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Horse profile

Joyful Joy (AUS)

4yo gelding · Trainer Mark Newnham · Owner Hong Kong Young Owner Racing Syndicate
by Gold Standard (AUS) out of Forliah (AUS) (Americain)
3 runs · 1 course · from May 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 2 wins · Sha Tin (HK) Last run 6 Sep 2026 · 1st of 14 Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile

Joyful Joy won two of his three starts all at Sha Tin over 6f to 7f on turf. Both wins came in handicaps at Class 4 level on good or good to firm going off marks of 52 and 60. The gelding won the Fenwick Handicap at Sha Tin in Sep 2026 on his latest start. He has a 100 percent place record.

Based on 3 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
Gold Standard (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 50% of 6 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2150%01 from 1
Good4250%01 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f3266.7%+16.72 from 3
1m – 1m1f3133.3%−16.7—

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
Forliah (AUS) (Americain)

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.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% +52.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% —

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 1 50% +52.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Orman 2 1 50% +52.00
Hugh Bowman 1 1 100% —

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 OR Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
06 Sep 26+71d Sha Tin (HK) Fenwick Handicap 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 9-9 60 Hugh Bowman —
27 Jun 26+27d Sha Tin (HK) Sha Tau Kok River Handicap (Course B) (Turf) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 9-8 60 James Orman 8/5F
31 May 26 Sha Tin (HK) Federation Of Qing Yuan Associations (Hong Kong) Cup (Course B) (Handicap) (Turf) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 14 ran Midfield on inner - headway when not clear run under 2f out - ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out - led final 110yds - readily 1/14 9-1 52 James Orman 53/1

Quick answers

How many races has Joyful Joy won?
Joyful Joy (AUS) won 2 of 3 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 3 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trains Joyful Joy?
Joyful Joy (AUS) is trained by Mark Newnham, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 September 2026.
Who is Joyful Joy's sire?
Joyful Joy (AUS) is by Gold Standard (AUS) out of Forliah (AUS), whose sire is Americain.
What is Joyful Joy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 6 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Joyful Joy's sire's record?
Gold Standard (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 50% of 6 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

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.