Joyful Sound (IRE)
Joyful Sound (IRE) is 2 from 17. Hasn't won since Jul 2014.
- 2–17Wins / Runs
- 11.8%Strike rate
- 4 (23.5%)Placed
- −2.12£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 1.08Fair A/E n=17 · 0.92 incl. margin
- 63Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 504 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,711 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 151 | 23 | 15.2% | +5.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,917 | 446 | 11.4% | +1.4 | 2 from 13 |
| Good | 4,410 | 400 | 9.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,952 | 214 | 11% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,135 | 184 | 8.6% | −1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 563 | 46 | 8.2% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,582 | 663 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,759 | 409 | 10.9% | +0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,511 | 1,078 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,511 | 331 | 9.4% | −0.6 | 2 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,211 | 106 | 8.8% | −1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 482 | 37 | 7.7% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 195 | 13 | 6.7% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −5.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Toledo Gold (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Blitzkrieg (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo Gold (IRE) | 63 | 7 | 6f–2m1½f | Class 4 |
| Exalted (IRE) | 14 | 4 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Summer Gold (IRE) | 19 | 3 | 1m–1m2½f | Class 3 |
| Blitzkrieg (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 7f–1m | Group 3 |
| Lil's Joy (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 5f | Class 3 |
| Pleasant Way (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Raven (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 13 | 2 | 15% | +1.88 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +2.00 |
| Class 6 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +6.88 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McHugh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Stevie Donohoe | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Paul Pickard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mark Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dale Swift | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Megan Carberry | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Amy Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Matt Cosham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 1 | 7% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Joyful Sound won?
- Joyful Sound (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 4 times in total (23.5% of starts).
- Who trained Joyful Sound?
- Joyful Sound (IRE) was trained by Kevin McDonagh on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 8 January 2016.
- Who is Joyful Sound's sire?
- Joyful Sound (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Eman's Joy (GB), whose sire is Lion Cavern.
- What going does Joyful Sound prefer?
- Joyful Sound (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 13 starts (15.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Joyful Sound's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 8 January 2016. The highest on record is 63.
- What is Joyful Sound's sire's record?
- Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,711 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
- Who are Joyful Sound's siblings?
- Out of Eman's Joy (GB), Joyful Sound (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Toledo Gold (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Blitzkrieg (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m1½f. As at Nov 2026.