HORSE PROFILE

I Started A Joke (IRE) Horse Profile, Race Record and Form

b gelding · by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Blume (IRE)

★ Career record

10
Runs
2
Wins
20%
Win %
6
Placed
60%
Place %
£61,300
Earnings
Recent form 134341233 most recent on right

★ Peak ratings achieved

133
Peak OR
1
Best finish

OR = Official Rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed

★ Performance breakdowns

By course

course Runs Wins Placed Win %
Punchestown (IRE) 2 1 2 50%
Leopardstown (IRE) 2 0 1 0%
Limerick (IRE) 2 1 1 50%
Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 0 1 0%
Navan (IRE) 1 0 1 0%
Listowel (IRE) 1 0 0 0%

By going

going Runs Wins Placed Win %
Soft To Heavy 3 1 2 33%
Yielding 2 0 1 0%
Yielding To Soft 2 1 2 50%
Heavy 1 0 1 0%
Good To Soft 1 0 0 0%
Soft 1 0 0 0%

By distance

distance Runs Wins Placed Win %
2m 5 0 2 0%
2m1f–2m4f 4 2 3 50%
Long distance (2m5f+) 1 0 1 0%

⏱ Race history

3
29 Apr
Punchestown (IRE) — Channor Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle
3m · Yielding · Philip Byrnes
11/1
SP
3
5 Apr
Fairyhouse (IRE) — Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle
2m 4f · Yielding To Soft · Philip Byrnes
11/1
SP
2
1 Feb
Leopardstown (IRE) — Padel At Leopardstown Golf Launching Spring 2026 Handicap Hurdle ()
2m · Heavy · Sean Bowen
7/4F
SP
1
11 Jan
Punchestown (IRE) — Sky Bet For The Fans Maiden Hurdle
2m 0.5f · Soft To Heavy · Philip Byrnes
8/11F
SP
4
28 Dec
Limerick (IRE) — Whitebox Property Group Maiden Hurdle
2m · Soft To Heavy · Philip Byrnes
EvensF
SP
3
6 Dec
Navan (IRE) — Timeless Sash Windows Maiden Hurdle
2m · Soft To Heavy · Philip Byrnes
10/1
SP
4
24 Sep
Listowel (IRE) — McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle
2m · Yielding · Philip Byrnes
9/1
SP
13
12 Mar
Cheltenham — Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) (GBB Race)
2m 0.5f · Good To Soft · Class 1 · Philip Byrnes
33/1
SP
6
1 Feb
Leopardstown (IRE) — Paddy Power Play Card (C & G) I.N.H. Flat Race
2m · Soft · Mr Finian Maguire
11/4F
SP
1
28 Dec
Limerick (IRE) — Doherty Woodshavings INH Flat Race
2m 2f · Yielding To Soft · Mr R W Barron
8/1
SP

★ Breeding

Date of birth
25 May
Sire
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
Dam
Blume (IRE)
Damsire
Flemensfirth (USA)
Breeder
Sydney Bennett

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