Happy Tercentenary (IRE)
Happy Tercentenary is a gelding by Cotai Glory out of an Art Festival mare who has one win from three starts. He won the Catherine Allison & Co. Solicitors Maiden at Dundalk over 1m – 1m1f on standard going in Jul 2025. His last run, at Happy Valley in Jul 2026, was his first for the yard and saw him finish eighth of 12 in the Encountered Handicap. He has raced exclusively over 1m – 1m1f.
- 1–3Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 1 (33.3%)Placed
- −0.75£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 226dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 109
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 109A | 92 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 3,932 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 1,405. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 421.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | +27 | — |
| Good to Firm | 620 | 78 | 12.6% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 1,050 | 92 | 8.8% | −2.7 | — |
| Good to Soft | 318 | 29 | 9.1% | −2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 421 | 30 | 7.1% | −4.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 104 | 11 | 10.6% | −0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,405 | 206 | 14.7% | +3.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 810 | 111 | 13.7% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,025 | 225 | 11.1% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 722 | 76 | 10.5% | −1 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 35 | 11.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 48 | 1 | 2.1% | −9.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Valadon (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Valadon (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valadon (IRE) | 13 | 4 | 2m½f–2m5½f | Class 3 |
| Venice Biennale (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Artful Approach (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 7f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley (HK) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Hewitson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 26+368d | Happy Valley (HK) | Encountered Handicap | 8/12 | hd | 8-10 | — | — | L Hewitson | 40 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 25+84d | Dundalk (AW) | Catherine Allison & Co. Solicitors Maiden Sat close to the front - improved into 2nd 3f out - driven approaching 2f out then hit the front inside the final furlong - powered clear to the line | 1/11 | 9-8 | 109A | 97A | Ben Coen | 5/4F | |
| 19 Apr 25 | Cork | Welcome To Racing Home For Easter Festival Maiden Sat just behind the front group early - 6th at halfway before 7th and pressed for effort 2f out - moved left approaching the final furlong - stayed on in the closing stages to finish 4th beaten 5 lengths | 4/17 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 75C | 86A | W J Lee | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Happy Tercentenary won?
- Happy Tercentenary (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Happy Tercentenary?
- Happy Tercentenary (IRE) is trained by D J Whyte, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 July 2026.
- Who is Happy Tercentenary's sire?
- Happy Tercentenary (IRE) is by Cotai Glory (GB) out of Art Festival (GB), whose sire is New Approach.
- What is Happy Tercentenary's sire's record?
- Cotai Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 3,932 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 1,405. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 421.
- Who are Happy Tercentenary's siblings?
- Out of Art Festival (GB), Happy Tercentenary (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Valadon (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Valadon (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.