Joystick (FR)
Joystick (FR) is a gelding with three wins from 13 starts on turf, all on heavy going. He won the Paddy Power The Flat One Flat Race at Leopardstown in Dec 2023, the I.N.H. Stallion Owners Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle at Naas in Jan 2025 and the QuinnBet Beginners Chase at Navan in Jan 2026. His last run, at Punchestown in May 2026, was off an official rating of 142. He has raced three times at Leopardstown, twice at Naas and once at Navan.
- 3–13Wins / Runs
- 23.1%Strike rate
- 4 (30.8%)Placed
- +8.21£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.61Fair A/E n=13 · 1.31 incl. margin
- 147Highest OR
- 71dAvg between runs
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
Best recent Speed 102
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 171C | 108.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 3 | 84B | 82 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 171C | 93 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 102A | 93 | 2 · 102 / 93 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 115B | 98.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 13 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (29%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 2,202 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.9% from 497. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.1% from 494.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 21 | 5 | 23.8% | +10.9 | — |
| Good | 501 | 67 | 13.4% | +0.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 348 | 41 | 11.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 879 | 109 | 12.4% | −0.5 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 421 | 57 | 13.5% | +0.6 | 3 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 4 | 12.5% | −0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 54 | 7 | 13% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 497 | 84 | 16.9% | +4 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,018 | 144 | 14.1% | +1.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 494 | 35 | 7.1% | −5.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 121 | 13 | 10.7% | −2.2 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Caruso Valtat (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m2½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caruso Valtat (FR) | 6 | 2 | 2m2½f | — |
| Opera Valtat (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Valcroix (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Espoir Secret (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 3 | 75% | +17.21 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hayes | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| Paul Townend | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.17 |
| Danny Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Pat Taaffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 3 | 27% | +10.21 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.17 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.17 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May 26+26d | Punchestown | Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) Settled in the pack traveling wide - hit the 7th and the following fence - urged into 6th approaching 3 out - lost touch after that and eased down before halting ahead of 2 out | PU/21 | — | 11-4 | 142 | — | — | Brian Hayes | 28/1 |
| 06 Apr 26+26d | Fairyhouse | BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) Settled midpack early - hit a small error at the 12th and made no headway when driven up approaching 4 out - unable to find more and eased to a halt before the following fence | PU/30 | — | 11-2 | 144 | — | — | Brian Hayes | 28/1 |
| 11 Mar 26+53d | Cheltenham | Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race) Settled close to the pace early - dropped away 3 out and stumbled 2 out under pressure - unable to quicken from the last finishing seventh | 7/14 | 6 | 11-7 | 147 | 91B | 135A | Brian Hayes | 100/1 |
| 17 Jan 26+16d | Navan | QuinnBet Beginners Chase Sat second early behind the pace - went in front from the 4th - challenged three out and driven along before nudging back in command at the final fence - kept up the fight on the run-in for a battling win | 1/7 | 11-12 | — | 102A | 152B | Brian Hayes | 16/1 | |
| 01 Jan 26+33d | Fairyhouse | Grimes Estate Agents Beginners Chase Sat close to the front pair - 3rd at halfway - small error 5 out - driven with no headway after 3 out - 4th and holding no more 2 out - dropped away to finish last | 6/7 | 22 | 11-12 | — | — | 125C | Brian Hayes | 5/1 |
| 29 Nov 25+237d | Fairyhouse | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Beginners Chase Sat close behind pacesetter early - slipped to 3rd after the 8th - lost touch approaching two out and eased back to 4th - blundered at the last then stayed on same gear to finish | 4/15 | 1½ | 11-12 | — | 84B | 130A | Brian Hayes | 12/1 |
| 06 Apr 25+42d | Fairyhouse | Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) Sat close up early - errors at the 3rd and 4th - fourth at halfway - faltered 5 out and slipped towards the back - no response thereafter and well beaten in 7th | 7/8 | 54 | 11-3 | 129 | 65C | 116C | Danny Mullins | 9/2 |
| 23 Feb 25+22d | Naas | Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) Sat behind front group early - third at halfway - moved up approaching straight to edge in front 2 out - pushed along and met trouble at last when overtaken - dropped to second on the run-in - stuck on for the remainder | 2/5 | 3¼ | 11-0 | 122 | 171C | 141B | Paul Townend | 5/2 |
| 01 Feb 25+27d | Leopardstown | Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Sat close to the front group - 6th at halfway - driven and dropped rearward after 3 out - eased down and pulled up before the last | PU/12 | — | 11-10 | — | — | — | Danny Mullins | 16/1 |
| 05 Jan 25+26d | Naas | I.N.H. Stallion Owners Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle Set the pace from the off - untidy at the opening fence - flicked last fence - kicked clear on the run-in - margin narrowed and driven out to hold on late | 1/21 | 11-12 | — | 115B | 150A | Paul Townend | 5/6F | |
| 10 Dec 24+311d | Punchestown | Punchestown Festival 2025 Tickets On Sale Maiden Hurdle Set the pace early - overtaken before the 3rd then regained front before the 4th - lost command turning into the straight - slipped to 3rd at the last and hit that fence - held safe for 4th without finding more | 4/19 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | — | 129A | Paul Townend | 7/4J |
| 03 Feb 24+38d | Leopardstown | Donohue Marquees Future Stars (C & G) I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 2) | 7/10 | 6 | 11-11 | — | 82A | 126A | Mr Pat Taaffe | 18/1 |
| 27 Dec 23 | Leopardstown | Paddy Power The Flat One Flat Race | 1/8 | 12-0 | — | 93B | 152B | Mr P W Mullins | 11/8F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Joystick (FR) won?
- Joystick (FR) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
- Who trains Joystick (FR)?
- Joystick (FR) is trained by W P Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 May 2026.
- Who is Joystick (FR)'s sire?
- Joystick (FR) is by Coastal Path (GB) out of Polka Valtat (FR), whose sire is Dom Alco.
- What going does Joystick (FR) prefer?
- Joystick (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Joystick (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 142, from the run on 2 May 2026. The highest on record is 147.
- What is Joystick (FR)'s sire's record?
- Coastal Path (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 2,202 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.9% from 497. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.1% from 494.
- Who are Joystick (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Polka Valtat (FR), Joystick (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Caruso Valtat (FR) (2). The wins came over 2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.