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Happy Banner: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Happy Banner is a 4-year-old gelding by Starspangledbanner, trained by Ed Walker. He has won 1 of 16 starts and placed in 7 more, for £18,860 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 1 win from 5 is a 20% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 6:00 at Kempton (AW) on 9 September. His best performance rating is 84, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 16
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 8
  • Strike rate 6%
  • Prize money £18,860
  • Best rating 84
  • Official rating 75

Where Happy Banner runs next

Time Course Race Best price
6:00 Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes —

Happy Banner form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
29 Aug 26 Windsor Play The Matchbook Match 6 Handicap Stakes Class 4 1m Soft 7 10 8/1 George Downing 75
29 Jul 26 Sandown Spillers Future Champions Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 4 1m Good To Firm 4 3.75 3/1 Ashley Lewis 76
9 Jul 26 Epsom Downs Betfred 'Nifty 50' Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Good To Firm 2 .5 3/1 Ashley Lewis 73
27 Jun 26 Chepstow Congratulations Dan & Grace Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 2 1.25 11/8F Ashley Lewis 73
23 May 26 Salisbury Taste The World Handicap Class 4 1m Good 3 1 9/2 Ashley Lewis 73
27 Apr 26 Bath Signs Express Handicap Class 4 1m Firm 3 2.75 4/1 George Downing 73
6 Nov 25 Chelmsford City (AW) Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Class 4 1m Standard 2 .75 11/2 Kieran Shoemark 70
14 Oct 25 Lingfield (AW) At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 1m Standard 6 3.5 8/1 Hector Crouch 72
1 Oct 25 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 5 7f Standard To Slow 8 6 3/1J Kieran Shoemark 74
7 Aug 25 Sandown Ultimate Summer Handicap Class 4 7f Good 7 6.5 9/2 Tom Marquand 76
20 Jun 25 Redcar Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 2f Good To Firm 3 4.75 9/4 Paul Mulrennan 77
17 May 25 Newbury World Pool Handicap (Str) Class 3 1m Good To Firm 5 3.75 11/1 Kieran Shoemark 78
17 Apr 25 Newmarket Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Class 4 1m Good 6 6.25 18/1 Ryan Moore 79
11 Dec 24 Kempton (AW) Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 7f Standard To Slow 1 — 15/8 Hector Crouch –
22 Nov 24 Newcastle (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly With BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Standard 3 5.25 11/1 Clifford Lee –
23 Oct 24 Newmarket Aston Martin Novice Stakes Class 4 7f Soft 7 11.25 28/1 Kieran Shoemark –

Last time out

Finished 7 in the Play The Matchbook Match 6 Handicap Stakes at Windsor on 29 August 2026. Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away in the final furlong to finish seventh.

Happy Banner by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
8f 9 0 0%
7f 5 1 20%
8.5f 1 0 0%
10f 1 0 0%

Happy Banner by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good To Firm 5 0 0%
Good 3 0 0%
Standard 3 0 0%
Soft 2 0 0%
Standard To Slow 2 1 50%
Firm 1 0 0%

Happy Banner by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Sandown 2 0 0%
Kempton (AW) 2 1 50%
Newmarket 2 0 0%
Windsor 1 0 0%
Epsom Downs 1 0 0%
Chepstow 1 0 0%
Salisbury 1 0 0%
Bath 1 0 0%
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0%
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0%

Happy Banner breeding

  • Sire Starspangledbanner (AUS)
  • Dam Lady Clinch (IRE)
  • Damsire High Chaparral (IRE)
  • Breeder Chris Clinch
  • Foaled 20 January 2022

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