Happy Lad (IRE)
Happy Lad won two of 35 starts between Jun 2018 and Dec 2022. Both wins came at Downpatrick on good ground, one in a bumper over 2m1f – 2m4f in Sep 2018 and the other in a maiden hurdle over 2m5f – 3m in Jul 2019 off an official rating of 107. The gelding, who was aged 10 at his last run in Dec 2022, finished 13 of 13 at Dundalk on the all-weather that day off a mark of 36, 73lb below his highest ever mark.
- 2–35Wins / Runs
- 5.7%Strike rate
- 5 (14.3%)Placed
- −23.00£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 1.58Fair A/E n=35 · 1.29 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 48dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 164
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 94B | 83 | — |
| Good | 6 | 125C | 82 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 125C | 90.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 93B | 71.5 | — |
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 130B | 87 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 109A | 96 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 164A | 142 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 142B | 87 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 105C | 84.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 164A | 109 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 130B | 59 | — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 35 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 423 runs since Jan 2008 (44 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 20 | 2 | 10% | +0.3 | — |
| Good | 126 | 13 | 10.3% | +0.6 | 2 from 19 |
| Good to Soft | 50 | 6 | 12% | +2.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 91 | 10 | 11% | +1.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 40 | 1 | 2.5% | −7.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 96 | 9 | 9.4% | −0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 63 | 12 | 19% | +9.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 93 | 8 | 8.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 6 | 8% | −1.7 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 85 | 6 | 7.1% | −2.6 | 0 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 45 | 4 | 8.9% | −0.8 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 4 | 9.5% | −0.2 | 1 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 14 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | 0 from 3 |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Happy Anniversary (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Happy Anniversary (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Anniversary (IRE) | 49 | 6 | 6f–1m½f | Class 5 |
| The Big Story (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 2 | 11% | −7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Short | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Mr E Finegan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| E Walsh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny Hand | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dillon Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bird | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J Archdeacon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J B Kane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss M O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 14 | 2 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Tongue tie | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| E/ST | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 16 | 1 | 6% | −10.00 |
| Flat | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Dec 22+104d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Claiming Race | 13/13 | 7½ | 8-10 | 36 | 68C | 44C | Chris Hayes | 125/1 |
| 01 Sep 22+3d | Clonmel | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (47-70) | 7/9 | 1¾ | 10-5 | 47 | 104C | 42C | Mr E Finegan | 25/1 |
| 29 Aug 22+12d | Downpatrick | Downpatrick Racecourse Best Dressed Lady Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 7/12 | 3¾ | 10-6 | 91 | 102B | 90A | P J O'Hanlon | 22/1 |
| 17 Aug 22+27d | Sligo | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | 5/12 | 2½ | 10-11 | 92 | 164A | 99A | Dillon Maxwell | 10/1 |
| 21 Jul 22+13d | Limerick | John Thomas Mcnamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 6/15 | 1½ | 10-13 | 93 | 87B | 102A | Mr E Finegan | 40/1 |
| 08 Jul 22+168d | Kilbeggan | Writech Handicap Hurdle | 13/14 | shd | 9-7 | 93 | 51C | 79C | Neil Ryan | 66/1 |
| 21 Jan 22+7d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 11/14 | nk | 9-0 | 45 | 93B | 50A | Conor Maxwell | 50/1 |
| 14 Jan 22+98d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (45-65) | 10/14 | 2 | 8-3 | 45 | 94B | 47A | Sean Bird | 28/1 |
| 2021 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Oct 21+36d | Downpatrick | C Russell Auto Sales Ltd Beginners Chase | 7/9 | 7 | 11-9 | — | 45C | 89C | E Walsh | 150/1 |
| 02 Sep 21+19d | Clonmel | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (45-70) | 10/11 | 2¾ | 10-3 | 45 | 117C | 41C | Mr E Finegan | 9/1 |
| 14 Aug 21+11d | Tramore | Morris Builders Diy Handicap (45-65) | 7/12 | 26 | 8-11 | 46 | 56C | 46C | Mikey Sheehy | 16/1 |
| 03 Aug 21+21d | Roscommon | Elphin Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 13/16 | 2 | 11-3 | 103 | 142B | 94A | E Walsh | 33/1 |
| 13 Jul 21+2d | Killarney | Gap Of Dunloe (Q.R.) Maiden | 9/11 | 1¾ | 11-7 | 46 | 31C | 63C | Mr E Finegan | 80/1 |
| 11 Jul 21+10d | Sligo | Collooney Handicap Hurdle | 6/11 | hd | 11-1 | 104 | 109A | 102A | Sean Flanagan | 12/1 |
| 01 Jul 21+25d | Bellewstown | Awards And Gifts Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-1 | 46 | 125C | 58A | W J Lee | 16/1 |
| 06 Jun 21+45d | Listowel (IRE) | St. Johns Theatre Listowel (Q.R.) Race | 9/13 | 2 | 10-9 | 43 | 87C | 60C | Mr E Finegan | 80/1 |
| 22 Apr 21+22d | Kilbeggan | KilbegganRaces.com Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 3/12 | 1½ | 11-4 | 104 | 70A | 123A | E Walsh | 22/1 |
| 31 Mar 21+147d | Dundalk (AW) | HOLLYWOODBETS HORSE RACING AND SPORTS BETTING Handicap (45-65) | 3/14 | ¾ | 8-6 | 45 | 83B | 56A | Mikey Sheehy | 25/1 |
| 2020 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Nov 20+26d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 12/14 | ½ | 8-7 | 48 | 75B | 43A | Mikey Sheehy | 66/1 |
| 09 Oct 20+39d | Downpatrick | Toals Bookmakers Beginners Chase | 10/12 | 3¾ | 12-0 | — | 66A | 96A | Adam Short | 50/1 |
| 31 Aug 20+31d | Downpatrick | Dr. E.F. Logan OBE Memorial Giltspur Scientific Handicap Hurdle | 12/12 | 30 | 11-2 | 106 | 84C | 93C | Adam Short | 25/1 |
| 31 Jul 20+14d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 12/12 | 2 | 10-1 | — | 60C | 66C | Conor Maxwell | 200/1 |
| 17 Jul 20+6d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 7/11 | 11 | 11-11 | 107 | 96C | 98C | Adam Short | 11/1 |
| 11 Jul 20+17d | Leopardstown | Holden Plant Rentals (Q.R.) Race | 12/14 | 9½ | 10-9 | — | 36C | 49C | Mr J Archdeacon | 150/1 |
| 24 Jun 20+222d | Roscommon | Knockcroghery Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 4/12 | 3½ | 11-9 | 107 | 74A | 109A | Adam Short | 50/1 |
| 2019 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Nov 19+107d | Dundalk (AW) | Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Maiden | 9/14 | 5½ | 9-7 | — | 83C | 52C | Conor Maxwell | 33/1 |
| 31 Jul 19+16d | Galway | Tote Proud Sponsor Of The Galway Races Handicap Hurdle (88-123) | 13/20 | nk | 10-7 | 109 | 111C | 102A | Adam Short | 20/1 |
| 15 Jul 19+10d | Downpatrick | Irish Jockeys In Support Of Downpatrick Racecourse Maiden Hurdle | 1/8 | 11-7 | 107 | 125A | 121A | Adam Short | 5/1 | |
| 05 Jul 19+23d | Bellewstown | Anglo Printers Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 7/16 | 3¾ | 11-12 | 109 | — | 99C | Denis O'Regan | 20/1 |
| 12 Jun 19+168d | Punchestown | Download The Ladbrokes App Maiden Hurdle | 11/23 | hd | 11-5 | — | 105C | 95C | Danny Hand | 33/1 |
| 2018 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 18+39d | Leopardstown | Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle | 10/18 | 5 | 11-5 | — | 47C | 90C | Danny Hand | 33/1 |
| 17 Nov 18+50d | Punchestown | Goffs (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 5/6 | nk | 12-0 | — | 130B | 118B | Mr Derek O'Connor | 16/1 |
| 28 Sep 18+21d | Downpatrick | Molson Coors Flat Race | 1/7 | 12-0 | — | 103B | 126A | Mr Derek O'Connor | 5/1 | |
| 07 Sep 18+83d | Kilbeggan | Summer Party Pack Discount Group Booking Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 5/13 | 2¾ | 11-8 | — | 59B | 114A | J B Kane | 20/1 |
| 16 Jun 18 | Downpatrick | Molson Coors (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race | 3/9 | nk | 11-7 | — | — | 65C | Miss M O'Sullivan | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Happy Lad won?
- Happy Lad (IRE) won 2 of 35 archived starts between 2018 and 2022, a strike rate of 5.7%. Placed 5 times in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Happy Lad?
- Happy Lad (IRE) was trained by Hugh Paul Finegan on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 14 December 2022.
- Who is Happy Lad's sire?
- Happy Lad (IRE) is by Heliostatic (IRE) out of Happy Story (IRE), whose sire is Bigstone.
- What going does Happy Lad prefer?
- Happy Lad (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 19 starts (10.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Happy Lad's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 36, from the run on 14 December 2022. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Happy Lad's sire's record?
- Heliostatic (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 423 runs since Jan 2008 (44 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Happy Lad's siblings?
- Out of Happy Story (IRE), Happy Lad (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Happy Anniversary (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Happy Anniversary (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.