The Happy Huntsman (IRE)
The Happy Huntsman is a maiden who has yet to win from five starts on turf. He showed his best effort when leading for much of the way to finish fourth of 16 in a maiden hunters chase at Cork in Apr 2026. The gelding, by Idaho out of a King’s Theatre mare, has raced on good to soft, soft, heavy and good ground without placing. He has contested races from 1m5f to 3m.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 47dBetween runs (median)longest 153 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 101
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 82C | 71.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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.
Run style from 5 analysed runs since May 2025
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 289 runs since Mar 2024 (67 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| Good | 93 | 9 | 9.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 96 | 10 | 10.4% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 39 | 4 | 10.3% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 87 | 7 | 8% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 127 | 10 | 7.9% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 69 | 7 | 10.1% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 6 | 3 | 50% | +40.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2024 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr L Burke-Ott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Eoghan Finegan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Andrew Burke-Ott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chase | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 26+88d | Cork | John Thomas McNamara Series Maiden Hunters Chase Set the pace early under pressure - lost front spot before 3 out and unable to close on the leader in 5th - hit next-to-last and drifted into a modest 4th - held that spot to the line without finding more | 4/16 | 14 | 12-0 | 101B | 109A | Mr L Burke-Ott | 40/1 |
| 08 Jan 26+153d | Clonmel | Rathronan Maiden Hunters Chase Settled midpack early - 7th at halfway - into 6th and pushed along entering the straight but unable to make gains - dropped away to finish 4th | 4/12 | 20 | 11-7 | 61C | 96C | Mr L Burke-Ott | 80/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 25+22d | Wexford | Think Print & Design Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - pushed along and adrift before 3 out - no impression made - finished well beaten in 9th | 9/14 | 1½ | 10-11 | — | 86A | Eoghan Finegan | 40/1 |
| 17 Jul 25+47d | Killarney | Laurels Pub Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - stumbled at the 2nd - still towards the tail through the pack before the 3rd - drifted off the pace in 11th past the 7th - unable to threaten leaders by 2 out and dropped away after | 10/15 | 1½ | 10-11 | 82C | 87C | Eoghan Finegan | 40/1 |
| 31 May 25 | Listowel | Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle Held up early - moved into 8th after 5th - dropped back approaching 3 out - stayed on late without threatening the front runners | 7/13 | 2¾ | 11-5 | 85B | 94A | Mr Andrew Burke-Ott | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Happy Huntsman won?
- The Happy Huntsman (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains The Happy Huntsman?
- The Happy Huntsman (IRE) is trained by Alexander Ott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 April 2026.
- Who is The Happy Huntsman's sire?
- The Happy Huntsman (IRE) is by Idaho (IRE) out of Theatre Princess (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What is The Happy Huntsman's sire's record?
- Idaho (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 289 runs since Mar 2024 (67 horses), Flat and jumps together.