The Happy Prince (IRE)
The Happy Prince (IRE) is 4 from 23, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Renaissance Stakes at Curragh (Sep 2016). Hasn't won since Sep 2016. All 4 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 112.
- 4–23Wins / Runs
- 17.4%Strike rate
- 10 (43.5%)Placed
- −9.06£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 1.03Fair A/E n=23 · 0.87 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 15dBetween runs (median)longest 186 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 107
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | 102A | 78 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 102A | 78 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Apr 2014 (324 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | +0.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 499 | 49 | 9.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 901 | 82 | 9.1% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 440 | 35 | 8% | −2.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 541 | 54 | 10% | −0.1 | 3 from 5 |
| Heavy | 182 | 20 | 11% | +0.9 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,363 | 157 | 11.5% | +1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 127 | 15 | 11.8% | +1.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 902 | 101 | 11.2% | +1.1 | 4 from 18 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 976 | 89 | 9.1% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 990 | 98 | 9.9% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 636 | 66 | 10.4% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 258 | 23 | 8.9% | −1.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 57 | 7 | 12.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Sibaaq (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Ziegfeld (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibaaq (GB) | 13 | 4 | 7½f–1m | Class 3 |
| Organise (GB) | 4 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Ziegfeld (GB) | 4 | 2 | 1m | Listed |
| Maid In London (GB) | 8 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 5 |
| Dancing Eagle (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 3 | 60% | +5.19 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Naas | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.25 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 4 | 22% | −4.06 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.81 |
| Donnacha O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Emmet McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 17 | 2 | 12% | −7.25 |
| None | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.81 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15 | 2 | 13% | −5.25 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.81 |
| 2014 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has The Happy Prince won?
- The Happy Prince (IRE) won 4 of 23 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 17.4%. Placed 10 times in total (43.5% of starts).
- Who trained The Happy Prince?
- The Happy Prince (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 21 October 2016.
- Who is The Happy Prince's sire?
- The Happy Prince (IRE) is by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Maid To Dream (GB), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
- What going does The Happy Prince prefer?
- The Happy Prince (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Happy Prince's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 21 October 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Happy Prince's sire's record?
- Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Apr 2014 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are The Happy Prince's siblings?
- Out of Maid To Dream (GB), The Happy Prince (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Sibaaq (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Ziegfeld (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.