turf between Nov 2021 and Sep 2022. All three wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f or shorter on good or good to soft going, including a Class 4 mares novice hurdle at Perth and a maiden hurdle at Downpatrick. The mare last ran when she led in a Class 4 mares handicap hurdle at Ludlow in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 100, which was 27lb below her highest ever mark. She has not won since Sep 2022.

Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating100↓ 27lb off peak
100 100–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kilbeggan, 21 Apr 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 12 figures · best 129B · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5125B90—
Good384C72—
Soft266A58.5—
Heavy2129B107—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7125B66—
1m5f – 2m4129B85.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 15 Dec 2023 Official rating 100 at the last run, 8 Oct 2025

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 14 figures · best 136B · median 112.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5128A116—
Soft4127A106.5—
Good3136B121—
Heavy2119A111—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8128A112.5—
1m5f – 2m5136B119—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 19 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 from 5 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Led 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Saddler Maker (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 16.9% of 2,169 runs since Jan 2008 (181 horses).

Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 11.3% from 221.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm12216.7%−0.20 from 1
Good3175316.7%−0.21 from 5
Good to Soft3856617.1%+0.22 from 7
Soft94816217.1%+0.20 from 4
Heavy5048316.5%−0.40 from 2
Standard (AW)200%−16.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−16.9—
1m – 1m1f200%−16.9—
1m2f – 1m4f25312%−4.9—
1m5f – 2m3265918.1%+1.21 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f92616317.6%+0.72 from 11
2m5f – 3m66811617.4%+0.50 from 2
Over 3m2212511.3%−5.60 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Soiree d'Ex (FR) (Fragrant Mix)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Iron D'ex (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Iron D'ex (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Iron D'ex (FR)2012m4fClass 4
My Lady D'ex (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 2 29% −1.27
Good 5 1 20% −3.86
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 1 33% −1.86
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 1 50% −0.86
Fairyhouse 2 1 50% −0.60
Downpatrick 2 1 50% +2.33
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 2 18% −5.53
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −3.60
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Houlihan 5 0 0% −5.00
Davy Russell 4 0 0% −4.00
Sean Bowen 2 1 50% −0.86
Harry Kimber 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Gilligan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Kennedy 1 1 100% +3.33
Corey McGivern 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J J Codd 1 1 100% +0.40

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 3 19% −9.13
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 8 2 25% −2.53
2021 1 1 100% +0.40

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 0 0% −11.00
Hurdle 7 2 29% −1.53
NH Flat 1 1 100% +0.40

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
2025 · 5 runs
08 Oct 25+174d Ludlow Remembering Margaret Roberts Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Set the pace early to the 5th - dropped away rounding the turn and quickly fell out of touch - soon detached at the rear - clipped the third-last - eased out of contention before the second-last PU/7 — 10-8 100—— Sean Houlihan 50/1
17 Apr 25+15d Cheltenham Exertis-Samsung Racing Excellence Award Challenger Series Mares' Chase Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 25.5f · Good · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - lost touch and dropped through the field entering the closing stages - eased and pulled up before 2 out PU/13 — 10-12 107—— Harry Kimber 125/1
02 Apr 25+24d Ludlow Birthday Bonanza Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 4 ran Set the pace early - driven on once overtaken after the 14th - dropping away in touch before stumbling and parting company 3 out UR/4 — 11-4 109—— Sean Houlihan 28/1
09 Mar 25+18d Warwick Kathleen Blake Memorial Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Good · 3 ran Sat close to pace early - lost touch approaching 6th - dropped right away thereafter - well held at the finish 3/3 42 11-7 1146C85C Sean Houlihan 17/2
19 Feb 25+432d Ludlow Finnegan Ambassador Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled in the pack - moved up to 3rd at the 9th but dropped back under pressure after the 13th - a distant 6th from 4 out 6/8 28 11-0 11660C101C Sean Houlihan 80/1
2023 · 5 runs
15 Dec 23+187d Cheltenham Cheltenham Racecourse Food Bank Collection Mares' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 11 11-13 12451B109A Sean Houlihan 200/1
11 Jun 23+28d Perth bet365 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran PU/5 — 12-0 126—— Sean Bowen 5/2
14 May 23+23d Killarney Donie Sheahan Memorial Irish EBF Mares Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 6/10 8½ 11-7 12321A101A Keith Donoghue 7/1
21 Apr 23+34d Kilbeggan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 2/7 3½ 11-0 12690A116A Danny Gilligan 7/4F
18 Mar 23+118d Thurles Dillon Quirke Foundation Mares Beginners Chase 18f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 1¼ 11-7 12766A127A Sam Ewing 7/1
2022 · 8 runs
20 Nov 22+43d Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase 16.5f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 43 11-7 ——96C Davy Russell 3/1
08 Oct 22+17d Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps Mares Beginners Chase 16f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 hd 11-7 —72C136B Davy Russell 7/2
21 Sep 22+45d Perth Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow EBF Mares' National Hunt Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-7 —84C121B Sean Bowen 1/7F
07 Aug 22+57d Downpatrick Congratulating Mares Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 1/13 11-7 —125B128A Jack Kennedy 10/3
11 Jun 22+108d Downpatrick Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran SU/14 — 11-0 ——— Corey McGivern 3/1
23 Feb 22+37d Punchestown Visit racingtv.com Mares Maiden Hurdle 22f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 8/16 12 11-7 —85C103C Denis O'Regan 8/1
17 Jan 22+11d Punchestown Hollywoodbets Money Back 2nd To SP Favourite Mares Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 1¼ 11-9 ——104A Davy Russell 3/1
06 Jan 22+58d Clonmel Kilsheelan Mares Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 3 11-9 —129B119A Davy Russell 11/1
2021 · 1 run
09 Nov 21 Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Point-To-Point Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 1/8 11-11 —99B122A Mr J J Codd 2/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Happy D'ex won?
Happy D'ex (FR) won 3 of 19 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 6 times in total (31.6% of starts).
Who trained Happy D'ex?
Happy D'ex (FR) was trained by Sheila Lewis on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 8 October 2025.
Who is Happy D'ex's sire?
Happy D'ex (FR) is by Saddler Maker (IRE) out of Soiree d'Ex (FR), whose sire is Fragrant Mix.
What going does Happy D'ex prefer?
Happy D'ex (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Happy D'ex's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 8 October 2025. The highest on record is 127.
What is Happy D'ex's sire's record?
Saddler Maker (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.9% of 2,169 runs since Jan 2008 (181 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 11.3% from 221.
Who are Happy D'ex's siblings?
Out of Soiree d'Ex (FR), Happy D'ex (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Iron D'ex (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Iron D'ex (FR)). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 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.