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Horse profile

The Hearty Joker (IRE)

13yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2008) · Last trainer J R Pike · Last owner J R Pike
by Broken Hearted (GB) out of Furryway (GB) (Furry Glen)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Mar 2008 — 6,796 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2008 Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

The Hearty Joker (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating70↓ 3lb off peak
70 70–73

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 82C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 8 May 2006 Official rating 70 at the last run, 28 Mar 2008

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 82C · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good277C67—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 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
Broken Hearted (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 655 runs since Jan 2008 (78 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11218.2%+10.7—
Good to Firm6757.5%0—
Good15295.9%−1.60 from 4
Good to Soft67710.4%+2.9—
Soft213157%−0.50 from 2
Heavy143117.7%+0.2—
Standard (AW)200%−7.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−7.5—
1m5f – 2m136128.8%+1.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f283207.1%−0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m192147.3%−0.20 from 2
Over 3m4237.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Furryway (GB) (Furry Glen)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sharway (IRE)150——
Broken Way (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Kirk 2 0 0% −2.00
Ollie McPhail 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr J Mahot 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 2 runs
28 Mar 08+8d Newbury Montpelier Re Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m7½f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-5 70— Robert Kirk 50/1
20 Mar 08+308d Ludlow Abberley Hall Old Boys Association Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 20 11-3 7077C Robert Kirk 100/1
2007 · 1 run
17 May 07+374d Ludlow Spanish Hideaways Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-7 70— Mr J Mahot 40/1
2006 · 3 runs
08 May 06+13d Towcester Compare Odds At gg.com Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5f · Soft · 16 ran 6/16 8 11-0 7382C Richard Johnson 18/1
25 Apr 06+7d Towcester Marshall Amplification Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 1¾ 10-0 7357C Ollie McPhail 40/1
18 Apr 06 Chepstow Play Casino Games At 32Red.Com Selling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-10 73— Ollie McPhail 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Hearty Joker won?
The Hearty Joker (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2006 and 2008.
Who trained The Hearty Joker?
The Hearty Joker (IRE) was trained by J R Pike on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 28 March 2008.
Who is The Hearty Joker's sire?
The Hearty Joker (IRE) is by Broken Hearted (GB) out of Furryway (GB), whose sire is Furry Glen.
What is The Hearty Joker's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 28 March 2008. The highest on record is 73.
What is The Hearty Joker's sire's record?
Broken Hearted (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 655 runs since Jan 2008 (78 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Hearty Joker's siblings?
Out of Furryway (GB), The Hearty Joker (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.