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The Happy Huntsman

Four races, no wins, no places — The Happy Huntsman has not given punters much to cheer about so far. The 6-year-old has finished 4th, 9th, 10th, and 7th across his career, and that sequence tells its own story: a relatively encouraging fourth on debut, followed by three races where he drifted steadily towards the back of the field. He has yet to trouble the judge in any meaningful way.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Idaho
Mother
Theatre Princess
Owner
Eamonn Tarrant

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
4
Career races
0
Wins
0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
80 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

Trained by Alexander Ott at an undisclosed yard, The Happy Huntsman has been off the track for 80 days — a short break rather than a serious absence. Whether that has been used to address something specific or simply give the horse a freshen-up is unclear, but he returns without any obvious momentum behind him. Ott's yard has sent out 2 winners this season, so there is at least some evidence the operation is capable of getting horses ready to perform.

At this stage, The Happy Huntsman is a horse still looking for a reason to prove the optimists right.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft
Good (firm-ish)
Good to yielding
Heavy (very wet)
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turning
Left-handed, tight turning

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Jan
4th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 13 runners
8 Aug
9th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
17 Jul
10th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
31 May
7th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Eoghan Finegan
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr L Burke-Ott Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 other 17 Jul 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 31 May 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 other 8 Aug 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 other 8 Jan 0%