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Horse profile

Happy Larry (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2022) · Last trainer Phil York · Last owner Mrs K H York
by Stowaway (GB) out of Lucky Start (IRE) (Luso)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jul 2022 — 1,576 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2022 · 5th of 8 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Happy Larry (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 11 at Worcester (Jun 2021). Last raced off 84, 24lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 24lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 24lb off peak
84 84–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 27 Jul 2021

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 8 figures · best 95C · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good695C78.5—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f478A70—
Over 3m295C71—
1m5f – 2m1———
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 8 Apr 2022 Official rating 84 at the last run, 4 Jul 2022

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 8 figures · best 106A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good6106A91—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4106A93.5—
Over 3m2102A89.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 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 · 8 figures from 10 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
Stowaway (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 7,190 runs since Jan 2008 (561 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 124.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−11.3—
Good to Firm1242016.1%+4.8—
Good2,20124711.2%−0.10 from 8
Good to Soft1,21814411.8%+0.50 from 1
Soft2,35327211.6%+0.30 from 1
Heavy1,25612910.3%−1—
Standard (AW)3612.8%−8.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f300%−11.3—
1m2f – 1m4f2100%−11.3—
1m5f – 2m1,99323211.6%+0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,48828111.3%00 from 4
2m5f – 3m2,11924711.7%+0.40 from 2
Over 3m565539.4%−1.90 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

Dam
Lucky Start (IRE) (Luso)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Waterlefe Getaway (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 3 0 0% −3.00
Fontwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Phillip York 7 0 0% −7.00
Freddie Mitchell 2 0 0% −2.00
Joshua Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 6 0 0% −6.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2022 · 6 runs
04 Jul 22+14d Worcester Gallops Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 4½ 10-11 8468C88C Mr Phillip York 80/1
20 Jun 22+22d Southwell Prestige Safety Nationwide H&S Support Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-9 86—— Mr Phillip York 66/1
29 May 22+11d Fontwell At The Races App Form Study Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-1 88—— Freddie Mitchell 25/1
18 May 22+40d Southwell Ryley Wealth Management Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 26f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 1¾ 10-5 9247C77B Freddie Mitchell 8/1
08 Apr 22+20d Fontwell Millstone Landscapes Charity Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 26f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 11-7 9595C102A Mr Phillip York 80/1
19 Mar 22+235d Fontwell Happy Birthday Les Gilbert Handicap Chase Class 4 · 18f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5/5 43 11-1 1004C77C Mr Phillip York 16/1
2021 · 3 runs
27 Jul 21+25d Worcester Appliance Solutions Of Ledbury Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 8½ 11-7 10890A94A Mr Phillip York 25/1
02 Jul 21+20d Newton Abbot Racing Partnership TRP Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 16 10-11 —79C88C Mr Phillip York 14/1
12 Jun 21+228d Worcester Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 1½ 10-13 —78A106A Mr Phillip York 50/1
2020 · 1 run
27 Oct 20 Chepstow JPW Racing Tipster At tipstersempire.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 19 11-0 —72C99C Joshua Moore 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Happy Larry won?
Happy Larry (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2020 and 2022. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Happy Larry?
Happy Larry (IRE) was trained by Phil York on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 4 July 2022.
Who is Happy Larry's sire?
Happy Larry (IRE) is by Stowaway (GB) out of Lucky Start (IRE), whose sire is Luso.
What is Happy Larry's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 4 July 2022. The highest on record is 108.
What is Happy Larry's sire's record?
Stowaway (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 7,190 runs since Jan 2008 (561 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 124.
Who are Happy Larry's siblings?
Out of Lucky Start (IRE), Happy Larry (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2020. 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.