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Its All A Joke (IRE)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2017-10-04 to 2023-03-29 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John C McConnell.

Pedigree Dandy Man (IRE) × ?

Ratings Official 47 · best RPR 81 · best TS 67

Runs

Wins

8.7%

Strike rate

26.1%

Place rate

0.75

Actual / Expected

-23.6%

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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2023-03-29	82d	Navan	5f	Heavy	–	16/18	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	119	47	–	–	100/1
Return Of The Flat At Navan Handicap
2023-01-06	352d	Dundalk (AW)	5f	Standard	–	11/11	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	120	47	19	12	28/1
Floodlit Fridays Return To Dundalk Handicap
2022-01-19	12d	Dundalk (AW)	6f	Standard	–	9/14	–	Leigh Roche t	124	45	45	–	80/1
Follow Us On Twitter @DundalkStadium Handicap
2022-01-07	23d	Dundalk (AW)	7f	Standard	–	6/14	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	118	45	46	16	40/1
Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)
2021-12-15	19d	Dundalk (AW)	8f	Standard	–	7/14	–	Wayne Lordan t	123	45	43	26	50/1
View Restaurant At Dundalk Handicap (Div II)
2021-11-26	2d	Dundalk (AW)	5f	Standard	–	4/10	–	Chris Hayes t	124	45	36	20	10/1
View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap
2021-11-24	5d	Dundalk (AW)	6f	Standard	–	8/12	–	Killian Leonard t	119	45	36	15	33/1
DundalkStadium.com Handicap
2021-11-19	28d	Dundalk (AW)	6f	Standard	–	8/14	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	120	45	45	25	10/1
Crowne Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap
2021-10-22	16d	Dundalk (AW)	6f	Standard	–	6/12	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	119	47	43	18	25/1
Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (Div I)
2021-10-06	45d	Navan	5.5f	Soft	–	18/20	–	Kyanna Van Buuren t	120	49	5	–	40/1
navanadventurecentre.ie Apprentice Handicap
2021-08-22	20d	Naas	6f	Soft	–	15/17	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	122	52	27	3	10/1
Lily & Wild BBQ At Naas Handicap (Div II)
2021-08-02	10d	Naas	6f	Good	–	9/24	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	124	52	40	30	28/1
Naas Business Club Handicap
2021-07-23	12d	Down Royal	5f	Good	–	9/12	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	126	52	36	27	8/1
Coors Handicap
2021-07-11	8d	Fairyhouse	6f	Good	–	1/18	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	115	48	55	52	12/1
GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap
2021-07-03	10d	Naas	6f	Good	–	7/14	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	123	48	35	10	28/1
Summer Racing At Naas Apprentice Handicap
2021-06-23	4d	Naas	6f	Good	–	14/17	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	119	49	22	6	16/1
Naas Racecourse Handicap (Div I)
2021-06-19	22d	Down Royal	7f	Good	–	5/11	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	122	49	47	–	8/1
Metcollect Handicap (Div I)
2021-05-28	13d	Fairyhouse	6f	Heavy	–	2/16	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	117	45	57	42	33/1
Fairyhouse Racing From Home Handicap (Div I)
2021-05-15	27d	Navan	5f	Good	–	11/20	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	116	45	13	10	50/1
NavanRacecourse.ie Handicap
2021-04-18	18d	Dundalk (AW)	6f	Standard	–	14/14	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	116	46	–	–	20/1
Hollywoodbets Horse Racing and Sports Betting Handicap
2021-03-31	12d	Dundalk (AW)	5f	Standard	–	6/14	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	117	46	38	27	10/1
Winter Series Awards Day 18th April Handicap
2021-03-19	163d	Dundalk (AW)	5f	Standard	–	2/14	–	Siobhan Rutledge t	115	45	49	36	40/1
Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap
2020-10-07	16d	Navan	5f	Soft	–	14/17	–	Stephen Mooney v	119	46	28	20	14/1
Boyne Valley Apprentice Handicap
2020-09-21	10d	Fairyhouse	6f	Good	–	6/12	–	Gavin Ryan v	124	47	30	4	10/1
Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap (Div I)
2020-09-11	6d	Limerick	6.5f	Soft	–	11/14	–	Gavin Ryan v	123	48	22	5	11/1
King Johns Castle Handicap (Div II)
2020-09-05	10d	Navan	5.5f	Soft	–	8/18	–	Ronan Whelan v	120	48	43	23	12/1
Navanracecourse.ie Handicap (Div I)
2020-08-26	3d	Bellewstown	5f	Heavy	–	6/14	–	Ronan Whelan v	128	51	38	25	5/1
Fast Shipping Hill Sprint Handicap
2020-08-23	9d	Naas	6f	Soft	–	1/19	–	Ronan Whelan v	125	45	52	48	22/1
Heritage Hotel Handicap
2020-08-14	11d	Curragh	5f	Good	–	10/17	–	Stephen Mooney v	117	47	42	36	20/1
TRM Kurasyn Handicap
2020-08-03	22d	Naas	6f	Soft	–	4/16	–	Ronan Whelan v	124	45	38	19	33/1
INPHO Photography Handicap (Div II)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	34	3	8.8%
Normal (2-4wk)	23	1	4.3%
Freshened (1-2m)	4	1	25.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	5	1	20.0%
Long break (6m+)	2	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	3	1	33.3%
Class 5	10	2	20.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Sprint (5-6f)	64	6	9.4%
Mile (7-9f)	5	0	0.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Standard	35	4	11.4%
Good	12	1	8.3%
Soft	10	1	10.0%
Firm	6	0	0.0%
Heavy	6	0	0.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Dundalk (AW)	22	1	4.5%
Naas	8	1	12.5%
Navan	7	0	0.0%
Fairyhouse	5	1	20.0%
Chelmsford (AW)	4	1	25.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)	4	0	0.0%
Curragh	3	0	0.0%
Lingfield (AW)	3	2	66.7%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2017-10-04–2023-03-29. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.