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Horse profile

Happy Jack (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2017) · Last trainer Dai Burchell · Last owner Dai Burchell
by Elusive City (USA) out of Miss Pelling (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
29 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2014
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Feb 2017 — 3,530 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2017 Won at Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Happy Jack (IRE) is 1 from 29, the win coming at Class 7 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2016. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 10 on turf. Last raced off 78, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 29 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 7 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating78↓ 8lb off peak
78 46–86

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 9 Jan 2017

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 84A · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)484A75.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f484A75.5—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 63B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 12 Dec 2016 Official rating 50 at the last flat run, 22 Feb 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 82C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 1 Nov 2015 Official rating 78 at the last jumps run, 26 Feb 2017

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 24 figures · best 76A · median 63.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1976A67—
Good364A50—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1976A64—
6f – 7f348C42—
1m – 1m1f270A68.5—
Jumps 3 figures · best 82C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m282C81—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 29 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 29 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
Elusive City (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,424 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm461328.3%+18.6—
Good to Firm90510111.2%+1.50 from 1
Good1,4631278.7%−10 from 5
Good to Soft898728%−1.70 from 3
Soft1,122726.4%−3.30 from 1
Heavy328237%−2.7—
Standard (AW)3,66241311.3%+1.61 from 19
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f99810410.4%+0.7—
6f – 7f4,11943810.6%+0.90 from 3
1m – 1m1f2,2742049%−0.70 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f691527.5%−2.21 from 19
1m5f – 2m210157.1%−2.60 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f9766.2%−3.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m3326.1%−3.6—
Over 3m200%−9.7—

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
Miss Pelling (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)

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
Standard (AW) 19 1 5% −14.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 15 0 0% −15.00
Class 7 7 1 14% −2.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 9 1 11% −4.00
Lingfield (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Yarmouth 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 19 1 5% −14.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Kelly 6 0 0% −6.00
Pat Dobbs 3 0 0% −3.00
Jim Crowley 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Quinlan 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Jodie Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Kirby 1 1 100% +4.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
George Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
Nicky Mackay 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Hatch 1 0 0% −1.00
William Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Queally 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 19 1 5% −14.00
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 12 1 8% −7.00
2015 11 0 0% −11.00
2014 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 24 1 4% −19.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2017 · 3 runs
26 Feb 17+4d Southwell racegoersclub.co.uk Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-4 78—— Robert Dunne 16/1
22 Feb 17+44d Lingfield (AW) Betway Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 ¾ 10-1 5072B48A Miss Jodie Hughes 12/1
09 Jan 17+28d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway App Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 2¼ 9-4 5184A52A Dougie Costello 20/1
2016 · 12 runs
12 Dec 16+2d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Selling Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 shd 9-4 5350C63B Hollie Doyle 22/1
10 Dec 16+28d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Middle Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 hd 8-12 5379A50A Richard Kingscote 15/2
12 Nov 16+165d Uttoxeter Jennings Cumberland Ale Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 20 10-13 86-27C80C Jamie Moore 14/1
31 May 16+28d Wolverhampton (AW) Black Country Chamber Of Commerce Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 ½ 9-0 53—72A Pat Dobbs 5/1
03 May 16+13d Fakenham Ladies Raceday 22nd May At Fakenham Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-0 ——— Jack Quinlan 16/1
20 Apr 16+20d Lingfield (AW) Winifred Greenfield Birthday Celebrations Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 hd 9-5 53—66A Pat Dobbs 3/1F
31 Mar 16+13d Wolverhampton (AW) Find Us On Facebook Wolverhampton Racecourse Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 8-12 51—74A Pat Dobbs 2/1F
18 Mar 16+22d Wolverhampton (AW) Coral Connect Handicap Class 7 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 49—73A Adam Kirby 4/1
25 Feb 16+15d Chelmsford City (AW) Toteplacepot Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 5 ran 3/5 4 9-2 50—59B Paul Mulrennan 7/2
10 Feb 16+13d Kempton (AW) Racing Uk Anywhere Handicap Class 7 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 nk 9-7 50—76A George Baker 5/2J
28 Jan 16+16d Chelmsford City (AW) Book Tickets At Chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap Class 7 · 10f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 9-5 48—67A Shane Kelly 9/4
12 Jan 16+22d Lingfield (AW) Coral Handicap Class 7 · 10f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 nk 9-11 47—72A Shane Kelly 6/1
2015 · 11 runs
21 Dec 15+50d Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At Coral Handicap Class 7 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 9-8 48—67A Nicky Mackay 4/1
01 Nov 15+28d Huntingdon 32Red Casino Claiming Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 1 11-8 ——82C Jack Quinlan 100/1
04 Oct 15+39d Uttoxeter A & S Enterprises Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 ½ 11-0 ——77C Ryan Hatch 16/1
26 Aug 15+21d Lingfield (AW) Warwick Estates Property Management Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 nk 9-1 46—67A Shane Kelly 8/1
05 Aug 15+18d Brighton H.t. White & Co Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 shd 8-12 46—64A Shane Kelly 6/1
18 Jul 15+49d Lingfield (AW) Bet And Watch Titanbet.co.uk Selling Handicap (AW) Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 ¾ 8-9 46—61A Shane Kelly 6/1
30 May 15+31d Chepstow MCL Logistics Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 1 9-1 48—50C William Twiston-Davies 5/1
29 Apr 15+40d Lingfield (AW) Mobile Loyalty Bonus At Titanbet.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran 11/13 hd 9-1 49—53A Jim Crowley 11/4F
20 Mar 15+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet In Play At Coral Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 1 9-5 46—70A Jim Crowley 2/1F
06 Mar 15+30d Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes Handicap Class 7 · 8.5f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 9-3 46—67A Shane Kelly 14/1
04 Feb 15+237d Kempton (AW) Racing UK Anywhere Handicap Class 7 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran 11/13 2¾ 9-2 46—37C Jim Crowley 5/1J
2014 · 3 runs
12 Jun 14+20d Yarmouth Bhest Racing To School Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 hd 9-5 ——42C Liam Jones 150/1
23 May 14+31d Yarmouth Moughton Engineering Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 2¼ 9-3 ——48C Tom Queally 16/1
22 Apr 14 Yarmouth Book A Party Great Yarmouth Racecourse Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 ¾ 9-1 ——37C Andrea Atzeni 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Happy Jack won?
Happy Jack (IRE) won 1 of 29 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 3.4%. Placed 6 times in total (20.7% of starts).
Who trained Happy Jack?
Happy Jack (IRE) was trained by Dai Burchell on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 26 February 2017.
Who is Happy Jack's sire?
Happy Jack (IRE) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Miss Pelling (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What going does Happy Jack prefer?
Happy Jack (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 19 starts (5.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Happy Jack's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 26 February 2017. The highest on record is 86.
What is Happy Jack's sire's record?
Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,424 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.

Record shown from April 2014. 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.