Happy Jacky (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 47
Win %: 20%
Placed %: 49%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

16 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Killarney (IRE), Cork (IRE) — well clear of the 49% career baseline.

Killarney (IRE) SPEC 78% 1-6-9
Galway (IRE) 29% 0-2-7
Kilbeggan (IRE) 29% 2-0-7
Cork (IRE) SPEC 100% 2-2-4
Ballinrobe (IRE) 33% 1-0-3
Down Royal (IRE) 100% 2-0-2
Clonmel (IRE) 50% 1-0-2
Gowran Park (IRE) 50% 0-1-2
Thurles (IRE) 50% 0-1-2
Tipperary (IRE) 50% 1-0-2
Tramore (IRE) 50% 0-1-2
Limerick (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Punchestown (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Curragh (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Listowel (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Naas (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

20 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Darragh O'Keeffe 20% 1-1-10
Peter Smithers 62% 4-1-8
B J Cooper 75% 1-2-4
Ricky Doyle NOW 75% 1-2-4
Donal McInerney 50% 1-1-4
Keithen Kennedy 33% 0-1-3
Daniel King 50% 0-1-2
Sean Flanagan 50% 0-1-2
Brian Hayes 100% 0-1-1
Conor Orr 100% 0-1-1
Katie O'Farrell 100% 1-0-1
Miss N Fahey 100% 0-1-1
Mr R W Barron 100% 0-1-1
Ronan Whelan 100% 1-0-1
Andrew Slattery 0% 0-0-1
Hugh Morgan 0% 0-0-1
Mark McDonagh 0% 0-0-1
Mike O'Connor 0% 0-0-1
Tom Harney 0% 0-0-1
Tommy Brett 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Ray Hackett 42% 4-9-31
Mark Fahey NOW 61% 6-5-18

Going Record

42 classifiable runs

Softleaning Loves the dig — 50% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 100% 1-0-1
Good 50% 5-6-22
Good to Soft 29% 1-1-7
Soft 50% 2-3-10
Heavy 50% 0-1-2

Distance Record

49 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at staying trips (49% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 49% 10-14-49

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

6th/13 25 May 2026 7 days ago

Ballinrobe (IRE)
- 2m3½f
- Good
- Cheekpieces
btn 7 OR 128

Ricky Doyle

In touch with leaders - left in second and chased clear leader 5th - lost second after 4 out - weakened before 2 out
3rd/11 9 May 2026 23 days ago

Killarney (IRE)
- 3m2f
- Good To Yielding
btn 1.5 OR 128 +48

Ricky Doyle

Led - not fluent 6th - headed and prominent 13th - challenging before 3 out - no extra run-in(op 9/2 tchd 3/1)
9th/11 11 Sep 2025 263 days ago

Clonmel (IRE)
- 2m½f
- Soft
btn 2.75 OR 80 -63

Keithen Kennedy

Raced in second - disputed lead after 3f - led after 5f - raced in second after 5f - headed after halfway - lost ground from 6f out -…
1st/5 29 Aug 2025 276 days ago

Down Royal (IRE)
- 3m
- Good To Firm
won 0 OR 143 +61

Peter Smithers

Led - clear 6th - much reduced lead before 3 out - pushed along and headed 2 out - ridden approaching last - ran on well from last - led…
8th/18 30 Jul 2025 306 days ago

Galway (IRE)
- 2m½f
- Soft
- Cheekpieces
btn .75 OR 82

Keithen Kennedy

Midfield - pressed leader halfway - weakened home turn(op 17/2)
1st/6 11 Jul 2025 325 days ago

Cork (IRE)
- 3m
- Good
won 0

Peter Smithers

Jumped left throughout - led - headed and raced in second after 1st - led again after 2nd - joined 2 out - headed last - rallied and led…
3rd/25 29 Jun 2025 337 days ago

Curragh (IRE)
- 2m½f
- Good
- Cheekpieces
btn 0.05 OR 79 -51

Keithen Kennedy

Prominent - went second under 2f out - bumped and lost second over 1f out - kept on well towards finish(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
7th/15 26 May 2025 371 days ago

Ballinrobe (IRE)
- 2m7½f
- Good
btn 0.05 OR 130

Peter Smithers

Jumped left throughout - prominent - not fluent 2nd - led after 4th - mistake and headed 10th - soon recovered and pressed leader -…
3rd/14 11 May 2025 386 days ago

Killarney (IRE)
- 3m2f
- Yielding
Ricky Doyle

Led - headed and prominent after 3rd - led again 7th - headed and prominent 9th - no extra from 2 out(op 4/1)
1st/13 25 Apr 2025 402 days ago

Kilbeggan (IRE)
- 2m6½f
- Yielding
won

Ricky Doyle

Prominent - not fluent when in touch with leaders 5 out - good headway on inner and went second before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - pushed…