Happy Victory (FR)
Happy Victory a gelding by Buck's Boum out of Nova D'auteuil, failed to win in eight starts on turf between Nov 2021 and Apr 2023. He recorded his best effort when fourth of nine at Downpatrick in Apr 2023. All eight runs came on different courses, with five on soft ground. His last run, at Punchestown in Apr 2023, came in the Stanley Asphalt Hunters Chase For The Bishopscourt Cup.
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 261 d
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 97
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 74B | 63 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 74B | 63 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 8 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 11% of 1,381 runs since Apr 2015 (178 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +3.3 | — |
| Good | 294 | 35 | 11.9% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 238 | 25 | 10.5% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 563 | 68 | 12.1% | +1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 270 | 22 | 8.1% | −2.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 310 | 32 | 10.3% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 592 | 65 | 11% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 368 | 43 | 11.7% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Kovanis (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m3½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kovanis (FR) | 7 | 2 | 2m–2m3½f | — |
| Tchico Alco (FR) | 6 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
| Santo Bello (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Boumba (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fast And Fun (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mr H C Swan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr A J Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr L J McGuinness | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 23+26d | Punchestown | Stanley Asphalt Hunters Chase For The Bishopscourt Cup | F/12 | — | 11-6 | — | — | Mr H C Swan | 4/1J |
| 02 Apr 23+20d | Downpatrick | Boardsmill Sires Maiden Hunters Chase | 4/9 | 20 | 11-7 | — | 89C | Mr A J Fox | 8/1 |
| 13 Mar 23+133d | Thurles | Racing Again March 18th Maiden Hunters Chase | PU/10 | — | 11-9 | — | — | Mr H C Swan | 2/1F |
| 2022 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 22+18d | Wexford | Peter Nolan Bloodstock Maiden Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 11-12 | — | — | Jack Kennedy | 7/1 |
| 13 Oct 22+261d | Tramore | www.tramoreraces.ie Maiden Hurdle | 5/14 | 3½ | 11-12 | 74B | 112A | Jack Kennedy | 4/1 |
| 25 Jan 22+29d | Down Royal | Molson Coors Maiden Hurdle | 9/15 | 17 | 11-6 | 52C | 102C | Jack Kennedy | 16/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 21+50d | Limerick | Download The Boylesports App Flat Race | 4/7 | ¾ | 11-9 | — | 64C | Mr L J McGuinness | 6/4F |
| 07 Nov 21 | Navan | Kilberry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle | 4/12 | 10 | 11-13 | 97A | 103A | Davy Russell | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Happy Victory won?
- Happy Victory (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2021 and 2023.
- Who trained Happy Victory?
- Happy Victory (FR) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 28 April 2023.
- Who is Happy Victory's sire?
- Happy Victory (FR) is by Buck's Boum (FR) out of Nova D'auteuil (FR), whose sire is Le Nain Jaune.
- What is Happy Victory's sire's record?
- Buck's Boum (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 1,381 runs since Apr 2015 (178 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Happy Victory's siblings?
- Out of Nova D'auteuil (FR), Happy Victory (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Kovanis (FR) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m3½f. As at Nov 2026.