Go deeper before the next race.

Open every racecard in full and get your research done before they go to post.

14racecard tabs per race
20+bookmaker prices side by side
Trackeralerts when your horses are declared

30-day free trial

£0today

Start my 30-day free trial

By continuing you agree to our Terms and Intellectual Property and Acceptable Use policy.

£0 today. Card on step 2. £24.99 from day 31.Cancel any time.

Horse profile

April Joy

Cure The Blues (USA) × Rheinview (GB) (Rheingold (GB))

Sex: filly
Foaled: 1986

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 21 Feb 1990, Downpatrick (IRE) (2/4)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Days	Future form
21 Feb 90	Downpatrick (IRE)	2/4	8/1	dist	T Flynn	Edward Lynam	Rhyme 'n' Reason I.N.H. Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m2f	Heavy	10-8	Norton Ville (GB)	11	1/2
10 Feb 90	Leopardstown (IRE)	5/6	7/1	26¼	T Flynn	Edward Lynam	Foxrock Pro/Am I.N.H. Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Heavy	10-8	Maestro Paul (GB)	-	0/5

2/421 Feb 90 · Downpatrick (IRE)8/1
Rhyme 'n' Reason I.N.H. Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m2fHeavy
All fields
Date
21 Feb 90
Course
Downpatrick (IRE)
Pos
2/4
SP
8/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
T Flynn
Trainer
Edward Lynam
Race
Rhyme 'n' Reason I.N.H. Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m2f
Going
Heavy
Wgt
10-8
Winner / 2nd
Norton Ville (GB)
Days
11
Future form
1/2
5/610 Feb 90 · Leopardstown (IRE)7/1
Foxrock Pro/Am I.N.H. Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mHeavy
All fields
Date
10 Feb 90
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Pos
5/6
SP
7/1
Btn
26¼
Jockey
T Flynn
Trainer
Edward Lynam
Race
Foxrock Pro/Am I.N.H. Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Heavy
Wgt
10-8
Winner / 2nd
Maestro Paul (GB)
Days
-
Future form
0/5

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
21 Feb 90	Downpatrick (IRE)	Rhyme 'n' Reason I.N.H. Flat Race	2/4	Norton Ville (GB)	1	28 Mar 90	Downpatrick (IRE)	Sean P. Graham Memorial I.N.H. Flat Race

2/421 Feb 90 · Downpatrick (IRE)
Rhyme 'n' Reason I.N.H. Flat Race
All fields
Date
21 Feb 90
Course
Downpatrick (IRE)
Race
Rhyme 'n' Reason I.N.H. Flat Race
This horse
2/4
Winner next time
Norton Ville (GB)
Their pos
1
Won on
28 Mar 90
At
Downpatrick (IRE)
Race won
Sean P. Graham Memorial I.N.H. Flat Race

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Edward Lynam	10 Feb 90	21 Feb 90	5/6	2	0	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Edward Lynam

Trainer: Edward Lynam
First run: 10 Feb 90
Last run: 21 Feb 90
First run for yard: 5/6
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	10 Feb 90	21 Feb 90

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 10 Feb 90
Last run: 21 Feb 90

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchCure The Blues (USA)

Parent · 1

SireCure The Blues (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchRheinview (GB)

Parent · 1

DamRheinview (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireRheingold (GB)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Cure The Blues (USA)

Rheinview (GB)

Not traced

Rheingold (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseApril Joy (GB)

Sexfilly

Foaled1986

SireCure The Blues (USA)

DamRheinview (GB)

DamsireRheingold (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingRhinestall (GB)

Female line

Rheinview (GB) · 0 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Cure The Blues (USA)	Rheinview (GB)	Rheingold (GB)	filly	Flat 8.6f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 9.9f · NH 2m3f

Cure The Blues (USA)

Sire: Cure The Blues (USA)
Dam: Rheinview (GB)
Damsire: Rheingold (GB)
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.6f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.9f · NH 2m3f

Progeny of Cure The Blues (USA) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	278	19	58	6.8%	20.9%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	180	13	38	7.2%	21.1%	1
On Heavy going	15	1	2	6.7%	13.3%	2
At 2m to 2m1f on Heavy going	12	1	2	8.3%	16.7%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 278
Wins: 19
Placed: 58
Win %: 6.8%
Place %: 20.9%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 180
Wins: 13
Placed: 38
Win %: 7.2%
Place %: 21.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Heavy going

Condition: On Heavy going
Runs: 15
Wins: 1
Placed: 2
Win %: 6.7%
Place %: 13.3%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Heavy going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Heavy going
Runs: 12
Wins: 1
Placed: 2
Win %: 8.3%
Place %: 16.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Cure The Blues (USA) × Rheingold mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	2	0	1	0.0%	£0	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
April Joy (GB)	2	0	0	£0	€0

April Joy (GB)

Horse: April Joy (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Rheinview (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Cure The Blues (USA) out of Rheinview (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Glenstal (USA)

Rhinestall (GB)0W · 15R

Female line

1Rheinview (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Rheinview family

In brief

When was April Joy foaled?

April Joy (GB) was foaled in 1986.

Who are the sire and dam of April Joy?

April Joy (GB) is by Cure The Blues (USA) out of Rheinview (GB), a daughter of Rheingold (GB).

Who trained April Joy?

April Joy (GB) was trained by Edward Lynam and owned by Exors Of The Late Mrs K T Sharkey at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is April Joy's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, April Joy (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is April Joy still racing?

April Joy (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 21 February 1990 at Downpatrick (IRE) in the Rhyme 'n' Reason I.N.H. Flat Race, finishing 2nd of 4, and has not run there since.