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Horse profile

Happy Universe (NZ)

7yo gelding · Trainer Jimmy Ting · Owner Happy Mission Syndicate
by Zacinto (GB) out of Kovka (IRE) (Rip Van Winkle)
3 runs · 1 course · from Jun 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 4 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 13
KTB Profile

Happy Universe is a gelding by Zacinto out of a Rip Van Winkle mare who has shown placed form from three starts on the all-weather at Sha Tin. He has never won but has finished in the first three on two of his three runs over 1m to 1m1f on standard going. His best effort came when second of 14 at Sha Tin in Jun 2026. He finished third of 13 in the Sha Tsui Handicap at Sha Tin in Oct 2026.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Jun 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 3 runs since Jun 2026 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Standard (AW)300%00 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f300%00 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2026 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kovka (IRE) (Rip Van Winkle)

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
E/S 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% —

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 OR Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
04 Oct 26+99d Sha Tin (HK) Sha Tsui Handicap 1m · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 shd 9-9 — K C Leung —
27 Jun 26+20d Sha Tin (HK) NG Tung River Handicap (All Weather) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 ¼ 9-9 60 K C Leung 9/1
07 Jun 26 Sha Tin (HK) University Hall Handicap (Dirt) Class 4 · 1m1f · Slow · 14 ran In touch with leaders - headway to lead 1f out - headed final strides 2/14 nse 9-9 59 K C Leung 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Happy Universe won?
Happy Universe (NZ) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trains Happy Universe?
Happy Universe (NZ) is trained by Jimmy Ting, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
Who is Happy Universe's sire?
Happy Universe (NZ) is by Zacinto (GB) out of Kovka (IRE), whose sire is Rip Van Winkle.
What is Happy Universe's official rating?
Happy Universe (NZ)'s highest official rating on record is 60.
What is Happy Universe's sire's record?
Zacinto (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 3 runs since Jun 2026 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from June 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.