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Horse profile

Happy Tears (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Dec 2024) · Last trainer Daniel & Claire Kubler · Last owner Mrs Maura Osullivan
by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Disko (IRE) (Kodiac)
13 runs · 9 courses · from May 2023
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Dec 2024 — 675 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2024 · 3rd of 7 Won at Chelmsford City (AW) Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Happy Tears won one of 13 starts, the success coming in a Class 5 handicap at Chelmsford City over 6f-7f on standard all-weather ground in Aug 2024. The filly, by Dandy Man out of a Kodiac mare, has never won on turf from eight starts. She finished third of seven in a Class 5 handicap at Wolverhampton in Dec 2024, last raced off an official rating of 71.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5
Official rating71↓ 4lb off peak
71 71–75

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 21 Dec 2024

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 13 figures · best 112A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)5112A103—
Soft394A85—
Good to Soft393A88—
Good to Firm286A81.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f8112A95—
Under 6f594A85—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 6 Dec 2024 Official rating 71 at the last run, 21 Dec 2024

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 13 figures · best 93A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)589A85—
Soft393A78—
Good to Soft389A74—
Good to Firm279A74—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f889A84—
Under 6f593A71—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 3 (60%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dandy Man (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,946 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm921415.2%+6.1—
Good to Firm2,47725610.3%+1.20 from 2
Good3,1672648.3%−0.8—
Good to Soft1,3401098.1%−10 from 3
Soft1,7181367.9%−1.20 from 3
Heavy4745010.5%+1.4—
Standard (AW)5,6785349.4%+0.31 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4,43950711.4%+2.30 from 5
6f – 7f7,6346438.4%−0.71 from 8
1m – 1m1f2,0431587.7%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f581447.6%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m17095.3%−3.8—
2m1f – 2m4f6623%−6.1—
2m5f – 3m1200%−9.1—
Over 3m100%−9.1—

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
Disko (IRE) (Kodiac)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them She Can Boogie (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Corazon (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
She Can Boogie (IRE)2445fClass 2
Corazon (IRE)1025fGroup 3
Savvy Disko (IRE)621m–1m1fClass 4
Twafeeg (IRE)516½fClass 5
Disapproval (IRE)50——
Ebt's Warrior (IRE)40——
Diamond Power (IRE)30——
Give Me Respect (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% +0.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 1 13% −3.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford City (AW) 3 1 33% +2.00
Bath 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 8 1 13% −3.00
Under 6f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Buick 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Kingscote 2 0 0% −2.00
David Egan 2 1 50% +3.00
Rossa Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran Shoemark 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Planas 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 8 1 13% −3.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 6 1 17% −1.00
2023 7 0 0% −7.00

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
2024 · 6 runs
21 Dec 24+15d Wolverhampton (AW) 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran Up with the front group wide but pulling - dropped back at halfway - responded out wide in the final furlong yet unable to match the first two home 3/7 3¼ 9-6 71112A83A Rossa Ryan 15/2
06 Dec 24+22d Newcastle (AW) Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with 3f left - kept going without finding extra in the closing stages - finished fifth 5/12 ¾ 9-6 7297A89A Luke Morris 14/1
14 Nov 24+14d Chelmsford City (AW) betting.betfair.com Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran Sluggish start - settled at back of field - urged forward with two furlongs left - responded late but couldn't get on terms with front-runners 5/9 shd 9-5 73107A85A Richard Kingscote 12/1
31 Oct 24+61d Bath Best Odds Guaranteed dragonbet.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 5.5f · Soft · 8 ran Sluggish start towards the back - improved into mid-pack on the inside 3f out - urged forward 2f out - stayed on at one speed to finish third 3/8 ½ 9-12 7394A93A Richard Kingscote 7/1
31 Aug 24+43d Chelmsford City (AW) Ladies Day 2025 On Sale Monday Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran Sat just behind the front group early - asked for effort with just over a furlong left before hitting the front inside the final furlong - drifted right approaching the closing stages - stayed on to score 1/7 9-12 71103A87A David Egan 4/1
19 Jul 24+277d Nottingham Rhino.Bet Proudly Sponsor Josephine Gordon 'Confined' Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 2 9-10 7388B74A David Egan 12/1
2023 · 7 runs
16 Oct 23+21d Windsor Breeders' Cup On Sky Sports Racing Nursery Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 8-13 7574A77A David Probert 16/1
25 Sep 23+21d Leicester Joan Squire 80th Birthday Celebration Fillies' Nursery Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 nk 9-10 7193A89A Kieran Shoemark 11/1
04 Sep 23+27d Windsor Hamish Johnson Memorial Fillies' Nursery Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 9-10 7177A79A William Buick 10/3
08 Aug 23+76d Chelmsford City (AW) Autism In Racing Nursery Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 5 ran 3/5 nk 9-11 7279C71B William Buick 7/1
24 May 23+12d Yarmouth British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 nk 9-2 —86A69A Kevin Stott 14/1
12 May 23+11d Ascot British EBF 40th Anniversary Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 2¼ 9-2 —85A78A William Buick 10/1
01 May 23 Bath Blackmore Building Contractors EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 3 8-11 —67A63A Connor Planas 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Happy Tears won?
Happy Tears (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained Happy Tears?
Happy Tears (IRE) was trained by Daniel & Claire Kubler on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 21 December 2024.
Who is Happy Tears's sire?
Happy Tears (IRE) is by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Disko (IRE), whose sire is Kodiac.
What going does Happy Tears prefer?
Happy Tears (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Happy Tears's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 21 December 2024. The highest on record is 75.
What is Happy Tears's sire's record?
Dandy Man (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,946 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
Who are Happy Tears's siblings?
Out of Disko (IRE), Happy Tears (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: She Can Boogie (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Corazon (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2023. 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.