7

I Started A Joke

7yo Gelding · 11-12

Gowran Park · SIS Supporting Irish Racing Beginners Chase · 2m 4f

#7

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Progressive sort who readily landed the odds in Punchestown maiden hurdle last season and then followed that up with 2 good-placed efforts in a listed handicap and a Grade 2 novice. Should make a chaser and any market support should be seriously noted.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength13%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 2.7 /10 (raw 4.0)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C4.5
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack1 @ Leopardstown 01/02/2025 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR - · 2m Sft 1641/0211 @ Cheltenham 12/03/2025 · Pos 13th of 17 · OR 120 · 2m87y GS 161 · below its mark12/03/2025 · OR 120 parC8 @ Listowel 24/09/2025 · Pos 4th of 18 · OR - · 2m Yie 16624/09C8C8 @ Navan 06/12/2025 · Pos 3rd of 26 · OR - · 2m Sft 166C8 @ Limerick 28/12/2025 · Pos 4th of 18 · OR - · 2m Sft 16628/12C8C8 @ Punchestown 11/01/2026 · Pos 1st of 20 · OR 121 · 2m122y Sft 166 · beat its mark11/01/2026 · OR 121 par1 @ Leopardstown 01/02/2026 · Pos 2nd of 19 · OR 126 · 2m Hvy 144 · beat its mark01/02/2026 · OR 126 par1/021OR 1261 @ Fairyhouse 05/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 132 · 2m4f Yie 157 · below its mark05/04/2026 · OR 132 par1 @ Punchestown 29/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 14 · OR 133 · 2m7f190y Yie 164 · below its mark29/04/2026 · OR 133 par29/041OR 133projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 12
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-04-29Punchestown13rd3rd0
2026-04-05Fairyhouse13rd3rd0
2026-02-01Leopardstown12nd2nd0
2026-01-11Punchestown?1st1st0
2025-12-28Limerick?4th4th0
2025-12-06Navan?3rd3rd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/026/121/0229/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 1273% of fieldRange 1-6 · tight 69/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength87%

Delivery trend +5.1% per run

What the projection says

Finishes ahead of its price historically, but the delivery record alone does not predict today's finish — it only counts alongside a short-priced top pick. Projected 4th of 12. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/02/20256th11/486%38%-0.48
12/03/202513th33/10%25%+0.25
24/09/20254th9/153%82%+0.30
06/12/20253rd10/147%92%+0.45
28/12/20254th1/195%82%-0.12
11/01/20261st8/1196%100%+0.04
01/02/20262nd7/491%94%+0.04
05/04/20263rd11/142%80%+0.38
29/04/20263rd11/142%85%+0.43