I Started A Joke (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 7 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 54
Win %: 14%
Placed %: 71%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

6 venues

Career strike 71%; best at Punchestown (IRE) (100% from 2 runs).

Punchestown (IRE) 100% 1-1-2
Fairyhouse (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Leopardstown (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Navan (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Limerick (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Listowel (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

2 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Philip Byrnes NOW 67% 1-3-6
Sean Bowen 100% 0-1-1

Trainers

C Byrnes NOW 71% 1-4-7

Going Record

4 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good — 0 runs
Good to Soft 50% 0-1-2
Soft 100% 0-1-1
Heavy 100% 0-1-1

Distance Record

7 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure staying horse — 71% in-the-money at ≥ 1m4f.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 71% 1-4-7

Recent Runs

last 7 races · newest first

3rd/14 29 Apr 2026 33 days ago

Punchestown (IRE)
- 3m
- Yielding
- Cheekpieces
btn 6 OR 133 +1

Philip Byrnes

Held up in rear - headway before 2 out - went third home turn - drifted right and no extra approaching last(op 14/1)
3rd/11 5 Apr 2026 57 days ago

Fairyhouse (IRE)
- 2m4f
- Yielding To Soft
- Cheekpieces
btn 3.25 OR 132 +6

Philip Byrnes

Midfield - mistake and jockey lost irons 1st - good headway and went third before 2 out - not fluent last - kept on well (jockey said…
2nd/19 1 Feb 2026 120 days ago

Leopardstown (IRE)
- 2m
- Heavy
btn 1.75 OR 126 +5

Sean Bowen

Travelled strongly - midfield - headway after 2 out (usual 3 out) - disputed lead approaching last - lost position then no extra final…
1st/20 11 Jan 2026 141 days ago

Punchestown (IRE)
- 2m½f
- Soft To Heavy
won 0 OR 121

Philip Byrnes

Prominent - went second after 3 out - pushed along to lead before last - kept on well(op 6/5 tchd 4/6 and 5/4)
4th/18 28 Dec 2025 155 days ago

Limerick (IRE)
- 2m
- Soft To Heavy
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Philip Byrnes

Prominent behind clear leader - raced in second when mistake 4 out - led before 2 out - headed last - weakened and lost two places final…
3rd/26 6 Dec 2025 177 days ago

Navan (IRE)
- 2m
- Soft To Heavy
btn 11

Philip Byrnes

In touch with leaders - headway after 2 out - kept on but no match for first two(op 14/1 tchd 8/1)
4th/18 24 Sep 2025 250 days ago

Listowel (IRE)
- 2m
- Yielding
btn 6

Philip Byrnes

In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - weakened after 3 out(op 7/1)