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Horse profile

Sure Joyful (NZ)

8yo gelding · Trainer P F Yiu · Owner Star Chan Iu Seng Simon Chan Cham Man Et Al
by Tarzino (NZ) out of Kayleen (NZ) (Towkay)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 23 Sep 2026 · 3rd of 12
KTB Profile

Sure Joyful is a gelding by Tarzino out of Kayleen who has shown placed form in all three starts on turf. He has two placings from three runs over 1m to 1m1f on good going. His best effort came when third of 12 in the Wong Chuk Hang Handicap at Happy Valley in Sep 2026. He ran off a mark of 47 that day.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Jun 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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

Sire
Tarzino (NZ)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 10 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%0—
Good500%00 from 3
Good to Soft100%0—
Standard (AW)200%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%0—
6f – 7f600%0—
1m – 1m1f300%00 from 3

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

Dam
Kayleen (NZ) (Towkay)

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Happy Valley (HK) 2 0 0% −1.00
Happy Valley 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Matthew Poon 2 0 0% −1.00
Karis Teetan 1 0 0% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% —

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 OR Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
23 Sep 26+77d Happy Valley (HK) Wong Chuk Hang Handicap 8f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 nk 8-6 — Karis Teetan —
08 Jul 26+28d Happy Valley Free Kick Handicap 8.5f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 2¼ 8-9 46 Matthew Poon —
10 Jun 26 Happy Valley (HK) Kai Tak Handicap (Course C+3) (Turf) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 10 ran Led soon after start - faced challenge home turn - headed 1f out - lost second towards finish - just held third 3/10 1¼ 8-11 47 Matthew Poon 26/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sure Joyful won?
Sure Joyful (NZ) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trains Sure Joyful?
Sure Joyful (NZ) is trained by P F Yiu, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 September 2026.
Who is Sure Joyful's sire?
Sure Joyful (NZ) is by Tarzino (NZ) out of Kayleen (NZ), whose sire is Towkay.
What is Sure Joyful's official rating?
Sure Joyful (NZ)'s highest official rating on record is 47.
What is Sure Joyful's sire's record?
Tarzino (NZ)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 10 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from June 2026. 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.