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Horse profile

Pursuitofhappiness (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2017) · Last trainer Neil Mulholland · Last owner Brian Derrick
by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Lake Tour (IRE) (Aristocracy)
10 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Jan 2017 — 3,585 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2017 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Pursuitofhappiness (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 4 at Wincanton (Dec 2015). Last raced off 84, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 2 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 26 Dec 2015 Official rating 84 at the last run, 11 Jan 2017

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 4 figures · best 97C · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft296C92—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f497C94—

Of 10 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Classic Cliche (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+3.1—
Good to Firm2442711.1%+3.1—
Good784739.3%+1.30 from 2
Good to Soft475275.7%−2.30 from 2
Soft533397.3%−0.70 from 3
Heavy273176.2%−1.80 from 3
Standard (AW)10220%+12—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m512458.8%+0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f710578%00 from 8
2m5f – 3m780536.8%−1.20 from 2
Over 3m320319.7%+1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lake Tour (IRE) (Aristocracy)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lake Return (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lake Return (IRE)3412m2½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Quinlan 3 0 0% −3.00
Noel Fehily 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Corby 1 0 0% −1.00
James Best 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00
Brendan Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Martin McIntyre 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2017 · 1 run
11 Jan 17+24d Hereford Kidwells Law Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-7 84—— Sean Corby 16/1
2016 · 4 runs
18 Dec 16+241d Fakenham Fakenham 2017 Annual Membership Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran REF/8 — 10-1 78—— James Best 13/2
21 Apr 16+47d Exeter Otter Brewery 25 Years Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m3f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-9 83—— Andrew Thornton 7/1
05 Mar 16+56d Stratford Bill Booth 90th Birthday Celebration Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-1 93—— Mark Quinlan 6/1
09 Jan 16+14d Chepstow Download The Coral Mobile App Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-6 ——— Brendan Powell 150/1
2015 · 4 runs
26 Dec 15+22d Wincanton Armishaws Removals Harry Dufosee Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 75 11-0 ——96C Mark Quinlan 20/1
04 Dec 15+14d Exeter Harry Dutfield Memorial Novices' Chase Class 2 · 2m3f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-0 ——— Noel Fehily 100/1
20 Nov 15+249d Ascot Geotech Soil Stabilisation 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 nk 11-0 ——88A Mark Quinlan 100/1
16 Mar 15+527d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Midsomer Norton 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 nk 10-8 ——92C Mr Martin McIntyre 66/1
2013 · 1 run
05 Oct 13 Fontwell Black & Veatch Supporting Today's Charities Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 6 · 2m1½f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 10 11-0 ——97C Noel Fehily 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pursuitofhappiness won?
Pursuitofhappiness (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2013 and 2017.
Who trained Pursuitofhappiness?
Pursuitofhappiness (IRE) was trained by Neil Mulholland on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 11 January 2017.
Who is Pursuitofhappiness's sire?
Pursuitofhappiness (IRE) is by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Lake Tour (IRE), whose sire is Aristocracy.
What is Pursuitofhappiness's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 11 January 2017. The highest on record is 93.
What is Pursuitofhappiness's sire's record?
Classic Cliche (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.
Who are Pursuitofhappiness's siblings?
Out of Lake Tour (IRE), Pursuitofhappiness (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lake Return (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2013. 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.