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Horse profile

Joyful Friend (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, Jan 2014) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner Saeed H Al Tayer
by Dubawi (IRE) out of Cheerleader (GB) (Singspiel)
2 runs · 1 course · from Dec 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jan 2014 — 4,687 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2014 · 1st of 8 Won last time out Won at Lingfield (AW)
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Dec 2013 and Jan 2014, the last of them as a 3yo filly. Finished 1 of 8 at Lingfield (AW) last time. By Dubawi (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,979 runs since Apr 2009.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

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 81A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 4 Jan 2014

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 81A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)281A74.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 18.4% of 12,979 runs since Apr 2009 (1,530 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm481122.9%+4.5—
Good to Firm2,32347720.5%+2.1—
Good3,16756417.8%−0.6—
Good to Soft1,74931117.8%−0.6—
Soft1,91632917.2%−1.2—
Heavy59810317.2%−1.2—
Standard (AW)3,17658618.5%+0.11 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f429429.8%−8.6—
6f – 7f3,12858118.6%+0.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,87072718.8%+0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f3,83877120.1%+1.71 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,21018915.6%−2.8—
2m1f – 2m4f3344814.4%−4—
2m5f – 3m1381913.8%−4.6—
Over 3m32618.8%+0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cheerleader (GB) (Singspiel)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Leader Of The Land (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Leader Of The Land (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Leader Of The Land (IRE)1851m4f–2m1fClass 4
Pathway To Honour (GB)611mClass 5
Reine Des Miracles (GB)110——
Silent Land (GB)30——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2014 · 1 run
04 Jan 14+17d Lingfield (AW) 32Red Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 81A William Buick 11/4F
2013 · 1 run
18 Dec 13 Lingfield (AW) 32red.com/british Stallion Studs E.b.f. Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 hd 9-0 68A Nicky Mackay 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Joyful Friend won?
Joyful Friend (GB) won 1 of 2 archived starts between 2013 and 2014, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Joyful Friend?
Joyful Friend (GB) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 4 January 2014.
Who is Joyful Friend's sire?
Joyful Friend (GB) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Cheerleader (GB), whose sire is Singspiel.
What is Joyful Friend's sire's record?
Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,979 runs since Apr 2009 (1,530 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
Who are Joyful Friend's siblings?
Out of Cheerleader (GB), Joyful Friend (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Leader Of The Land (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Leader Of The Land (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.