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Horse profile

Jocular (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2017) · Last trainer Edward U Hales · Last owner Edward U Hales
by Champs Elysees (GB) out of Heart Stopping (USA) (Chester House)
19 runs · 13 courses · from Mar 2014
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jan 2017 — 3,565 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2017 · 15th of 16 Won at Curragh Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Jocular (GB) is 1 from 19. Hasn't won since Jun 2015. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 10 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 97.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating97At career-high mark
97 73–97

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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.

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 103C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 14 Jan 2016 Official rating 97 at the last jumps run, 8 Jan 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney (IRE), 12 Jul 2016 Official rating 75 at the last flat run, 13 Sep 2016

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.

Jumps 4 figures · best 103C · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft2103C91.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3103C97—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 15 figures · best 96A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft578A73—
Good to Firm379A76—
Good383A82—
Standard (AW)283B64—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f683A74.5—
1m – 1m1f496A79—
2m1f – 2m4f276A68.5—
1m5f – 2m282C80—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,114 runs since Jan 2008 (520 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm531324.5%+13—
Good to Firm83812014.3%+2.80 from 3
Good1,83919410.5%−11 from 4
Good to Soft1,08111710.8%−0.70 from 1
Soft1,15011610.1%−1.40 from 7
Heavy391317.9%−3.60 from 2
Standard (AW)1,76222412.7%+1.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1119.1%−2.4—
6f – 7f387297.5%−40 from 1
1m – 1m1f8829210.4%−1.10 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,99626213.1%+1.61 from 6
1m5f – 2m2,03723811.7%+0.20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,06512111.4%−0.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m595579.6%−1.90 from 1
Over 3m1411510.6%−0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Heart Stopping (USA) (Chester House)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Alcock And Brown (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Lolly For Dolly (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Alcock And Brown (IRE)3561m2f–2m4fClass 3
Lolly For Dolly (IRE)1257f–1m½fGroup 2
Eclipseoftheheart (GB)627fClass 4
Avago Josh (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 4 1 25% +17.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 3 1 33% +18.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Laytown (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 1 17% +15.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr N Bashford 2 0 0% −2.00
Wayne Lordan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Enright 2 0 0% −2.00
Caroline Murtagh 2 1 50% +19.00
Jamie Spencer 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Ring 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J C Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
Ricky Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor King 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis Linehan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 6 1 17% +15.00
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 9 0 0% −9.00
2015 6 1 17% +15.00
2014 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 15 1 7% +6.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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
08 Jan 17+117d Naas Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 42 11-1 97-24C80C Andrew Ring 25/1
13 Sep 16+19d Laytown (AW) O'Neills Sports (Q.R.) Handicap (50-80) 7f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 8 11-8 75—45C Mr J C Barry 16/1
25 Aug 16+31d Bellewstown Bluegrass Horse Feeds Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 1½ 11-5 ——93A Ricky Doyle 20/1
25 Jul 16+13d Galway Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) 17f · Yielding · 20 ran 16/20 7 10-1 77—61C Mr N Bashford 50/1
12 Jul 16+18d Killarney (IRE) McSweeney Arms Hotel (Q.R.) Race 14f · Yielding · 9 ran 3/9 5½ 11-0 77—78A Mr N Bashford 25/1
24 Jun 16+7d Curragh Donedeal Apprentice Derby 12f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 13/15 11 9-8 79—62C Oisin Orr 20/1
17 Jun 16+31d Limerick Limerick Racecourse Family Fun Day 3rd July Handicap (50-80) 17f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 2¼ 10-0 79—76A Wayne Lordan 8/1
17 May 16+15d Killarney www.killarneyraces.ie Race 14f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 1 9-12 73—82C Wayne Lordan 20/1
02 May 16+109d Curragh Cross' Supervalu Handicap 8f · Yielding · 26 ran 19/26 1¼ 9-8 74—65C Connor King 20/1
14 Jan 16+19d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 3¾ 11-12 ——103C Mark Enright 33/1
26 Dec 15+183d Leopardstown Clayton Hotel Leopardstown Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 17 ran 10/17 hd 11-7 ——97C Mark Enright 33/1
26 Jun 15+16d Curragh Donedeal Apprentice Derby 12f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 75—83A Caroline Murtagh 20/1
10 Jun 15+5d Fairyhouse Book Your Hen Or Stag Party At Fairyhouse Handicap 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 1½ 9-5 78—63A Caroline Murtagh 8/1
05 Jun 15+24d Leopardstown William Fry Apprentice Handicap 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 ¾ 9-13 78—79A Ross Coakley 8/1
12 May 15+17d Killarney Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap (50-80) 11f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 ¾ 9-4 80—76A Denis Linehan 11/2
25 Apr 15+346d Limerick Dublin Gospel Choir Live At Limerick Racecourse On 6th June Maiden 8f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 1½ 9-7 81—75A Gary Carroll 5/2
14 May 14+38d Naas Kill (c & G) Maiden 10f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 4 9-5 ——73A N G McCullagh 13/2
06 Apr 14+16d Cork Like Us On Facebook Median Auction (c & G) Maiden 8.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 nk 9-5 ——96A Jamie Spencer 7/2
21 Mar 14 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Median Auction Maiden 8f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 nk 9-5 ——83B Jamie Spencer 4/6F

Quick answers

How many races has Jocular (GB) won?
Jocular (GB) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 4 times in total (21.1% of starts).
Who trained Jocular (GB)?
Jocular (GB) was trained by Edward U Hales on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 8 January 2017.
Who is Jocular (GB)'s sire?
Jocular (GB) is by Champs Elysees (GB) out of Heart Stopping (USA), whose sire is Chester House.
What going does Jocular (GB) prefer?
Jocular (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Jocular (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 8 January 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Jocular (GB)'s sire's record?
Champs Elysees (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,114 runs since Jan 2008 (520 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
Who are Jocular (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Heart Stopping (USA), Jocular (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Alcock And Brown (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Lolly For Dolly (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2014. 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.