The recent run of form is harder to put a positive spin on. In the last six races, Joyful Tidings has not won once, and a tenth-place finish sits in there alongside a couple of seventh-place efforts. The bright spot is a second place and a fourth, which suggest the horse can still get into a race on a good day — but that Tipperary win now sits 14 months in the rear-view mirror, which is a long time for a three-year-old still trying to establish itself. Crucially, Joyful Tidings raced just yesterday, so whatever answers the last run provided, we will find out very shortly how the yard reads its current condition.
Gary Carroll is the regular partner, riding six of the ten career races and landing that sole win together — a connection that wins roughly one in every six times they team up at 17%, which is not a bad ratio given the horse's overall record. Carroll clearly knows this horse. Trainer Gavin Cromwell, operating out of Navan in Co. Meath, is having an excellent season with 103 winners already sent out, which means Joyful Tidings is part of a very busy and productive yard. That context is worth holding onto — horses trained in a yard firing at that volume tend to be well-managed and well-placed. When Cromwell spots the right opportunity, he tends to find it.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 9 May | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 19 May | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 14 Sep | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 24 Apr | 100% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Jun | 0% |