How many races has Ode To Joy won?

Ode To Joy (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).

Who trains Ode To Joy?

Ode To Joy (IRE) is trained by William J McLernon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 May 2026.

Who is Ode To Joy's sire?

Ode To Joy (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Salon Musique (GER), whose sire is Black Sam Bellamy.

What is Ode To Joy's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 13 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.

What is Ode To Joy's sire's record?

Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,140 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.

Who are Ode To Joy's siblings?

Out of Salon Musique (GER), Ode To Joy (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Ode To Joy (IRE)

6yo mare · Trainer William J McLernon · Owner Andrew Kiernan

by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Salon Musique (GER) (Black Sam Bellamy)

10 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2025

As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

Last run 13 May 2026 · 10th of 18 Last raced off OR 85

KTB Profile

Ode To Joy is a maiden who has shown placed form on three of her ten starts over hurdles. Her best effort came when third of 16 at Bellewstown in Apr 2026. She has raced exclusively on turf, mainly over 1m5f – 2m on soft or heavy ground, and last ran at Punchestown in May 2026 where she finished 10 of 18 in a Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 85.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Typically held up OR at career high

0–10Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
3 (30%)Placed
−10.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
0.00Fair A/E n=10 · 0.00 incl. margin
85Highest OR
38dAvg between runs

Official rating85At career-high mark

85 84–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel, 2 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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 117^B · median 71

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 1 Nov 2025
Soft	5	117^B	71	5 runs · 117 / 71
Heavy	3	90^B	56	3 runs · 90 / 56
Good to Soft	2	74^C	63.5	1 run · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	7	117^B	72	6 runs · 117 / 64
2m1f – 2m4f	3	71^B	71	3 runs · 71 / 71

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 103^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 18 Apr 2026 Official rating 85 at the last run, 13 May 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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 108^A · median 92

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 1 Nov 2025
Soft	5	103^A	99	5 runs · 103 / 99
Heavy	3	108^A	91	3 runs · 108 / 91
Good to Soft	2	82^C	80	1 run · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	7	108^A	90	6 runs · 108 / 90.5
2m1f – 2m4f	3	103^A	103	3 runs · 103 / 103

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 10 analysed runs since Jun 2025

Held up 6 (60%) · 0 wins
Mid-division 2 (20%) · 0 wins
Prominent 2 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Elusive Pimpernel (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,140 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	2	0	0%	−7.7	—
Good to Firm	118	9	7.6%	−0.1	—
Good	966	88	9.1%	+1.4	—
Good to Soft	511	34	6.7%	−1	0 from 2
Soft	897	66	7.4%	−0.3	0 from 5
Heavy	397	24	6%	−1.7	0 from 3
Standard (AW)	249	20	8%	+0.3	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	21	0	0%	−7.7	—
6f – 7f	208	20	9.6%	+1.9	—
1m – 1m1f	316	28	8.9%	+1.2	—
1m2f – 1m4f	303	15	5%	−2.7	—
1m5f – 2m	983	71	7.2%	−0.5	0 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f	857	60	7%	−0.7	0 from 3
2m5f – 3m	382	41	10.7%	+3	—
Over 3m	70	6	8.6%	+0.9	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Salon Musique (GER) (Black Sam Bellamy)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Win trips	Best grade
Miss Direct (IRE)	10	—	—
Good Smash (FR)	7	—	—
Ludella (FR)	7	—	—
Kingston Fire (IRE)	3	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	SR	£1
Soft	5	0%	−5.00
Heavy	3	0%	−3.00
Good to Soft	2	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	SR	£1
Punchestown	3	0%	−3.00
Clonmel	2	0%	−2.00
Naas	2	0%	−2.00
Bellewstown	1	0%	−1.00
Thurles	1	0%	−1.00
Fairyhouse	1	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	7	0	0%	−7.00
2m1f – 2m4f	3	0	0%	−3.00

Jockey	Runs	SR	£1
Gavin Brouder	7	0%	−7.00
Caragh Monaghan	2	0%	−2.00
Liam McKenna	1	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hood	5	0	0%	−5.00
None	5	0	0%	−5.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	8	0	0%	−8.00
2025	2	0	0%	−2.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	8	0	0%	−8.00
NH Flat	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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2026 · 8 runs
13 May 26+25d	Punchestown	Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Settled in the pack early - crept into 6th then 5th before edging closer at two out - dropped back and driven along after that - faded before the last	10/18	7½	11-0	85	53^C	82^C	Gavin Brouder	10/1
18 Apr 26+16d	Bellewstown	Tony Marmion Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m1f · Yielding · 16 ran Settled midpack early - up to 6th by halfway - urged into 3rd approaching 2 out and hit the front - lost the advantage before the last after a mistake there - unable to threaten again in 3rd - stuck on for the same finishing effort	3/16	1¼	11-0	84	71^B	103^A	Gavin Brouder	9/1
02 Apr 26+7d	Clonmel	KEP Italia Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m · Soft · 16 ran Up with the early pace and pulling hard - front before the 2nd - untidy at the 3rd and again at the 6th - driven and passed entering the straight - blundered 2 out and fell back to 5th - finished fifth with nothing left to give	5/16	6½	10-13	85	117^B	99^A	Gavin Brouder	8/1
26 Mar 26+22d	Clonmel	Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m3f · Soft · 15 ran Held up early - improved into 7th 3 out - driven approaching the straight - hampered in 6th but promoted to 3rd after 2 out then stayed on same rate from the last	3/15	1½	10-13	85	71^B	103^A	Gavin Brouder	17/2
04 Mar 26+14d	Naas	William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran Settled at the back - made progress after 3 out - 10th and under pressure 2 out - advanced to 7th at the last - plugged on inside the final furlong but couldn't land a blow to finish 4th	4/17	1¼	11-0	85	90^B	108^A	Gavin Brouder	50/1
18 Feb 26+20d	Punchestown	Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Soft · 16 ran Settled at the back early - unable to build any real presence - well held throughout to finish tenth	10/16	1¼	10-11	—	72^C	88^C	Gavin Brouder	250/1
29 Jan 26+15d	Thurles	ThurlesRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 18 ran Held up towards the back - unbalanced 3 out and unable to build momentum - stayed on steadily but well held in the closing stages	13/18	4	10-11	—	56^C	90^C	Gavin Brouder	200/1
14 Jan 26+66d	Fairyhouse	Download The Tote App Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Yielding · 12 ran Settled with leading group early - dropped away after 4 out - faded steadily from 3 out to finish well beaten	11/12	5½	11-2	—	18^C	93^C	Liam McKenna	250/1
2025 · 2 runs
09 Nov 25+154d	Naas	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran Held up at back showing early enthusiasm - improved into 6th by halfway after a brief bump - dropped away from 4f out - well beaten at the finish	10/12	2	11-4	—	-17^C	91^C	Caragh Monaghan	100/1
08 Jun 25	Punchestown	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Settled at rear early travelling keenly - up into third by halfway after latching onto pace group from the 4f mark - pressed for effort 3f out but couldn't find more - eventually beaten well into 8th	8/13	2½	10-11	—	74^C	78^C	Caragh Monaghan	80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ode To Joy won?: Ode To Joy (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trains Ode To Joy?: Ode To Joy (IRE) is trained by William J McLernon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 May 2026.
Who is Ode To Joy's sire?: Ode To Joy (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Salon Musique (GER), whose sire is Black Sam Bellamy.
What is Ode To Joy's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 13 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ode To Joy's sire's record?: Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,140 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.
Who are Ode To Joy's siblings?: Out of Salon Musique (GER), Ode To Joy (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 10 analysed runs since Jun 2025

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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