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Happy Hussar (IRE)

15yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2008) · Last trainer Dr P Pritchard · Last owner Mrs T Pritchard
by Balinger (GB) out of Merry Mirth (GB) (Menelek)
35 runs · 15 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Jun 2008 — 6,726 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2008 2 wins · Newton Abbot & Exeter Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Happy Hussar (IRE) is 2 from 35. Hasn't won since Sep 2007. Last raced off 84, 44lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 35 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 44lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 44lb off peak
84 66–128

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 85C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 15 Feb 2008 Official rating 84 at the last run, 5 Jun 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 — 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 28 figures · best 99C · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good986C69—
Good to Soft699C74.5—
Good to Firm584C76—
Soft594C70—
Heavy396C87—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m1399C82—
Over 3m1280C69.5—
2m1f – 2m4f296C90—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 35 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 35 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
Balinger (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 3 runs since Feb 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good100%00 from 11
Soft100%01 from 8
Heavy100%00 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
2m5f – 3m200%00 from 16
Over 3m100%02 from 15

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

Dam
Merry Mirth (GB) (Menelek)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 0 0% −11.00
Soft 8 1 13% −1.00
Good to Firm 7 1 14% +19.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 16 1 6% −9.00
Class 3 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 5 1 20% +21.00
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheltenham 7 0 0% −7.00
Sandown 3 0 0% −3.00
Exeter 3 1 33% +4.00
Newton Abbot 2 1 50% +24.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 16 0 0% −16.00
Over 3m 15 2 13% +18.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dr P Pritchard 18 0 0% −18.00
Oliver Dayman 6 2 33% +27.00
Mr N R Annable 3 0 0% −3.00
Rachael Green 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J Grantham 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamus Durack 1 0 0% −1.00
Sgt H Grantham 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Jody Sole 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Loek Van Der Ham 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert L Butler 1 0 0% −1.00
Carl Llewellyn 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 9 1 11% +17.00
2006 9 0 0% −9.00
2005 14 1 7% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 25 1 4% −18.00
Hurdle 10 1 10% +16.00

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
2008 · 3 runs
05 Jun 08+111d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Racecourse Lady Riders' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m2½f · Soft · 13 ran UR/13 — 10-8 84— Rachael Green 28/1
15 Feb 08+14d Sandown Royal Artillery Gold Cup Amateurs' Chase Class 3 · 3m · Good · 8 ran 7/8 3 11-7 6685C Mr J Grantham 100/1
01 Feb 08+77d Chepstow Jenkinsons Caterers 1st Choice For Conferences Handicap Chs Class 5 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 15 ran 9/15 24 9-4 6852C Oliver Dayman 50/1
2007 · 9 runs
16 Nov 07+8d Cheltenham BGC Cross Country Chase Class 2 · 3m6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 30 10-10 6876C Oliver Dayman 200/1
08 Nov 07+20d Towcester Hatters Fine Furnishings Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 6 9-5 7752C Oliver Dayman 40/1
19 Oct 07+9d Cheltenham The D.N.H. Helicopters Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m1½f · Good · 14 ran UR/14 — 9-7 85— Mr N R Annable 100/1
10 Oct 07+39d Exeter Dean & Dyball Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 9/11 1 9-5 8561C Oliver Dayman 14/1
01 Sep 07+110d Newton Abbot totecourse To Course Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 3m2½f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 1/13 9-13 8868C Oliver Dayman 25/1
14 May 07+65d Towcester Volkswagen Touareg Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m½f · Soft · 11 ran F/11 — 11-0 88— Seamus Durack 16/1
10 Mar 07+20d Sandown Grand Military Gold Cup Chase (Amateur Riders) 3m · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 11 11-7 8867C Sgt H Grantham 20/1
18 Feb 07+28d Towcester Mount Pleasant Gold Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 ¾ 10-5 8887C Dr P Pritchard 16/1
21 Jan 07+38d Towcester gg.com Tipzone Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3f · Heavy · 18 ran 6/18 ¾ 11-5 8896C Mr N R Annable 16/1
2006 · 9 runs
14 Dec 06+18d Exeter gg.Com Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Soft · 18 ran 10/18 6 10-7 8882C Mr N R Annable 25/1
26 Nov 06+16d Fontwell Betfair Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 15 11-2 9070C Dr P Pritchard 20/1
10 Nov 06+16d Cheltenham Sporting Index Cross Country Chase Class 2 · 3m6f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 shd 11-2 8880C Dr P Pritchard 100/1
25 Oct 06+52d Cheltenham Piers Bengough Amateurs' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 5 10-0 9070C Dr P Pritchard 40/1
03 Sep 06+93d Fontwell Old Stables & Innkeepers Lodge Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 1½ 10-3 9084C Dr P Pritchard 16/1
02 Jun 06+18d Towcester Coors Brewery Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 2½ 9-13 9160C Dr P Pritchard 9/1
15 May 06+29d Towcester Volkswagen Touareg Target Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 nk 10-9 8899C Dr P Pritchard 28/1
16 Apr 06+37d Towcester Gala Casino - Join Today, Play Today Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 24 11-5 9776C Dr P Pritchard 12/1
10 Mar 06+91d Sandown Grand Military Gold Cup Amateurs' Chase Class 3 · 3m · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 shd 11-7 9794C Mr Jody Sole 100/1
2005 · 14 runs
09 Dec 05+5d Cheltenham Sporting Index Cross Country Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m6f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 13/16 11 9-9 12473C Dr P Pritchard 100/1
04 Dec 05+7d Warwick Pete Kennedy 60th Birthday Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m5f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 7 9-9 9470C Dr P Pritchard 8/1
27 Nov 05+16d Leicester Leicestershire Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m6½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran UR/7 — 10-2 91— Dr P Pritchard 9/2
11 Nov 05+17d Cheltenham Sporting Index Cross Country Chase Class 2 · 3m6f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 15 11-2 9178C Dr P Pritchard 100/1
25 Oct 05+9d Cheltenham Winning Post At Cheltenham Amateurs' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 1¾ 10-0 9286C Dr P Pritchard 33/1
16 Oct 05+56d Hereford Wye Valley Brewery Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-6 90— Dr P Pritchard 22/1
21 Aug 05+35d Southwell Newark Advertiser Ladies Day Claiming Hurdle Class 4 · 3m2f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 10 10-8 9259C Dr P Pritchard 2/1
17 Jul 05+35d Stratford Gay Kindersley 75th Birthday Fegentri Invitation Handicap Hurdle(Gentleman Amateur Riders) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 11-4 9578C Mr Loek Van Der Ham 25/1
12 Jun 05+65d Stratford Sandal House Stud Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 9-7 101— Robert L Butler 20/1
08 Apr 05+13d Aintree Betfair.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m1f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 24 9-4 12866C Dr P Pritchard 200/1
26 Mar 05+34d Haydock Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m4½f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 14 10-2 9169C Dr P Pritchard 12/1
20 Feb 05+20d Towcester Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 9-8 91— Carl Llewellyn 9/2
31 Jan 05+28d Exeter Weatherbys Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1½f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-7 8568C Oliver Dayman 6/1
03 Jan 05 Folkestone Amateurs' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 6 11-7 8287C Dr P Pritchard 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Happy Hussar won?
Happy Hussar (IRE) won 2 of 35 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 5.7%. Placed 8 times in total (22.9% of starts).
Who trained Happy Hussar?
Happy Hussar (IRE) was trained by Dr P Pritchard on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 5 June 2008.
Who is Happy Hussar's sire?
Happy Hussar (IRE) is by Balinger (GB) out of Merry Mirth (GB), whose sire is Menelek.
What going does Happy Hussar prefer?
Happy Hussar (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Happy Hussar's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 5 June 2008. The highest on record is 128.
What is Happy Hussar's sire's record?
Balinger (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 3 runs since Feb 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

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.