The Joker (FR)
The Joker is a Zarak colt who has one win and five places from nine turf starts. He won a Class 3 handicap at Sandown over 1m – 1m1f on good ground in Jun 2026 off a mark of 81. All his wins have come at Class 3 level. He ran prominently when finishing 11 of 13 at Newmarket in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 84.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- −6.25£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.67Fair A/E n=9 · 0.57 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 44dAvg between runs
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 91
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 91A | 79.5 | 4 runs · 91 / 82 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 63C | 61.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 84C | 71.5 | 3 runs · 84 / 80 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 103B | 79 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 91A | 83 | 2 runs · 91 / 83 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 8 analysed runs since Jul 2025
- Prominent 4 (50%) · 1 win
- Led 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.3% of 2,005 runs since May 2021 (329 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.8% from 369. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 20.6% from 252. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.9% from 202.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 81 | 13 | 16% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 299 | 49 | 16.4% | +1.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 408 | 62 | 15.2% | −0.1 | — |
| Soft | 572 | 93 | 16.3% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 274 | 49 | 17.9% | +2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 369 | 40 | 10.8% | −4.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 202 | 14 | 6.9% | −8.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 589 | 98 | 16.6% | +1.3 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 752 | 111 | 14.8% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 252 | 52 | 20.6% | +5.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 177 | 26 | 14.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 31 | 5 | 16.1% | +0.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2021 · as at 31 Oct 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 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.25 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| Newmarket | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.25 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvestre De Sousa | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Harry Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| George Wood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| 2025 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Jul 26+26d | Newmarket | Debenhams Handicap Close up early - short of room and asked for effort with 1f left before drifting left in the final furlong - soon faded | 11/13 | nk | 8-10 | 84 | 63C | 60A | George Wood | 9/1 |
| 13 Jun 26+16d | Sandown | Download The BetMGM App Handicap Sat behind the pace - travelling smoothly with two furlongs left - took over a furlong out and pulled clear under little pressure - won comfortably | 1/5 | 9-4 | 81 | 84C | 85B | Billy Loughnane | 7/4F | |
| 28 May 26+12d | Sandown | starsports.bet Handicap Settled close to pace early - hit the front for a spell before 2f - overtaken past 3f - regained command a furlong out - run down close to home and unable to find more - held on for second | 2/12 | 1½ | 9-9 | 80 | 80A | 88A | Silvestre De Sousa | 7/2F |
| 16 May 26+22d | Newmarket | BetMGM Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Set the pace early - pushed along over 2f out and stayed on gamely inside the final furlong - overtaken 110yds from the line - just edged out at the finish for third | 3/8 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 80 | 91A | 93A | Silvestre De Sousa | 9/4 |
| 24 Apr 26+175d | Sandown | Nordoff & Robbins Ozzy Osbourne Memorial Handicap Went off eagerly early on - hit front - driven along and challenged for command 2f out - overtaken approaching final furlong then edged out of third close to home | 3/6 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 80 | 75A | 83B | Rossa Ryan | 17/2 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 25+63d | Newmarket | German G1 Racecourses Thank World Pool British EBF Novice Stakes Set the pace on the far flank - pushed along with two furlongs left - dropped away inside the final furlong - eventually beaten well into ninth | 9/15 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 81 | 75C | 73A | Harry Davies | 9/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+13d | Sandown | Chasemore Farm EBF Maiden Stakes Took a strong hold early - went to front and angled towards the middle of track in the straight - asked for effort with 2f left then driven approaching the final furlong - overtaken and lacking the winner's finishing speed inside the last 110 yards - stayed on well to take second | 2/10 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 103B | 93A | Harry Davies | 4/1 |
| 16 Aug 25+23d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Britain's Biggest Independent Bookmaker EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Fought for control early - handy up front - pressed the pace-setter - pushed along with 2f left and unable to quicken inside final furlong finishing 4th beaten 3.5 lengths | 4/5 | 2 | 9-4 | — | 60C | 76B | David Egan | 5/2 |
| 24 Jul 25 | Sandown | Martin Densham & Peter Deal Memorial British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled midfield - eased left and made progress 2f out - up to third inside final furlong - stayed on without threatening leading two | 3/11 | 4¼ | 9-7 | — | 79B | 85A | Silvestre De Sousa | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Joker won?
- The Joker (FR) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trains The Joker?
- The Joker (FR) is trained by Jane Chapple-Hyam, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 July 2026.
- Who is The Joker's sire?
- The Joker (FR) is by Zarak (FR) out of Shaiyma (FR), whose sire is Golden Horn.
- What going does The Joker prefer?
- The Joker (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Joker's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 9 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Joker's sire's record?
- Zarak (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.3% of 2,005 runs since May 2021 (329 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.8% from 369. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 20.6% from 252. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.9% from 202.