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Joyful Lawyer (USA)

3yo gelding · Trainer K R Burke · Owner Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum
by Kitten's Joy (USA) out of Lady Lawyer (USA) (Blame)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 21 Apr 2026 · 6th of 9 Last raced off OR 67
KTB Profile

Joyful Lawyer is a maiden who has yet to win or place from five starts on turf and all-weather. His best effort came when fourth of six at Chelmsford City on all-weather in Mar 2026. The Kitten's Joy gelding ran to form when sixth of nine in a class 5 handicap at Yarmouth in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 67. He has raced over 1m to 1m4f on good to firm and standard going.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 79 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 5 Apr 2026

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 79A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)479A65.54 runs · 79 / 65.5
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f379A723 runs · 79 / 72
1m – 1m1f269C65.52 runs · 69 / 65.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 63A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Yarmouth, 21 Apr 2026 Official rating 67 at the last run, 21 Apr 2026

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 5 figures · best 63A · median 55
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)459B51.54 runs · 59 / 51.5
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f363A593 runs · 63 / 59
1m – 1m1f248A46.52 runs · 48 / 46.5

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 from 5 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kitten's Joy (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,079 runs since Jun 2009 (212 horses).

Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 253.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14428.6%+18—
Good to Firm3223811.8%+1.20 from 1
Good411276.6%−4—
Good to Soft191199.9%−0.7—
Soft2402610.8%+0.2—
Heavy66710.6%0—
Standard (AW)8359911.9%+1.30 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f38410.5%−0.1—
6f – 7f472459.5%−1.1—
1m – 1m1f5646711.9%+1.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f6327912.5%+1.90 from 3
1m5f – 2m253197.5%−3.1—
2m1f – 2m4f6845.9%−4.7—
2m5f – 3m4824.2%−6.4—
Over 3m400%−10.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2009 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lady Lawyer (USA) (Blame)

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
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pierre-Louis Jamin 4 0 0% −4.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
21 Apr 26+16d Yarmouth Get Raceday Ready Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Settled just behind the pace - asked for effort with 3f left - unable to find extra and dropped away - finished sixth 6/9 hd 9-6 6772A63A Silvestre De Sousa 33/1
05 Apr 26+29d Southwell (AW) Book The Bistro In Seasons Restaurant Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m4f · Standard · 9 ran Urged forward early to build pace - close up after 2f - drifted right on the bend after 3f - hit front after 4f - pushed out 3f out then overtaken and driven approaching 2f out - dropped away final furlong to finish fifth 5/9 1 8-9 6879A55A Pierre-Louis Jamin 11/1
07 Mar 26+91d Chelmsford City (AW) UK Garage Raceday Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 1m2f · Standard · 6 ran Went straight to front - pressed for effort and lost command 2f out - dropped away final furlong - finished 4th 4/6 ½ 9-7 —60A59B Pierre-Louis Jamin 33/1
2025 · 2 runs
06 Dec 25+9d Wolverhampton (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m1½f · Standard · 7 ran Held up at the back - pushed along with 3f left - unable to close final furlong - finished well held in 7th 7/7 2½ 9-7 —62A48A Pierre-Louis Jamin 33/1
27 Nov 25 Newcastle (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 12 ran Settled at back of field - pushed along with 2f to run - made no impact - finished well beaten in 9th 9/12 4¼ 9-7 —69C45C Pierre-Louis Jamin 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Joyful Lawyer won?
Joyful Lawyer (USA) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Joyful Lawyer?
Joyful Lawyer (USA) is trained by K R Burke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 April 2026.
Who is Joyful Lawyer's sire?
Joyful Lawyer (USA) is by Kitten's Joy (USA) out of Lady Lawyer (USA), whose sire is Blame.
What is Joyful Lawyer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 21 April 2026. The highest on record is 68.
What is Joyful Lawyer's sire's record?
Kitten's Joy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,079 runs since Jun 2009 (212 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 253.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.