Joyful Spirit (IRE)
Joyful Spirit (IRE) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Sep 2012. Last raced off a career-high mark of 77.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Joyful Spirit (IRE) has 4 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins Craic Eile (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craic Eile (IRE) | 62 | 2 | 2m–2m½f | — |
| Elysian Plains (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 1m2f–2m1f | — |
| Elusive Specimen (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Elusive John (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
- 2–14Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 4 (28.6%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.16Fair A/E n=14 · 0.99 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 184 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 11.9% of 20,862 runs since Jan 2008 (1,574 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +4.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,582 | 463 | 12.9% | +1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 4,530 | 487 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,133 | 254 | 11.9% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,771 | 303 | 10.9% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 795 | 78 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,889 | 868 | 12.6% | +0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,057 | 399 | 13.1% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 9,850 | 1,181 | 12% | +0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,509 | 543 | 12% | +0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,144 | 249 | 11.6% | −0.3 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 844 | 66 | 7.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 362 | 33 | 9.1% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 8 | 9% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.4 | — |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Echo Park (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Calatrava Cape (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Park (IRE) | 14 | 3 | 1m4f–2m½f | — |
| Calatrava Cape (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 1m4f | Class 3 |
| Velvetina (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 1m2f–1m4f | Class 5 |
| Make It Hurrah (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 1m½f | — |
| Tinkerbelle (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
| Sixty Roses (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Smile For Me (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Lech Tall (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +3.00 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Folkestone | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +8.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Durcan | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| William Buick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ian Mongan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 7 | 2 | 29% | +7.50 |
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.50 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 Spirit won?
- Joyful Spirit (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trained Joyful Spirit?
- Joyful Spirit (IRE) was trained by John Dunlop on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 18 October 2012.
- Who is Joyful Spirit's sire?
- Joyful Spirit (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Pershaan (IRE), whose sire is Darshaan.
- What going does Joyful Spirit prefer?
- Joyful Spirit (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Joyful Spirit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 18 October 2012. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Joyful Spirit's sire's record?
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,862 runs since Jan 2008 (1,574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.
- Who are Joyful Spirit's siblings?
- Out of Pershaan (IRE), Joyful Spirit (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Echo Park (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Calatrava Cape (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Joyful Spirit produced winners?
- As a dam, Joyful Spirit (IRE) has 4 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Craic Eile (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.