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Horse profile

Joyful Day (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Jul 2016) · Last trainer Robert Cowell · Last owner Abdulla Al Mansoori
by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Blondie's Esteem (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2015
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jul 2016 — 3,765 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2016 · 8th of 8 Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

Joyful Day (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Southwell (AW) (Dec 2015).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 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

Best recent KTB Rating 59A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 14 Jun 2016 Official rating 65 at the last run, 6 Jul 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. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 69A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)369A59—
Good259A49—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f569A59—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−2.5—
Good to Firm406307.4%−0.7—
Good520448.5%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft277196.9%−1.2—
Soft280238.2%+0.1—
Heavy7800%−8.1—
Standard (AW)974899.1%+10 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f229208.7%+0.6—
6f – 7f1,101857.7%−0.40 from 5
1m – 1m1f571518.9%+0.8—
1m2f – 1m4f383328.4%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m176126.8%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f7334.1%−4—
2m5f – 3m1400%−8.1—
Over 3m6350%+41.9—

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
Blondie's Esteem (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Saxonhill (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Saxonhill (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Saxonhill (IRE)1211mClass 6
Colleen's Prince (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Graham Gibbons 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Beschizza 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 3 runs
06 Jul 16+22d Catterick 188Bet Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 7 8-11 6539A Graham Gibbons 9/1
14 Jun 16+155d Thirsk EBF Stallions Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 4 9-5 6959A Tony Hamilton 7/1
11 Jan 16+25d Wolverhampton (AW) 32red.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 3 9-5 —59A Joe Fanning 8/1
2015 · 2 runs
17 Dec 15+19d Southwell (AW) 32red.com Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 ½ 9-5 —69A Tom Eaves 22/1
28 Nov 15 Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 ½ 9-5 —57A Adam Beschizza 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Joyful Day won?
Joyful Day (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2015 and 2016. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Joyful Day?
Joyful Day (IRE) was trained by Robert Cowell on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 6 July 2016.
Who is Joyful Day's sire?
Joyful Day (IRE) is by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Blondie's Esteem (IRE), whose sire is Mark Of Esteem.
What is Joyful Day's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 6 July 2016. The highest on record is 69.
What is Joyful Day's sire's record?
Lilbourne Lad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Joyful Day's siblings?
Out of Blondie's Esteem (IRE), Joyful Day (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Saxonhill (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Saxonhill (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2015. 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.