Horse profile
Happy Me (IRE)
by Leading Light (IRE) out of Petit Oscar (IRE) (Oscar)
18 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO
Last run 20 Aug 2026
KTB Profile
Happy Me is a maiden who has placed four times from 18 starts on turf. He showed his best effort when second of seven at Thurles in Jan 2025 and has reached an official rating of 107. Typically held up, he was ridden with patience in four of seven analysed runs. His last run, at Killarney in Aug 2026 in the Thorn Plant Hire Beginners Steeplechase, was his first time in headgear.
Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
- 0–18Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 4 (22.2%)Placed
- −18.00£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=18 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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.
Official rating100↓ 7lb off peak
100
95–107
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 108
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 105A | 80 | 2 runs · 87 / 83.5 |
| Soft | 5 | 121B | 96 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 118B | 60 | 3 runs · 118 / 48 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 121B | 80 | 4 runs · 118 / 94 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 105B | 59 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 18 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 18 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 from 15 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 6 (40%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 6 (40%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (13%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,201 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 23 | 8 | 34.8% | +26.6 | — |
| Good | 765 | 79 | 10.3% | +2.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 523 | 38 | 7.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 636 | 44 | 6.9% | −1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 241 | 11 | 4.6% | −3.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 613 | 37 | 6% | −2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 839 | 74 | 8.8% | +0.6 | 0 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 584 | 56 | 9.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 138 | 13 | 9.4% | +1.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Petit Oscar (IRE) (Oscar)
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ben Harvey | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Alan O'Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Michael Kenneally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss N C Hennessy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ricky Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Aug 26+7d | Killarney (IRE) | Thorn Plant Hire Beginners Steeplechase Settled towards the back and driven up early - untidy over the obstacles with a smart tap needed at the 3rd and a wobble at the 5th - lost touch approaching halfway - eased and pulled up after the 8th | PU/6 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Michael Kenneally | 66/1 |
| 13 Aug 26+28d | Tramore (IRE) | O'Neill's Bar Beginners Steeplechase Held up towards the back - shaken up entering the closing stages - briefly improved into 7th before 3 out - dropped away to finish 8th | 8/9 | 7½ | 11-7 | — | 87B | 93A | Alan O'Sullivan | 20/1 |
| 16 Jul 26+50d | Killarney (IRE) | INCO Broking Maiden Hurdle Shared the front early before going clear before the 3rd - lightly hampered by a loose horse before the 8th - passed 3 out - bumped before 2 out and slipped to 3rd - faded before the last with a mistake and slipped away to finish 5th | 5/9 | 4¾ | 10-13 | 100 | 80A | 108A | Alan O'Sullivan | 7/1 |
| 27 May 26+16d | Wexford | Discover Wexford Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - 7th at the 9th - slipped back before 4 out and dropped away - never a threat - eased out of contention approaching 2 out | PU/11 | — | 11-4 | 102 | — | — | Darragh O'Keeffe | 7/1 |
| 11 May 26+81d | Killarney | Park2Travel Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - still 6th approaching the last unable to close on the leading group - stayed on late but never look like landing a blow finishing 6th beaten just over 5 lengths | 6/12 | 1 | 10-11 | 100 | 108A | 110A | Alan O'Sullivan | 28/1 |
| 19 Feb 26+52d | Thurles | Connolly's RED MILLS Ladies Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - moved into 5th by halfway before a blunder 4 out - faded steadily thereafter to finish well beaten | 14/17 | 13 | 10-12 | 103 | 43C | 81C | Miss N C Hennessy | 7/2 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 25+22d | Limerick | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the front pair - fighting for its head early - 4th at halfway - driven into 5th after 3 out and clipped heels entering the straight - 4th after an untidy jump then promoted to 3rd 2 out - unable to close having stumbled at the last - stayed on at one speed for 3rd | 3/9 | 2 | 11-4 | 99 | 48A | 120A | Ricky Doyle | 13/2 |
| 07 Dec 25+56d | Cork | BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle Towards the back early - urged into contention on the turn - stayed on at same speed from two out - finished eighth | 8/24 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 100 | 118B | 108A | Danny Gilligan | 11/2 |
| 12 Oct 25+136d | Cork | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - pushed along from 3 out and up to 4th soon after - unable to close on the leading trio - stayed on at one gear through the final furlong - finished fourth | 4/8 | 3½ | 11-4 | 103 | 105A | 108A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 17/2 |
| 29 May 25+29d | Limerick | Richard Egan Electrical Handicap Hurdle Settled around midfield near the rail - blundered at the 6th - driven for effort then dropped away entering the home bend - eventually well beaten in 12th | 12/12 | 18 | 11-7 | 105 | 62C | 94C | Ben Harvey | 14/1 |
| 30 Apr 25+26d | Punchestown | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final Held up at the back throughout - driven from 3 out but made no headway - beaten well over 3f | 12/15 | 2 | 10-13 | 107 | 63C | 99C | Jonathan Burke | 50/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+75d | Wexford | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved into 3rd approaching 3 out - pushed along but couldn't get on terms before 2 out - stayed on at one gear up into 2nd on the run-in - never able to trouble the winner - edged out for the runner-up spot in the final strides | 3/10 | ¾ | 11-4 | 107 | 96A | 105A | Ben Harvey | 11/2 |
| 19 Jan 25+21d | Thurles | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Held up towards back of the field - up to 6th at halfway - made ground into the straight - into 2nd and driven approaching two out - urged out and drifted left on the run-in - unable to trouble the winner but battled on late to finish second | 2/7 | 1¼ | 11-6 | 103 | 69A | 115B | Ben Harvey | 5/2 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 24+37d | Limerick | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Settled midfield near rail and 5th at halfway - moved into 4th after 3 out but found little from 2 out - stayed on steadily to finish 4th | 4/14 | 2¾ | 11-4 | 99 | 121B | 120A | Ben Harvey | 28/1 |
| 22 Nov 24+195d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - clipped one early and up in 3rd - dropped to 5th by halfway - urged into 4th turning for home - into 3rd but stumbled 2 out - driven but couldn't gain ground - 4th at the last - stayed on to snatch 3rd near the line | 3/13 | 2¾ | 11-12 | 95 | 105B | 125A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 9/1 |
| 11 May 24+20d | Cork | PADDY MAC Maiden Hurdle | 7/17 | ¾ | 11-7 | — | 80C | 96C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 50/1 |
| 21 Apr 24+31d | Tramore | Perennial Freight Supporting Tramore AFC Maiden Hurdle | 6/13 | 1¾ | 10-13 | — | 46B | 103A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 33/1 |
| 21 Mar 24 | Cork | Welcome To Student Raceday 2024 Maiden Hurdle | 10/20 | 3 | 11-7 | — | 72B | 94A | Shane Fitzgerald | 150/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Happy Me won?
- Happy Me (IRE) has yet to win, from 18 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 4 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trains Happy Me?
- Happy Me (IRE) is trained by W J Burke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 August 2026.
- Who is Happy Me's sire?
- Happy Me (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of Petit Oscar (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What is Happy Me's official rating?
- Happy Me (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 107.
- What is Happy Me's sire's record?
- Leading Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,201 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.