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Horse profile

Simple Joys (GB)

6yo mare (at last run, Feb 2016) · Last trainer Mrs Denise Foster · Last owner Richard Wilmot Smith
by Singspiel (IRE) out of Chance Dance (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
23 runs · 16 courses · from Oct 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Feb 2016 — 3,920 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2016 Won at Limerick Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Simple Joys (GB) is 1 from 23. Hasn't won since Nov 2014.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Simple Joys (GB) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fran (GB)20——
Official rating90↓ 2lb off peak
90 61–92

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 100C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 26 Nov 2015 Official rating 90 at the last jumps run, 3 Feb 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 54B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Brighton, 1 Sep 2013 Official rating 61 at the last flat run, 12 Sep 2013

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 104A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft5102A95—
Good4104A92.5—
Heavy384C81—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m997A84—
2m1f – 2m4f4104A101—
Flat 6 figures · best 59A · median 54
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)259A52—
Good254B53.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f359A55—
1m2f – 1m4f254B53.5—
6f – 7f1———

Of 23 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 23 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
Singspiel (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,376 runs since Jan 2008 (378 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.5% from 118.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm45920%+8—
Good to Firm86811913.7%+1.70 from 2
Good1,05410810.2%−1.80 from 6
Good to Soft4425111.5%−0.50 from 1
Soft524519.7%−2.31 from 7
Heavy1722313.4%+1.40 from 5
Standard (AW)1,26916513%+10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f791721.5%+9.5—
6f – 7f4616013%+10 from 1
1m – 1m1f97311611.9%−0.10 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,61320212.5%+0.50 from 2
1m5f – 2m7889111.5%−0.50 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f318309.4%−2.61 from 7
2m5f – 3m118108.5%−3.5—
Over 3m2613.8%−8.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Chance Dance (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% +19.00
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 1 100% +25.00
Laytown (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 0 0% −10.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% +19.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P Heskin 3 0 0% −3.00
Keith Donoghue 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Cawley 2 1 50% +24.00
Ricky Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Thomas Brown 2 0 0% −2.00
Jimmy Fortune 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
M P Fogarty 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
L P Dempsey 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
John Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cathy Gannon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 11 1 9% +15.00
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 8 0 0% −8.00
2014 8 1 13% +18.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 1 8% +13.00
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 2 runs
03 Feb 16+13d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase 16f · Heavy · 7 ran F/7 — 10-1 90— Jonathan Moore 14/1
21 Jan 16+42d Gowran Park Pmf Accountants Beginners Chase 18f · Heavy · 11 ran F/11 — 11-5 —— Mark Enright 100/1
2015 · 8 runs
10 Dec 15+14d Punchestown Punchestown For Events Beginners Chase 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 11-5 —81C M P Fogarty 100/1
26 Nov 15+22d Thurles Killinan Beginners Chase 18f · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 2½ 11-5 —100C Keith Donoghue 100/1
04 Nov 15+13d Fairyhouse Book Winter Festival Tickets Online At Fairyhouse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Yielding · 16 ran 10/16 nk 10-8 8495A Jonathan Burke 20/1
22 Oct 15+12d Thurles Thurles Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 16/17 1 10-8 8770A L P Dempsey 14/1
10 Oct 15+183d Fairyhouse Shelbourne Fc Race Day Celebrating 120 Years Today Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 nk 11-5 88104A Keith Donoghue 25/1
10 Apr 15+15d Wexford Cahore Point Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 16f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 5½ 11-5 8881C Andrew J McNamara 28/1
26 Mar 15+9d Cork Stay Classy Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 20 ran 13/20 4¾ 11-1 8984C Brian Cawley 50/1
17 Mar 15+76d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-9 91— Ricky Doyle 25/1
2014 · 8 runs
31 Dec 14+27d Punchestown Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 2½ 11-6 9285A Ricky Doyle 12/1
04 Dec 14+25d Clonmel Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-3 92— John Brennan 8/1
09 Nov 14+15d Limerick Limerick Racecourse 19 Munster Madness Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19f · Yielding · 13 ran 1/13 11-0 85102A Brian Cawley 25/1
25 Oct 14+28d Wexford Casey Cattle Slats Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 ½ 11-3 9088A A P Heskin 20/1
27 Sep 14+23d Navan Troytown Bar Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 2 11-1 —97A A P Heskin 50/1
04 Sep 14+137d Laytown (AW) Gilna's Cottage Inn Maiden 7f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 3½ 9-12 —45C Colin Keane 20/1
20 Apr 14+22d Cork Father's Day Racing June 15th Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 17 ran 7/17 11 11-0 —87C A P Heskin 50/1
29 Mar 14+198d Navan I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Mares Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 11/12 50 10-9 —79C Robbie Colgan 50/1
2013 · 3 runs
12 Sep 13+11d Chepstow 32RedBingo.com Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good · 17 ran 13/17 ½ 8-13 6153A Cathy Gannon 16/1
01 Sep 13+69d Brighton London Gatwick To Moscow Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 3/4 2¾ 9-0 6154B Thomas Brown 11/4
24 Jun 13+244d Windsor WSM Communications In Aid Of Clic Sargent Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 4 8-9 —54B Thomas Brown 12/1
2012 · 2 runs
23 Oct 12+20d Lingfield (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 9/12 1¼ 8-12 —59A Jimmy Fortune 12/1
03 Oct 12 Salisbury British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Booker Wholesale Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 8/15 ½ 8-12 —55A Jimmy Fortune 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Simple Joys won?
Simple Joys (GB) won 1 of 23 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 4.3%. Placed 2 times in total (8.7% of starts).
Who trained Simple Joys?
Simple Joys (GB) was trained by Mrs Denise Foster on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 3 February 2016.
Who is Simple Joys's sire?
Simple Joys (GB) is by Singspiel (IRE) out of Chance Dance (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What going does Simple Joys prefer?
Simple Joys (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Simple Joys's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 3 February 2016. The highest on record is 92.
What is Simple Joys's sire's record?
Singspiel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,376 runs since Jan 2008 (378 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.5% from 118.
Has Simple Joys produced winners?
As a dam, Simple Joys (GB) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.