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Horse profile

Happy Jacky (IRE)

12yo gelding · Trainer Mark Fahey · Owner P A Ryan
by Milan (GB) out of Courtain (USA) (Diesis)
52 runs · 17 courses · from Mar 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
10 wins · 7 courses Ran 43 days ago · 6th of 13 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Happy Jacky is a gelding with 10 wins from 52 starts on turf, including six wins over 2m5f – 3m. He has won twice at both Cork and Kilbeggan, twice at Down Royal, and recorded his biggest success in the Denny Hurdle at Down Royal in Aug 2025 off an official rating of 143. He also won the Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap at Down Royal in Sep 2024 off 74. Aged 12 at his last run in Sep 2026, he finished 6 of 13 in the Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap at Down Royal, having been held up as is usual.

Based on 52 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 69lb off peak
Official rating74↓ 69lb off peak
74 74–143

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel, 11 Sep 2025

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 8 figures · best 151C · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good4151C1261 · —
Soft3124C113—
Good to Firm1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5124C1011 · —
2m1f – 2m4f3151C1511 · —
Jumps 34 figures · best 150A · median 105.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good17135B1012 · 101 / 82.5
Soft9138A107—
Good to Soft4150A1131 · —
Heavy385B83—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m16138A1191 · —
2m1f – 2m4f12150A841 · —
1m5f – 2m4127B92.5—
Over 3m2116B111.51 · —

Of 52 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 52 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 71A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal (IRE), 4 Sep 2026 Official rating 74 at the last flat run, 4 Sep 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 142A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 9 May 2026 Official rating 140 at the last jumps run, 10 Jul 2026

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 11 figures · best 84A · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good584A711 · —
Soft473A72—
Good to Firm1——1 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m879A70.51 · —
2m1f – 2m4f384A721 · —
Jumps 39 figures · best 149A · median 128
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good19149A1242 · 121 / 119.5
Soft12144A127.5—
Good to Soft4145A136.51 · —
Heavy3135A130—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m20149A1311 · —
2m1f – 2m4f13135A1211 · —
1m5f – 2m4130A113.5—
Over 3m2142A136.51 · —

Of 52 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 · 50 figures from 52 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 12 analysed runs

  • Held up 7 (58%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 3 (25%) · 1 win
  • Led 2 (17%) · 2 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,842 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5526612%+0.71 from 2
Good5,16764712.5%+1.25 from 24
Good to Soft3,28738611.7%+0.41 from 6
Soft5,02950110%−1.33 from 17
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.10 from 3
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,85540110.4%−0.91 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f5,46959911%−0.33 from 16
2m5f – 3m5,79969712%+0.76 from 22
Over 3m1,64920512.4%+1.10 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Courtain (USA) (Diesis)

9 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Upsanddowns (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Upsanddowns (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Upsanddowns (IRE)1732m1f–2m5fClass 4
Dreadnot (IRE)1122m–3m—
Queen Of Avalon (IRE)80——
Getting In Touch (IRE)110——
Benefit Biddy (IRE)80——
Loriinae (GB)30——
Sullivan (IRE)10——
Jimmyies Dream (IRE)20——
Grand Auld Tune (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 24 5 21% −3.17
Soft 17 3 18% −3.50
Good to Soft 6 1 17% +9.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Killarney 9 1 11% −1.00
Galway 7 0 0% −7.00
Kilbeggan 7 2 29% +13.50
Cork 5 2 40% +1.33
Ballinrobe 3 1 33% +0.50
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 1 50% +0.75
Down Royal 2 2 100% +4.75
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 1 50% +2.50
Down Royal (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 22 6 27% +15.83
2m1f – 2m4f 16 3 19% −4.25
1m5f – 2m 12 1 8% −9.25
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Darragh O'Keeffe 10 1 10% −5.50
Peter Smithers 9 4 44% +15.33
Ricky Doyle 4 1 25% +1.50
B J Cooper 4 1 25% +4.00
Donal McInerney 4 1 25% −0.50
Keithen Kennedy 3 0 0% −3.00
Sean Flanagan 2 0 0% −2.00
Daniel King 2 0 0% −2.00
Reese Holohan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 1 100% +2.75
Miss N Fahey 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark McDonagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Slattery 1 0 0% −1.00
Tommy Brett 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Harney 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R W Barron 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Mike O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Hugh Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Katie O'Farrell 1 1 100% +1.75
Conor Orr 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 48 10 21% +4.33
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 8 3 38% +2.50
2024 8 3 38% +15.08
2023 6 0 0% −6.00
2022 7 1 14% +1.00
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 4 1 25% +0.50
2019 9 2 22% −2.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 32 8 25% +11.08
Flat 11 1 9% −7.25
Chase 9 1 11% −3.50

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
04 Sep 26+56d Down Royal (IRE) Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap 18.5f · Good · 13 ran Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - urged into effort with two furlongs left - lost place late and dropped out for sixth 6/13 2¾ 9-1 74151C71A Reese Holohan 12/1
10 Jul 26+14d Cork RBC Brewin Dolphin Hurdle 24f · Good · 9 ran third early - made up ground before the 9th - up into second before 4 out - back to fourth and found nothing more before fading before 3 out 4/9 18 11-3 140101C118C Peter Smithers 9/2
26 Jun 26+32d Curragh O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Irish European Breeders Fund Stayers Handicap 16.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Slow to break - settled just behind the front group - pushed along in third 3f out - faded quickly and allowed to drop away late 11/11 19 8-7 78100C60C Gavin Ryan 28/1
25 May 26+16d Ballinrobe McHale F5 Range Veterans Handicap Chase 19.5f · Good · 13 ran Sat close behind the front group early - up in second by the 7th - made progress after 4 out then third and pressed 3 out - dropped away soon after - faded through the finish to finish 6th 6/13 7 11-12 12864B121A Ricky Doyle 7/2F
09 May 26+240d Killarney Tote Killarney National Handicap Chase 26f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Went straight to front by a short margin - extended advantage before the 3rd - advantage cut back at the 6th with a minor error - untidy jump at the 11th - lost command after the 13th - slipped to third before the last and held on for the finish 3/11 1½ 11-3 128107A142A Ricky Doyle 10/3F
11 Sep 25+13d Clonmel Tipperary Perpetual Cup Handicap 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran Contested the front early - moved to the fore after 4f - lost that position approaching halfway and faded from 5f out - plugged on at one speed from 3f out to finish ninth 9/11 2¾ 8-13 80113A63A Keithen Kennedy 13/2
29 Aug 25+30d Down Royal Denny Hurdle 24f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Set the pace and opened a five-length gap before the 7th - margin shortened turning into the straight - challenged hard from 3 out - drawn level before 2 out then edged in front - battled back on the run-in to regain the front - held on close home for victory 1/5 11-3 143135C131B Peter Smithers 2/1
30 Jul 25+19d Galway Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap 16.5f · Soft · 18 ran Settled in the pack early - up behind the pace-setter and second by halfway - dropped to 4th and pushed along entering the straight - down to 6th with a furlong left and unable to find more late 8/18 ¾ 9-11 82—72A Keithen Kennedy 7/1
11 Jul 25+12d Cork RBC Brewin Dolphin Hurdle 24f · Good · 6 ran Settled just behind pace early - drifted left over the first couple of obstacles without full fluency - went in front after the second - drifted left again at the fourth - closed up two out - overtaken approaching the last - fought back to get up on the line 1/6 10-13 143—136B Peter Smithers EvensF
29 Jun 25+34d Curragh Dubai Duty Free Irish European Breeders Fund Stayers Handicap 16.5f · Good · 25 ran Race wide and forward early - settled just behind the front group and 5th at halfway - pushed up into 2nd approaching final 2f - unable to close on the front-runner with 1½f left - held share of 2nd and stayed on to finish third 3/25 nse 8-2 78101C79A Keithen Kennedy 20/1
26 May 25+15d Ballinrobe McHale Mayo National Handicap Chase (Listed) 23.5f · Good · 15 ran Leapt left at the start - up with the pace early - clouted the 2nd - went to the front before the 5th - error and relinquished advantage at the 10th - in contention momentarily at the following fence before dropping away - no threat from 2 out and finished well held in 7th 7/15 nse 10-11 130100B111A Peter Smithers 7/2F
11 May 25+16d Killarney Tote Killarney National Handicap Chase 26f · Yielding · 14 ran Shared front spot early - sat behind the pacesetter after 3rd - handy in the pack - pressed forward turning in - urged along in 3rd nearing 3 out - held on without further gain to finish third 3/14 13 11-0 130116B131A Ricky Doyle 11/4J
25 Apr 25+166d Kilbeggan Racing Again Friday May 16th Beginners Chase 22.5f · Yielding · 13 ran Handy early before dropping into behind the front group - third at halfway - hit a flat spot five out - made ground into second approaching three out - driven up to hit the front by the last and stayed on strongly to score 1/13 11-12 11793B141A Ricky Doyle 9/2
10 Nov 24+36d Naas Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 20f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Sat close up early - moved into 2nd after the 5th - slipped back to 4th with 2 out to jump - held no more in the finish and faded late 7/11 2½ 11-5 143150A131A Peter Smithers 9/1
05 Oct 24+29d Gowran Park Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good · 11 ran Sent clear early - drifted left over fences on occasion - urged forward and drew alongside turning for home - hit front once more past second-last then driven out - challenged hard after final fence - kept responding but caught close to line 2/11 ½ 11-5 140125A149A Peter Smithers 5/1
06 Sep 24+22d Down Royal Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap (50-80) 18.5f · Good · 9 ran Soon in front - held a length margin at halfway - driven approaching 3f out then challenged inside final furlong - edged back ahead close to home - stayed on strongly to win 1/9 9-10 74151A84A Ronan Whelan 11/4F
15 Aug 24+12d Tramore Style Evening August 17th (Ladies) Maiden 16f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Went straight to front and opened a big gap - lead cut back 6f out - overtaken 5f out - pushed along in third 3f out - stayed there under pressure 2f out - held on for third without further gain 3/11 6½ 10-7 75—72A Miss N Fahey 8/1
03 Aug 24+29d Galway BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 22.5f · Yielding · 18 ran Handy in the pack early - hit the front after the 2nd - challenged 3 out and asked for effort soon after being overtaken - battling in second 2 out - tucked in fourth at the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th 5/18 1 11-3 140—138A Peter Smithers 14/1
05 Jul 24+18d Cork RBC Brewin Dolphin Hurdle 24f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 10-7 140105A131B Peter Smithers 10/3
17 Jun 24+31d Kilbeggan Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 135119B145A Peter Smithers 14/1
17 May 24+230d Kilbeggan Kilbeggan Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 7½ 11-12 136120A131A Sean Flanagan 16/1
30 Sep 23+19d Gowran Park Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle 24f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 11 11-7 13736A116B Daniel King 10/1
11 Sep 23+16d Galway Deacy Gilligan Hurdle 21.5f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 2¼ 10-9 138126C106C Mark McDonagh 5/1
26 Aug 23+39d Killarney International Hotel Handicap Hurdle 22.5f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 11-7 135138A144A Daniel King 7/1
18 Jul 23+67d Killarney William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap 17f · Yielding · 14 ran 11/14 1¼ 9-2 7887C72A Andrew Slattery 25/1
12 May 23+61d Kilbeggan Moyvore Whiskey Vault Handicap Hurdle 24f · Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 23 11-9 13764C125C Darragh O'Keeffe 33/1
12 Mar 23+143d Limerick Agritech Handicap Chase 24.5f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-8 117—— Tommy Brett 8/1
20 Oct 22+27d Thurles He'llberemembered Hurdle 23f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-0 137—— B J Cooper 15/2
23 Sep 22+18d Listowel Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race 14f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 6 10-7 ——66C Tom Harney 14/1
05 Sep 22+37d Galway Deacy Gilligan Hurdle 21.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 8½ 11-3 137125A130A B J Cooper 7/1
30 Jul 22+18d Galway Boylesports Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 23f · Soft · 20 ran 2/20 17 11-6 137—134A Sean Flanagan 16/1
12 Jul 22+57d Killarney Beaufort Golf Club (Q.R.) Maiden 14f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 hd 11-5 —62C69B Mr R W Barron 5/6F
16 May 22+29d Killarney Beaufort Golf Club Handicap Hurdle 22f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-5 129135B141A B J Cooper 7/1
17 Apr 22+239d Cork BARONERACING.COM Easter Handicap Hurdle (0-145) (Grade B) 19f · Heavy · 14 ran 2/14 5½ 11-3 12783B135A B J Cooper 12/1
21 Aug 21+22d Killarney BoyleSports Live Casino Handicap Hurdle 22f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 hd 10-13 126119B137A Brian Hayes 12/1
30 Jul 21+14d Galway Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 1 10-11 127106B127A Darragh O'Keeffe 28/1
16 Jul 21+32d Killarney Download The BoyleSports App Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 11-9 127—123B Darragh O'Keeffe 11/2
14 Jun 21+46d Kilbeggan Axa Smart Insurance Midlands National July 9th Opportunity Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 11-10 11756A104A Mike O'Connor 4/1
29 Apr 21+186d Punchestown Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 24f · Yielding · 25 ran 14/25 ¾ 10-7 128—111C Hugh Morgan 100/1
25 Oct 20+69d Galway Marlin Hotel Dublin, Supporting The National Breast Cancer Institute Hurdle (grade 3) 20.5f · Soft · 4 ran 4/4 2¾ 11-3 12578C127B Darragh O'Keeffe 22/1
17 Aug 20+23d Tipperary MansionBet Proud To Support Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 10-8 114122A128B Darragh O'Keeffe 7/2
25 Jul 20+15d Tramore FormaHoof.com Supporting Irish Racing Beginners Chase 21f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 1¾ 12-0 —82B124A Darragh O'Keeffe 14/1
10 Jul 20+250d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 8/10 10 12-0 —43A101A Darragh O'Keeffe 10/1
03 Nov 19+24d Cork WhatOddsPaddy Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 3/15 ½ 11-9 11185B130A Donal McInerney 5/2F
10 Oct 19+35d Thurles Horse & Jockey Maiden 16f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 ½ 9-9 —124C73A Darragh O'Keeffe 12/1
05 Sep 19+9d Clonmel Giantsgrave Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-13 101127B130A Katie O'Farrell 7/4F
27 Aug 19+4d Ballinrobe David Heneghan Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 18.5f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-0 89107B121A Donal McInerney 5/2F
23 Aug 19+35d Killarney Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 2¼ 11-4 8996B115A Conor Orr 6/1
19 Jul 19+15d Kilbeggan Coola Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 2 11-1 —79B98A Donal McInerney 100/1
04 Jul 19+22d Tipperary Dundrum House Hotel Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 18 ran 11/18 2 10-11 —75C90C Darragh O'Keeffe 50/1
12 Jun 19+73d Punchestown Download The Ladbrokes App Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 23 ran 10/23 hd 11-12 —106C102C Darragh O'Keeffe 100/1
31 Mar 19 Limerick Follow Limerick Racecourse On Facebook (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 18 ran 14/18 11 11-9 —52C100C Donal McInerney 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Happy Jacky (IRE) won?
Happy Jacky (IRE) won 10 of 52 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 19.2%. Placed 23 times in total (44.2% of starts).
Who trains Happy Jacky (IRE)?
Happy Jacky (IRE) is trained by Mark Fahey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 September 2026.
Who is Happy Jacky (IRE)'s sire?
Happy Jacky (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Courtain (USA), whose sire is Diesis.
What going does Happy Jacky (IRE) prefer?
Happy Jacky (IRE) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 24 starts (20.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Happy Jacky (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 4 September 2026. The highest on record is 143.
What is Happy Jacky (IRE)'s sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,842 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Happy Jacky (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Courtain (USA), Happy Jacky (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Upsanddowns (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Upsanddowns (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2019. 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.