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Horse profile

Joy Star (AUS)

3yo gelding · Trainer C S Shum · Owner Lam King Wai Dr Mrs Lam Kai Cheong
by Zousain (AUS) out of Dare I Believe (AUS) (So You Think)
2 runs · 2 courses · from May 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 24 Jun 2026 · 11th of 12 Last raced off OR 42
KTB Profile

Joy Star is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since May 2026, both over 6f-7f on good turf. He finished 11 of 12 in the Connaught Road Central Handicap at Happy Valley in Jun 2026, having raced off an official rating of 42. By Zousain out of a So You Think mare, he has an official rating of 44 as his highest ever mark.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since May 2026 · updated 25 Oct 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
Zousain (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 38 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1417.1%−0.8—
Good1616.3%−1.60 from 2
Good to Soft6116.7%+8.8—
Standard (AW)200%−7.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−7.9—
6f – 7f3139.7%+1.80 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dare I Believe (AUS) (So You Think)

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.

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
24 Jun 26+24d Happy Valley (HK) Connaught Road Central Handicap (Course A) (Turf) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 4¼ 8-3 42 H T Mo 15/1
31 May 26 Sha Tin (HK) Hong Kong Federation Of Guangzhou Associations Cup (Course B) (Handicap) (Turf) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 14 ran Led - headed and pressed leader after 1f - led again 2f out - headed 1f out - weakened final 110yds 6/14 ¼ 8-6 44 H T Mo 44/1

Quick answers

How many races has Joy Star won?
Joy Star (AUS) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Joy Star?
Joy Star (AUS) is trained by C S Shum, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 June 2026.
Who is Joy Star's sire?
Joy Star (AUS) is by Zousain (AUS) out of Dare I Believe (AUS), whose sire is So You Think.
What is Joy Star's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 24 June 2026. The highest on record is 44.
What is Joy Star's sire's record?
Zousain (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 38 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.