How many races has Jovial won?

Jovial (IRE) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2010 and 2013, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 6 times in total (33.3% of starts).

Jovial (IRE) was trained by R Mike Smith on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 12 February 2013.

Who is Jovial's sire?

Jovial (IRE) is by Sakhee (USA) out of Baalbek (GB), whose sire is Barathea.

What going does Jovial prefer?

Jovial (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 8 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 Jovial's official rating?

Jovial (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 65.

What is Jovial's sire's record?

Sakhee (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,981 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 611. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.2% from 139.

Who are Jovial's siblings?

Out of Baalbek (GB), Jovial (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Silca Key (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Silca Key (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Jovial (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2013) · Last trainer R Mike Smith · Last owner R Michael Smith

by Sakhee (USA) out of Baalbek (GB) (Barathea)

18 runs · 10 courses · from Jun 2010

As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 12 Feb 2013 — 5,005 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Feb 2013 2 wins · Kempton (AW) & Lingfield (AW)

KTB Profile

Jovial (IRE) is 2 from 18, both wins coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2010. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 10 on turf.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance All wins on AW All wins at Class 6

2–18Wins / Runs
11.1%Strike rate
6 (33.3%)Placed
−12.59£1 level staken=18 at SP
0.89Fair A/E n=18 · 0.76 incl. margin
65Highest OR
58dAvg between runs

Official rating63↓ 2lb off peak

63 48–65

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

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 82^C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Musselburgh, 10 Dec 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 82^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 8 Aug 2011 Official rating 63 at the last flat run, 12 Sep 2011

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 82^C · median 80.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
Heavy	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	2	82^C	80.5	—

Flat 14 figures · best 82^A · median 65.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	8	80^A	66.5	—
Soft	3	82^A	80	—
Good to Firm	3	54^C	52	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	9	82^A	67	—
1m – 1m1f	3	73^A	54	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—
6f – 7f	1	—	—	—

Of 18 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 18 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

Sakhee (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,981 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 611. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.2% from 139.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	34	4	11.8%	+0.7	—
Good to Firm	601	81	13.5%	+2.4	0 from 3
Good	986	128	13%	+1.9	—
Good to Soft	479	56	11.7%	+0.6	0 from 1
Soft	611	48	7.9%	−3.2	0 from 4
Heavy	197	17	8.6%	−2.5	0 from 2
Standard (AW)	1,073	106	9.9%	−1.2	2 from 8

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	73	11	15.1%	+4	—
6f – 7f	565	69	12.2%	+1.1	0 from 1
1m – 1m1f	711	77	10.8%	−0.3	0 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f	1,068	103	9.6%	−1.5	2 from 9
1m5f – 2m	1,001	114	11.4%	+0.3	0 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f	411	55	13.4%	+2.3	—
2m5f – 3m	139	10	7.2%	−3.9	—
Over 3m	13	1	7.7%	−3.4	—

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

Baalbek (GB) (Barathea)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Silca Key (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Silca Key (GB)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Silca Key (GB)	25	3	1m1f–1m2f	Class 4
Cross The Line (IRE)	38	3	1m	Class 4
Brave Mave (GB)	21	2	7f–1m4f	Class 4
Al Sabaheya (GB)	14	1	7f	Class 5
Brave Fight (GB)	7	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	8	2	25%	−2.59
Soft	4	0	0%	−4.00
Good to Firm	3	0	0%	−3.00
Heavy	2	0	0%	−2.00
Good to Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 5	10	0	0%	−10.00
Class 6	7	2	29%	−1.59
Class 4	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Kempton (AW)	4	1	25%	−2.09
Ayr	3	0	0%	−3.00
Lingfield (AW)	3	1	33%	+0.50
Lingfield	2	0	0%	−2.00
Musselburgh	1	0	0%	−1.00
Newbury	1	0	0%	−1.00
Wolverhampton (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Folkestone	1	0	0%	−1.00
Windsor	1	0	0%	−1.00
Warwick	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m2f – 1m4f	9	2	22%	−3.59
1m5f – 2m	5	0	0%	−5.00
1m – 1m1f	3	0	0%	−3.00
6f – 7f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Eddie Ahern	5	0	0%	−5.00
John Fahy	4	2	50%	+1.41
Ewan Whillans	2	0	0%	−2.00
Henry Brooke	1	0	0%	−1.00
Callum Bewley	1	0	0%	−1.00
Shane Kelly	1	0	0%	−1.00
Eddie Creighton	1	0	0%	−1.00
Nicky Mackay	1	0	0%	−1.00
Tadhg O'Shea	1	0	0%	−1.00
Cathy Gannon	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	17	2	12%	−11.59
Visor	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2013	3	0	0%	−3.00
2012	1	0	0%	−1.00
2011	6	0	0%	−6.00
2010	8	2	25%	−2.59

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Flat	14	2	14%	−8.59
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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	KTB	Jockey	SP
2013 · 3 runs
12 Feb 13+20d	Ayr	BetVictor Welsh Open Final Frame Insurance Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran	PU/9	—	11-3	—	—	Henry Brooke	100/1
23 Jan 13+21d	Ayr	Talk To Victor Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran	PU/10	—	11-1	—	—	Ewan Whillans	100/1
02 Jan 13+23d	Ayr	Get The Betvictor App Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran	8/10	31	10-12	—	79^C	Callum Bewley	100/1
2012 · 1 run
10 Dec 12+455d	Musselburgh	Buy Your 2013 Annual Members Badge Today Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran	14/14	38	10-11	—	82^C	Ewan Whillans	80/1
2011 · 6 runs
12 Sep 11+18d	Kempton (AW)	32 For Rummy Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Standard · 13 ran	7/13	1¼	9-1	63	58^A	Eddie Ahern	5/1
25 Aug 11+17d	Lingfield	Oilfield Insurance Agencies Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Soft · 10 ran	2/10	3	9-5	62	80^A	Eddie Ahern	10/3
08 Aug 11+49d	Lingfield	Dormans Park Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Soft · 8 ran	2/8	hd	10-0	60	82^A	Eddie Ahern	3/1F
20 Jun 11+30d	Kempton (AW)	Happy Retirement Robert Watson Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran	4/8	2	9-1	64	74^A	Shane Kelly	10/3F
21 May 11+24d	Newbury	Hildon Handicap Class 5 · 13.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran	11/13	1½	8-8	65	52^C	John Fahy	14/1
27 Apr 11+184d	Kempton (AW)	Betdaq Mobile Apps Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Standard · 13 ran	7/13	½	8-13	65	66^A	John Fahy	4/1F
2010 · 8 runs
25 Oct 10+6d	Kempton (AW)	Bet Breeders' Cup - Betdaq Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 13 ran	1/13		8-10	51	67^A	John Fahy	10/11F
19 Oct 10+17d	Lingfield (AW)	Smiths News Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 15 ran	1/15		8-12	52	80^A	John Fahy	5/2F
02 Oct 10+1d	Wolverhampton (AW)	CE Risk, Safety & Security Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 9 ran	2/9	¾	8-9	48	73^A	Eddie Creighton	3/1F
01 Oct 10+40d	Lingfield (AW)	NCYPE Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 12 ran	3/12	nk	8-7	48	65^A	Nicky Mackay	14/1
22 Aug 10+27d	Folkestone	Star Sports Welcome Vickers Clients Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Soft · 7 ran	4/7	hd	8-8	52	57^A	Tadhg O'Shea	9/2
26 Jul 10+24d	Windsor	Piers Bradford Hi Dude Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran	11/13	3¼	9-3	52	54^C	Cathy Gannon	28/1
02 Jul 10+27d	Warwick	Racing Uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran	9/12	1¼	9-3	—	49^A	Eddie Ahern	20/1
05 Jun 10	Lingfield (AW)	Premier Benefits Solutions Ltd Maiden Stakes (AWT) (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran	8/11	2	9-3	—	46^C	Eddie Ahern	16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Jovial won?: Jovial (IRE) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2010 and 2013, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 6 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Jovial?: Jovial (IRE) was trained by R Mike Smith on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 12 February 2013.
Who is Jovial's sire?: Jovial (IRE) is by Sakhee (USA) out of Baalbek (GB), whose sire is Barathea.
What going does Jovial prefer?: Jovial (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 8 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 Jovial's official rating?: Jovial (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 65.
What is Jovial's sire's record?: Sakhee (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,981 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 611. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.2% from 139.
Who are Jovial's siblings?: Out of Baalbek (GB), Jovial (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Silca Key (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Silca Key (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

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